CANNES -- Magnolia Pictures and Red Envelope Entertainment have jointly acquired all North American rights to writer-director David Mackenzie's Hallam Foe, starring Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles and Ciaran Hinds. A 2008 release is planned.
Bell plays the titular Hallam Foe, whose knack for voyeurism reveals his darkest fears and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love.
"Mackenzie has skillfully crafted the first-ever Oedipal rom-com thriller," Magnolia head of acquisitions Tom Quinn said. "It's sexy, adventurous, intimate and delightful all at once."
Mackenzie's films include Asylum, Young Adam and The Last Great Wilderness.
The deal was negotiated by Quinn and head of business affairs Jason Janego with Ana Ayesta and Andrew Orr from Independent.
Bell plays the titular Hallam Foe, whose knack for voyeurism reveals his darkest fears and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love.
"Mackenzie has skillfully crafted the first-ever Oedipal rom-com thriller," Magnolia head of acquisitions Tom Quinn said. "It's sexy, adventurous, intimate and delightful all at once."
Mackenzie's films include Asylum, Young Adam and The Last Great Wilderness.
The deal was negotiated by Quinn and head of business affairs Jason Janego with Ana Ayesta and Andrew Orr from Independent.
- 5/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- U.K.-based sales and production label Independent, founded by Luc Roeg, has hired Abigail Walsh to head its sales operation. She replaces outgoing sales chief Ana Ayesta, who is leaving to pursue personal interests, Independent said Thursday.
Walsh, most recently director of sales at Goldcrest Films, will work alongside Independent's sales arm managing director Andrew Orr and head of marketing Sarah Goodwin.
The company -- whose slate includes David Mackenzie's Berlin Silver Bear winner "Hallam Foe", Marc Munden's "The Mark of Cain" and Paul Andrew Williams' "London yo Brighton" -- is looking to expand its original production exposure in the run-up to this year's market at the Festival de Cannes.
"Abigail brings a great combination of experience and enthusiasm to the job, and we are all delighted she has chosen to join us at Independent," Roeg said.
Walsh, most recently director of sales at Goldcrest Films, will work alongside Independent's sales arm managing director Andrew Orr and head of marketing Sarah Goodwin.
The company -- whose slate includes David Mackenzie's Berlin Silver Bear winner "Hallam Foe", Marc Munden's "The Mark of Cain" and Paul Andrew Williams' "London yo Brighton" -- is looking to expand its original production exposure in the run-up to this year's market at the Festival de Cannes.
"Abigail brings a great combination of experience and enthusiasm to the job, and we are all delighted she has chosen to join us at Independent," Roeg said.
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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