UK Production Listings - August 8 2003

Copyright: Screen International

ALEXANDER
(Intermedia) Co-prod: Pathe (Fr). Int'l sales: Summit Entertainment (US). US dist: Warner Bros. Prod: Iain Smith. Main cast: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins. Shooting from Sept.
Contact: Pinewood Studios, (44) 1753 651 700

BRONTE
(Random Harvest Pictures) Budget: $12m. Period drama. The moors above Yorkshire are harsh and life is severe for the Bronte family. Follows the lives of the famous writing family. Exec prods: Tim Smith, Melvyn Singer. Prods: Alistair Maclean-Clark, Basil Stephens. Dir: Marleen Gorris. Scr: Angela Workman.
Contact: Random Harvest, (44) 1753 783 900

DOA (DEAD OR ALIVE)
(Impact Pictures) Budget: $30m. Backers: Constantin Film (Ger). Action/adventure. Based on Tecmo's best-selling video game franchise. Exec prod: Robert Kulzer. Prod: Jeremy Bolt, Paul WS Anderson. Scr: JF Lawton.
Contact: Impact Pictures, (44) 20 7636 7716

DRIVER
(Impact Pictures) Budget: $40m. Backers: Constantin Film (Ger). Action. Based on Atari/Infogrames' best-selling video game franchise. Exec prod: Robert Kulzer. Prods: Jeremy Bolt, Paul WS Anderson. Scr: James DeMonaco, James Roday, Todd Harthan.
Contact: Impact Pictures, (44) 20 7636 7716

GOING DOWN
(Tartan Films, Muse Productions) Based on the novel by Jennifer Belle. Prods: Hamish McAlpine, Chris Hanley. Scr: Roberta Hanley.
Contact: Camilla Summers, Metro Tartan, (44) 20 7494 1400

THE GREAT VEGETABLE PLOT (working title)
(Aardman Features) Backer: DreamWorks SKG (US). Animated comedy drama starring Wallace and Gromit. Exec prods: Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Michael Rose. Prod: Carla Shelley. Dirs: Nick Park, Steve Box. Scr: Park, Box, Bob Baker.
Contact: Aardman Features, (44) 1454 859 000

IN YOUR DREAMS (aka ALBERT ROSS)
(Magnet Films) Prods: Andrew Boswell, Gary Sinyor. Dir/scr: Sinyor. Main cast: Celia Imrie, John Goodman, Estella Warren.
Contact: Magnet Films, (44) 20 7758 0033

JANUARY 2ND
(Jamperswang) Drama. Prods: Jeremy Bolt, Matt Winn. Dir: Winn. Scr: Winn, Ellis Freeman, Robert Murphy, Tony Strong.
Contact: (44) 20 7636 7716

KILLER ON THE ROAD
(Tartan Films, F&ME) Based on a novel by James Ellroy. Prods: Hamish. McAlpine, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor. Dir: Floria Sigismundi. Scr: Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith.
Contact: Camilla Summers, Metro Tartan, (44) 20 7494 1400

LONDON FIELDS
(Tartan Films, Muse Productions) Based on the novel by Martin Amis. Prods: Hamish McAlpine, Chris Hanley. Scr: Roberta Hanley, Martin Amis.
Contact: Camilla Summers, Metro Tartan, (44) 20 7494 1400

MAN WHO CAME TO A VILLAGE
(Axiom Films) Co-prods: Pablo Salomon (Arg), Carlo Dusi (UK), Jean Pierre Saire (Fr). Budget: e3.5m. Int'l sales: Axiom Films UK. UK dist: Axiom Films UK. Drama. A Spanish drug dealer arrives at a deserted airstrip in the Andes and finds himself mistaken for the new priest who the inhabitants of a remote village have been expecting for the last three years. Falling in love with a beautiful local girl he begins to find a new purpose in life. Exec prod: Robert Duvall. Prod: Douglas Cummins. Dir/scr: Miguel Pereira. Shooting from Nov 1 until Dec 30.
Contact: Douglas Cummins, Axiom Films, (44) 20 7287 7720

MAP OF THE UNIVERSE 2. THE MEMOS
(Global Films) Budget: $964,000. Backers: Barclays Bank, Global Films. Int'l sales: Global Films. Comedy. Exec prods: Laurent Mercier, Nick Peterson. Prod: Tom Norwood. Dir: Peterson. Scr: Nicolas Gaud. Computer graphics/ed: Tom Norwood. Costume des: Laurent Mercier. Hair/make-up: Anita C. Main cast: Dolly di Rosso, Jimmy Ryland, James Waterhouse, Janet Priest. Shooting from Aug 15 until Sept 15 in Kent.
Contact: Nick Peterson, (44) 20 7537 4882

MEET THE CLAN
(Friday Productions) Prod: Georgina Abrahams. Dir: Jeremy Wooding. Scr: Trix Worrell. Main cast: Pam Grier, James Fox, Laura Fraser.
Contact: Friday Productions, (44) 20 7730 0608

MONKEYFACE
(Ultimate Pictures UK) Prods: Laura Bickford, David Kennaway, Mark Shorrock. Dir: Stephen Frears. Shooting from the autumn in Miami.
Contact: Ultimate Pictures UK, (44) 20 7713 7723

NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
(Tartan Films, Vestry Films) Prods: Hamish McAlpine, Richard Jobson. Dir/scr: Anthony Neilson.
Contact: Camilla Summers, Metro Tartan, (44) 20 7494 1400

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(The Opera Ghost) Exec prods: Paul Hitchcock, Austin Shaw. Prod: Andrew Lloyd Webber. Dir: Joel Schumacher. DoP: John Mathieson. Art dir: John Fenner. Prod des: Anthony Pratt. Set decorator: Celia Bobak. Ed: Terry Rawlings. Sound: Tony Dawe. Casting: David Grindrod. Music prod: Nigel Wright. Musical dir: Simon Lee. Choreographer: Peter Darling. Costume des: Alexandra Byrne. Make-up/hair: Jenny Shircore. Main cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson. Shooting from Sept 15 at Pinewood Studios.
Contact: (44) 1753 656 566

PLAY DEAD
(Four Horsemen Films) Budget: $6.4m. Dist: Buena Vista International. Comedy horror. Ross and Gill have failed to pay back a loan shark. They receive a call from their friend Henry's stepfather who persuades the pair to track down the missing Henry to pay off their loan. A buddy road-movie with a zombie twist. Exec prods: Tim Smith, Melvyn Singer. Prod: Alistair Maclean-Clark. Dir: Chris Angel. Scr: Mike Czuba, Andrew Martin, Gordon Currie.
Contact: Random Harvest, (44) 1753 783 900

PROOF
(Hart Sharp Entertainment, Miramax Films [US]) Adapted from the stage play. Prod: Alison Owen. Dir: John Madden. Shooting from the autumn.
Contact: Production office, (44) 208 324 2837

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
(Impact Pictures) Budget: $40m. Backers: Constantin Film (Ger), Sony Screen Gems (US). Action horror sequel, based on Capcom's best-selling video game franchise. Exec prod: Robert Kulzer, Victor Hadida. Prods: Paul WS Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichenger, Samuel Hadida, Don Carmody. Dir: Alexander Witt. Scr: Anderson. Main cast: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Snoop Doggy Dogg. Shooting from Aug 11.
Contact: Impact Pictures, (44) 20 7636 7716

SELF-HELP
(iBrotha Entertainment) Budget: $2.3m. Comedy drama. A therapy group organise a heist to boost their self-esteem. Prod: Aidan Williams. Dir/scr: Jake Barnes.
Contact: Aidan Williams, (44) 7951 025 386

STRINGS
(Bald Films [Den], Film & Music Entertainment, BobFilm [Swe], Nordisk Film [Nor]) Backers: Zentropa (Den), Invicta Capital, Sandrew Metronome (Swe), Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute (Swe), Nordic Film & TV Fund (Den), Norwegian Film Fund (Nor), Drtv, NRK. Prods: Niels Bald, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Anders Ronnow Klarlund, Axel Helgeland, Janne Blomgren. Dir: Klarlund. Scr: Naja Marie Aidt, Anders Ronnow Klarlund.
Contact: F&ME, (44) 20 7636 9292

SUMMERHILL
(Mega Films [US], Social Art Productions) Drama about a controversial English school. Exec prod: Morris S Levy. Dir: William Tyler Smith. Scr: Smith, Julian David Hoxter. Music: Ray Manzarek. Main cast: Jake Weber. Shooting from September 2003 in Suffolk, England and Carmel, California.
Contact: Morris S Levy, (1) 212 819 9446

THREE BAD MEN
(Contagious Films, Mirage Enterprises [US/UK]) Int'l sales: Icon. Dark comedy. Prods: David Barron, Anthony Minghella. Dir: Paul Weiland. Co-prod: Stevie Lee. Scr: Peter Straughan.
Contact: Contagious Films, (44) 20 7287 9875

TORTOISE VS HARE
(Aardman Features) Backer: DreamWorks SKG (US). Animated comedy drama. Exec prods: Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Michael Rose. Dir: Richard Goleszowski. Scr: Rob Sprackling, John Smith.
Contact: Aardman Features, (44) 1454 859 000

ASYLUM
(Seven Arts Signature International) Dist (US): Paramount Classics. Dark romance. A forensic psychiatrist's wife embarks on a passionate but doom-laden affair with a mad but charismatic artist. Exec prods: Woodfall Films, Peter Hoffman, Michael Barlow, Robert Rehme, Chris Curling. Prods: Mace Neufeld, Laurie Borg. Co-prod: David Collins. Dir: David Mackenzie. Scr: Patrick Marber. Prod des: Laurence Dorman. DoP: Giles Nuttgens. First AD: Peter Agnew. Costume des: Consolata Boyle. Sound: Brendan Deasy. Ed: Colin Monie. Make-up/hair: Aileen Seaton. Casting dir: Priscilla John. Cast: Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Ian McKellen, Hugh Bonneville, Joss Ackland, Sean Harris, Judy Parfitt, Maria Aitken. Shooting from Aug 18 for 9 weeks in Leeds and Dublin.
Contact: Julia Finn/ Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

BEING JULIA
(Serendipity Point Films [US]) Backer: First Choice. Int'l sales: Myriad Pictures (US). Set in the glittering London theatre world. Dir: Istvan Szabo. Scr: Ronald Harwood. Main cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons. Shooting from June.
Contact: Myriad Pictures, (1) 310 279 4000

BIG SKY (working title)
(Shake the Tree Productions [uk]) Budget: £109,920.Psychological thriller. After the death of her husband, an American woman is thrown together with her British sister-in-law in this psychological thriller. Prod/dir/scr: Alan Miller. DoP: Julian Wheeler.Ed: Alan Miller. Sound: Keith Friday. Make-up/hair: Mamae Colditz.Cast: Jackie Sawiris, Joceline Brooke-Hamilton, Adrian Bouchet, Nell Cumiskey Wright, Martin Lester. Shooting from Aug 11 until Aug 29 in north Norfolk.
Contact: Shake the Tree Productions, (44) 1263 768203

THE BOY WHO PLAYS ON THE BUDDHAS OF BAMIYAN
(Seventh Art Productions) Budget £294,000. Backer: Five. Documentary. Filmed over the course of a year, this film follows the story of one nine-year-old boy, and his friends and neighbours, all of whom live in the caves beside the destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Prod: Amanda Wilkie. Dir: Phil Grabsky. Shooting from August 2002 until September 2003 in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Contact: Bethan Roberts, (44) 1273 777 678

BRIDE & PREJUDICE - THE BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL
(Bride Productions) Dist: Pathe International (int'l), Miramax Films (US). Musical. A Bollywood-style retelling of the Jane Austen classic. Prods: Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar. Dir: Chadha. Scr: Paul Mayeda Berges. DoP: Santosh Sivan. Ed: Justin Krish. Prod des: Nick Ellis. Costume des: Ralph Holes. Indian costume consultant: Savinder K Mahil. Hair des: Dar Singh. Make-up des: Pat Hay. Main cast: Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai, Daniel Gillies, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar. Shooting from July 14 until Nov 18 in Ealing Studios, Amritsar Mumbai, Goa and Los Angeles.
Contact: Annabel Hutton, M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

BROTHERS GRIMM
(Dimension Films, MGM, Mosaic Media Group, Reforma Films) Action adventure. Exec prod: John D Schofield. Prods: Charles Roven, Daniel Bobker. Dir: Terry Gilliam. Scr: Ehren Krueger, Tony Grisoni, Gilliam. DoP: Nicola Pecorini. Prod des: Guy Hendrix Dyas. Costume des: Gabriella Pescucci. Hair/make-up: Vera Mitchell Chrissie Beveridge. Sound: Ivan Sharrock. Casting dirs: Irene Lamb (UK) Jessica Horvathova (Cz). Ed: Lesley Walker. Main cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce. Shooting from June 30 for 17 weeks at Barrendov Studio, Czech Republic.
Contact: Patric Scott, (420) 606 671 934/Julia Finn, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY
(Returning Productions) Dist: Artisan (US), Momentum Pictures (UK). Drama/romance/comedy. Ned Kynaston is the most famous 'female' on the 17th-century London stage, but when a royal decree bans an actor from playing the part of a woman, he must get in touch with his masculine side with the help of the real thing - his former dresser and now a rising star, Maria. Exec prods: Michael Kuhn, James D Stern, Richard Eyre. Prods: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Hardy Justice. Dir: Eyre. Scr: Jeffrey Hatcher. DoP: Andrew Dunn. Ed: Tariq Anwar. Prod des: Jim Clay. Costume des: Tim Hatley. Hair/make-up: Lisa Westcott. Main cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin. Shooting from June 27 until Aug 22 at Shepperton Studios and on location in London.
Contact: Liz Miller, M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

DOMINATOR 2
(Renga Media, Sci-Fi Channel Europe) Backer: Sci-Fi Channel Europe. Anime heavy metal horror sequel. The return of Lady Violator, Extricator, Decimator and Hellkatt and Dominator himself. Exec prods: Jim Brathwaite, Doug Bradley. Prod: Brathwaite. Dir: Tony Luke. Scr: Alan Grant. Main cast: Dani Filth, Bradley, Ingrid Pitt, Liza Goddard, Mark Radcliffe, Marc Riley. In production until September 2004.
Contact: Renga Media, (44) 1273 328 658

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
(Capitol Films/Endgame/Jim Henson Pictures) Int'l sales: Capitol Films. An action-packed summer adventure that blends magic, fun and perilous exploits and proves that the power of wishes is not as strong as the power of family. From the author of The Railway Children. Prods: Nick Hirschkorn, Lisa Henson. Dir: John Stephenson. Scr: David Solomons. DoP: Mike Brewster. Prod des: Roger Hall. Ed: Colin Green. Sound: Simon Okin. Line prod: Kathy Sykes. Prod man: Emma Mager. Loc man: Clive Miles. Casting: Michelle Guish. Project supervisor: Jamie Courtier. Visual effects supervisor: Mike Turoff. Special effects supervisor: Richard Conway. Stunt co-ord: Lee Sheward. Costume des: Phoebe de Gaye. Make-up/hair: Suzanne Jansen. Main cast: Eddie Izzard, Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Tara Fitzgerald. Shooting from June 30 for 10 weeks on the Isle of Man and at Shepperton Studios.
Contact: Anya Noakes, unit publicist, (44) 20 7483 2005

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
(Heyday Films, Warner Bros Pictures [US]) Dir: Alfonso Cuaron. Scr: Steve Kloves. Shooting at Leavesden Studios and around the UK.
Contact: Leavesden Studios, (44) 1923 685 060

HELLO YOU
(Fecund Films) Budget: $1m. Prods: Nick Stubbs, John Keates, Hugh Gurney. Dir: John Keates. Rave clubbing ecstasy induced hedonism, sexually thrusting office politics, dead end jobs for a generation raised to be pop stars. Shooting from Aug 1 until Aug 25.
Contact: (44) 20 885 88075

THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER
(Tartan Works, Constant Howling Productions [US]) Int'l sales: Tartan Films Distribution. Murder thriller. The true story of two cousins whose infamy was immortalised as the notorious Hillside Stranglers. Preying on women, the cousins reigned over the Hillside area of Los Angeles over a two-year period before being apprehended by the authorities. Exec prods: Carole Siller, Mike Avery. Prods: Hamish McAlpine, Michael Muscal. Assoc prod: Laura De Casto. Dir: Charles Parello. Scr: Parello, Steve Johnston. DoP: John Pirozzi. Line prod: Matt Compton. Prod des: Gregg Gibbs. Costume des: Niklas Palm. Make-up/hair: Tracy Wilcox. Main cast: C Thomas Howell, Nick Turturro, Allison Lange, Tricia Dickson, Roz Witt. Shooting from July 21 for four weeks on location in California.
Contact: Constant Howling Productions, (1) 323 468 0364/David Freed, Tartan Films Distribution, (44) 20 7440 1016

KING ARTHUR
(Jerry Bruckheimer Films [US]) Budget: $85m. Backer: Disney. Int'l dist: Buena Vista/Touchstone. Exec prods: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Ned Dowd, David Franzoni. Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer. Dir: Antoine Fuqua. Scr: Franzoni, John Lee Hancock. DoP: Slawomir Idziak. Ed: Conrad Buff. Prod des: Dan Weil. Costume des: Penny Rose. Hair/make-up: Ailbhe Lemass, Dee Corcoran. Main cast: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, Stellan Skarsgard. Shooting from June 23 until Oct 28 in Ireland.
Contact: Kate Bowe, unit publicist, (353) 167 136 72

LAYER CAKE
(Columbia TriStar Films UK, Ska Films) Int'l dist: Columbia Tristar Film Distributors International. Fast-talking, fast-paced comedic thriller set in present day London. Prod: Matthew Vaughn, David Reid, Adam Bohling. Dir: Vaughn. Scr: JJ Connolly. DoP: Ben Davis. Ed: Jon Harris. Art dir: Steve Carter. Prod des: Kave Quinn. Music: John Murphy. Costume des: Stephanie Collie. Make-up/hair: Fae Hammond. Main cast: Daniel Craig, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney, Jamie Foreman, Sienna Miller. Shooting from June 30 until Aug 31.
Contact: Diane Kelly, Freud Communications, (44) 20 7291 6321

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
(Films Action, bolexbrothers, SPZ, Pathe Pictures) Budget: $20m. Backers: Film Council, Sky Movies, FR2. Int'l sales: Pathe International. Dist (UK, Fr, Benelux, Switz): Pathe Distribution. CGI animation. Dougal and his friends have to go on a perilous journey to recover three magical diamonds which will enable them to imprison evil wizard ZeeBadee. Exec prods: Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken. Prods: Laurent Rodon, Andy Leighton. Dir: Dave Borthwick. Scr: Paul Bassett Davies, Raoff, Stephane Sanoussi. Main voice cast: Jim Broadbent, Joanna Lumley, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Ray Winstone. In production from September 2002 until summer 2004 in Bristol and Marseilles.
Contact: Susanna Wyatt, Pathe Pictures, (44) 20 7323 5151

MODIGLIANI
(Lucky Ukfs Productions, Media Pro Pictures [Rom]) Int'l sales: Bauer Martinez Studios. Period drama. Set in Paris 1919, this is the untold story of the bitter rivalry between Modigliani and Picasso: two men whose rivalry is fuelled by their brilliance, arrogance and passions. Prods: Philippe Martinez, Andre Djaoui. Co-prods: Stephanie Martinez, Alan Latham. Dir/scr: Mick Davis. DoP: Manu Kadosh. Art dirs: Giantito Burchiellaro, Luigi Marchione. Ed: Emma Hickox. First AD: Mary Soan. Line prods: Michael Frenschkowski, Irina Chirita. Casting: Jeremy Zimmermann (UK); Andreea Tanasescu (Rom). Costume des: Pam Downe. Make-up des: Giannetto de Rossi. Main cast: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Hippolyte Girardot, Steven Rimkuss, Louis Hilyer. Shooting on location in Romania.
Contact: Phil Symes, The PR Contact, (44) 20 7323 1200

MY SUMMER OF LOVE
(Apocalypso Pictures) Backers: BBC, The Film Consortium, UK Film Council, Baker Street. Int'l sales: The Works.Dist: BBC (UK). Drama. A bold and innovative tale of teenage friendship and burgeoning sexuality. Exec prod: Chris Auty. Prods: Tanya Seghatchian, Chris Collins. Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski. Scr: Michael Wynne, Pawel Pawlikowski. Main cast: Paddy Considine, Emily Blunt, Nathalie Press. Shooting from Aug 4 until Sept 12.
Contact: The Works, (44) 20 7612 1080

THE NOTEBOOKS OF CORNELIUS CROW
(Perception Pictures) Budget: Low. Backers: Ravenwolf Films, Private Investors. Int'l sales co: Perception Pictures. Genre: Psychological Thriller. About a man who has worked out that the layout of certain London streets and buildings contains an ancient secret, a discovery that has put his life in danger. Exec prod: Scott Flynn. Prod: Douglas Elford-Argent. Assoc prods: Fadi Saffer, Nicholas Mark Harding. Dir: Sean Martin.Scr: Nicholas Mark Harding, Martin. DoP: Ray Wadia. Ed: Richard Bellamy. Hair/make-up: Molly Dickie. Cast: Adso Brown, Siri Ingul, Christopher Dunne, Claire Nowell, Louise Dumayne. Shooting from 18 August 2003 for six weeks in London.
Contact: Douglas Elford-Argent, (44) 7773 699 259

SONS OF THE WIND
(Dan Films UK, UGC Images [Fr]) Budget: e19m. Backer: UGC (Fr), Ingenious Media. Dist: UGC. Martial arts action. The Yamakasi are a gang of fearless street acrobats, roaming the world in search of the best combatants in their chosen sport: rooftop basketball. Prod: Yves Marmion. Main cast: The Yamakasi, Burt Kwok. Shooting from March 17 for 18 weeks in Bangkok and London.
Contact: Dan Films, (44) 20 7916 4771

TROY
(Warner Bros, Latina [Malta]) Int'l dist: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow. Epic drama about the Trojan War. Prods: Wolfgang Petersen, Diana Rathbun, Colin Wilson. Dir: Petersen. Scr: David Benoit. DoP: Roger Pratt. Ed: Peter Honess. Prod des: Nigel Phelps. Costume des: Robert Ringwood. Hair/make-up: Aldo Signoretti, Paul Engelen. Main cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Rose Byrne. Shooting in the UK, Malta and Mexico.
Contact: Rob Harris, (356) 2182 1500

WHITE ON WHITE
(Cinerenta) Thriller. Patricia Highsmith's eponymous anti-hero Tom Ripley has just left college. When an artist friend crashes his car Ripley covers up the death to increase the worth of the dead man's work ' leading the young schemer into forgery and extortion. Prods: Michael Ohoven, William Vince, Marco Mehlitz, Steve Ujlaki, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre. Dir: Roger Spottiswoode. Scr: Donald Westlake, W Blake Herron. DoP: Paul Sarossy. Line prod: David Barron. Prod man: Nikolas Korda. First AD: Jonathan Benson. Sound: Brian Simmons. Prod des: Ben Scott. Costume des: Caroline Harris. Make-up des: Lizzie Yianni Georgiou. Main cast: Barry Pepper, Willem Dafoe, Claire Forlani, Jacinda Barrett, Alan Cumming. Shooting for eight weeks from June 29 on location in London and on the Isle of Man.
Contact: Pete Daly, (44) 788 799 0035

WIMBLEDON
(Working Title Films) Int'l dist: Universal Pictures. Romantic comedy set at the No 1 tennis championship in the world. Exec prods: Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward, David Livingstone. Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mary Richards. Dir: Richard Loncraine. Scr: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin, Adam Brooks. Casting dir: Irene Lamb. DoP: Darius Khondji. Prod des: Brian Morris. Ed: Humphrey Dixon. Costume des: Louise Stjernsward. First AD: Richard Whelan. Prod man: Jeremy Johns. Location man: Adam Richards. Makeup/hair: Liz Tagg. Main cast: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Austin Nichols. Shooting from July 14 for 13 weeks at Wimbledon, Shepperton Studios and locations around London.
Contact: Sarah Clark, unit publicist, (44) 7979 604 111

THE ADVENTURES OF GEORGE THE PROJECTIONIST
(Pecora Squisita Productions) Int'l sales: Pecora Squisita Productions. Comic fantasy musical. Exec prod: Anthea Fry. Prod/dir/scr/DoP/ed: Tim Higham. Main cast: George Warner, Semeli Economou, David Erdos, Andrew Byron, Chris Harris.
Contact: Tim Higham, (44) 7814 604 724

BLIND FLIGHT
(Parallax Independent, Samson Films, Makar Productions, Network Movie, Partisan Films) Backers: Film Council New Cinema Fund, Scottish Screen, Glasgow Film Office, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Irish Film Board, Matrix Film Finance, ZDF/Arte, Royal Bank of Scotland. Int'l sales: Moviehouse Entertainment. Dist (UK): Optimum Releasing. Prod: Sally Hibbin. Dir: John Furse. Scr: Furse, Brian Keenan, John McCarthy. Main cast: Ian Hart, Linus Roache.
Contact: Eddie Dick, Makar Productions, (44) 131 443 8056

BLINDED
(Blinded, Oscar Films) Budget: $483,000. Backers: Scottish Screen, Scottish Television, Grampian Television, the Rosewood Partnership. Psychological thriller. Exec prods: Scottish Screen, Scottish Television, The Rosewood Partnership. Prod: Oscar Van Heek. Dir/scr: Eleanor Yule. Main cast: Peter Mullan, Jodhi May, Anders Berthelsen, Samantha Bond, Phyllida Law.
Contact: Oscar Van Heek, Oscar Films, (44) 7770 598 348

THE BOY DAVID STORY
(Armac Films Limited) Budget: $845,000. Backers: Scottish Screen, BBC. UK dist: Armac Films Distribution. Feature-length documentary. Exec prods: Steve McIntyre, Catherine G Woodford. Prod: Desmond Wilcox. Scr: Wilcox, Alex McCall. Dir: McCall. Narr: Dougray Scott.
Contact: Phil Symes, (44) 20 7323 1200/Alex McCall, (44) 141 337 2322

THE BOYS FROM COUNTY CLARE (aka THE GREAT CEILI WAR)
(First Look Media [US], Studio Hamburg Worldwide Pictures [Ger], The Isle Of Man Film Commission, Kolar/Rufus Isaacs Productions) Int'l sales: Overseas Film Group (US). US dist: First Look Media. Comedy drama. Exec prods: Antony Rufus Isaacs, Steve Christian, David Korda, Dieter Stempnierwsky. Prods: Evzen Kolar, Wolfgang Esenwein, Ellen Little. Dir: John Irvin. Scr: Nicholas Adams. Main cast: Colm Meaney, Bernard Hill, Andrea Corr, Philip Barantini, Charlotte Bradley.
Contact: Twickenham Studios, (44) 20 8607 8983

BRIDE OF ICE
(Marloo Media) Backer: UK Films. Int'l sales: Lightning Entertainment (US). Drama. Prod: Margit Bimler. Dir: Polly Steele. Scr: Sofian James. Main cast: Valentina Cervi, Ciaran McMenamin, Bill Armstrong, James Purefoy.
Contact: Andrew Warren, (44) 20 7053 2140

THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
(Pembridge Pictures, Davis Films [Fr], Kanzaman [Sp], Spice Factory, Movision, Scion Film Financing) Dist: Kanzaman (Sp), Metropolitan Film Export (Fr). Int'l sales: Senator International. Exec prods: Peter James, James Simpson, Jeff Abberley, Craig Darian, Howard Kanzanjian. Prods: Michael Lionello Cowan, Samuel Hadida, Garrett McGuckian, Mary McGuckian, Denise O'Dell. Dir/scr: Mary McGuckian. Main cast: F Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Bryne, Geraldine Chaplin, Emilie Dequenne.
Contact: Conor Nolan, unit publicity, (44) 20 8673 0048

BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS
(Revolution Films, Doubting Hall) Backers: The Film Consortium, Vision View. Int'l sales: The Works. Dist (UK, Aus): Icon Film Distribution. Love story and satirical comedy. Exec prods: Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom. Prods: Gina Carter, Miranda Davis. Dir/scr: Stephen Fry. Main cast: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Tennant, Fenella Woolgar, Guy Henry.
Contact: Charles McDonald, M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

CHAOS AND CADAVERS
(Matador Pictures, Zodiac Pictures International) Backer: Azure Film Financing. Comedy drama. Prods: Peter Watson-Wood, Nigel Thomas, Lauri Apelian. Dir: Niklaus Hilber. Scr: Hilber, Drew Bird. Main cast: Nick Moran, Keeley Hawes, Hugh Fraser, Rik Mayall, Ian McNeice.
Contact: Matador Pictures, (44) 1483 472 332

CHEEKY
(Xingu Films) Co-prod: EuropaCorp (Fr). Comedy. Prods: Trudie Styler, Travis Swords. Dir/scr: David Thewlis. Main cast: Thewlis, Styler, Johnny Vegas, Ian Hart, Lesley Sharp, Ruth Sheen, Sean Ward.
Contact: Christelle Randall, (44) 20 7291 6388

CHURCHILL, THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS
(Pathe Pictures, Little Bird) Backers: Pathe Pictures, Inside Track, Sky Movies, Film Council, Isle of Man Film and Television Fund. Int'l sales: Pathe International. UK dist: Pathe Distribution. Comedy. Prods: Jonathan Cavendish, Ben Swaffer. Dir: Peter Richardson. Scr: Richardson, Pete Richens. Main cast: Christian Slater, Neve Campbell, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Leslie Phillips.
Contact: Kate Lee/Christelle Randall, Freud Communications, (44) 020 7291 6349/(44) 20 7291 6388

CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
(Airborne Productions) Dir: Matt Dickinson.
Contact: Airborne Productions, (44) 1425 472 892

COLD LIGHT
(Film & Music Entertainment) Backers: Icelandic Film Corporation, Lichtblick Filmproduktion (Ger), Filmhuset Productions (Nor), F&ME. Budget: e2m-e2.5m. Drama. Prods: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Anna Maria Karlsdottir, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Egil Odegaard. Dir: Hilmar Oddsson. Scr: Oddsson, Freyr Thormodsson.
Contact: F&ME, (44) 20 7636 9292

COLD MOUNTAIN
(Cold Mountain, Inman Films [US]) Int'l sales: Miramax International. US dist: Miramax Films. American Civil War epic. Exec prod: Sydney Pollack. Prod: William Horberg, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa. Dir: Anthony Minghella. Main cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Natalie Portman, Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Contact: Miramax Films, (1) 212 941 3800

COUNTRY OF MY SKULL
(Studio Eight, Merlin Films [Ire], The Film Consortium, Ingenious, IDC [South Africa], Phoenix Pictures [US]) Int'l sales: The Works. Drama. Exec prod: Jamie Brown. Prods: Robert Chartoff, Mike Medavoy, Lynn Hendee, Kieran Corrigan, Mfundi Vundla, David Wicht, John Boorman. Dir: Boorman. Scr: Ann Peacock. Main cast: Samuel L Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane.
Contact: Lynn Hendee, (27) 215 110 207/(27) 837 777 034

DEADLINE BEIRUT
(Raphael Films [Fr], Psychology News [UK], Cinetelefilms [Tunis]) Backers: Raphael Films, Groupe AB, Baker Street, The Film Consortium, UK Film Council. Int'l sales: The Works. Dist: Spentzos Film (Gr). Thriller. Alex Randall, a young reporter with far more bravado than experience, arrives in the war-torn city to cover the deadly double bombing of America's US Marine barracks and France's paratroopers' base. In the mayhem, he meets Julia Muller, a beautiful, enigmatic photographer. Exec prods: Emma Hayter, Bill Allan, Aline Perry, Chris Auty. Prods: Ludi Boeken, Eric Dussart. Dirs: Boeken, Michael Alan Lerner. Scr: Michael Alan Lerner. Music: Justin Adams. DoP: Ivan Strasburg. Ed: Suzanne Fenn. Prod des: Taoufik Behi. Costume des: Magdalena Garcia Caniz. Sound: Faouzi Thabet, Hugh Johnson. Main cast: Stephen Moyer, Anne Parillaud, Omid Djalili, Georges Siatidis.
Contact: The Works, (44) 20 7612 1080

DE-LOVELY
(MGM) Exec prods: Simon Channing Williams, Gail Egan. Prods: Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan, Charles Winkler. Dir: Irwin Winkler. Scr: Jay Cocks. Main cast: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Allan Corduner, Kevin McNally.
Contact: Matthew Sanders, M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

DIGITAL JESUS
(Lucky Ukfs Productions, CurbSide Pictures) Int'l sales: Bauer Martinez Studios.

Crime thriller. Exec prods: Armand Assante, Andrew Charas, Rob Malkani. Prods: Philippe Martinez, Alan Latham. Dir: John Irvin. Scr: Andrew Charas, Rob Malkani. Main cast: Armand Assante, Sonny Marinelli, Raffaello Degruttola, Sam Douglas, Jason Durran.
Contact: Phil Symes, (44) 20 7323 1200

EMILE
(Raven West Films [Can], Meltemi Entertainment) Int'l sales: BV International Pictures (Nor). Drama. Exec prods: Bjorg Veland, Arvi Liimatainen, Kimberly Barnes. Prods: Jonathan English, Jacquelyn Renner. Dir/scr: Carl Bessai. Main cast: Ian McKellen, Debra Kara Unger.
Contact: Meltemi Entertainment, (44) 20 287 6393

THE ENGAGEMENT
(Cornwall Films, First Foot Films) Dir/scr: John Duigan.
Contact: First Foot Films, (44) 20 7255 1346

FAKERS
(Faking It Productions, Kleparski & Bee, Janes Films) Comedy crime adventure. Prods: Claire Bee. Dir: Richard Janes. Scr: Paul Gerstenberger. Main cast: Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield, Tony Haygarth, Art Malik.
Contact: Phil Symes, (44) 20 7323 1200

FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION
(Northern Soul Productions) Dir: Justin McArdle.
Contact: Justin McArdle, (44) 7905 193 136

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
(Archer Street, Delux Productions [Lux]) Backers: Pathe Pictures, Inside Track, Film Council, Lions Gate (Can). Int'l sales: Pathe International. Dist: Pathe Distribution (UK, Fr, Benelux, Switz), Lions Gate (US). Period drama. Prods: Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker. Dir: Peter Webber. Scr: Olivia Hetreed. Main cast: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy.
Contact: Charles McDonald, M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

GLADIATRESS
(Mission Pictures, Stock Productions, Icon Entertainment) Backer: Icon Entertainment International. Int'l sales: Icon Entertainment International. Dist (UK, Aus): Icon Film Distribution. Comedy adventure. Exec prods: Andrew Hauptman, Nick Hill, Jim Reeve. Prods: Damian Jones, Graham Broadbent, Bruce Davey. Dir: Brian Grant. Scr: Nick Whitby. Main cast: Sally Phillips, Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen, David Hayman, Anna Wilson-Jones.
Contact: Julia Finn/Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
(Hitc Productions [UK-Can]) Co-prods: Bertil Ohlsson, Remstar, Dakota, Spice Factory, Tusk, Movision. Int'l sales: Arclight Films. Dist: Manga (Sp), Gaga (Jap), Tobis (Ger), Remstar/Alliance Atlantis (Can), Blue Star (It). Epic romance. Exec prods: Julia Palau, Matthew Payne, Charlize Theron, Julien Remillard. Prods: Bertil Ohlsson, Maxime Remillard, Andre Rouleau, Jonathan Olsberg, Michael L Cowan, Jason Piette. Dir/scr: John Duigan. Main cast: Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann, Karine Vanasse.
Contact: Mia Farrell, DDA Los Angeles, (310) 205 4868/Julia Finn, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

HOW TO FILM YOUR NEIGHBOUR
(Mad As Hell Films) Budget: $1.6m. Thriller. Prods: Sean Martin, Steve Skitt. Dir: Skitt. Scr: Martin, Skitt. Main cast: Nik Renouf, Henrietta Nelson, Erich Redman, Steve Dineen, Simon Roberts.
Contact: Sean Martin, (44) 870 128 3086

I AM DAVID
(David Productions) Backer: Walden Media (US). Int'l sales: Summit. Family drama. Prods: Clive Parsons, Davina Belling, Lauren Levine. Dir/scr: Paul Feig. Main cast: Ben Tibber, Joan Plowright, Jim Caviezel.
Contact: Clive Parsons, (44) 20 7235 4495

IF ONLY
(If Only Production Services) Backers: Intermedia, Box Film. Int'l sales: Intermedia (US). Romantic comedy. Exec prods: Moritz Borman, Gub Neal. Prods: Gil Junger, Robert Newmyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jeffrey Silver, Jill Gilbert. Main cast: Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle, Lucy Davenport.
Contact: Matthew Sanders, (44) 20 7637 2600

THE IMMORTALS
(Dan Films UK, Samsa Films [Lux], Fado Films [Port]) Backers: Film Fund Luxembourg, RTP, Lusomundo, Ingenious. Drama. Prod: Jani Thiltges. Dir/scr: Antonio-Pedro Vasconcelos. Main cast: Emmanuelle Seigner, Joaquim de Almeida, Nicolau Breyner.
Contact: Dan Films, (44) 20 7916 4771

THE LAST EXORCISM
Supernatural thriller. Main cast: Eileen Daly.
Contact: Ivor Dehaney, (44) 208 683 3653

THE LAST HORROR MOVIE
(Prolific Films, Snakehair Productions, MTM-I) Horror. Exec prods: Julian Richards, William Richards, Mike Tims, Louis Melville. Prod: Zorana Piggott. Dir: Julian Richards. Scr: James Handel. Main cast: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish, Chris Adamson, Christabel Muir.
Contact: Julian Richards, (44) 20 7372 5495

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS
(HBO Films/Company Pictures) Exec prods: George Faber, Charles Pattinson, Freddy DeMann. Prod: Simon Bosenquet. Dir: Stephen Hopkins. Scr: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely. Main cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes.
Contact: HBO Films, (44) 20 7984 5051

LIGHTHOUSE HILL
(Carnaby Films) Comedy drama. Prod/dir: David Fairman. Prod: Hamish Skeggs. Scr: Sharon Y Cobb. Main cast: Jason Flemyng, Kirsty Mitchell, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Kulvinder Ghir.
Contact: Carnaby Films, (44) 20 7836 8051

LOVE ACTUALLY
(Working Title Films) Backer/dist: Universal Pictures (US). Romantic comedy. Exec prod: Richard Curtis. Prods: Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner. Dir/scr: Richard Curtis. Main cast: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson.
Contact: Kate Lee/Anna Raynsford, Freud Communications, (44) 20 7580 2626

LOVING GLANCES
(Film & Music Entertainment, Yodi Movie Craftsman) Backers: Serbian Ministry of Culture, European Co-production Fund. Romantic comedy. Prods: Mike Downey, Zoran Cvijanovic, Milko Josifov, Sam Taylor. Dir/scr: Srdjan Karanovic. Main cast: Senad Alihodzic, Ivana Bolanca, Jelena Dokic, Gorica Popovic, Milena Dravic.
Contact: Zorana Piggott, Film & Music Entertainment, (44) 20 7636 9292

LUGER
(Max Productions London, Stray Dog Films [Romania]) Budget: $2.6m. Supernatural action thriller. Exec prod: Andrew Stear. Prod: Gary Douglas. Dir: Bogdan Albu. Scr: Parv Bancil. Main cast: Gary Douglas, Ian Wright, Marcel Iures, Monica Davidescu, Stefan Booth.
Contact: Elaine Thompson, unit publicist, (44) 7944 903 022

MANDANCIN
(Festival Films, 1A Productions, Saltire Films) Drama. Exec prods: Peter Barber-Fleming, Peter Cregeen. Prod: Ray Marshall. Dir: Norman Stone. Scr: Sergio Casci. Main cast: Alex Ferns, Tom Georgeson, Kenneth Cranham, James Cosmo, Jenny Foulds.
Contact: Ray Marshall, (44) 20 8297 9999

MILLIONS
(Mission Pictures) Backers: Pathe Pictures, BBC Films. Dist (UK, Fr): Pathe. Int'l sales: Pathe International. Quirky comic tale. Prods: Graham Broadbent, Andrew Hauptman, Damian Jones. Co-prods: Tracey Seaward, Pete Czernin. Dir: Danny Boyle. Scr: Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Main cast: James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Lewis McGibbon, Alex Etel.
Contact: Julia Finn/Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
(FilmFour, Southfork Pictures/Wildwood [US], Senator Films [Ger]) Dist: BIM (It), Lusomundo (Port), Nippon Herald (Jap), Senator (Ger). Drama. Exec prods: Robert Redford, Paul Webster, Hanno Huth. Prods: Michael Nozik, Karen Tenkoff, Edgard Tenenbaum. Dir: Walter Salles. Scr: Jose Rivera. Main cast: Gael Garcia Bernal.
Contact: Emma Chapman, (44) 20 7553 3333

NATURAL HISTORY
(Pathe Pictures, Scorpio Films) Backers: Inside Track, Pathe Pictures, Film Council, Scottish Screen. Dist: Pathe Distribution. Int'l sales: Pathe International. Drama. Prod: Caroline Wood. Dir: Shona Auerbach. Scr: Andrea Gibb.
Contact: Patricia Gill, Pathe Pictures, (44) 20 7462 4469

NEIL'S PARTY
(Twothreefive) Dir: Stephen Pidgeon.
Contact: Philip Lott, (44) 20 7936 3888

NEW TOWN ORIGINAL
(New Town Films) Drama. Prods: Jamie Palmer, Terry Edwards. Dir/scr: Jason Ford. Main cast: Elliot Jordan. Nathan Thomas, Katherine Peatchy, Paul McNeilly, Terry Bird.
Contact: New Town Films, (44) 1268 455 054/(44) 7767 458 022

OH MARBELLA
(Marbella Films, Versatile Film [Sp]) Dir: Piers Ashworth.
Contact: Giles Brown, (34) 637 275 464

ONE LAST CHANCE
(Hero Films, Motlys) Backers: Vision View, Scottish Screen, Glasgow Film Office, Momentum Pictures, Norwegian Film Fund (Nor). Dist: Momentum Pictures (UK), SF Norway (Nordic terrs). Int'l sales: Myriad Pictures (US). Black comedy. Exec prod: Dougray Scott. Prod: Anne Batz. Dir/scr: Stewart Svaasand. Main cast: Jamie Sives, Kevin McKidd, Iain Robertson, Neve McIntosh, Dougray Scott.
Contact: Julia Finn/Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

OUT OF SEASON
(Ukfs LLP) Co-prods: Lucky Ukfs, Framewerk (Ger), Media Pro (Rom), The Tower Limited Liability Partnership, Electric Dog & Bear, erinfilm. Dist (int'l): Bauer Martinez Studios. Thriller/drama. Exec prods: Philippe Martinez, Douglas W Miller, Alan Latham. Prod: Kim Leggatt. Dir/scr: Jevon O'Neill. Main cast: Dennis Hopper, Gina Gershon, Jordan Frieda, Dominique Swain, Jim Carter.
Contact: Karrine Martinez, Bauer Martinez Studios, (727) 582 99 39

THE POET
(Meltemi Entertainment, MediaFonds1 [Ger], Eclypse Filmproduktion [Aust]) Dir: Paul Hills.
Contact: Meltemi Entertainment, (44) 20 7287 6393

PPUFF
(Virtual [Screen Division]) Dir/scr: Timothy Dineen.
Contact: Virtual, (44) 7903 962 358

THE PRODIGAL
(Tiger Films) Dir: Ben Sampays.
Contact: Bryan Raven, (44) 20 7436 3757

THE REAL THING
(Wide Eye Films) Co-prods: Grosvenor Park, Peter Stockhaus Filmproduktion (Ger), Octagon Films (Ire). Int'l sales: Media Luna Entertainment. Comedy. Exec prod: James Flynn. Prod: Nathalie Lichtenthaeler. Dir/scr: David Gleeson. Main cast: Michael Legge, Alan Leech, Amy Shiels, Frank Kelly, David Murray.
Contact: Wide Eye Films, (353) 1678 7930

RED ROSE
(Palm Tree UK) Romance. Exec prod: Robbie Moffat. Prod: Mairi Sutherland. Dir: Moffat. Scr: Sutherland. Main cast: Michael Rodgers, Lucy Russell, Rebecca Palmer.
Contact: (44) 1290 553 322

THE RULERS, THE DEALERS AND THE LOSERS
(RDL Productions Limited) Budget: under $1.5m. Gangster thriller. Prod: Pearl Nitusgau. Dir/scr: Stephen Jackson. Main cast: Terrance Anderson, Moshe Dennis, Richard Field, Ricky Hards, Edward Bryant.
Contact: Lucy Baxter, (44) 20 8672 0252

SCHOOL FOR SEDUCTION
(Ipso Facto Films) Budget: $4.8m. Backers: School For Seduction Plc, Capital North East, Northern Film And Media, Her Films. Int'l sales: AV Pictures. Dist: Redbus Film Distribution (UK), Telepool (Ger). Comedy. Exec prod: Vic Bateman. Prod: Steve Bowden, Christine Alderson, Angad Paul. Dir: Sue Heel. Scr: Heel, Martin Herron. Main cast: Kelly Brook, Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan, Margi Clarke, Tim Healy.
Contact: Redbus Film Distribution, (44) 20 7299 8800

SEX LIVES OF THE POTATO MEN
(Devotion Films) Backers: Film Council, Entertainment Film Distributors. Dist (UK): Entertainment Film Distributors. Comedy. Exec prods: Robert Jones, Nigel Green. Prod: Anita Overland. Dir/scr: Andy Humphries. Main cast: Johnny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook, Mark Gatiss, Dominic Coleman, Julia Davis.
Contact: Julia Finn/

Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

SHANE MEADOWS' UNTITLED
(Warp Films) Backers: FilmFour, East Midlands Media Investments. Dist (UK): Optimum Releasing. A genre-busting and distinctly mind-bending tale of vengeance. Exec prods: Peter Carlton, Will Clarke, Steve Beckett. Prod: Mark Herbert. Co-prod: Louise Knight. Dir: Shane Meadows. Scr: Paddy Considine, Meadows. Main cast: Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell.
Contact: Keeley Naylor, emfoundation, (44) 20 7247 4171

SHAUN OF THE DEAD
(WT2, Big Talk Productions) Backer: Universal (US). Dist (int'l): UIP. Romantic zombie comedy. Exec prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Natascha Wharton, James Wilson, Alison Owen. Prod: Nira Park. Dir: Edgar Wright. Scr: Wright, Simon Pegg. Main cast: Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran.
Contact: WT2, (44) 20 7307 3000

SPIVS
(Carnaby Productions) Drama. Prod: Hamish Skeggs. Dir: Colin Teague. Scr: Teague, Gary Young, Mike Loveday. Main cast: Ken Stott, Nick Moran, Kate Ashfield, Dominic Monaghan, Jack Dee.
Contact: Carnaby Productions, (44) 20 7836 8051

THE STATEMENT
(Serendipity Point Films [US], Odessa Films, Company Pictures) Adapted from the novel by Brian Moore. Prod: Robert Lantos. Co-prods: Sandra Cunningham, Robyn Slovo, Yannick Bernard. Dir: Norman Jewison. Scr: Ronald Harwood. Main cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam.
Contact: Jackie Page, DDA Paris, (33) 1 42 78 38 24/Julia Finn, Nicole Gregory, DDA London, (44) 20 7534 6000

STELLA STREET
(Stella Street, Absolutely Productions) Backer/dist: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group. Comedy. Exec prod: John Goldstone. Prod: Ben Swaffer. Dir: Peter Richardson. Scr: Phil Cornwell, Richardson, John Sessions. Main cast: Cornwell, Sessions, Ronni Ancona.
Contact: Lawrence Atkinson, Premier PR, (44) 20 7494 3478

SUZIE GOLD
(Green Wolf Films) Backers: Pathe Pictures, Inside Track, Film Council, BSkyB, Isle of Man Film and Television Fund. Dist (UK, Fr): Pathe Distribution. Int'l sales: Pathe International. Romantic comedy. Prod: Rebecca Green. Dir: Ric Cantor. Scr: Cantor, Carry Franklin, Lisa Ratner. Main cast: Summer Phoenix.
Contact: Patricia Gill, Pathe Pictures, (44) 20 7462 4469

THE SYSTEM
(BossCrowns Productions) Prod/dir/scr: Wayne G Saunders.
Contact: Kewcha, (44) 20 8265 4368

TEAM ONE
(Imaginary Films 2000) Martial arts action. Prods: Ray Brady, Deba Brady. Dir/scr: Brady. Main cast: Adrian Rayment, Neil Rayment, Gordon Alexander, Buster Reeves, Silvio Simac, Jonathan Lomas, Jamie Cho.
Contact: Anna Maria Staiano, (44) 20 7490 1724

TED AND SYLVIA
(Ruby Films) Backers: Focus Features (US), Capitol Films, BBC Films, Film Council, Ingenious. Int'l sales: Capitol Films. Exec prods: David Thompson, Tracey Scoffield, Robert Jones, Sharon Harel. Prod: Alison Owen. Dir: Christine Jeffs. Scr: John Brownlow. Main cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Michael Gambon, Blythe Danner, Jared Harris.
Contact: Charles McDonald, M+R, (44) 20 7471 2600

THAT TOUCH OF PINK
(Martin Pope Productions, Sienna Films [Can]) Backers: Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, Canadian Television Fund, Chum Television, Harold Greenberg Fund, Movie Central, The Movie Network, Invicta Film Partnership. Int'l sales: Alliance Atlantis. Dist: Redbus Film Distribution (UK), Mongrel Media (Can). Comedy. Prods: Jennifer Kawaja, Martin Pope, Julia Sereny. Dir/scr: Ian Iqbal Rashid. Main cast: Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Kristen Holden Ried, Suleika Mathew.
Contact: Joel Green, unit publicity, (1) 416 465 5155

TOOTH
(Redbus Pictures, Archangel Filmworks) Budget: $12m. Backer: Redbus Pictures. Int'l sales: Lakeshore Entertainment (US). Dist: Redbus Film Distribution (UK, Fr, Ger, Eastern Eur). Children's fantasy comedy. Exec prods: David Smith, Sandy Macclesfield. Prods: Susie Brooks-Smith, Zygi Kamasa, Simon Franks. Dir/scr: Edouard Nammour. Main cast: Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry, Jim Broadbent, Rrichard E Grant, Phyllida Law.
Contact: Susie Barton, Redbus Film Distribution, (44) 20 7299 8800

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
(The Workshop Presents) Dir/scr: Craig Griffith.
Contact: Craig Griffith, (44) 20 8747 1363

THUNDERBIRDS
(Working Title Films) Int'l dist: Universal Pictures. Jeff Tracy and his five sons find themselves and their top secret organisation under threat from the master criminal The Hood. Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Huffam. Co-prods: Debra Hayward, Lisa Chasin, Jo Burn. Dir: Jonathan Frakes. Scr: William Osborne, Michael McCullers. DoP: Brendan Galvin. Prod man: Angus More Gordon. Art dir: John Frankish. Prod des: John Beard. First AD: Tommy Gormley. Sound recordist: Peter Lindsay. Casting dir: Mary Selway. Costume des: Marit Allen. Make-up/hair: Peter King. VFX supervisor: Mark Nelmes. SFX supervisor: Paul Corbould. Main cast: Ben Kingsley, Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles, Brady Corbet.
Contact: Sarah Clark, (44) 1753 651 700

TOUCHING THE VOID
(Touching The Void, Darlow Smithson) Backers: FilmFour, Film Council, Channel 4 Television, PBS (US). Feature-length documentary. Exec prods: Charles Furneaux, Robin Gutch, Paul Trijbits. Prod: John Smithson. Dir: Kevin Macdonald.
Contact: Emma Chapman, (44) 20 7637 0990

THE TICKING MAN
(Roaring Fire Films) Action thriller. Prod/dir/scr: Steven Lewis Simpson.
Contact: Roaring Fire Films, (44) 131 667 7316

TRAUMA
(Little Bird, Ministry of Fear) Backers: BBC Films, Warner Bros (US), First Choice Films, Isle of Man Film Commission. Int'l sales: Myriad Pictures (US). Dist: Warner Bros (UK), Filmax (Sp), Nordisk (Scand). Psychological chiller. Prods: Jonathan Cavendish, Nicky Kentish Barnes. Dir: Marc Evans. Scr: Richard Smith. Main cast: Colin Firth, Mena Suvari.
Contact: M+R, (44) 20 7637 2600

VANITY FAIR
(Focus Features, Tempesta Films, Granada Film Production) Period adaptation. Exec prod: Pippa Cross. Prods: Janette Day, Donna Gigliotti, Lydia Dean Pilcher. Dir: Mira Nair. Scr: Mark Skeet, Matthew Faulk, Julian Fellowes. Main cast: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne.
Contact: Claudia Kalindjian, (44) 7957 361 866/Dennis Davidson, (44) 20 7534 6000

THE WATER GIANT
(Barryfilms, MBP [Ger]) Dir: John Henderson.
Contact: Overseas Film Group, (1) 310 855 1199