All at The Agency would like to pass on our congratulations to clients Babak Jalali and Carolina Cavalli for FREMONT, which has landed in UK Cinemas to a raft of superb reviews. FREMONT is Directed by Babak Jalali, and Co-Written by Babak Jalali & Carolina Cavalli Babak Jalali and Carolina Cavalli are represented by Hannah Boulton at The Agency (London) Ltd ..read more

In accordance and solidarity with the WGA strikes, The Agency will not promoting certain titles. The Agency would like to congratulate all of our clients who worked on projects that have made the selection at the BFI London Film Festival 2023. The BFI London Film Festival runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player. These include: –ALL OF US STRANGERS (Searchlight Pictures). Directed by Andrew Haigh. Headline Gala. –POOR THINGS (Searchlight Pictures). Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray. Headline Gala. THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN (South Wind Blo ..read more

Paris Zarcilla’s debut feature RAGING GRACE, a gender-bending horror drama, premiered at SXSW this week. The premier was triumphant with RAGING GRACE winning the narrative competition and Paris winning the Thunderbird rising award. The film follows Joy, an undocumented Filipino immigrant who is struggling to do the best she can for her daughter when she secures the perfect job: taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads. But very soon, Joy and her daughter Grace start to realize everything is not as it seems. Some ..read more

The film will star Blinded By The Light’s Viveik Kalra as a South Asian Welshman who comes to India in search of his estranged father, and teams up with a street-smart private detective (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) for the adventure. Produced by Guru Films. Co-written by and directed by Downton Abbey’s Philip John. You can read the full article here ..read more

In accordance and solidarity with the WGA strikes, The Agency will not promoting certain titles. The Agency would like to congratulate all of our clients who worked on projects that have made the selection at the BFI London Film Festival 2023. The BFI London Film Festival runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player. These include: –ALL OF US STRANGERS (Searchlight Pictures). Directed by Andrew Haigh. Headline Gala. –POOR THINGS (Searchlight Pictures). Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray. Headline Gala. THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN (South Wind Blo ..read more

Lily and the Rockets by Rebecca Stevens (published by Chicken House) is set to made into a feature film by production company Free Turn Entertainment, as announced exclusively in Deadline. Based on the true story of the original Arsenal Ladies’ team, one of several female-only football teams formed during World War One, Lily and the Rockets is an inspiring and timely story of football, friendship, and determination. As outlined in Deadline’s article, “Lily and the Rockets will follow 18-year-old Lily, a courageous young woman who challenges the gender norms of the early 20th Century, driven by ..read more

The Agency would like to congratulate client Bethan Moore on her fantastic comedy horror short film MANTIS which made the official selection at the BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival selection 2023. Directed by William Peppercorn and produced by Tidza Karup at the National Film and Television School. Link available upon request. Bethan Moore is represented by Arthur Barnard and Bethan Evans at The Agency (London) Ltd. The post MANTIS Makes Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2023 Official Selection appeared first on The Agency ..read more

Rosebushpruning, an upcoming English-language adaptation by screenwriter Efthimis Filippou of Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 debut feature I pugni in tasca, has announced its principal cast: Kristen Stewart, Josh O’Connor and Elle Fanning. Rosebushpruning will be directed by Karim Aïnouz and is set to start production in spring 2024. Match Factory and MUBI are backing it. Efthmis Filippou is repped by Hannah Boulton. The post Efthmis Filippou penned ROSEBUSHPRUNING announces stellar cast appeared first on The Agency ..read more

Paris Zarcilla’s debut feature RAGING GRACE, a gender-bending horror drama, premiered at SXSW this week. The premier was triumphant with RAGING GRACE winning the narrative competition and Paris winning the Thunderbird rising award. The film follows Joy, an undocumented Filipino immigrant who is struggling to do the best she can for her daughter when she secures the perfect job: taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads. But very soon, Joy and her daughter Grace start to realize everything is not as it seems. Some ..read more

Congratulations to our client Heidi Thomas for ALLELUJIAH which arrives in cinemas on Friday 17th March 2023. Based on the play by Alan Bennett, the film stars Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi and Judi Dench and is directed by Richard Eyre. Heidi Thomas is represented by Bethan Evans at The Agency (London) Ltd. The post Heidi Thomas’ ALLELUJIAH arrives in cinemas on Friday 17th March appeared first on The Agency ..read more