A Woman of Substance
Int. Sales Rep: Banijay
Dir: John Hardwicke (Knights of the Realm)
Cast: Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice)
Prod. Comp: The Forge (Netflix’s Collateral)
Dist: Channel 4
Synopsis:
From servant’s quarters to business empire, Emma Harte’s indomitable spirit propels her rise from poverty to riches, yearning for one unattainable love.
Falling
Int. Sales Rep: Banijay
Wri: Jack Thorne (Adolescence)
Cast: Jason Watkins (The Crown), Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You)
Prod. Comp: The Forge (The Miniaturist)
Dist: Channel 4
Synopsis:
A nun and a priest, each dedicated to their religious calling, unexpectedly fall in love and must confront what this means for their vows and faith.
Two projects pick up sales reps:
Eléo & Nova
Int. Sales Rep: Global Constellation (Charlie the Wonderdog)
Dir: Jérémy Comte (short film Fauve, Berlin title Paradise)
Prod. Comp: Max Films International (The Power of the Dog)
Synopsis:
Left to their own devices in a remote country house in northern Canada during an endless heatwave, four siblings, a young boy and his three sisters, find themselves cut off from the outside world by a prolonged power outage.
Tristan Forever
Int. Sales Rep: Radiance
Dir/Wri: Tobias Nölle (Berlin winning Aloys)
Prod. Comp: Hugofilm Features (Jill)
Synopsis:
A Paris doctor who’s been friends with a Tristan da Cunha fisherman for 3 years makes one final journey to the world’s most remote inhabited island, planning to settle there permanently.
Hedgehogs in the Haze (Ježevi u magli)
Dir: Danis Tanović (Oscar-winning No Man’s Land)
Cast: Džana Pinjo (In the Land of Blood and Honey), Maja Izetbegović (Karlovy’s Regained Memory)
Going to Berlin’s Co-Pro Series Pitch Fest
Synopsis:
Revolves around three best friends as they deal with myriad issues, including doggy finances, overbearing partners, and an unexpected tryst with the criminal underworld.
Mini Tidbits:
TLA Releasing (Mysterious Skin) and Optimale (Shelter) have acquired U.S. and UK distribution for Locarno film, Lunar Sway, a queer dark comedy. The sophomore film of director Nick Butler (The Legacy of Cloudy Falls), Lunar Sway is about a young man pining for his ex who simultaneously reconnects with his estranged birth mother.
Series or film on channel 4 ?