Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media has acquired and set release dates for Kindling, a coming-of-age drama starring George Somner with Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Objects, a documentary from Vincent Liota.
Watch the trailers for both below.
Inspired by true events, Kindling follows the story of a group of young men who return to their hometown to turn their terminally ill friend’s final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. Facing mortality, Sid (Sex Education‘s Somner) wants to create a legacy and be remembered forever. With his obsession for astronomy and the atmosphere, he comes up with a plan. He gives each boy a category — love, home, friends, family and location — and asks them to find an item that connects them all with the word they’ve been given. Together, they’ll burn the items on a gigantic fire, making the particles and his memory a part of the atmosphere forever.
Watch the trailers for both below.
Inspired by true events, Kindling follows the story of a group of young men who return to their hometown to turn their terminally ill friend’s final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. Facing mortality, Sid (Sex Education‘s Somner) wants to create a legacy and be remembered forever. With his obsession for astronomy and the atmosphere, he comes up with a plan. He gives each boy a category — love, home, friends, family and location — and asks them to find an item that connects them all with the word they’ve been given. Together, they’ll burn the items on a gigantic fire, making the particles and his memory a part of the atmosphere forever.
- 9/5/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has acquired broadcast rights to the British indie drama Kindling from debut feature filmmaker Connor O’Hara, which played in Competition at the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Written and directed by O’Hara, the pic was the first British film to screen at Shanghai in six years. The BBC’s license on the pic begins in November and lasts three years. Signature Entertainment released the film in the UK and Ireland and brokered the deal with the BBC. However, first contact was made with the broadcaster by Jamie Gamache, who produced the pic alongside Mark Foligno and first approached BBC buyer Simon Chilcott with the project.
“It’s sometimes quite clear what the BBC is after, and Kindling definitely felt like it,” Gamache told Deadline.
Inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite, starring 1917 lead George MacKay, Kindling follows a group of young...
Written and directed by O’Hara, the pic was the first British film to screen at Shanghai in six years. The BBC’s license on the pic begins in November and lasts three years. Signature Entertainment released the film in the UK and Ireland and brokered the deal with the BBC. However, first contact was made with the broadcaster by Jamie Gamache, who produced the pic alongside Mark Foligno and first approached BBC buyer Simon Chilcott with the project.
“It’s sometimes quite clear what the BBC is after, and Kindling definitely felt like it,” Gamache told Deadline.
Inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite, starring 1917 lead George MacKay, Kindling follows a group of young...
- 7/19/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-winning Hotel Rwanda screenwriter and director Terry George is heading to Saudi Arabia for his upcoming film Riverman, to shoot in the country’s burgeoning film production hub of Neom.
Inspired by the war diaries, and true events of the war in Afghanistan over the course of 2001-2008, the film revolves around a highly decorated Royal Marine who is recruited by a private arms dealer to supply weapons to private armies around the world.
The production is lead produced by Future Artists Entertainment under Matt Williams with Camilla Storey (Bitter Harvest) of Tms Productions and Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl.
“Riverman is an action-packed movie that explores ideas of heroism, corruption, and temptation within the dark and dangerous world of arms dealing and warfare. This is a powerful film and with George at the helm, we’re very excited to bring it to life,...
Inspired by the war diaries, and true events of the war in Afghanistan over the course of 2001-2008, the film revolves around a highly decorated Royal Marine who is recruited by a private arms dealer to supply weapons to private armies around the world.
The production is lead produced by Future Artists Entertainment under Matt Williams with Camilla Storey (Bitter Harvest) of Tms Productions and Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl.
“Riverman is an action-packed movie that explores ideas of heroism, corruption, and temptation within the dark and dangerous world of arms dealing and warfare. This is a powerful film and with George at the helm, we’re very excited to bring it to life,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning Irish director Terry George is set for Afghanistan-set actioner “Riverman” which will be shot in Saudi Arabia’s Neom regional production hub.
Inspired by true events that unfolded between 2001-2008 during the war in Afghanistan, “Riverman” revolves around a highly decorated Royal Marine named Max who after a series of devastating events goes to the dark side. He is recruited by a private arms dealer to supply weapons to private armies around the world. “Despite being trained to cope with the deadliest situations on Earth, nothing can prepare Max for the high-stakes world of arms dealing,” says the provided synopsis.
Casting on “Riverman” is still underway, with principal photography set for January 2024 in Neom, the sprawling area situated along Saudi’s Red Sea coast in Tabuk, in the northwest of the kingdom. Neom now boasts world-class sound stages, a generous 40% plus rebate, and local talent and crews.
The “Riverman...
Inspired by true events that unfolded between 2001-2008 during the war in Afghanistan, “Riverman” revolves around a highly decorated Royal Marine named Max who after a series of devastating events goes to the dark side. He is recruited by a private arms dealer to supply weapons to private armies around the world. “Despite being trained to cope with the deadliest situations on Earth, nothing can prepare Max for the high-stakes world of arms dealing,” says the provided synopsis.
Casting on “Riverman” is still underway, with principal photography set for January 2024 in Neom, the sprawling area situated along Saudi’s Red Sea coast in Tabuk, in the northwest of the kingdom. Neom now boasts world-class sound stages, a generous 40% plus rebate, and local talent and crews.
The “Riverman...
- 5/18/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Irish filmmaker is known for directing ‘Hotel Rwanda’ and writing ‘In The Name Of The Father’.
Oscar-winning Irish filmmaker Terry George is to direct war action thriller Riverman and is preparing to shoot the feature in Saudi Arabia’s Neom and the UK.
Inspired by war diaries written during the war in Afghanistan, the story will follow a Royal Marine who is recruited by a private arms dealer and descends into a world more dangerous than the battlefield.
The script has been written by George, director of Hotel Rwanda and The Promise, who also wrote the screenplay for 1994’s In The Name Of The Father.
Oscar-winning Irish filmmaker Terry George is to direct war action thriller Riverman and is preparing to shoot the feature in Saudi Arabia’s Neom and the UK.
Inspired by war diaries written during the war in Afghanistan, the story will follow a Royal Marine who is recruited by a private arms dealer and descends into a world more dangerous than the battlefield.
The script has been written by George, director of Hotel Rwanda and The Promise, who also wrote the screenplay for 1994’s In The Name Of The Father.
- 5/18/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winning writer/director Terry George (In the Name of the Father, Hotel Rwanda, The Shore) has set his next project, the action feature Riverman, which will shoot in Saudi Arabia’s Neom region and in the U.K.
Inspired by the war diaries and true events of the war in Afghanistan over the course of 2001 to 2008, the film will tell the story of a highly decorated Royal Marine who is tempted into the corrupt forces at work behind warfare and the high-stakes world of arms dealing.
The production will be led by Future Artists Entertainment under Matt Williams (Bank of Dave, Poker Face), with Camilla Storey (Bitter Harvest) of Tms Productions and producer Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl (Moon, The King’s Speech).
“Riverman is a powerful, highly dramatic war story,” said George. “I am excited to be directing this great project in Neom.”
Neom, which is being heavily touted...
Inspired by the war diaries and true events of the war in Afghanistan over the course of 2001 to 2008, the film will tell the story of a highly decorated Royal Marine who is tempted into the corrupt forces at work behind warfare and the high-stakes world of arms dealing.
The production will be led by Future Artists Entertainment under Matt Williams (Bank of Dave, Poker Face), with Camilla Storey (Bitter Harvest) of Tms Productions and producer Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl (Moon, The King’s Speech).
“Riverman is a powerful, highly dramatic war story,” said George. “I am excited to be directing this great project in Neom.”
Neom, which is being heavily touted...
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Kindling, the feature debut from British writer-director Connor O’Hara, has been acquired by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland.
The film, produced by Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech, Moon) and Jamie Gamache, was inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite starring 1917 lead George MacKay, which was also produced by Gamache under the Lowkey Films banner he established with O’Hara.
Kindling follows Sid (George Somner, Sex Education), who creates a plan to make his final summer unforgettable after receiving a terminal diagnosis. Reuniting with his childhood friends in their hometown, he gives each a category and asks them to find a memento that reflects that word and their friendship. Once they’ve gathered the items, they’ll meet at the end of the week, building a fire together to burn the items they have collected in a ritual that Sid...
Kindling, the feature debut from British writer-director Connor O’Hara, has been acquired by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland.
The film, produced by Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech, Moon) and Jamie Gamache, was inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite starring 1917 lead George MacKay, which was also produced by Gamache under the Lowkey Films banner he established with O’Hara.
Kindling follows Sid (George Somner, Sex Education), who creates a plan to make his final summer unforgettable after receiving a terminal diagnosis. Reuniting with his childhood friends in their hometown, he gives each a category and asks them to find a memento that reflects that word and their friendship. Once they’ve gathered the items, they’ll meet at the end of the week, building a fire together to burn the items they have collected in a ritual that Sid...
- 11/28/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The showcase takes place on October 8.
Adura Onashile’s iFeatures-backed Girl and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Luna Carmoon’s debut feature, Hoard, will be spotlighted in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) Works-in-Progress showcase.
The showcase presents nine new feature films and documentaries from UK-based filmmakers. The in-person event, taking place on October 8 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from the film’s producer, to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers, with clips available online from October 8-9 to...
Adura Onashile’s iFeatures-backed Girl and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Luna Carmoon’s debut feature, Hoard, will be spotlighted in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) Works-in-Progress showcase.
The showcase presents nine new feature films and documentaries from UK-based filmmakers. The in-person event, taking place on October 8 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from the film’s producer, to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers, with clips available online from October 8-9 to...
- 9/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival’s annual Works-in-Progress showcase, now in its third edition, will present nine new feature films and documentaries by U.K.-based filmmakers.
The showcase, which is part of the festival’s U.K. Talent Days focus, will be an in-person event on Oct. 8 screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers. The projects are either in production or post-production. Clips will also be available online via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
The annual Buyers & Sellers event returns as an in-person fixture at which international sales agents can meet with U.K. buyers, and Network@Lff will host masterclasses and events for 12 U.K.-based writers, directors and producers to interact with international filmmakers and industry executives at the festival.
Festival director, Tricia Tuttle, said: “Connecting independent filmmakers...
The showcase, which is part of the festival’s U.K. Talent Days focus, will be an in-person event on Oct. 8 screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers. The projects are either in production or post-production. Clips will also be available online via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
The annual Buyers & Sellers event returns as an in-person fixture at which international sales agents can meet with U.K. buyers, and Network@Lff will host masterclasses and events for 12 U.K.-based writers, directors and producers to interact with international filmmakers and industry executives at the festival.
Festival director, Tricia Tuttle, said: “Connecting independent filmmakers...
- 9/19/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
’Viv…’ will centre on the divorce of the celebrity couple.
The King’s Speech executive producer Mark Foligno is setting up UK feature Viv..., about the divorce of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier.
Olivier asked Leigh for a divorce on May 19, 1960, bringing to an end the 20-year marriage of one of the first modern celebrity couples.
Produced by Sarah Pemberton for the UK’s Synergie16, Viv… is written by Susie Lindeman, adapted from Donald Macdonald’s play Letter To Larry, in which Lindeman starred.
“I wanted to explore Vivien from the inside, to reveal how our interior experiences infuse our lives,...
The King’s Speech executive producer Mark Foligno is setting up UK feature Viv..., about the divorce of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier.
Olivier asked Leigh for a divorce on May 19, 1960, bringing to an end the 20-year marriage of one of the first modern celebrity couples.
Produced by Sarah Pemberton for the UK’s Synergie16, Viv… is written by Susie Lindeman, adapted from Donald Macdonald’s play Letter To Larry, in which Lindeman starred.
“I wanted to explore Vivien from the inside, to reveal how our interior experiences infuse our lives,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘The King’s Speech’ exec producer Mark Foligno produced ‘Kindling’.
UK-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired international rights to Connor O’Hara’s debut feature Kindling, which it will debut at Cannes next week.
Kindling is produced by Mark Foligno, who was an executive producer on The King’s Speech, and Jamie Gamache; for UK companies Haymarket Films, Lowkey Films and Hyprr Films.
The UK film tells the story of a young man with testicular cancer who decides to turn his final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. The film is based on O’Hara’s proof-of-concept short Infinite starring George MacKay.
UK-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired international rights to Connor O’Hara’s debut feature Kindling, which it will debut at Cannes next week.
Kindling is produced by Mark Foligno, who was an executive producer on The King’s Speech, and Jamie Gamache; for UK companies Haymarket Films, Lowkey Films and Hyprr Films.
The UK film tells the story of a young man with testicular cancer who decides to turn his final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. The film is based on O’Hara’s proof-of-concept short Infinite starring George MacKay.
- 5/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: XYZ Films has boarded worldwide sales rights to Hounds Of War starring Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick, and Rhona Mitra, and directed by Isaac Florentine.
XYZ Films has also joined the film as executive producers and are set to screen footagefor buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.
In Hounds Of War, Captain America and The Purge star Grillo plays Ryder who with his team are considered the best mercenaries money can buy. But now their own master wants to get rid of them. The Hounds are sent on a final mission: a carefully planned trap set up to destroy them.
The film, currently in post-production, is written by Jean Pierre Magro, and produced by Jean Pierre Magro, Vadim Fortunin, Vladimir Chistiakov, Alex Meets, Aaron Briffa and Andre Relis.
Alla Belaya, Daniel Couts, Nika Finch and Mark Foligno are executive producers. Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment was last...
XYZ Films has also joined the film as executive producers and are set to screen footagefor buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.
In Hounds Of War, Captain America and The Purge star Grillo plays Ryder who with his team are considered the best mercenaries money can buy. But now their own master wants to get rid of them. The Hounds are sent on a final mission: a carefully planned trap set up to destroy them.
The film, currently in post-production, is written by Jean Pierre Magro, and produced by Jean Pierre Magro, Vadim Fortunin, Vladimir Chistiakov, Alex Meets, Aaron Briffa and Andre Relis.
Alla Belaya, Daniel Couts, Nika Finch and Mark Foligno are executive producers. Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment was last...
- 5/4/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey is set to make her directorial debut on a film called “Violet,” a psychological thriller that’s in the vein of “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Single White Female.”
“Violet” is based on a 2019 book by author Sji Holliday, and it concerns two solo female travelers who form an intense friendship while in a cramped cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express. But things quickly start to unravel when it becomes clear that one of the women is not who she claims to be.
Gareth Pritchard wrote the script. Production is meant to begin in October 2022.
Goldfinch Entertainment is producing and financing “Violet,” with Ben Charles Edwards and Phil McKenzie co-producing for Goldfinch and Pritchard also co-producing for his Sankara Pictures. Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl will also co-produce.
Ed Boase and Marcus Stamps of Dark Alliance Film, which originally optioned the book, will executive produce.
“Violet” is based on a 2019 book by author Sji Holliday, and it concerns two solo female travelers who form an intense friendship while in a cramped cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express. But things quickly start to unravel when it becomes clear that one of the women is not who she claims to be.
Gareth Pritchard wrote the script. Production is meant to begin in October 2022.
Goldfinch Entertainment is producing and financing “Violet,” with Ben Charles Edwards and Phil McKenzie co-producing for Goldfinch and Pritchard also co-producing for his Sankara Pictures. Mark Foligno of Limelight Ctl will also co-produce.
Ed Boase and Marcus Stamps of Dark Alliance Film, which originally optioned the book, will executive produce.
- 3/21/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Game of Thrones and 300 star Lena Headey is to make her feature directorial debut on psychological thriller Violet.
Based on the successful recent novel by Sji Holliday, the story follows two solo female travelers who immediately hit it off and decide to team up for the next leg of their adventure. As the journey continues things start to unravel – because neither of the women is who they claim to be.
Producers describe it to us as having elements of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Single White Female, while publishers have also compared it to Killing Eve.
The project heralds from UK producer-financier Goldfinch Entertainment. Screenplay is penned by Gareth Pritchard, whose Sankara Pictures (The Rise) will co-produce with Mark Foligno (Moon) of Limelight Ctl and Ben Charles Edwards (Quant) and Phil McKenzie (Twist) of Goldfinch Entertainment.
The book originally was optioned by Dark Alliance Film. Ed Boase and Marcus Stamps...
Based on the successful recent novel by Sji Holliday, the story follows two solo female travelers who immediately hit it off and decide to team up for the next leg of their adventure. As the journey continues things start to unravel – because neither of the women is who they claim to be.
Producers describe it to us as having elements of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Single White Female, while publishers have also compared it to Killing Eve.
The project heralds from UK producer-financier Goldfinch Entertainment. Screenplay is penned by Gareth Pritchard, whose Sankara Pictures (The Rise) will co-produce with Mark Foligno (Moon) of Limelight Ctl and Ben Charles Edwards (Quant) and Phil McKenzie (Twist) of Goldfinch Entertainment.
The book originally was optioned by Dark Alliance Film. Ed Boase and Marcus Stamps...
- 3/21/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
UK indie ‘Kindling’ Gears Up
Exclusive: George Somner (Sex Education), Conrad Khan (County Lines) and Wilson Mbomio (The Witcher) are leading the cast of Kindling, an indie feature now shooting in the UK. Connor O’Hara wrote and is directing the pic. Producers are Lowkey Films’ Jamie Gamache and Lipsync Productions’ Mark Foligno. Executive Producers include Andrew & Terry Loveday (Haymarket Films), Norman Merry and Peter Hampden (Lipsync Productions) and Rachel Warren and Carl Shepherd (Hyprr Films). Pic is based on director O’Hara’s own experience of losing two friends within two days of each other at the age of 21. Also starring are Mia McKenna Bruce (Persuasion), Rory J Saper (Find Me in Paris), Kaine Zajaz (Our Girl), with Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones). “To have spent the last six years finessing and growing with this script, it feels incredible to have a cast...
Exclusive: George Somner (Sex Education), Conrad Khan (County Lines) and Wilson Mbomio (The Witcher) are leading the cast of Kindling, an indie feature now shooting in the UK. Connor O’Hara wrote and is directing the pic. Producers are Lowkey Films’ Jamie Gamache and Lipsync Productions’ Mark Foligno. Executive Producers include Andrew & Terry Loveday (Haymarket Films), Norman Merry and Peter Hampden (Lipsync Productions) and Rachel Warren and Carl Shepherd (Hyprr Films). Pic is based on director O’Hara’s own experience of losing two friends within two days of each other at the age of 21. Also starring are Mia McKenna Bruce (Persuasion), Rory J Saper (Find Me in Paris), Kaine Zajaz (Our Girl), with Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones). “To have spent the last six years finessing and growing with this script, it feels incredible to have a cast...
- 8/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
English-language drama revolves around three boys from different sides of the conflict united by football.
Cherie Blair has boarded UK director John Deery’s long-gestating Jerusalem-set drama The Rock Pile. The film explores the Middle East conflict through the tale of a jaded war correspondent assigned to city where he befriends three young boys divided by religion but united by soccer.
Hugh Bonneville, who previously worked with Deery on his 2003 Irish Catholic Church drama Conspiracy Of Silence, signed to play the lead role in 2017.
Blair has taken an executive producer credit and it marks a first foray into film for...
Cherie Blair has boarded UK director John Deery’s long-gestating Jerusalem-set drama The Rock Pile. The film explores the Middle East conflict through the tale of a jaded war correspondent assigned to city where he befriends three young boys divided by religion but united by soccer.
Hugh Bonneville, who previously worked with Deery on his 2003 Irish Catholic Church drama Conspiracy Of Silence, signed to play the lead role in 2017.
Blair has taken an executive producer credit and it marks a first foray into film for...
- 6/19/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Cherie Blair will make her first foray into film-making as she serves as executive producer on Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) drama The Rock Pile.
The barrister and wife of former UK prime minister Tony Blair is taking on her first producing role on the film, which will tell the story of Time magazine correspondent Bob Hastings (played by Bonneville) who while on assignment in Jerusalem uncovers a story of three young boys of different faiths who are brought together through soccer.
John Deery (Conspiracy Of Silence) is set to direct the English-language film with shoot planned to take place in New York and Israel. David McBrayer (Beat The Drum) has scripted the project which is produced by Deery for Joejack Entertainment, McBrayer for Z Productions and Haim Mecklberg for 2-Teams Productions (Sand Storm).
Also executive-producing are Charles Moore (The Lady In The Van), Gabriela Christian-Hare (The Pinkertons), Rick McCallum (Star...
The barrister and wife of former UK prime minister Tony Blair is taking on her first producing role on the film, which will tell the story of Time magazine correspondent Bob Hastings (played by Bonneville) who while on assignment in Jerusalem uncovers a story of three young boys of different faiths who are brought together through soccer.
John Deery (Conspiracy Of Silence) is set to direct the English-language film with shoot planned to take place in New York and Israel. David McBrayer (Beat The Drum) has scripted the project which is produced by Deery for Joejack Entertainment, McBrayer for Z Productions and Haim Mecklberg for 2-Teams Productions (Sand Storm).
Also executive-producing are Charles Moore (The Lady In The Van), Gabriela Christian-Hare (The Pinkertons), Rick McCallum (Star...
- 6/19/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
British FIlm Company founder to focus on producing full time.
Steve Milne, the executive chairman of London post-production house Molinare, has left the company to focus full time on his production outfit British Film Company.
Milne was previously Molinare’s chief executive for seven years but left in 2010 to found his own production company and has since backed UK features including Journey’s End, Dad’s Army and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
He returned to Molinare in 2012 after it had been placed into administration, partnering with Julie Parmenter and Next Wave to buy the company’s assets and relaunch it,...
Steve Milne, the executive chairman of London post-production house Molinare, has left the company to focus full time on his production outfit British Film Company.
Milne was previously Molinare’s chief executive for seven years but left in 2010 to found his own production company and has since backed UK features including Journey’s End, Dad’s Army and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
He returned to Molinare in 2012 after it had been placed into administration, partnering with Julie Parmenter and Next Wave to buy the company’s assets and relaunch it,...
- 5/4/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Molinare’s Mark Foligno hired as head of post-production and development.
UK sales and production outfit Carnaby International has launched a joint-venture with production facilities provider Focus24 that will see the companies team on a £12m post-production and VFX fund.
Mark Foligno, former managing director of London post-production house Molinare, has been hired to head up the new arm as head of post-production and development.
The hire follows the recent edition of Tim Grohne to the Carnaby team, who joined last year as president of international sales and production.
The alliance between Andrew Loveday, CEO of Carnaby International, and Ben Mitchell, CEO of Focus24, follows the latter’s acquisition of camera and lighting company Filmscape, which will allow Carnaby to offer projects post-production services as well as camera hire.
The £12m fund has been raised by Carnaby from private sources and producers will be able to apply for funding to cover their post and VFX costs in return...
UK sales and production outfit Carnaby International has launched a joint-venture with production facilities provider Focus24 that will see the companies team on a £12m post-production and VFX fund.
Mark Foligno, former managing director of London post-production house Molinare, has been hired to head up the new arm as head of post-production and development.
The hire follows the recent edition of Tim Grohne to the Carnaby team, who joined last year as president of international sales and production.
The alliance between Andrew Loveday, CEO of Carnaby International, and Ben Mitchell, CEO of Focus24, follows the latter’s acquisition of camera and lighting company Filmscape, which will allow Carnaby to offer projects post-production services as well as camera hire.
The £12m fund has been raised by Carnaby from private sources and producers will be able to apply for funding to cover their post and VFX costs in return...
- 2/17/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Hope Davis also joins John Deery’s Israel-Palestine drama.
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Hope Davis (American Crime) and Alan Ritchson (Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have joined Middle East-set drama The Rock Pile.
The film is directed by John Deery (Conspiracy of Silence), written by David McBrayer (Beat the Drum) and produced by Joejack Entertainment, Z Productions LLC and 2-Teams Productions.
It is also being produced with the support of the Jerusalem Film Fund and the Palestinian community.
The producers are in the process of appointing a sales agent. Worldwide rights for the film are currently available.
Executive producers are Charles Moore (Lady In The Van), Penny Wolf, Rick McCallum (A United Kingdom) and Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech).
The Rock Pile follows the story of British journalist Bob Hastings, played by Bonneville, who is relocated to Jerusalem. There he learns the story of three young boys of different faiths who are brought together through football.
“There...
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Hope Davis (American Crime) and Alan Ritchson (Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have joined Middle East-set drama The Rock Pile.
The film is directed by John Deery (Conspiracy of Silence), written by David McBrayer (Beat the Drum) and produced by Joejack Entertainment, Z Productions LLC and 2-Teams Productions.
It is also being produced with the support of the Jerusalem Film Fund and the Palestinian community.
The producers are in the process of appointing a sales agent. Worldwide rights for the film are currently available.
Executive producers are Charles Moore (Lady In The Van), Penny Wolf, Rick McCallum (A United Kingdom) and Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech).
The Rock Pile follows the story of British journalist Bob Hastings, played by Bonneville, who is relocated to Jerusalem. There he learns the story of three young boys of different faiths who are brought together through football.
“There...
- 6/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Signature takes UK rights to gangster sequel.
Carnaby has taken world sales rights to action crime-thriller sequel Rise of the Footsoldier Part II, starring Ricci Harnett (28 Days Later), Luke Malby (The Prince and Me) and Steven Berkoff (Red 2).
Signature Entertainment has snapped up UK distribution rights in a deal secured by Carnaby’s joint CEO, Andrew Loveday, together with Signature’s CEO, Marc Goldberg.
Carnaby will have extended promo footage of the title about a man who must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld in Cannes.
The first Rise of the Footsoldier has sold close to 1 million copies in the UK.
Also new to Carnaby’s slate is Charles Burmeister’s action-thriller Mercury Plains, set to star Scot Eastwood (Gran Torino), Nick Chinlund (Con Air) and Angela Sarafyan (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn); crime-thriller North V South, produced by Mark Foligno; and fantasy-adventure Arthur & Merlin.
Carnaby has taken world sales rights to action crime-thriller sequel Rise of the Footsoldier Part II, starring Ricci Harnett (28 Days Later), Luke Malby (The Prince and Me) and Steven Berkoff (Red 2).
Signature Entertainment has snapped up UK distribution rights in a deal secured by Carnaby’s joint CEO, Andrew Loveday, together with Signature’s CEO, Marc Goldberg.
Carnaby will have extended promo footage of the title about a man who must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld in Cannes.
The first Rise of the Footsoldier has sold close to 1 million copies in the UK.
Also new to Carnaby’s slate is Charles Burmeister’s action-thriller Mercury Plains, set to star Scot Eastwood (Gran Torino), Nick Chinlund (Con Air) and Angela Sarafyan (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn); crime-thriller North V South, produced by Mark Foligno; and fantasy-adventure Arthur & Merlin.
- 5/13/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna head MoliFilms comedy.
Principal photography is underway in the UK on comedy-caper Golden Years, produced by MoliFilms Entertainment executive Mark Foligno (Montana, The Rise).
Bernard Hill (Wolf Hall, Lord of the Rings) and Virginia McKenna (Sliding Doors, Born Free) star in the comedy heist film as a retired couple forced into a life of crime after they fall victim to the pensions crisis.
John Miller (Living in Hope) directs from a script he co-wrote with Nick Knowles and Jeremy Sheldon. It marks the feature debut of UK television presenter Knowles, best known for long-running BBC series Diy Sos.
Funding comes from MoliFilms.
Supporting cast includes Sue Johnston (Downtown Abbey), Alun Armstrong (Braveheart), Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Una Stubbs (Sherlock), Phil Davies (Vera Drake) and Brad Moore (The Rise).
Shoot will take place in Bristol and the Cotswolds during March and April.
Former Molinare executive Foligno, an executive...
Principal photography is underway in the UK on comedy-caper Golden Years, produced by MoliFilms Entertainment executive Mark Foligno (Montana, The Rise).
Bernard Hill (Wolf Hall, Lord of the Rings) and Virginia McKenna (Sliding Doors, Born Free) star in the comedy heist film as a retired couple forced into a life of crime after they fall victim to the pensions crisis.
John Miller (Living in Hope) directs from a script he co-wrote with Nick Knowles and Jeremy Sheldon. It marks the feature debut of UK television presenter Knowles, best known for long-running BBC series Diy Sos.
Funding comes from MoliFilms.
Supporting cast includes Sue Johnston (Downtown Abbey), Alun Armstrong (Braveheart), Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Una Stubbs (Sherlock), Phil Davies (Vera Drake) and Brad Moore (The Rise).
Shoot will take place in Bristol and the Cotswolds during March and April.
Former Molinare executive Foligno, an executive...
- 2/26/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
New films on Screenbase this week include thriller Long Time Coming and a new adaptation of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood.
UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South recently, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno, recently wrapped shooting.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Dylan Thomas adaptation
Principal photography on an adaptation of Under Milk Wood, starring Rhys Ifans, has begun in Wales.
Based on Dylan Thomas’s classic radio drama, the film stars Ifans as First Voice/Captain Cat, an old sea captain who dreams of his deceased crew members and lost...
UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South recently, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno, recently wrapped shooting.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Dylan Thomas adaptation
Principal photography on an adaptation of Under Milk Wood, starring Rhys Ifans, has begun in Wales.
Based on Dylan Thomas’s classic radio drama, the film stars Ifans as First Voice/Captain Cat, an old sea captain who dreams of his deceased crew members and lost...
- 7/2/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope and Steven Berkoff among cast of ‘Romeo and Juliet’-style thriller.
Shoot has wrapped in Manchester and Leeds on UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Former Screen Star of Tomorrow Tittensor (Spike Island, Shameless) and rising star Charlotte Hope (Testament of Youth, Game of Thrones) play the film’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ characters.
Budgeted at around $2m, the independently financed film is produced by Benjamin Foottit through his London-based production company North South Films, alongside...
Shoot has wrapped in Manchester and Leeds on UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Former Screen Star of Tomorrow Tittensor (Spike Island, Shameless) and rising star Charlotte Hope (Testament of Youth, Game of Thrones) play the film’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ characters.
Budgeted at around $2m, the independently financed film is produced by Benjamin Foottit through his London-based production company North South Films, alongside...
- 7/1/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope and Steven Berkoff among cast of ‘Romeo and Juliet’-style thriller.
Shoot has wrapped in Manchester and Leeds on UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Former Screen Star of Tomorrow Tittensor (Spike Island, Shameless) and rising star Charlotte Hope (Testament of Youth, Game of Thrones) play the film’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ characters.
Budgeted at around $2m, the independently financed film is produced by Benjamin Foottit through his London-based production company North South Films, alongside...
Shoot has wrapped in Manchester and Leeds on UK thriller Long Time Coming – North vs South, from writer-director Steven Nesbit and producers Benjamin Foottit and Mark Foligno.
Cast on the feature includes Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Greta Scacchi, Keith Allen, Steve Evets, Elliot Tittensor, Charlotte Hope, Geoff Bell, Oliver Cotton, Brad Moore, Freema Agyeman and Sydney Wade.
The film focusses on the battle between a group of brutal northern hard men and their southern criminal enemies, during which two star-crossed young lovers from the rival families carry out an illicit affair.
Former Screen Star of Tomorrow Tittensor (Spike Island, Shameless) and rising star Charlotte Hope (Testament of Youth, Game of Thrones) play the film’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ characters.
Budgeted at around $2m, the independently financed film is produced by Benjamin Foottit through his London-based production company North South Films, alongside...
- 7/1/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Salt inks multi-territory deal with eOne for action-thriller starring Lars Mikkelsen and Michelle Fairley.
UK producer Moli Films’ action-thriller Montana has sold to 14 territories for The Salt Company, including a multi-territory deal with distributor Entertainment One.
eOne has picked up rights in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Iceland, Scandinavia, Switzerland and South Africa.
The deals were negotiated by James Norrie of Salt and Joel Kennedy and Jo Sweby of eOne, which will distribute directly in the UK and sub-distribute in the other territories.
Lars Mikkelsen (The Killing), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), Ashley Walters (Bullet Boy) and newcomer Mckell David star in director Mo Ali’s crime-thriller about a steely eastern European hitman who arrives in London to avenge the death of his family but is held up after stumbling on a 14 year-old runaway.
The film has also sold to Australia and New Zealand (Eagle Entertainment), Greece (Odeon), Malaysia (Roarlion), the Middle East (Front...
UK producer Moli Films’ action-thriller Montana has sold to 14 territories for The Salt Company, including a multi-territory deal with distributor Entertainment One.
eOne has picked up rights in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Iceland, Scandinavia, Switzerland and South Africa.
The deals were negotiated by James Norrie of Salt and Joel Kennedy and Jo Sweby of eOne, which will distribute directly in the UK and sub-distribute in the other territories.
Lars Mikkelsen (The Killing), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), Ashley Walters (Bullet Boy) and newcomer Mckell David star in director Mo Ali’s crime-thriller about a steely eastern European hitman who arrives in London to avenge the death of his family but is held up after stumbling on a 14 year-old runaway.
The film has also sold to Australia and New Zealand (Eagle Entertainment), Greece (Odeon), Malaysia (Roarlion), the Middle East (Front...
- 12/11/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Marking new British director Rowan Athale’s feature directorial debut, The Rise premiered to the world out in Toronto last year – then screening under the name Wasteland – to promising early reviews.
The crime-thriller has been pegged as one of the best British movies of the year, and we’ve got the new UK quad poster to share with you before it arrives on our shores next month.
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Miller (Treadaway) sits in a police interview room facing interrogation. Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West (Spall) has no doubt as to Harvey’s part in a foiled robbery, and the subsequent attempted murder of local businessman Steven Roper (Maskell).
Denying nothing, Harvey agrees to tell his version of events in full. We take in his release from prison a month earlier and the malevolent, unjust act that put him there. We see his...
The crime-thriller has been pegged as one of the best British movies of the year, and we’ve got the new UK quad poster to share with you before it arrives on our shores next month.
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Miller (Treadaway) sits in a police interview room facing interrogation. Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West (Spall) has no doubt as to Harvey’s part in a foiled robbery, and the subsequent attempted murder of local businessman Steven Roper (Maskell).
Denying nothing, Harvey agrees to tell his version of events in full. We take in his release from prison a month earlier and the malevolent, unjust act that put him there. We see his...
- 8/28/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Molinaire managing director Julie Parmenter has told Screen about how business at the UK post-production house has turned around since being placed in administration last summer.
When Parmenter took over as managing director at London-based post-production house Molinare in June last year, the ex-global head of sales and operations at Rolls-Royce was coming into a business in severe difficulty.
Molinare, the outfit that had posted such features as Moon, The King’s Speech and Man On Wire, had been placed in administration by previous owners, Indian outfit Century Communications, in the summer of 2012.
A consortium led by former owner Steve Milne and independent private equity group Next Wave Partners bought the majority of Molinare’s assets from the administrators and resurrected the company.
Renewed focus
Parmenter and her team immediately began slimming down the business.
“We took two of the buildings, not three, because we needed to prune back to make it stronger,” Parmenter told Screen...
When Parmenter took over as managing director at London-based post-production house Molinare in June last year, the ex-global head of sales and operations at Rolls-Royce was coming into a business in severe difficulty.
Molinare, the outfit that had posted such features as Moon, The King’s Speech and Man On Wire, had been placed in administration by previous owners, Indian outfit Century Communications, in the summer of 2012.
A consortium led by former owner Steve Milne and independent private equity group Next Wave Partners bought the majority of Molinare’s assets from the administrators and resurrected the company.
Renewed focus
Parmenter and her team immediately began slimming down the business.
“We took two of the buildings, not three, because we needed to prune back to make it stronger,” Parmenter told Screen...
- 6/7/2013
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Molinaire managing director Julie Parmenter has told Screen about how business at the UK post-production house has turned around since being placed in administration last summer.
When Parmenter took over as managing director at London-based post-production house Molinare in June last year, the ex-global head of sales and operations at Rolls-Royce was coming into a business in severe difficulty.
Molinare, the outfit that had posted such features as Moon, The King’s Speech and Man On Wire, had been placed in administration by previous owners, Indian outfit Century Communications, in the summer of 2012.
A consortium led by former owner Steve Milne and independent private equity group Next Wave Partners bought the majority of Molinare’s assets from the administrators and resurrected the company.
Renewed focus
Parmenter and her team immediately began slimming down the business.
“We took two of the buildings, not three, because we needed to prune back to make it stronger,” Parmenter told Screen...
When Parmenter took over as managing director at London-based post-production house Molinare in June last year, the ex-global head of sales and operations at Rolls-Royce was coming into a business in severe difficulty.
Molinare, the outfit that had posted such features as Moon, The King’s Speech and Man On Wire, had been placed in administration by previous owners, Indian outfit Century Communications, in the summer of 2012.
A consortium led by former owner Steve Milne and independent private equity group Next Wave Partners bought the majority of Molinare’s assets from the administrators and resurrected the company.
Renewed focus
Parmenter and her team immediately began slimming down the business.
“We took two of the buildings, not three, because we needed to prune back to make it stronger,” Parmenter told Screen...
- 6/7/2013
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to Rowan Athale’s heist thriller “Wasteland,” which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The company plans a 2013 release. “Wasteland” concerns an ex-con who recruits his best friends to rip off the drug kingpin responsible for his incarceration. Luke Treadaway, Timothy Spall, Iwan Rheon, Matthew Lewis, Gerard Kearns and Vanessa Kirby star. Read More: Tiff Futures: 'Wasteland' Director Rowan Athale On Why His Film is a British 'Ocean's Eleven' Gareth Pritchard of Mischief Films produced along with Mark Foligno of MoliFilms and Ed Barratt of Hook Pictures. Executive producers are Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Brad Moore and Iain Richardson. “‘Wasteland’ is an incredibly clever and fun piece of filmmaking, and we are thrilled to be able to bring it to Us audiences,” said...
- 10/18/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Director Simon Rumley has a lot on his plate lately, and for horror fans that's a very good thing. Two more projects have recently been announced via the magic of the interwebs, and we've got the scoop on both! Dig it!
From the Press Release
Red-hot Brit indie filmmaker Simon Rumley is set to helm Stranger, a thriller chase movie located in the heart of rural China. Inspired by Duel, the Rumley-penned script is produced by Mark Foligno (The King's Speech) and Bob Portal (Red White & Blue). Casting begins this week, and filming is expected to begin early 2012.
As his much praised psycho-sexual thriller Red White & Blue (distributed by Trinity) opens in the UK this Friday, Rumley reveals that he is also attached to a project that will see a return to the geography that gave Red White & Blue its visual identity.
Set in Texas, The Cherished One is a...
From the Press Release
Red-hot Brit indie filmmaker Simon Rumley is set to helm Stranger, a thriller chase movie located in the heart of rural China. Inspired by Duel, the Rumley-penned script is produced by Mark Foligno (The King's Speech) and Bob Portal (Red White & Blue). Casting begins this week, and filming is expected to begin early 2012.
As his much praised psycho-sexual thriller Red White & Blue (distributed by Trinity) opens in the UK this Friday, Rumley reveals that he is also attached to a project that will see a return to the geography that gave Red White & Blue its visual identity.
Set in Texas, The Cherished One is a...
- 9/28/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While he's already signed on to direct Skin at a late date, red-hot Brit indie filmmaker Simon Rumley is set to helm Stranger, a thriller chase movie located in the heart of rural China. Inspired by Duel the Rumley-penned script is produced by Mark Foligno (The King's Speech) and Bob Portal (Red White & Blue). Casting begins this week and filming is expected to begin early 2012. As his much praised psycho-sexual thriller Red White & Blue opens in the UK this Friday, Rumley reveals that he is also attached to a project that will see a return to the geography that gave Red White & Blue its visual identity. Set in Texas, The Cherished One is a disturbing and dark thriller about a serial killer who uses his young daughter to entice his victims. Written by Lena Rae, it is produced by Ray and Matt Marshall.
- 9/28/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Simon Rumley ( The Living and the Dead , Red White & Blue ) is set to helm Stranger , a thriller chase movie located in the heart of rural China. Inspired by Duel , Rumley penned the script which is being produced by Mark Foligno ( The King's Speech ) and Bob Portal ( Red White & Blue ). Casting begins this week and filming is expected to begin early 2012. Rumley is also developing The Cherished One , written by Lena Rae, a serial killer thriller about a maniac in Texas who uses his young daughter to entice his victims. The filmmaker recently wrapped his chapter of the upcoming anthology The ABCs of Death .
- 9/28/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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