THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES

Writer: ………..Roger Goldby

Director: ……..Roger Goldby

Genre: ………..Comedy/road movie

Cast: ………….Faye Dunaway to play HELEN; Sabine Azema to play MARIE

Faye Dunaway, an Oscar-winning actress whose career has spanned over fifty years with appearances in 70 feature films, including Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde and Network.

Sabine Azema, a beloved comedienne in her native France, has won two Cesars for Best Actress, starred in Alain Resnais films such as Wild Grass and Private Fears in Public Places, as well as box office hit Tanguy.

Storyline: …….Determined to gatecrash her ex-husband’s funeral on glamorous French hideaway Ile de Re, former Hollywood princess HELEN (70) escapes her London old folks’ home with the help of MARIE (early 60s), a repressed expat housewife. Together they discover exactly how much fun – and trouble – two pensioners on the run can muster.

Overview: …….In recent years there has been a subtle shift in attitudes, on the part of both filmmakers and the movie-going public. Increasingly, a band of gifted actors of ‘a certain age’ are proving they have the caché to carry a movie. From big budget studio vehicles like The Bucket List to smaller productions like Calendar Girls, these films are achieving global distribution and box office success. TOTL will be made as an official UK/France co-production, and has been selected for the PFM (London) and NCN (Rome) film markets.

Partners: ……..Jean-Pierre Ramsay-Levi of FIT Productions (Andre Techine’s Strayed; Agnieszka Holland’s Total Eclipse)

KIN

Writer:…………Asitha Ameresekere

Director:………Asitha Ameresekere (BAFTA-winner 2007, BAFTA-nominee 2009)

Genre:…………Suspense Drama

Storyline:…..…In Northern England, a family tries to come to terms with the death of their son in Iraq when a rootless young soldier manoeuvers himself into their lives. Can he bring them together, or will his secret connection to them drive them apart?

Overview:…….The feature film follow-up to Asitha Ameresekere‘s BAFTA-winning short Do Not Erase, KIN is a rich character-led suspense drama that resonates as a political statement on the devastating effects of war and will have wide appeal at prestigious international festivals and in the UK and international marketplace. Asitha’s distinct authorial voice brings to mind the films of Andrea Arnold and Asif Kapadia. KIN was recently selected for the IFP No Borders Market taking place in NYC during Independent Film Week.

To see a clip from Do Not Erase, click here.