U.K. independent production company Genesius Pictures is debuting in the television space with a brace of projects, complementing its robust film slate.
“Shetland” writer David Kane is developing “The Messenger,” a series based on author Anne Zouroudi’s bestselling Greek Detective novels. Genesius has also optioned the rights for Neil Jordan’s seminal 1986 film “Mona Lisa,” starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson and Michael Caine. Emerging actor/writer Isis Davis (“Killing Eve”) is developing for television, adapting it by taking the female protagonist from the film and making it her story.
On the film front, “Late in Summer,” novelist Talitha Stevenson’s directorial debut set in rural Cornwall during WWII, about finding love in middle age, is set for a late summer shoot. It stars Emily Watson and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. “The Iceman,” directed by Kevin Macdonald, will commence principal photography in the first quarter of 2023, including a schedule in the...
“Shetland” writer David Kane is developing “The Messenger,” a series based on author Anne Zouroudi’s bestselling Greek Detective novels. Genesius has also optioned the rights for Neil Jordan’s seminal 1986 film “Mona Lisa,” starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson and Michael Caine. Emerging actor/writer Isis Davis (“Killing Eve”) is developing for television, adapting it by taking the female protagonist from the film and making it her story.
On the film front, “Late in Summer,” novelist Talitha Stevenson’s directorial debut set in rural Cornwall during WWII, about finding love in middle age, is set for a late summer shoot. It stars Emily Watson and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. “The Iceman,” directed by Kevin Macdonald, will commence principal photography in the first quarter of 2023, including a schedule in the...
- 6/16/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Emma Thompson (Photo credit : Nick Haddow)
Emma Thompson will play a widow who hires a sex worker for a “night of bliss” in the UK comedy Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, directed by Sophie Hyde.
This is the first project from The Reset Collective, the Australian co-venture between Cornerstone Films, distribution executive Lisa Garner and Debbie Gray of the UK-based Genesius Pictures, which launched last year.
Scripted by British comedian Katy Brand, the film will follow Thompson as Nancy Stokes, who yearns for some fresh adventure and good sex. So she hires the services of Leo Grande (casting is underway), a young sex worker, for a night of bliss.
Produced by Gray, the film is due to start production in London in early 2021.
Hyde said: “I’m thrilled to be working with the tremendously funny and heartbreakingly honest Emma Thompson to explore intimacy and desire, and to put...
Emma Thompson will play a widow who hires a sex worker for a “night of bliss” in the UK comedy Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, directed by Sophie Hyde.
This is the first project from The Reset Collective, the Australian co-venture between Cornerstone Films, distribution executive Lisa Garner and Debbie Gray of the UK-based Genesius Pictures, which launched last year.
Scripted by British comedian Katy Brand, the film will follow Thompson as Nancy Stokes, who yearns for some fresh adventure and good sex. So she hires the services of Leo Grande (casting is underway), a young sex worker, for a night of bliss.
Produced by Gray, the film is due to start production in London in early 2021.
Hyde said: “I’m thrilled to be working with the tremendously funny and heartbreakingly honest Emma Thompson to explore intimacy and desire, and to put...
- 10/27/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way.”
Roadside Attractions has set an August 28 Us theatrical release date for The Courier, the renamed Benedict Cumberbatch Cold War spy drama that premiered in Sundance as Ironbark.
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way,” said Roadside co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “If everything proceeds favourably, we feel the true spy thriller The Courier, with a must-see performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, is just the type of film that will have audiences excited to return to their local cinemas in late August.
Roadside Attractions has set an August 28 Us theatrical release date for The Courier, the renamed Benedict Cumberbatch Cold War spy drama that premiered in Sundance as Ironbark.
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way,” said Roadside co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “If everything proceeds favourably, we feel the true spy thriller The Courier, with a must-see performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, is just the type of film that will have audiences excited to return to their local cinemas in late August.
- 5/6/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way.”
Roadside Attractions has set an August 28 Us theatrical release date for The Courier, the renamed Benedict Cumberbatch Cold War spy drama that premiered in Sundance as Ironbark.
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way,” said Roadside co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “If everything proceeds favourably, we feel the true spy thriller The Courier, with a must-see performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, is just the type of film that will have audiences excited to return to their local cinemas in late August.
Roadside Attractions has set an August 28 Us theatrical release date for The Courier, the renamed Benedict Cumberbatch Cold War spy drama that premiered in Sundance as Ironbark.
“Theatres have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way,” said Roadside co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “If everything proceeds favourably, we feel the true spy thriller The Courier, with a must-see performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, is just the type of film that will have audiences excited to return to their local cinemas in late August.
- 5/6/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Mark Gooder and Alison Thompson’s sales company Cornerstone Films, and Debbie Gray and Julian Gleek’s production company Genesius Pictures have teamed with distribution executive Lisa Garner to form The Reset Collective, an Australian production and distribution company.
The company’s distribution arm will focus primarily on digital and theatrical releases, and “will build innovative release strategies with its theatrical and Svod partners while adapting to the changing entertainment landscape,” according to a statement.
The production arm will prioritize partnerships with emerging Australian filmmakers and digital platforms looking to develop content for the international market.
The Reset Collective reteams Garner and Gooder, who last worked together when Gooder built Icon Film Distribution into a leading independent distributor in the 2000s with hit films such as “Paranormal Activity,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Queen,” “In Bruges,” “The Iron Lady” and “12 Years a Slave.”
Garner, who will serve as managing director of The Reset Collective,...
The company’s distribution arm will focus primarily on digital and theatrical releases, and “will build innovative release strategies with its theatrical and Svod partners while adapting to the changing entertainment landscape,” according to a statement.
The production arm will prioritize partnerships with emerging Australian filmmakers and digital platforms looking to develop content for the international market.
The Reset Collective reteams Garner and Gooder, who last worked together when Gooder built Icon Film Distribution into a leading independent distributor in the 2000s with hit films such as “Paranormal Activity,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Queen,” “In Bruges,” “The Iron Lady” and “12 Years a Slave.”
Garner, who will serve as managing director of The Reset Collective,...
- 5/6/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The company will handle distribution and production for film and TV.
Cornerstone Films and Genesius Pictures have teamed up with distribution executive Lisa Garner to launch The Reset Collective, an Australian development, production and distribution company.
The company will be based in Sydney and is fully-financed by London-based Genesius.
It will focus immediately on acquisitions and distribution, with plans to unfold the development and production arm later in the year.
Garner will serve as managing director of the new company. She previously worked as head of marketing for Warner Bros Home Entertainment, before being part of the senior management team...
Cornerstone Films and Genesius Pictures have teamed up with distribution executive Lisa Garner to launch The Reset Collective, an Australian development, production and distribution company.
The company will be based in Sydney and is fully-financed by London-based Genesius.
It will focus immediately on acquisitions and distribution, with plans to unfold the development and production arm later in the year.
Garner will serve as managing director of the new company. She previously worked as head of marketing for Warner Bros Home Entertainment, before being part of the senior management team...
- 5/6/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
UK sales firm Cornerstone Films, Genesius Pictures (Mrs. Lowry and Son) and distribution executive Lisa Garner have formed The Reset Collective, an Australian distribution and film and TV production firm.
Acquisitions and distribution will be the immediate focus for the new company with plans for the development and production arm due to unfold later in the year. The company will be based out of Sydney with footprints in London and Los Angeles and is fully financed by London-based TV and film firm Genesius Pictures.
Under the production arm, the company says it will prioritize partnerships with emerging Australian filmmakers and digital platforms looking to develop internationally focused content.
The company teams up Garner and Cornerstone Films’ Mark Gooder, who last worked together when Gooder helped establish Icon Film Distribution as a key player in the 2000s, working on movies including Paranormal Activity, Slumdog Millionaire, The Queen, In Bruges, The Iron Lady...
Acquisitions and distribution will be the immediate focus for the new company with plans for the development and production arm due to unfold later in the year. The company will be based out of Sydney with footprints in London and Los Angeles and is fully financed by London-based TV and film firm Genesius Pictures.
Under the production arm, the company says it will prioritize partnerships with emerging Australian filmmakers and digital platforms looking to develop internationally focused content.
The company teams up Garner and Cornerstone Films’ Mark Gooder, who last worked together when Gooder helped establish Icon Film Distribution as a key player in the 2000s, working on movies including Paranormal Activity, Slumdog Millionaire, The Queen, In Bruges, The Iron Lady...
- 5/6/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles- and London-based production and sales outfit Cornerstone Films has joined forces with British producer-financier Genesius Pictures and former Rialto Distribution executive Lisa Garner to launch The Reset Collective, a full-service production and distribution entity based in Australia.
Garner, whose résumé includes senior executive roles at indie distributors Icon Australia and Rialto Distribution, will act as managing director for the new group. Geneis Reset will be based out of Sydney and fully financed by Genesius.
Garner and Cornerstone Films’ co-president Mark Gooder worked together at Icon Film Distribution.
Initially, The Reset Collective will focus on acquiring titles for distribution, with ...
Garner, whose résumé includes senior executive roles at indie distributors Icon Australia and Rialto Distribution, will act as managing director for the new group. Geneis Reset will be based out of Sydney and fully financed by Genesius.
Garner and Cornerstone Films’ co-president Mark Gooder worked together at Icon Film Distribution.
Initially, The Reset Collective will focus on acquiring titles for distribution, with ...
Los Angeles- and London-based production and sales outfit Cornerstone Films has joined forces with British producer-financier Genesius Pictures and former Rialto Distribution executive Lisa Garner to launch The Reset Collective, a full-service production and distribution entity based in Australia.
Garner, whose résumé includes senior executive roles at indie distributors Icon Australia and Rialto Distribution, will act as managing director for the new group. Geneis Reset will be based out of Sydney and fully financed by Genesius.
Garner and Cornerstone Films’ co-president Mark Gooder worked together at Icon Film Distribution.
Initially, The Reset Collective will focus on acquiring titles for distribution, with ...
Garner, whose résumé includes senior executive roles at indie distributors Icon Australia and Rialto Distribution, will act as managing director for the new group. Geneis Reset will be based out of Sydney and fully financed by Genesius.
Garner and Cornerstone Films’ co-president Mark Gooder worked together at Icon Film Distribution.
Initially, The Reset Collective will focus on acquiring titles for distribution, with ...
‘Mrs Lowry and Son.’
The arthouse market in Australia is alive and well but these days in concentrated largely on myriad film festivals, according to Rialto Distribution’s Kelly Rogers.
So Rogers and Lisa Garner, Rialto’s head of film, are aiming to fill a gap in the market for upmarket titles with cross-over potential.
“We’re looking for films and stories that we emotionally connect with and we can see have a clear audience – whatever the genre,” says Garner, who opened the Sydney office in February, taking over from Backlot Films.
“Yes the market is cluttered, but if a film emotionally engages and entertains an audience then the film will find its audience and level.
”As the market shifts and changes we generally buy films based on knowing there’s a strong audience, whether that’s in the theatrical arena or home entertainment or sometimes a film that could go either way.
The arthouse market in Australia is alive and well but these days in concentrated largely on myriad film festivals, according to Rialto Distribution’s Kelly Rogers.
So Rogers and Lisa Garner, Rialto’s head of film, are aiming to fill a gap in the market for upmarket titles with cross-over potential.
“We’re looking for films and stories that we emotionally connect with and we can see have a clear audience – whatever the genre,” says Garner, who opened the Sydney office in February, taking over from Backlot Films.
“Yes the market is cluttered, but if a film emotionally engages and entertains an audience then the film will find its audience and level.
”As the market shifts and changes we generally buy films based on knowing there’s a strong audience, whether that’s in the theatrical arena or home entertainment or sometimes a film that could go either way.
- 11/11/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Bafta-winning Craig Armstrong to score drama.
Rialto Distribution has acquired Australia and New Zealand rights to Genesius Pictures’ upcoming Mrs Lowry & Son, starring Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave.
The film depicts the relationship between English artist L.S. Lowry and his mother Elizabeth, with whom he lived for the majority of his life. Production wrapped in March 2018 and Bafta-winning composer Craig Armstrong has now signed up to write the score.
International sales were being handled by the late Robbie Little of The Little Film Company, who passed away last week.
Martyn Hesford wrote the screenplay, adapting from his own play, and Adrian Noble directed.
Rialto Distribution has acquired Australia and New Zealand rights to Genesius Pictures’ upcoming Mrs Lowry & Son, starring Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave.
The film depicts the relationship between English artist L.S. Lowry and his mother Elizabeth, with whom he lived for the majority of his life. Production wrapped in March 2018 and Bafta-winning composer Craig Armstrong has now signed up to write the score.
International sales were being handled by the late Robbie Little of The Little Film Company, who passed away last week.
Martyn Hesford wrote the screenplay, adapting from his own play, and Adrian Noble directed.
- 5/14/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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