MASHABLE calls ‘7 keys’ a “white hot thriller”
Published: March 10th 2024
‘7 keys’ will have its world premiere at sxsw in austin, texas this march
Published: February 15th 2024
So thrilled to announce that 7 KEYS, Joy Wilkinson’s feature debut, will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival this March. Starring Emma McDonald and Billy Postlethwaite, the film is a thriller set across one weekend in London, where a romantic encounter turns into a deadly threat.
The film is screening in the Visions section, for audacious filmmakers. Yes!!
‘THE LESSON’ IS ON GENERAL RELEASE IN THE UK TODAY!
Published: September 22nd 2023
Alice Troughton’s feature debut is in cinemas today! The Times calls it a “masterclass in tension”, and says “Richard E Grant is superb as a supercilious and sly British author in this country house drama”.
Come see him, and the equally superb Daryl McCormack and Julie Delpy.
‘THE LESSON’ WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Published: June 1st 2023
We are delighted that Alice Troughton’s feature debut, THE LESSON, will be premiering at the brilliant Tribeca Film Festival in New York on June 11th. Starring Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack, the film is a modern twist on the noir thriller, shot on location in Hamburg, Germany.
“ON OUR DOORSTEP” STARTS UK THEATRICAL RELEASE WITH PREMIERE AT CURZON SOHO
Published: May 22nd 2023
Tom Laurance’s feature documentary starts its limited theatrical release in the UK with its premiere at the Curzon Soho. The screening was followed by a moving and powerful Q&A with actor and activist Juliet Stevenson, author and refugee advocate Gulwali Passarlay, director Tom Laurance, and refugee women and children’s centre founder, Liz Clegg.
JOY WILKINSON’S FEATURE DEBUT “7 KEYS” GETS UNDERWAY IN LONDON
Published: January 24th 2023
Joy Wilkinson’s feature debut has started filming in London, UK.
Starring Emma McDonald and Billy Postlethwaite, the film is a modern twist on a sexy thriller, set over one long weekend.
“THE TUTOR” acquired by Bleecker Street for US distribution
Published: May 20th 2022
The Tutor, Alice Troughton’s highly anticipated feature debut, has been picked up by Bleecker Street for US distribution.
The film stars Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack, with principal photography commencing in June in Hamburg, Germany.
The film is supported by the BFI Global Screen Fund, and MOIN, the Hamburg regional film fund.
“ON OUR DOORSTEP” selected for the Leeds International Film Festival
Published: November 3rd 2021
Thrilled that Tom Laurance’s documentary feature debut will be screening at the Leeds International Film Festival on the 8th and 10th of November 2021, followed by a q&a with the director.
“THE EVERLASTING CLUB” HAS ITS IRISH PREMIERE AT INDIE CORK, IRELAND
Published: September 1st 2021
Excited to share our film with Irish audiences at the lovely Indie Cork Film Festival!
if you are in Cork, support this great festival in person. And if you can’t, they have a great program online too, which runs until October 3rd.
“THE EVERLASTING CLUB” PREMIERES AT INDY SHORTS, USA
Published: June 28th 2021
Our short film, written and directed by Joy Wilkinson, will premiere in competition at Indy Shorts in Indianapolis, USA, this July. Delighted to be a part of this Oscar qualifying festival, in a record year for submissions.
“THE EVERLASTING CLUB” TRAILER IS RELEASED TODAY
Published: April 27th 2021
Thrilled to unleash the trailer for The Everlasting Club, created by Manuela Lupini. Music is by Max Perryment, long-time collaborator of writer/director Joy Wilkinson.
The film stars Emma McDonald and Billy Postlethwaite, as well as Jemma Moore, Jessica Regan, Laila Zaidi, Rebecca Boey, Saffron Coomber and Tilly Steele.
“on our doorstep” SCREENING IN THE FOYLE intercultural and anti-racism film festival
Published: April 5th 2021
Very happy to share that our feature documentary, On Our Doorstep, directed by Tom Laurance, is screening at this wonderful film festival in Foyle, Ireland, tomorrow 6th April at 8pm. Tickets are available via this link for anyone in Ireland or the United Kingdom. Their full programme is available here.
SPECIAL PRE-RELEASE SCREENING OF FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
“on our doorstep”
Published: February 5th 2021
We are delighted to be holding a special screening this Valentine’s weekend, of Tom Laurance’s thoughtful and thought-provoking documentary. The screening is in aid of Choose Love, with donations going to this incredible charity from every ticket sale. For more information and tickets, please click here.
“THE EVERLASTING CLUB” NEARS COMPLETION
Published: January 25th 2021
A rare day out to join Joy Wilkinson in the mix at Goldcrest for our new short film #TheEverlastingClub, shot in lockdown with an incredible team (including @emmakatmcdonald glimpsed on the big screen here).
“THE EVERLASTING CLUB” SHOOTS AT THE HACKNEY EMPIRE
Published: December 8th 2020
And it’s a wrap! Joy Wilkinson’s modern twist on the ghost story, which shot at the Hackney Empire for two days, has now wrapped. Thank you to the amazing cast and crew who worked so hard to make this happen!
“NINA FOREVER” COMES 5th ON MOST EROTIC FILMS LIST
Published: April 16th 2020
“nina forever” released on special double feature bluray
Published: September 14th 2018
NINA FOREVER is now out on a brand-spanking-new Blu-ray from our friends at Dread Central Presents!
Region-free, the disc is a double feature with IMITATION GIRL, and has lots of lovely extras, including commentaries, behind the scenes, and a couple of bonus short films too.
Buy it here: https://epic-pictures.com/…/imitation-girlnina-forever-doub…
"THE PRICE OF TEA" SELECTED FOR MACAO PROJECT MARKET
Published: November 8th 2017
We are delighted to share the news that "The Price of Tea", written and directed by Richie Mehta, will be presented at the 2017 Macao Project Market as one of 14 projects selected. This takes place during the Macao International Film Festival & Awards. Click here to read more.
THAT'S A WRAP ON "MISS"
Published: July 25th 2017
Written and directed by Drew Pautz, produced by Katie Hodgkin and executive produced by Cassandra Sigsgaard and James Levison, the Creative England funded “MISS” wrapped on Friday. Drew is an award winning Canadian screenwriter, director and playwright with recent writing commissions including an adaptation of Dave Zeltserman’s novel "THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD" for Amaro Films and John Harding’s novel "FLORENCE AND GILES" for director Julian Jarrold. MISS is Drew’s 3rd short film as a director following the award winning Film London short "HOLLOW ROAD" starring Alice Lowe and Jack Roth.
It stars Olivier nominated actress Rosalie Craig ("THE LIGHT PRINCESS"), Adam James ("A LITTLE CHAOS", "DOCTOR FOSTER") and introduces Jack Kane. Post production is in full swing. Come back for more updates here soon!
"INDIA IN A DAY" NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
Published: March 27th 2017
We are delighted to announce that "INDIA IN A DAY" is now available to watch in full on Youtube all over the world. Check it out here
CASSANDRA SIGSGAARD GETS THE 2016 WOMEN IN FILM AND TV AWARDS OFF TO A GREAT START
Published: December 5th 2016
Cassandra Sigsgaard, Chair of Women in Film and Television (WFTV), gave the opening speech at the WFTV Awards luncheon last Friday. The Awards luncheon was attended by 1000 industry guests, and winners included Suffragette director Sarah Gavron, casting director Nina Gold, with the Lifetime Achievement award going to Beryl Virtue. The full list of winners can be seen here.
“ENTER THE DRAGONS” MAKES THE BRIT LIST 2016
Published: November 22nd 2016
We are delighted to announce that comedy, "ENTER THE DRAGONS", written by Screen International Star of Tomorrow, Joy Wilkinson, and produced by Jeva Films, has made it onto this year’s Brit List. Previous scripts to have topped the list include "THE KING'S SPEECH", "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL" and "THE RIOT CLUB".
ABIGAIL HARDINGHAM, STAR OF "NINA FOREVER" CAN CURRENTLY BE SEEN IN "THE MISSING" ON BBC
Published: October 19th 2016
Following her BIFA win for her role in "NINA FOREVER", Abigail has been busy with the exciting new series of “THE MISSING”. Screening every Wednesday evening on BBC1, don’t miss her mesmerizing performance.
“INDIA IN A DAY” IS RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN INDIA
Published: September 23rd 2016
“INDIA IN A DAY” premiered to rapturous applause in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. In attendance were renowned directors Anurag Kashyap, who executive produced the film alongside Ridley Scott, and Kiran Rao, Javed Jaffrey, Nagesh Kukunoor, among others. The film is now on release in select theatres.
"INDIA IN A DAY" HAS ITS INDIAN PREMIERE
Published: September 19th 2016
Hot off the press....another trailer for "INDIA IN A DAY", which has its Indian premiere tomorrow night in Mumbai.
"INDIA IN A DAY" TEASER HAS LANDED
Published: September 6th 2016
Here's the teaser trailer for "INDIA IN A DAY", directed by Richie Mehta, which has its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this Friday, 9th September, at 6.30pm.
"INDIA IN A DAY" TO RECEIVE ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT TORONTO
Published: August 9th 2016
We are delighted to share the news that "INDIA IN A DAY" will have its International Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival!
"NINA FOREVER" HAS ITS ASIAN PREMIERE AT BUCHEON
Published: July 23rd 2016
The Blaine brothers’ debut feature, "NINA FOREVER", will be premiering at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival tonight, followed by a Q&A with Ben Blaine. The film will soon be released in South Korea. More details to follow.
JOY WILKINSON’S “BLOW UP DOLLS” SELECTED FOR IFEATURES
Published: 7th July 2016
We are delighted to share the news that Screen International “Star of Tomorrow” and regular Jeva Films collaborator, Joy Wilkinson, has had her project "BLOW UP DOLLS" selected as one of the final 12 projects for the prestigious iFeatures scheme. She will be working with director Carolina Giammetta and producer Jude Goldrei, with Cassandra Sigsgaard executive producing.
Find out more about the project here
"INDIA IN A DAY" HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT SHEFFIELD
Published: June 15th 2016
"INDIA IN A DAY", the feature documentary which Cassandra has produced with Jack Arbuthnott for Scott Free Films, premiered last night at Sheffield Doc/Fest to a great reception. This was the world premiere. More festival news to follow.
CASSANDRA SIGSGAARD BECOMES CHAIR OF WOMEN IN FILM AND TV
Published: March 14th 2016
We are delighted to share the news that Cassandra Sigsgaard was voted Chair of the Board of Women in Film and Television (UK) after having served as Vice Chair under Elizabeth Karlsen. Cassandra has been on the Board for many years and is delighted to take on the role of Chair.
"nina forever" releases theatrically in the Usa
Published: February 12th 2016
"NINA FOREVER" is released theatrically across 11 cities in the USA today, including Los Angeles, New York and Detroit. For full details of where to catch the film, please visit www.ninaforever.com
4* review in the guardian for "nina forever"
Published: February 11th 2016
Ahead of our UK release, we are very happy to share this review from The Guardian. The film will be on at select cinemas in the UK. To find out more, please visit www.ninaforever.com
"NINA FOREVER" takes home a BIFa award
Published: December 7th 2015
We are delighted to share that Abigail Hardingham who stars as Holly in Nina Forever, won the Most Promising Newcomer award at last nights BIFA awards ceremony. The award was presented to her by Colin Farrell. Here is a link to the full list of winners.
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL DISCUSS THE BIFA AWARDS 2015
Published: November 27th 2015
Cassandra Sigsgaard is quoted in the Screen International article discussing the impact of awards such as the BIFAs on independent movies. Read the full article here.
"Nina Forever" receives two BIFA nominations
Published: November 3rd 2015
We are delighted to share the news that "NINA FOREVER", directed by Chris and Ben Blaine, has been nominated for two BIFA awards: Debut Director and Most Promising Newcomer for Abigail Hardingham's performance as Holly.
The full list of nominees is here.
"Nina Forever" wins award at Morbido Film Festival
Published: November 2nd 2015
Another win for "NINA FOREVER". Chris and Ben picked up the Press Award
at the Morbido Film Festival in Mexico. Muchos gracias!!
More awards for "Nina Forever"
Published: November 1st 2015
We are very happy to share the news that "NINA FOREVER" has picked up the Most Original Film and Best Editing Awards at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.
UK premierE of feature "Nina Forever"
Published: 31st August 2015
Today is our UK premiere at the Film 4FrightFest Film Festival in Leicester Square, London. Hope to see you there!
Total Film names "Nina Forever" their sponsored film at Film4 FrightFest
Published: 7th August 2015
More good news – "NINA FOREVER" is the Total Film sponsored film of Film4 FrightFest this year, joining the ranks of previous films such as "MONSTERS", "KILL LIST", "BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO", and "THE BABADOOK". Read more here.
“Nina Forever” review
Published: 29th July 2015
Delighted to read Kim Newman’s review of "NINA FOREVER" in Screen International, where he calls the film “a strikingly original British horror film”. Read the full review here.
“Nina Forever” receives world premiere at SXSW Film Festival, USA
Published: 14th March 2015
Thank you SXSW, we are having a fantastic time as we finally share "NINA FOREVER" with the world!
World premiere announcement for feature “Nina Forever”
Published: 3rd February 2015
Hot off the press…Nina Forever will have its world premiere at SXSW in March,
as part of the Visions programme. We are over the moon!