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UK Film Centre Filmart 2019 - We Are UK Film
UK Film Support Organisations
British Film Institute (BFI)                 • Opening markets, building a trade
At the BFI we support, nurture and           framework with new and existing
promote the art of film, television and      partners which is free and fair.
the moving image. We invest National
Lottery funding in development,              • Using trade and investment to underpin
production, distribution, sales, export,     the government’s agenda for a Global
film heritage, and education. The BFI        Britain and its ambitions for prosperity,
Certification Unit is the first point of     stability and security worldwide.
contact for accessing the UK’s Creative
Sector Tax Reliefs for film, high-end        For more information visit:
television, animation, programmes,           great.gov.uk/international
children’s TV and video games.               @tradegovuk

For more information, please visit:          Film Export UK
bfi.org.uk @BFI                              Charlie Bloye,
                                             Chief Executive
As the UK’s lead organisation for film,      Mobile: +44 7775 521 656
the BFI is working with government and       Email: cbloye@filmexportuk.com
the industry to provide information and
clarity to producers and industry            Film Export UK is the trade body for
professionals on how Brexit might            companies with UK offices selling,
affect the screen sector.                    marketing and distributing independent
                                             feature films around the world. The
For up-to-the-minute updates, please         association performs a wide range of
visit: bfi.org.uk/brexit                     functions to support and sustain the
                                             export of UK independent films from
Department for International Trade (DIT)     British companies but its members
Frances Moffett-Kouadio,                     handle films of all nationalities because
Director of Trade                            of the high concentration of specialist
Email: frances.moffett-kouadio2@fco.gov.uk   global sales and marketing expertise for
Stephen Ng,                                  which the UK is renowned. On behalf of
Associate Director of Trade                  its members, the association operates
Email: stephen.ng@fco.gov.uk                 umbrella stands at key international film
                                             festivals and markets, represents the
The UK’s Department for International        views of international distribution
Trade (DIT) helps businesses export,         companies to public policy makers,
drives inward and outward investment,        encourages high professional standards
negotiates market access and trade           and best practice, develops training
deals and champions free trade. DIT is an    programmes to share expertise and skills
international economic department,           and develops initiatives in the field of
responsible for:                             digital innovation.

• Supporting and encouraging UK              For more information, please visit:
businesses to drive sustainable              filmexport.com
international growth.

• Ensuring the UK remains a leading
destination for international investment
and maintains its number one position
for international investment stock in
Europe.
UK Film Centre Filmart 2019 - We Are UK Film
Sales Companies
101 Films International                           Dogwoof                                         Film Seekers
Gil Garagnon,                                     Nadine Rothschild,                              Caroline Couret-Delègue,
Managing Director                                 Marketing & Sales Manager                       Sales & Acquisitions
Eoghan Burke,                                     Email: nadine@dogwoof.com                       Email: caroline@film-seekers.com
Head of International Sales                       Mobile: +44 7577 196 587                        +44 7850 096 510
Email: eoghan@101-films.com
Mobile: +353 87 251 7136                          Founded in 2003 by Andy Whittaker,              Film Seekers is a London-based
                                                  Dogwoof is a London-based, documentary          international sales agency focusing on
101 Films International is a sales company        film company integrating production, world      commercially driven English language
which focusing on commercially driven             sales and UK distribution. Dogwoof has so       feature films with worldwide appeal. With a
feature films of all genres and budget sizes.     far released 24 Oscar®-nominated                combined experience of more than 20 years
We represent projects at all stages of the        documentaries, with four wins and an            in the independent sector, the company
filmmaking process, with the aim of helping       additional three BAFTA winners; notable         seeks to offer producers support from script
producers and distributors achieve                titles include Oscar®-winning and BAFTA-        stage through to distribution, representing
maximum exposure for their films.                 winning Free Solo (the UK’s highest grossing    eight to ten new films a year. Recent
                                                  documentary of 2018), BAFTA-nominated           successes include Edie, released theatrically
For more information, please visit:               Three Identical Strangers, Oscar®               nationwide in the UK in May 2018, and The
101filmsinternational.com                         nominated RBG, BAFTA-winning The Act of         Witch in the Window, sold on multi-territory
                                                  Killing and Blackfish. Dogwoof’s TDog           deals worldwide which will premiere in
AMP International                                 production investment fund has premiered        Fantasia this year.
Nina Kolokouri,                                   two films in Sundance Film Festival -
Partner - Sales & Business Operations             Westwood and Halston - with more in the         For more information, please visit:
Email: nina@amp-film.com                          production and post-production stage; the       film-seekers.com @film_seekers
                                                  fund is focused on feature docs, docu-
AMP International sells, produces, finances,      series, and remake rights, gearing up the       HanWay Films
markets and packages films by new and             company towards vertical integration.           Janina Vilsmaier,
established filmmakers. It is part of Alliance                                                    Sales Manager
Capital Partners group, the Dubai-based           For more information, please visit:             Email: jv@hanwayfilms.com
private asset management and finance              dogwoofsales.com
company.                                                                                          HanWay Films is a UK based international
                                                  Film Constellation                              sales company specialising in quality,
For more information, please visit:               Edward Parodi,                                  high-profile and commercially driven films
amp-film.com @Film_AMP                            Sales & Acquisitions Manager                    from visionary and unique filmmakers
                                                  Email: sales@filmconstellation.com              around the world. Established in 1998 by
Carnaby International                             +44 7549 992 746                                producer Jeremy Thomas, HanWay offers
Tim Grohne,                                                                                       full service solutions, arranging; financing,
President, International & Production             Film Constellation is an international film     sales, marketing and distribution. HanWay
Email: tim@carnabyinternational.com               entertainment licensing company                 Films has long-term global producing
Mobile: +44 7973 543 537                          headquartered in London, dedicated to           partnerships and represents films from
                                                  nurturing and launching the best of             Recorded Picture Company along with
Carnaby International has been financing          filmmaking talent into the global market.       projects from third party producers as
and producing films for over 15 years.            Founded in 2016 by industry executive           well as the rights to an extensive film
Amongst its notable successes have been           Fabien Westerhoff, the company builds on        catalogue of over five hundred feature
The Wee Man for which it won two BAFTA-           a track record for growing award-winning        films.
Scotland awards and the Rise of the Foot          filmmaker brands. It is a destination for
Soldier trilogy, which is one of Britain’s most   visionary new talent and trusted                For more information, please visit:
successful crime franchises. Carnaby              filmmakers, embracing new distribution          hanwayfilms.com @HanWayFillms
International Sales & Distribution was            channels, globally. Film Constellation
established in 2013 in order to distribute        receives financial backing from a pool of
Carnaby International’s films on a                European private and institutional equity
worldwide basis, as well as representing          partners, offering a fast-track bridge to the
films from independent producers. It has a        market’s international funding resources,
broad and diverse slate which includes many       distribution and festival scene.
notable festival hits including The Young
Offenders and Kids in Love.                       For more information, please visit:
                                                  filmconstellation.com
For more information, please visit:               @FCConstellation1
carnabyinternational.com
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Independent Film Sales                          Kaleidoscope Film Distribution                   Metro International Entertainment
Asia Muci,                                      Daniel Cooper,                                   Sam Parker,
Sales Executive                                 Director of Sales                                Partner
Email: asia@independentfilmcompany.com          Email: daniel@kaleidoscopefilmdistribution.com   Email: sam.parker@metro-films.com
                                                Mobile: +44 7590 316 488
Independent is a fully integrated content                                                        Metro International represents quality,
creation and distribution company               Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (KFD) is an       commercial films for the global market. We
specialising in film and television.            established international sales company,         specialise in prestige films for sophisticated
Based in London and led by CEO Luc Roeg         specialising in commercial feature films and     audiences worldwide and also represent
and Managing Director Andrew Orr,               branded documentaries. New titles include        broad commercial thrillers and art-house
Independent has a team of highly                animated superhero adventures StarDog            films as well as theatrical “event”
motivated and experienced professionals         and TurboCat, voiced by Luke Evans, Bill         documentaries. Through a combination of
with expertise in project development,          Nighy and Gemma Arterton, WWII action-           pre-sales and our financing partners, we
production, structured finance, distribution,   thriller, Lancaster Skies, astonishing           work with producers to finance, package
sales and marketing. Over the past decade       murder-mystery documentary, Porndemic,           and distribute their films. We offer
Independent has built a reputation within       telling of the unexplained HIV epidemic that     additional bespoke production services
the industry for creating and distributing      tore through the 1990s Californian adult         through our partnerships and stakeholders.
innovative and original content. Working        film industry and Hurricane, the true story
with leading talent from around the world       of the Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain,   For more information, please visit:
combined with a deep understanding of the       from BAFTA winning Director, David Blair,        metro-films.com @metrofilmsales
marketplace, Independent has the ability to     starring Iwan Rheon and Milo Gibson
create and add value to the content it          Coming soon are animated sing-a-long,            Moviehouse Entertainment
produces and distributes.                       The Land of Sometimes, voiced by James           Gary Phillips,
                                                Corden, Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham             Managing Director - Head of Sales
For more information, please visit:             Carter and David Walliams, Mission               Email: gary.phillips@moviehouseent.com
independentfilmcompany.com                      Monsters, family animation from the
@IndepFilmCo                                    producer of Hoodwinked and Fantasia              Formed in 2001, Moviehouse Entertainment
                                                2000, and Little Princess & The Legend of        is a UK based international film sales and
Jinga Films                                     Blue Foot, from the creators of The              production company. Our ethos is to run a
Kevin Law,                                      Snowman and Father Christmas.                    quality, cost-effective, filmmaker and
Sales & Acquisitions Manager                                                                     distributor-friendly company handling films
Email: kevin@jingafilms.com                     For more information, please visit:              across all genres and budget levels.
Mobile: +44 7971 845 546                        kaleidoscopefilmdistribution.com

                                                                                                 For more information, please visit:
Jinga Films is an international sales agent                                                      moviehouseent.com
specialising in genre cinema. We represent
the best horror, science fiction and thriller
                                                                                                 Protagonist Pictures
films from around the World, including
                                                                                                 Charlotte Lopez,
Reborn, Echoes Of Fear, The Night Sitter
                                                                                                 International Sales Manager
And The Ice Cream Truck.
                                                                                                 Email: charlotte@protagonistpictures.com

For more information, please visit:
                                                                                                 Protagonist Pictures is an international
jingafilms.com @JingaFilms
                                                                                                 sales, finance, and production company
                                                                                                 with a proven track record in outstanding
                                                                                                 films and commercial successes. Based in
                                                                                                 the UK, the company handles films from
                                                 MR. JONES                                       around the world, always maintaining a
                                                 Dir: Agnieszka Holland
                                                 Int’l Sales: WestEnd Films                      strong focus on filmmakers with exceptional
                                                                                                 vision and storytelling skills.
SHOW ME THE PICTURE:
THE STORY OF JIM MARSHALL
Dir: Alfred George Bailey                                                                        For more information, please visit:
Int’l Sales: Film Constellation
                                                                                                 protagonistpictures.com

                                                 ZOO-HEAD
                                                 Dir: Navin Dev
                                                 Int’l Sales: Moviehouse Entertainment
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Reel One Entertainment                        Screenbound International Pictures             WestEnd Films
Mai Aboelfadle,                               Alan Byron,                                    Jonathan Walik,
International Sales Executive                 Managing Director                              Sales Executive
Email: maboelfadle@reeloneent.com             Email: alan.byron@screenbound.co.uk            Email: jonathan@westendfilms.com
                                              Martin Glew,
Reel One is one of the most prolific          Sales and Marketing Executive                  WestEnd Films is a dynamic international
independent producers and distributors        Email: martin.glew@screenbound.co.uk           sales and feature film financing company,
of scripted programming for the US and                                                       co-founded by Eve Schoukroun, Maya
international market, with over 50 new        Screenbound International Pictures             Amsellem and renowned producer and
titles in production for 2018. Already a      represents a catalogue of over 700             Capitol Films founder Sharon Harel-
leading provider of television movies, the    movies and documentaries for worldwide         Cohen. WestEnd launched at Cannes
company has recently branched out into        sales and distribution for all media rights.   2008 and offers filmmakers finance,
the production and distribution of            Hong Kong Filmart highlights include the       production and sales expertise as well as
scripted TV series.                           features Crystal’s Shadow and Top Knot         an extensive network of contacts across
                                              Detective. In our library of titles we have    all sectors of the industry. WestEnd’s
For more information, please visit:           the blockbusters Watership Down,               library includes Oscar-nominated titles
reeloneent.com                                Tommy, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club        such The Breadwinner, Albert Nobbs,
                                              Band, El Cid, Farinelli, The Fall of the       Song Of The Sea, Footnote and The
SC Films International                        Roman Empire, Circus World and many            Invisible Woman. A library of prestige
Fumie Suzuki Lancaster,                       more.                                          films from legendary director Woody
Director of Int’l Sales and Marketing                                                        Allen complements a steadily growing
Email: fumie@scfilmsinternational.com         For more information, please visit:            line-up of quality films. WestEnd has
                                              screenbound.co.uk @ScreenboundPic              created a brand called WeLove, aimed
SC Films International is an international                                                   at female audiences, which develops and
sales, distribution, production and finance   Timeless Films                                 produces female-specific content and
company based in London. SC Films was         Gareth Kamp,                                   promotes female talent. In addition to
formed in 2008 by sales veteran Simon         VP of International Sales & Distribution       this, WestEnd has recently established a
Crowe and tech entrepreneur Matthew           Email: gareth@timelessfilms.co.uk              new television arm, WeSeries, beginning
Joynes. We focus on five to six                                                              with the acquisition and development of
commercial, theatrical films worldwide        Timeless Films was launched in                 drama series Traitor (from the writer of
per year. We work closely with film           September 2009 by industry veteran             False Flag).
producers to develop scripts, raise finance   Ralph Kamp and his two children Rebecca
and prepare films for the worldwide           and Gareth. Timeless is an international       For more information, please visit:
market. Recent titles include animated        production and sales company, which has        westendfilms.com @WestEndfilms_UK
features; Sundance premiere White Fang,       built a unique position in the worldwide
Gnome Alone, Charming and Ozzy.               marketplace as the only independent
                                              sales company that focuses on animated
For more information, please visit:           and family films. Since its inception
scfilmsinternational.com @SC_Films            Timeless has produced and/or distributed
                                              10 animated features and 3 live action
                                              family films. Past successes have included
                                              Animals United, Postman Pat, Wickie The
                                              Viking, Rock Dog and Monster Family. At
                                              present Timeless has 5 films in production,
                                              including Monster Family 2, Dragon Rider
                                              and Pets United. Timeless’ films have been
                                              produced all over the world from Canada,         PINK WALL
                                                                                               Dir: Tom Cullen
                                              Germany, Spain, China and the USA and            Int’l Sales: AMP International
                                              each film has been released worldwide in
                                              over 100 countries.

                                              For more information, please visit:
                                              timelessfilms.co.uk

                                                                                               UNSEEN
                                                                                               Dir: Justin Edgar
                                                                                               Int’l Sales: Film Seekers
UK Film Centre Filmart 2019 - We Are UK Film
Welcome to the UK Film Centre

                                                  We help you connect with the UK’s national and regional
CRYSTAL’S SHADOW
Dir: Ilyas Kaduji                                 agencies, producers and sales companies, providing clear
Int’l Sales: Screenbound International Pictures
                                                  information about our outstanding locations, services,
                                                  films and talent.

                                                  Please see inside for details of all the companies that are
                                                  working at the Centre, managed by Film Export UK.

                                                  For more news and updates about UK FILM register at
                                                  weareukfilm.com and follow us on twitter at @weareukfilm.

                                                  For general enquiries please contact us at info@weareukfilm.

ROBERT THE BRUCE
Dir: Richard Gray
Int’l Sales: Metro International Entertainment

                                                    VALENTINE
                                                    Dir: Ubay Fox
                                                    Int’l Sales: Carnaby International

                                                  UK Film Centre, Filmart stand 1C-F20
MONDAY
Dir: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
                                                  Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention
Int’l Sales: Protagonist Pictures
                                                  and Exhibition Centre
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