Creativity Capital attends the Frontiers Market
Creativity Capital’s Investment Director David Gilbery will be at the Frontiers Market in Montreal from the 19th – 23rd of July.
Now in its 9th year, the International Co-Production Market presents 20 FRONTIÈRES films in development (10 European and 10 North American), are presented to leading industry producers, financiers, sales agents, distributors over 4 days.
For more information visit http://www.frontieresmarket.com/en/fantasia
Creativity Capital fully finances Alexander McQueen Documentary
New York City-based film distribution company Bleecker Street has taken North American rights to Ian Bonhote’s biopic documentary about Alexander McQueen.
Fully financed by Creativity Capital, McQueen delves into the life of Lee Alexander McQueen, an award wining British fashion designer who took his own life in 2010 at just forty years old.
Creativity Capital’s David Gilbery and Patrick Fischer are serving as executive producers.
For more information please check out the articles on Screen Daily and Variety.
New website and Funding opportunities
We’re delighted to reveal two new funds are available for GAP and collateralised lending.
As well as secured loans to reduce UK tax credit or a pre-sale contract, our GAP lending fund gives an unsecured loan to a film set against its sales. This allows UK backers the capacity to reduce Producers lending cost on the investment.
Producers can access a range of finance at reduced rates saving them time and money, leaving them to focus on making great films.
Creativity Capital’s recent investment success includes BAFTA winner ‘Under The Shadow’, 2016 “Swallows & Amazons” and “The Recall” starring Wesley Snipes.
Read the Screen Daily article here.
For more details or to apply for investment please contact us at finance@creativitycapital.co.uk
BAFTA Glory for Under the Shadow
Iranian Thriller Under the Shadow has scooped the Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer award at tonight’s BAFTAs.
The film portrays a mother and daughter who grapple with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn 1980s Tehran whilst a strange evil haunts their apartment.
Babak Anvari (writer/director), Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill and Lucan Toh (producers) picked up the award at the ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall.
Creativity Media and Creativity Capital provided picture and sound postproduction and financial backing.
Congratulations to Under The Shadow.
BAFTA nominations for UNDER THE SHADOW
Iranian thriller UNDER THE SHADOW has been nominated for Outstanding British film and Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director or producer.
Up against a great line up of British contenders for these two awards, director Babak Anvari‘s acclaimed debut is one of our great success the team had the pleasure of providing full postproduction and finance support from Creativity Capital.
Hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Albert Hall, winners will be announced and broadcast on BBC One on 12th February 2017.
Want to see Under the Shadow before the BAFTAs? Catch it on Netflix.
Under the Shadow available on Netflix in January 2017
2016 is coming to an end. A year full of ups and down but definitely a high for Iranian Horror Under The Shadow.
A year full of awards and critical acclaim, Under The Shadow will be available to see via Netflix from 7th January 2017.
Netflix acquired the worldwide streaming rights to the Iranian horror movie back in January 2016 at the Sundance film festival.
Creativity Media provided full postproduction for Babak Anvari first feature and are happy to end the year on a high.
To everyone that has worked and collaborated with Creativity Media over the last year we thank you for your support and look forward to working with you in 2017.
BIFA SUCCESS FOR UNDER THE SHADOW AND JACKED
Last night Horror Thriller Under The Shadow was one of the big winners at The British Independent Film Awards with Crime drama Jacked wining Best British Short Film.
Now in its 19th year, The British Independent Film Awards highlights the best, most innovative and creative independent filmmaking and filmmakers in the UK.
Presented by Jennifer Saunders at London’s Old Billingsgate, Under The Shadow was up for six awards and went away with three including Best Screenplay and The Douglas Hickox award for Best Debut Director
Written and Directed by Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow sees a mother and daughter struggle with the horrors of the post-revolution, war-torn 1980s Tehran whilst a strange evil appears to haunt their home.
Creativity Media are proud to have provided full postproduction for this film as well as financial assistance from our sister company Creativity Capital.
JACKED, Under The Shadow & Swallows and Amazons selected in BIFA Long List
The British Independent Film Awards has announced its long list and we are delighted that three of the films Creativity Media worked on have been selected
JACKED is up for Best British Short Whilst Swallows and Amazons’ Philippa Lowthorpe and Under The Shadow’s Babak Anvari are in the running for the Douglas Hickox Award for debut director.
The official nominations will be announced on 1st November ahead of the ceremony in London 4th December.
Congratulations to the filmmakers.
Under the Shadow is UK foreign language entry for Academy Awards
It was over a year ago when Babak Anvari came to our studio where our team help to finish his debut film Under the Shadow. Since then the film has screened at many festivals and has received brilliant reviews.
With its UK Release tomorrow (23rd September) the film’s success continues as BAFTA selects Under the Shadow as the UK foreign language entry for Academy Awards.
Creativity Media provided Postproduction and part-financed by our sister company Creativity Capital.
We are proud this film is getting the recognition it deserves. Our fingers are crossed when the Oscar nominations are announced in the New Year.
Project News: BBC Films “Swallows and Amazons” to be released in August
Summer has arrived and we are feeling nostalgic here at Creativity Media with the release of childhood favourites Swallows and Amazons this August.
The updated version of Arthur Ransome’s 1930s classic follows a group of children and their adventures whilst holidaying in the Lake District.
The Walker children travel to a small island in the Lake in a dingy called “Sparrow” where they meet and their rivals on the island, Blackett sisters – known as the “Amazons”.
Creativity Media provided full sound design and online editing services on this family adventure starring Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott and Harry Enfield.
Swallows and Amazons will be in cinemas from 19th August .
For more information, visit our Project page or check out the trailer here.
