Northwest Vision and Media, create the bigger picture
Tubedale Films
North West Vision and Tubedale Films Partner to Develop Feature Films on Merseyside
Monday 16th May 2005
North West Vision, the Film and Television agency for England's
Northwest is investing £145,000 over the next twelve months
into a slate partnership with Liverpool-based Tubedale Films in
order to stimulate a step change in the development and production
of features on Merseyside.
The deal is the first of its kind from a UK Regional Screen Agency
and will see Tubedale bringing a substantial £225,000 of
matching funding from a variety of sources to develop projects that
are market focused and substantially intended for production in the
region.
Tubedale is headed up by well-known Liverpudlian actor/director
David Morrissey, his brother, Liverpool businessman Paul Morrissey,
and producer Carl Clifton. David Morrissey's recent roles in the
BAFTA nominated TV series 'State of Play' and
'Blackpool' have served to underline his critical acclaim
as one of the UK's brightest talents. He is soon to be seen in
'Stoned' ( Stephen Woolley's film about Rolling Stone
Brian Jones) and will star opposite Sharon Stone in 'Basic
Instinct 2 - Risk Addiction' which is currently filming in the
UK.
Carl Clifton was formerly Head of International Sales at Polygram
and Universal Pictures International and had a stint running
FilmFour's international division. Paul Morrissey is a successful
entrepreneur and patron of the arts. Other Tubedale principals
include Finance and Administration Director Stuart Hatwell and
acclaimed novelist Esther Freud whose novel 'Hideous
Kinky' was adapted for the big screen and starred Kate
Winslet. The company will also be appointing an experienced Head Of
Development to manage the slate.
Tubedale previously co-produced Patrice Leconte's international hit
film 'L'homme du train' and is currently co-producing a
New York-set English language remake of Leconte's 1989 critical and
commercial success 'Monsieur Hire'.
The investment by North West Vision is being made through its
ERDF-sponsored Merseyside Film and Television Fund (MFTVF), which
is intended to strengthen Liverpool's filmmaking activity in
advance of its appointment as European Capital Of Culture in 2008.
As well as development finance, the fund also offers production
financing and company development support for both indigenous and
incoming production companies looking to co-produce in the
region.
Alice Morrison, Chief Executive of North West Vision comments:
'Tubedale has an exceptional creative team and a very clear
vision of how it can help shape a successful film production sector
on Merseyside. Developing and attracting the newest and best talent
is key but their internationalist approach is also refreshing and
completely in tune with the way that Liverpool is positioning
itself in preparation for 2008.'
David Morrissey of Tubedale Films comments:
"We're delighted to be teaming up with North West Vision in
this initiative. With European City of Culture status on the way
the current and future opportunities for developing and producing
films on Merseyside are really exciting. We're thrilled to be part
of that. "
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For further information on this announcement contact Geraldine Vesey, Angie Grant or Lorna Skingley at Spin Media on +44 (0)161 236 9909 or email: geraldine@spinmedia.co.uk, angie@spinmedia.co.uk or lorna@spinmedia.co.uk.
