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Mar 03
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New film collaboration will boost jobs and investment

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BritAsia Fund has announced a new creative collaboration with Moving Pictures Media and Checklist Films to produce and finance film and TV projects. BritAsia TV, the largest television platform for British Asians which is based in the Midlands, will launch the joint venture with 12 hand-picked projects. The first two films to start the collaboration will begin production in Birmingham in September.

About the Films

‘E-Ghost’ is a sci-fi movie featuring the cityscape of Birmingham and surrounding areas. It will be directed by Mauro Borelli whose previous credits include Hollywood blockbusters Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, The Hateful Eight, Captain America, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sleepy Hollow and Planet of the Apes.

‘HERITAGE: The Legacy’, an action thriller, will be the debut feature from Checklist Films with director Daniel Alexander attached to the project.

The films are being produced by Isabella Marchese Ragona, chief executive of Moving Pictures Media, and Hakam Poselay, chief executive of Checklist Films. Tony Shergill, chief excutive of BritAsia TV, said: “We’re delighted to announce this brand-new creative collaboration with Moving Pictures Media and Checklist Films Ltd.

“Our upcoming slate of projects will bring to screen an exciting array of films and TV shows, which will be a fantastic addition to the West Midlands’ creative industry and also a welcome boost to employment and investment opportunities in our region.”

Jack Darby, co-founder and managing director of BritAsia Fund, said: “What I love about working with Moving Pictures Media and Checklist Films Ltd is that they use their success to help others achieve success themselves.”

 

Source: www.expressandstar.com

Mar 03
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Lenny Henry to Appear in new Birmingham BBC Drama

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Dudley-born comedian and actor Lenny Henry will appear in My Name is Leon as well being the executive producer of the programme, which is currently being filmed in Birmingham. My Name is Leon is currently being shot in the city and will be shown on BBC One.

As well as Dudley-born Sir Lenry, the film also stars former Dr Who Christopher Eccleston and Black Mirror’s Malachi Kirby. The 90-minute drama is an adaptation of the novel of Kit de Waal’s novel of the same name.

It is set in Birmingham in the 19080s and tells the story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed race boy who hopes to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from from his blond and blue eyed baby brother. Viewers will follow Leon’s relationship with his foster carer as the production explores issues of identity and belonging.

Sir Lenny, aged 62, who will be the executive producer, said: “I discovered the book while performing the audio book and was so moved on the first day’s work I rang my office at lunchtime and said, ‘We’ve got to try and do this’. Thankfully, after five years, we’ve pulled it together with a great writer (Shola Amoo), director (Lynette Linton), cast and crew. I can’t wait to see the results.”

My Name is Leon will air on BBC One at a future date.

 

Source: www.birminghammail.co.uk

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