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Intandem Films PLC
28 January 2014
28 January 2014
INTANDEM FILMS PLC
("Intandem" or the "Company")
European Film Market (Berlin) and Slate update
Intandem Films plc, the London based international film group
which trades as Intandem Media Group, is pleased to provide an
update ahead of next month's European Film Market ('EFM').
Intandem announced a restructuring on 23 January and its sales
division will trade as Manifest Film Sales Limited ('Manifest') for
the first time during the festival. It continues to develop its
portfolio of films - a number of which have or are soon expected to
go into production while it is planning a number of screenings in
Berlin to help further grow its sales pipeline.
European Film Market, Berlin
In Berlin, Manifest will focus on driving sales for Gagarin:
First in Space, Vendetta and Believe in addition to introducing
Assassin, Red Billabong and Top Dog with a view to inviting offers
for their sale before and at the Cannes Film Festival, which is due
to take place in May.
Gagarin: First in Space is a completed feature film which is
produced by Oleg Kapanets and Igor Tolstunov and directed by Pavel
Parkhomenko. This Russian language movie is about Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin who became the first man in space in April 1961. 2014
is the 80(th) anniversary of Gagarin's birth and significant
worldwide media exposure is expected which will help to drive
sales. For more information please see announcement dated 4
November 2013.
Vendetta is a completed action thriller produced by Jonathan
Sothcott (The Fall of the Essex Boys, Devils Playground) of
Richwater Films and directed by Stephen Reynolds. It stars Danny
Dyer (The Football Factory, Severance, The Business) and centres on
the story of Jimmy - a fierce warrior forged on the battlefield,
who now wants to exact revenge on the thugs that murdered his
parents. For more information please see announcement dated 2
October 2013.
Believe (formerly known as Theatre of Dreams) has received an
offer for US distribution and seen renewed interest in territories
not traditionally associated with football in the run up to the
World Cup in Brazil - and since the recent DVD success of The Class
of '92 (a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence
and sporting stardom of six talented young Manchester United
footballers). It stars Natascha McElhone and Brian Cox. Set in
1984, the film is a funny and touching fictional tale about the
legendary Manchester United football manager Sir Matt Busby, who
helps a wayward boy fulfil his dream. For more information please
see announcement dated 14 May 2012.
In addition, Manifest will be introducing the following films at
the European Film Market in Berlin (both of which are in post
production):
Assassin is directed by JK Amalou (Hard Men, Deviation). The
film stars Martin and Gary Kemp and marks the first time the
brothers, both former Spandau Ballet band members, have partnered
in a film since cult classic The Krays. For more information please
see announcement dated 2 October 2013.
Top Dog, which has finished filming, is directed by Martin Kemp
(The Krays). Last year it became the fourth fully financed feature
film collaboration with producer Jonathan Sothcott of Richwater
Films, which further demonstrates an evolving mutually beneficial
commercial relationship between the two parties. For more
information please see announcement dated 11 November 2013.
Slate Update
Manifest has now been exclusively contracted for an additional
two films:
Evil Nature
Evil Nature is a high concept, effects driven creature thriller
being produced by Gilbert Adler (Valkyrie, Constantine, Superman
Returns, Tales from the Crypt), to be filmed in United States
Evil Nature currently stars Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Michelle
Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Faye Dunaway (Chinatown,
Network, Bonnie and Clyde, Eyes of Laura Mars), Jay Baruchel
(forthcoming Robocop, This Is The End, She's Out of my League,
Million Dollar Baby, Tropic Thunder).
Any Which Way They Come
Any Which Way They Come is an action thriller to be shot in
United States. The director is James Fargo who also directed Every
Which Way But Loose with Clint Eastwood. MMA Master, Chuck Lidell
and James Ferrigno Jr are currently attached and the producers are
now casting the lead roles.
This takes the slate to 22 films of which eight are fully
financed.
Production Update
Of the 22 films on Intandem's slate Red Billabong has recently
gone into production with Second Origin and Reign of the General
expected to start production at the end of February 2014.
Second Origin is a Sci-Fi love story featuring Rachel Hurd Wood
(Peter Pan, Tomorrow, When the War Began, Perfume: The Story of a
Murderer), produced by Oscar Rodriguez and Christine Alderson
(Valhalla Rising, Irina Pallm, Soul Boy) and directed by Carles
Porta.
Reign of the General is an action thriller starring Ricci
Harnett as gangland legend Carlton Leach, this true crime epic
follows the murders of Leach's close friends Tony Tucker, Pat Tate
and Craig Rolfe - the 'Essex Boys' gang who were killed in the
notorious Range Rover Murders in 1995.
Red Billabong is a creature thriller produced by Irene Dobson
(Darkness Falls, The Man Who Sued God, Singularity) and directed by
Luke Sparke, this film stars Josh Helman (Jack Reacher, Animal
Kingdom) and Lincoln Lewis (Tomorrow, When the War Began, After
Earth).
The Company has grown its portfolio since Robert Mitchell was
appointed CEO in 2013 - with the number of films on the slate
rising from nine in June 2013 to 22 as of today, eight of which are
fully funded.
Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"The American Film Market ('AFM') was the first opportunity the
management team had to market new films from our improved slate at
a calendar event. We continue to make strides forward ahead of the
Berlin Film Festival and continue to seek to enhance the quality of
fully financed films on our slate."
Contacts:
Intandem Films plc
Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)20 7851 3800
Peterhouse Corporate Finance
Jon Levinson / Lucy Williams
+44 (0)20 7469 0930
finnCap
Ed Frisby / Ben Thompson - Corporate Finance
Stephen Norcross - Corporate Broking +44 (0)20 7220 0500
Bishopsgate Communications
Nick Rome/Sam Allen
intandem@bishopsgatecommunications.com +44 (0)20 7107 1890
Notes to editors
About Intandem Films
Intandem Films plc (www.intandemfilms.com) is a London based
international film company. It specialises in raising finance for
commercial feature films and selling them to distributors around
the world. Intandem closely manages the risk associated with the
film industry and does not invest in the production of films from
its own resources. Its highest profile film to date was How to Lose
Friends and Alienate People starring Simon Pegg, Jeff Bridges and
Megan Fox, for which Intandem raised the finance and sold the film
to distributors such as Paramount, Warners and MGM.
About the European Film Market
The European Film Market (EFM) runs for nine days in February as
part of one of the most important film festivals in the world, the
Berlinale. As the first major film event of the year, it is a
magnet for international industry professionals, and is seen as a
barometer for the upcoming year in film.
The EFM is the business centre of the festival, taking place in
the magnificent renaissance exhibition hall of the
Martin-Gropius-Bau (MGB), and in the official second location at
the EFMMarriott Offices and Stands in the deluxe modern Marriott
Hotel, both just minutes away from the festival headquarters at
Potsdamer Platz in the heart of contemporary Berlin. A mix of old
and new, innovative and historical - it is a city full of
contradictions, whose highly charged atmosphere is reflected in the
energy of the Market.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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