Exclusive: Leon’s next project will deal with the subject of immigration into the UK.
David Leon, whose directorial debut Orthodox plays at the UK Jewish Film Festival (Nov 7-22), is developing his next feature, The Albatross, which will shoot in September 2016.
The story follows Malachy, a North Sea fisherman who, due to financial difficulties, begins to use his boat to illegally transport immigrants into the UK. On one particularly difficult crossing, tragedy strikes, and Malachy finds himself an accidental father-figure to a 10-year-old Congolese girl who is fleeing from traffickers.
Ingenious Media, which funded Orthodox and have worked on films such as Lff-opener Suffragette and the forthcoming Us remake of Secret In Their Eyes, are providing development financing for the project.
The project, which is currently seeking production financing, has a prospective budget of around $1.5m (£1m).
The production will shoot in Skinnigrove, Yorkshire, and in Leon’s hometown of Newcastle.
David Leon, whose directorial debut Orthodox plays at the UK Jewish Film Festival (Nov 7-22), is developing his next feature, The Albatross, which will shoot in September 2016.
The story follows Malachy, a North Sea fisherman who, due to financial difficulties, begins to use his boat to illegally transport immigrants into the UK. On one particularly difficult crossing, tragedy strikes, and Malachy finds himself an accidental father-figure to a 10-year-old Congolese girl who is fleeing from traffickers.
Ingenious Media, which funded Orthodox and have worked on films such as Lff-opener Suffragette and the forthcoming Us remake of Secret In Their Eyes, are providing development financing for the project.
The project, which is currently seeking production financing, has a prospective budget of around $1.5m (£1m).
The production will shoot in Skinnigrove, Yorkshire, and in Leon’s hometown of Newcastle.
- 11/11/2015
- ScreenDaily
UK, international, Israeli and documentary titles revealed.
The UK Jewish Film Festival (Nov 7-22) has revealed its line-up for the 19th edition, which will take place across London and cities in England and Scotland.
A screening of Suffragette, from British-Jewish director Sarah Gavron, will follow the film’s European premiere as the opening film of the BFI London Film Festival on Oct 7. The period drama about women’s fight for the vote stars Carey Mulligan.
The programme also includes László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes in May.
Other international titles set to play at the festival include Sarah Silverman starrer I Smile Back, Sundance title Experimenter with Winona Ryder and Peter Sarsgaard, and Romanian production Closer to the Moon, starring Mark Strong and Vera Farmiga.
The festival will also highlight a range of UK talent. Besides the aforementioned Suffragette, actor turned writer director David Leon will screen his debut...
The UK Jewish Film Festival (Nov 7-22) has revealed its line-up for the 19th edition, which will take place across London and cities in England and Scotland.
A screening of Suffragette, from British-Jewish director Sarah Gavron, will follow the film’s European premiere as the opening film of the BFI London Film Festival on Oct 7. The period drama about women’s fight for the vote stars Carey Mulligan.
The programme also includes László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes in May.
Other international titles set to play at the festival include Sarah Silverman starrer I Smile Back, Sundance title Experimenter with Winona Ryder and Peter Sarsgaard, and Romanian production Closer to the Moon, starring Mark Strong and Vera Farmiga.
The festival will also highlight a range of UK talent. Besides the aforementioned Suffragette, actor turned writer director David Leon will screen his debut...
- 8/12/2015
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Crime drama stars Stephen Graham and Michael Smiley.
K5 International has secured world sales rights to David Leon’s debut feature film crime drama, Orthodox.
The company has already struck a deal with British distributor Kaleidoscope to take the film for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland.
Orthodox stars Stephen Graham (This is England, Boardwalk Empire) as well as Michael Smiley (Black Sea, Kill List).
The film was financed by Ingenious Media.
The story centres on Benjamin (Graham), an outsider in the Jewish community who takes up boxing as a means of self-defence. Alienated by his own choices, he finds comfort under the wing of shady fixer, Shannon (Smiley) and an involvement in unlicensed boxing pushes him further to the edges of his community.
He makes an immoral decision in order to provide for his family and as a result goes to prison. Once released he is determined to right the wrongs, but still a...
K5 International has secured world sales rights to David Leon’s debut feature film crime drama, Orthodox.
The company has already struck a deal with British distributor Kaleidoscope to take the film for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland.
Orthodox stars Stephen Graham (This is England, Boardwalk Empire) as well as Michael Smiley (Black Sea, Kill List).
The film was financed by Ingenious Media.
The story centres on Benjamin (Graham), an outsider in the Jewish community who takes up boxing as a means of self-defence. Alienated by his own choices, he finds comfort under the wing of shady fixer, Shannon (Smiley) and an involvement in unlicensed boxing pushes him further to the edges of his community.
He makes an immoral decision in order to provide for his family and as a result goes to prison. Once released he is determined to right the wrongs, but still a...
- 6/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Screen International is today unveiling its 2014 UK Stars of Tomorrow, profiling rising actors, writers, directors, producers and heads of department.Click here for the digital edition [Subscribers]Gallery: UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
The 2014 Class of Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow are: (click on each name for individual profile)
The Actors
Jamie Blackley
The South London native will star opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in If I Stay for Warner Bros/MGM.
Olivia Cooke
The 20-year-old Manchester native is already a familiar face in the Us, where she stars in TV series Bates Motel.
Sophie Cookson
The Oxford School of drama graduate landed the female lead in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.
McKell David
At just 17, this Harrow teenager is a veteran of his own YouTube show and will star in three new features: Don’t Grow Up, Legacy and Montana.
Calvin Demba
The 20-year-old East Ender has just shot an episode of Babylon and will star...
The 2014 Class of Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow are: (click on each name for individual profile)
The Actors
Jamie Blackley
The South London native will star opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in If I Stay for Warner Bros/MGM.
Olivia Cooke
The 20-year-old Manchester native is already a familiar face in the Us, where she stars in TV series Bates Motel.
Sophie Cookson
The Oxford School of drama graduate landed the female lead in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.
McKell David
At just 17, this Harrow teenager is a veteran of his own YouTube show and will star in three new features: Don’t Grow Up, Legacy and Montana.
Calvin Demba
The 20-year-old East Ender has just shot an episode of Babylon and will star...
- 6/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
New photos from Only God Forgives, Pacific Rim, The Company You Keep, Monsters University, and cleaner hi-res shots from The Wolverine.
Posters for Despicable Me 2, Hummingbird, Stuck in Love, The East, The Colony, Tomorrow You're Gone, Erased, The Place Beyond the Pines, G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D, an IMAX poster for Iron Man 3, Passion, and five character posters for Spring Breakers .
"The U.S. release of Edgar Wright's 'The World's End' has been moved up by two months to August 23rd 2013, now very close to the U.K. release…" (full details)
"MGM's CEO says they 'are hoping within the next three years' to release the next installment in the James Bond franchise . In other news, rain is wet…" (full details)
"Harrison Ford sounds like he's excited about appearing in the upcoming 'Star Wars: Episode VII, telling Wgn: 'I'm looking forward to it, I think it’s going to happen'…...
Posters for Despicable Me 2, Hummingbird, Stuck in Love, The East, The Colony, Tomorrow You're Gone, Erased, The Place Beyond the Pines, G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D, an IMAX poster for Iron Man 3, Passion, and five character posters for Spring Breakers .
"The U.S. release of Edgar Wright's 'The World's End' has been moved up by two months to August 23rd 2013, now very close to the U.K. release…" (full details)
"MGM's CEO says they 'are hoping within the next three years' to release the next installment in the James Bond franchise . In other news, rain is wet…" (full details)
"Harrison Ford sounds like he's excited about appearing in the upcoming 'Star Wars: Episode VII, telling Wgn: 'I'm looking forward to it, I think it’s going to happen'…...
- 3/21/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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