UK outfit Bankside has boarded world sales on Brides, the debut feature from acclaimed theatre director and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Nadia Fall, as production wraps.
The film, which shot in Wales, Turkey and Italy, stars newcomer Ebada Hassan and Layla’s Safiyya Ingar as two teenage girls in 2015, in search of freedom, friendship and belonging, who run away from their troubled lives in a seaside town with a misguided plan of travelling to Syria.
Nicky Bentham produces through London-based Neon Films, alongside Marica Stocchi of Rome-based Rosamont. Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of Cardiff’s ie ie productions are co-producers.
The film, which shot in Wales, Turkey and Italy, stars newcomer Ebada Hassan and Layla’s Safiyya Ingar as two teenage girls in 2015, in search of freedom, friendship and belonging, who run away from their troubled lives in a seaside town with a misguided plan of travelling to Syria.
Nicky Bentham produces through London-based Neon Films, alongside Marica Stocchi of Rome-based Rosamont. Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of Cardiff’s ie ie productions are co-producers.
- 2/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Dark Sky Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Lola, the science fiction drama from writer-director Andrew Legge and starring Stefanie Martini (Prime Suspect 73, The Last Kingdom) and Emma Appleton (The Witcher, Pistol). The film will be released in early August.
Giles Edwards, head of development and acquisitions at Dark Sky Films, is currently on the ground in Cannes and negotiated the distribution agreement with Yana Georgieva, head of sales for Bankside Films.
Lola is set in 1940 in England, where enterprising sisters Thomasina “Thom” Hanbury (Appleton) and Martha “Mars” Hanbury (Martini) have built a machine, Lola, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. The device gives them an exciting preview of the world to come, including music by the likes of David Bowie and the Kinks. But with World War II escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine as a weapon of intelligence, with world-altering consequences.
Giles Edwards, head of development and acquisitions at Dark Sky Films, is currently on the ground in Cannes and negotiated the distribution agreement with Yana Georgieva, head of sales for Bankside Films.
Lola is set in 1940 in England, where enterprising sisters Thomasina “Thom” Hanbury (Appleton) and Martha “Mars” Hanbury (Martini) have built a machine, Lola, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. The device gives them an exciting preview of the world to come, including music by the likes of David Bowie and the Kinks. But with World War II escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine as a weapon of intelligence, with world-altering consequences.
- 5/19/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton star in Andrew Legge’s debut feature.
Signature Entertainment has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Lola, a Second World War sci-fi feature from writer-director Andrew Legge and writer Angeli Macfarlane.
Having acquired the film from sales agent Bankside Films, Signature is planning a theatrical release for 2023. It will work with Robert McCann Finn and Nell Roddy of distributor Break Out Pictures on the Irish release.
Lola debuted out of competition at Locarno Film Festival in August. Set in the UK during the Second World War, the film follows two sisters, played by Stefanie Martini and Emma Appleton,...
Signature Entertainment has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Lola, a Second World War sci-fi feature from writer-director Andrew Legge and writer Angeli Macfarlane.
Having acquired the film from sales agent Bankside Films, Signature is planning a theatrical release for 2023. It will work with Robert McCann Finn and Nell Roddy of distributor Break Out Pictures on the Irish release.
Lola debuted out of competition at Locarno Film Festival in August. Set in the UK during the Second World War, the film follows two sisters, played by Stefanie Martini and Emma Appleton,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Less Is More (Lim), a European development scheme for limited-budget feature films, has unveiled its selection of 16 projects, a majority of which are from women filmmakers and talents coming from theater, visual arts or documentary.
In spite of the pandemic, the 7th edition received as many as 350 applications from more than 70 countries. The final roster includes projects from territories that were not represented in previous editions, such as Uganda, Vietnam and South Africa.
Among the projects selected are “I Love My Guodoheaddji,” set in the Arctic Circle within Norway’s Sámi community; “I Matter,” about a Romany community in Romania, and “A Song That Slays,” set in a Pokot tribe in Kenya. Other projects explore a cult in Czech Republic (“Goddess), sex addiction in Lithuania (Sofia’s World), and Celtic tales (“Birds of a Feather…).
Lim, which develops first, second and third feature projects, is organized by the Groupe Ouest,...
In spite of the pandemic, the 7th edition received as many as 350 applications from more than 70 countries. The final roster includes projects from territories that were not represented in previous editions, such as Uganda, Vietnam and South Africa.
Among the projects selected are “I Love My Guodoheaddji,” set in the Arctic Circle within Norway’s Sámi community; “I Matter,” about a Romany community in Romania, and “A Song That Slays,” set in a Pokot tribe in Kenya. Other projects explore a cult in Czech Republic (“Goddess), sex addiction in Lithuania (Sofia’s World), and Celtic tales (“Birds of a Feather…).
Lim, which develops first, second and third feature projects, is organized by the Groupe Ouest,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini star as sisters in 1940 who build a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future.
Andrew Legge’s sci-fi feature L.O.L.A. has wrapped principal photography on location in Ireland, which took place with Covid-19 safety measures in place.
A first image from the set of the film shows Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Stefanie Martini (The Last Kingdom) in front of L.O.L.A., a machine that can intercept radio and television broadcasts from the future.
Bankside Films has worldwide rights to the film and will be sharing a promo with...
Andrew Legge’s sci-fi feature L.O.L.A. has wrapped principal photography on location in Ireland, which took place with Covid-19 safety measures in place.
A first image from the set of the film shows Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Stefanie Martini (The Last Kingdom) in front of L.O.L.A., a machine that can intercept radio and television broadcasts from the future.
Bankside Films has worldwide rights to the film and will be sharing a promo with...
- 11/10/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini to star in feature set during Second World War.
Bankside Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Irish filmmaker Andrew Legge’s directorial debut L.O.L.A., a sci-fi feature that will begin shooting in Ireland next week.
The London-based sales agent is introducing the project to buyers during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Emma Appleton, whose credits include TV series Traitors, The Witchers, and Stefanie Martini, who has appeared in Prime Suspect 1973, and The Last Kingdom, will star in the film which starts shooting on September 7.
Set in 1940, the story centres on...
Bankside Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Irish filmmaker Andrew Legge’s directorial debut L.O.L.A., a sci-fi feature that will begin shooting in Ireland next week.
The London-based sales agent is introducing the project to buyers during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Emma Appleton, whose credits include TV series Traitors, The Witchers, and Stefanie Martini, who has appeared in Prime Suspect 1973, and The Last Kingdom, will star in the film which starts shooting on September 7.
Set in 1940, the story centres on...
- 9/3/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has announced the 20 producers and production companies that are set to share up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in funding through its Vision Awards.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
- 4/22/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Scheme now its sixth year.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named the 12 writers, directors and producers who will take part in its annual Network@Lff professional development programme.
The BFI Network scheme, which runs October 4-7 during the BFI London Film Festival (Lff), will see the participants take part in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international filmmakers and executives who are screening work at the Lff.
This year the focus is on filmmakers working on international co-productions or committed to making films for an international audience. The 12 participants were selected from 470 applications.
Now in its sixth year,...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named the 12 writers, directors and producers who will take part in its annual Network@Lff professional development programme.
The BFI Network scheme, which runs October 4-7 during the BFI London Film Festival (Lff), will see the participants take part in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international filmmakers and executives who are screening work at the Lff.
This year the focus is on filmmakers working on international co-productions or committed to making films for an international audience. The 12 participants were selected from 470 applications.
Now in its sixth year,...
- 9/25/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
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