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Office at Cannes: tbc Tel: tbc Fax: tbc Executives attending: Gary Smith, ceo Billy Hurman Andrew Brown Lisa Millard Hadeel Reda Chris Craib Cosmo Spens First market attended: Cannes 96 Most films budgeted $5-8 million Also buying at Cannes Featured product Divorcing Jack (Northern Ireland) Thriller. First sold at AFM 98. Dir: David Caffrey. Cast: David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Robert Lindsay. A satirical Belfast journalist stumbles upon a political minefield. 95 mins. The Sea Change (UK/Spain) Romantic comedy. Screening. First sold at Mifed 97. Dir: Michael Bray. Cast: Maryam D'Abo, Sean Chapman, Ray Winstone. A man must change dramatically to win the heart of the woman he loves. 91 mins. Captain Jack (aka An Inch over the Horizon) (UK) Adventure comedy. First sold at Mifed 97. Dir: Robert Young. Cast: Bob Hoskins, Peter MacDonald, Sadie Frost. Loosely based on the true story of a Whitby sailor who assembles a motley crew to begin a journey of lifetime. 100 mins. Palmer's Pick-up (US) Comedy. Post-production. First sold at AFM 98. Dir: Christopher Coppola. Cast: Robert Carradine, Rosanna Arquette, Talia Shire. Pear and Palmer journey across America with, unbeknown to them, the fate of the world in their hands. The Son of Man (US) Drama. Pre-production. Dir: Jack Riley. Impact of Christ's life on one of his young followers. Lighthouse (UK) Thriller. Pre-production. Dir: Simon Hunter. A deadly game of cat and mouse for the survivors of a wrecked prison ship on a hellish island. Muggers (Australia/UK) Black comedy. Pre-production. Dir: Dean Murphy. Cast: Jason Barry, Matt Day. Two indebted medical students get involved in the lucrative business of selling bodily organs. Puccini (UK) Drama. Pre-production. An insight into the intrigue and turbulent life of this great composer. Winchester Films head office: 29/30 Kingly Street, London W1R 5LB, UK Tel: +44-171 434 4374 Fax: +44-171 287 4334 |
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