June 2010

We're proud to announce that new talent David Lemon has joined the team as screenwriter on Alpha. David's debut feature script, Faintheart, was backed by the UK Film Council and starred Eddie Marsan (Miami Vice), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) and Jessica Hynes (Shaun of the Dead). Further updates to follow.

August 2009

The last few months have seen some exciting developments with Alpha. Renowned Script Editor Kate Leys has recently been hired to work on the script during its late stages of development. Kate was part of the small team responsible for commissioning and developing some of the UK’s most successful feature films including Trainspotting, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The Full Monty.


April 2009  Two New Feature Films

We are currently in development on two feature films, Alpha and Dipping. We are presently focused on Alpha which is at the 4th draft stage and has generated some interest with a number of producers. More information on the film can be found at the following link. Please contact me via the contacts page should you have any further questions.
 
 
March 2009   Final Award Nomination and Thanks
 
A late announcement of Undertow's 'Best International Short' nomination at the Queens International Film Festival in New York. Undertow was one of only three shortlisted films for this coveted prize from a number of worldwide entries.
 
Undertow has completed its festival run now following an amazing year in which the cast and crew were able to promote and premiere the film around the world. Thankyou to everyone who came and supported the film over the year.

On a personal note I want to say that the three 'International Best Short Film' nominations Undertow received were a wonderful recognition of all the hard work that the cast and crew put in to the film.In addition, the New York 'Best Actor' award Matthew Jure received for the lead role was a justified appreciation of a great performance and his enduring passion for the film, and the New York 'Best International Director' award I received was both humbling and deeply gratifying.


October 2008
 
Just announced, Undertow is part of the official selection in three upcoming festivals. First up is the Festival of Fantastic Films taking place in Manchester on the 18th October where Undertow will be screened between 10am and 12pm.
 
In November Undertow is being screened as part of the Queens International Film Festival in New York (date TBC), and CineCity Film Festival in Brighton on the 30th at 8pm. In addition to this the Undertow screening times for Filmstock International Film Festival have just been confirmed and are as follows (all in November):
 
Friday 7th at 7.10pm
Monday 10th at 4.10pm
Saturday 15th at 6.15pm
 
Several of the cast and crew will be attending on the 15th, for information about tickets pls get in touch.
 

September 2008
Undertow is part of the official selection for two new film festivals. First up is Bootleg Film Festival where Undertow will be screened in Glasgow on Sep 12th.Following this we have Filmstock International Film Festival taking place in Luton during November (screening dates TBC). For Filmstock we are one of three films in a special Category called the 'Long Triple Short'. Unlike the other films in the festival, the LTS films are privileged to be screened three times over the course of the festival. Both festivals look set to be excellent, although it looks sadly unlikely that we will be able to attend Bootleg in person, we will be in attendance at Filmstock for at least one or more of the screenings so please come and join us if you can!

Peter Bradshaw Guardian Newspaper Review and 'Best Film' nomination.

The renowned Guardian Film Critic, Peter Bradshaw, singled Undertow out from over 2,000 films in the Short Film Corner for a brilliant write up.
 
His praise for the film includes comments such as 'I Iiked the gutsiness of this piece...Undertow has polish, and inhabits the short-film space with panache.' See the complete article
 
Undertow has also just been nominated for a 'Best Film' award at the Swansea Film Festival taking place in June.
 
Also, to view the recently broadcast Meridian Tonight feature on Undertow, please follow this link.


Swansea Film Festival and Meridian Tonight

News just in, Undertow has been accepted into competition at the Swansea Film Festival in June (see link below to the website).http://www.swanseafilmfestival.com/home07.htmMeridian Tonight filmed a feature on the making of Undertow interviewing the Director and co-screenwriter about the process involved. Details of the finished programme to be put on the site shortly.

Undertow on BBC1 On Monday the 7th April, the BBC included a feature on the making of Undertow in the 18.30 news on BBC1. Reporter Jane Witherspoon interviewed Matthew Jure and Neil Mcenery-West about the two awards they won in New York, and exactly how they went about creating a vision of deserted London for so little money. There'll be some stills from the BBC shoot in the 'Stills' page shortly, courtesy of professional photographer Karla Gowlett.

New York Awards  Undertow has won 2 out of 3 of the nominations it received at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. It won Best International Director and Best Actor.  
 
Several of the cast and crew flew out to New York to promote the film and experience the festival. Photo shoots and interviews took place for various press, and we managed to secure a one page article in International Film Quarterly (IFQ magazine) for their annual AFM edition.  

The New York Film Academy are also considering a future screening of the film along with a Q&A. 

The festival screening took place in the legendary Village East Cinemas on March 1st where the film sold out to a packed audience and rave reviews.  


Undertow at Cannes

In May some of the cast and crew will be taking Undertow to the Short Film Corner at the 2008 Cannes Film festival to promote the film and take part in the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Major London ScreeningOn 21st March Undertow will be screened at 12.30 pm as part of the Renderyard Film and Documentary Film Festival at the Roxy Cinema in London (Voted by Time Out as one of the top 5 cinemas in London).  

There will be a Q&A with the cast and crew following the screening. The festival is free and taking place in both London and Spain through March and April.
ECU Festival ‘Europe’s answer to Sundance’On the 14th March Undertow will screen as part of the prestigious European Independent Film Festival (ECU) in Paris. This takes place in Paris at the famous Bibliothèque Nationale de France.  

Undertow’s co-writer, Antony Woodruffe, will be traveling out to the festival for the day to introduce the film and answer questions in a Q&A following the screening.
The infamous Compton ClubAs part of the re-launch of the notorious Compton Club (renowned for screening X rated and banned movies in the 70’s) Undertow will have a standalone screening on the 8th April at 6 pm with an introduction from the director about the making of the film and a Q&A with the cast following the film.
New PressVarious articles from the London Press are now available on the website and more will be appearing over the next few weeks. Also we have received a couple of new reviews from an award winning American poet and the Director of the Renderyard International Film Festival who calls Undertow ‘Truly Brilliant’.  

We will update you with more information about screenings and press articles as they occur.