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Independent Film Company takes a holistic approach to the development, production and rights management of high quality Film and TV content.
Company
The Film and TV industry is going through a period of major transition; the way content can be produced, distributed and enjoyed by the consumer is evolving rapidly. At the same time creating quality content across all mediums has never been more valuable.
Independent’s expertise in production, distribution and marketing, combined with the company’s established industry experience and deep talent relationships, put the business in a strong position to take advantage of the changes that are happening within the industry. Independent tailors the combination of the traditional and the new to the specific needs of the content.
In practice this means, having a coordinated marketing approach across all stages of development, production and distribution and using both traditional and new media channels as appropriate. On the delivery side it means having the ability to go through both our own international sales and UK distribution companies where appropriate or partnering with both traditional and new distribution platforms to best reach the target audience.
Independent combines its own nimble infrastructure with established industry players, the company is currently working with, amongst others, BBC FILMS, BFI, Film4, E1 and ITV. the company is a recipient of the prestigious British Film Institute (BFI) Vision Award for development of new content.
On delivery Independent's partnerships range from the major US studios (Fox, Warners, Universal etc) to large regional distributors to online platforms (Netflix, iTunes, Amazon etc.).
Independent Entertainment is owned entirely by Living Capital and Luc Roeg, CEO.
The group’s films include We Need To Talk About Kevin (production, international sales), The Falling (production, international sales), Mr. Nice (production, international sales) Moon (executive producer, international sales), Starred-Up (international sales), The Sea (production, international sales, UK distribution) Metro Manila (UK distribution), Reality (UK distribution).
Production
The complete production catalogue shown by Independent Entertainment, from current development to completed films.
In Pre Production
The outrageous true story of a group of friends from Liverpool who form a band and create one of the most infamous hit singles of all times. The band? Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The single? Relax.
Completed
The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously. Based on the novel My Policeman written by Bethan Roberts.
Completed
2049. Two and a half years into a three year research contract, George Almore is on the verge of a breakthrough. Stationed halfway up a snow-capped mountain near Kyoto at a secret facility codenamed ‘The Garden’, he has been working on a model that is a true human-equivalent android. His prototype is almost complete. But this most sensitive phase of his work is also the riskiest. Especially as George has an ulterior motive for his work that must be hidden at all costs: Being re-united with his dead wife, Jules.
Completed
When New Orleans homicide detective Mike Hoolihan investigates the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert Jennifer Rockwell her quest for the truth destabilises her view of the universe, and herself.
Completed
It’s 1969 at a strict English girls’ school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved. Before long, the condition begins to spread throughout the school community and when Lydia’s own symptoms worsen, she rallies against the school’s authorities to find and remove the underlying cause before it’s too late.
Completed
Eva puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin. The relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years. When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgiveable in the eyes of the entire community. Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief and responsibility. Did she ever love her son? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault?
Completed
The thrilling true life story of Howard Marks: school teacher and international drug smuggler who at one point controlled ten percent of the global trade in marijuana. Adapted from Marks' autobiography, Mr. Nice chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most fascinating and notorious figures in the international drug trade.
Completed
A fast-paced, high concept thriller following a twenty something layabout, who over the course of a day, is forced to make his way across an increasingly strange and sinister London, in order to save his kidnapped girlfriend.
Completed
Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by John Banville. After the death of his wife Anna, Max retreats to The Cedars, a house by the sea where he spent his childhood summers. Re-acquainting himself with places past provokes a cathartic reflection as the present draws out powerful memories from one fateful summer many years ago – memories of innocent joy, uplifting warmth but also of profound tragedy. Only an unforeseen revelation will provide a path to redemption and closure.
Completed
Based on Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Boxing Day follows Ivans XTC and The Kreutzer Sonata as the third film in a loose trilogy of modern day interpretations of Tolstoy stories. Basil, a businessman and his chauffeur Nick, drive in to the heart of the Rocky mountains in the midst of perilous weather conditions. When the journey becomes potentially fatal, Basil must decide whether he's prepared to sacrifice his own life for the life of another.
Completed
Two disenchanted private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of man hunt with the people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Kelly, a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She is in debt, he is going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash. He soon realizes he has walked into 12 hours of hell where survival is the name of the game.
Completed
A unique family story set within the world’s fastest sport exploring how Damon Hill overcame the death of his father Graham, a two-time world champion and motor racing icon, to follow in his footsteps and become world champion in 1996.
Sales
The complete current sales slate shown by Independent Entertainment, including projects in pre-production, production and completed titles.
In Pre Production
The sci-fi-thriller, inspired by one of the most well-documented UFO encounters on record, follows the harrowing journey of a cargo plane crew who, while flying at 40,000 feet above the Arctic Circle, become the target of otherworldly attention.
Completed
Mr Burton tells the true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk. Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr Burton recognised the raw talent in his pupil, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father.
In Production
Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, the death of a young construction worker forces an elderly nun to confront the muddied ethics of an institution she has dedicated her life to.
In Pre Production
The outrageous true story of a group of friends from Liverpool who form a band and create one of the most infamous hit singles of all times. The band? Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The single? Relax.
Completed
A unique family story set within the world’s fastest sport exploring how Damon Hill overcame the death of his father Graham, a two-time world champion and motor racing icon, to follow in his footsteps and become world champion in 1996.
Completed · 2024 · 100'
Layla is a struggling British-Palestinian drag performer whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. When their performance at a belittling corporate Pride event turns into a transgressive takedown, they are surprised to win the affection of Max, a charming, successful white gay man who is bewitched by Layla’s power on stage. It sparks a thrilling romance from across the aisles of the LGBTQ+ community, as both Layla and Max negotiate how desire and identity can sometimes collide.
Completed · 2023 · 96 mins
Two teenagers from London take an unexpected road trip North as each of them tries to understand how loss and grief have shaped their young minds. A highly personal road movie about grief, love, sexuality and friendship.
Completed · 2023
A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality.
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