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Janine Marmot — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:45:24 +0000

When you buy No Greater Love and Relics and Roses from Soda Shop – both films for £15.00. Visit Soda

Shock Head Soul

Janine Marmot — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:40:29 +0000

Simon Pummell’s Shock Head Soul has been selected in Competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival. The film interleaves documentary interviews, fictional re-construction & CGI animation to portray Daniel Paul Schreber’s story. The film’s mix of forms crosses boundaries between documentary and fiction: exploring the borderline between religious vision and deluded fanaticism, and the intimate link between family secrets, psychiatric diagnosis, and our societal understanding of mental illness.

Kelly + Victor starts shooting in Liverpool August 2011

Janine Marmot — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:33:52 +0000

Kieran Evans’ adaptation of the acclaimed novel Kelly + Victor by Niall Griffiths, starts shooting in August. The film stars Antonia Campbell Hughes and Julian Morris and will shoot entirely on location in Liverpool, and is directed by Evans and produced by Janine Marmot and co produced by Andrew Freedman.

Michael Whyte’s No Greater Love scoops THE GRAND PRIZE at the International Festival of Cinema and Religion in Italy

Janine Marmot — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:30:52 +0000

The International Jury says: ”Beautifully crafted, this almost monochromatic documentary is anything but stereotypical. An amazing achievement. A powerful message for those of us who inhabit fast societies that militate against the possibility of wisdom. An amazing achievement by the Director and Cinematographer Michael Whyte.”

No Greater Love ‘De Silence et d’Amour‘ will be released in FRANCE on 29th December 2010 for further information please click here

The film has sold to ABC/Cinemien in The Netherlands and will be released in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg in November 2010.
For further information click here

Simon Pummell’s Shock Head Soul starts production

Janine Marmot — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:07:59 +0000

Pummell’s cross media feature Shock Head Soul (film, installation, web site and book) has started shooting in London and continues shooting in Holland in December. Pummell’s innovative combination of live action, documentary interviews, animation, and CGI explore the life of Daniel Paul Schreber, a successful lawyer and psychotic writer, who was confined to an asylum for nine years. Schreber’s Memoir of his psychotic illness was made famous by Freud’s critical reading. The project was developed in collaboration with psychoanalyst Helen Taylor-Robinson.
The film is supported by The Wellcome Trust, the Netherlands Film Fund
Rotterdam Media Fund and The Harvard Film Study Centre.
It is a Hot Property Film in co production with Submarine, Serious and Illumination Films.

No Greater Love released in cinemas in the UK on 9th April 2010

Janine Marmot — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:57:39 +0000

Michael Whyte’s feature documentary is released in cinemas across the UK on 9th 2010. There will be a screening at the Renoir Cinema, The Brunswick, London, WC1N 1AW, on Monday 12th April at 6.05pm followed by a Q & A with the Director Michael Whyte.

You can book tickets via the Renoir’s website

No Greater Love will also screen from 9th April for a week of matinées, time to be confirmed, at the Gate Cinema, Notting Hill Gate, London. There will be a Q & A with the director on 10th April. To book tickets or for further information regarding screening times please phone the Gate Cinema 0871 704 2058

No Greater Love will screen on 13th April at Rich Mix Cinema, Bethnal Green, London E.1. Tel: 020 7613 7498

and Genesis Cinema, Mile End Road, London E1 tel: 020 7780 2000

For further information visit: No Greater Love

There will be a screening at the Renoir Cinema, The Brunswick, London, WC1N 1AW, on Monday 12th April at 6.05pm followed by a Q & A with the Director Michael Whyte.

You can book tickets via the Renoir’s website: Renoir

Bodysong Collector’s Edition released by the BFI on 22nd March 2010

Janine Marmot — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:49:17 +0000

The BFI is releasing the DVD of Simon Pummell’s Bodysong, featuring music by Jonny Greenwood.The collector’s edition includes a beautiful book with 200 photographs and critical essays by William Gibson, Geoff Andrew, Gareth Evans and Matt Hanson. To buy a copy go to Amazon

Brand New-U wins a place at Cinemart, Rotterdam, following its success at the inaugural Power to the Pixel Pitch

Janine Marmot — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:08:05 +0000

Cinemart has just announced its selection of projects from over 450 submissions.

Among those presenting their projects are Tiger Award nominee and media artist Simon Pummell. The selection further includes projects from Russian directors Alexey Balabanov and Andrei Zvyagintsev, as well as from a strong line up of young filmmaking talent.

Head of CineMart Marit van den Elshout is “very proud to present this exciting line up of strong projects by yet to be discovered talents and returning Rotterdam friends. Our aim is to select projects close to the heart of Rotterdam as well as with good market potential. We believe it is a focused yet eclectic selection that will cater to the different needs of the 800 guests we expect to attend CineMart.”

Click here for the full CineMart Selection 2010.

No Greater Love wins Britspotting award

Janine Marmot — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:40:16 +0000

“No Greater Love wins Britspotting award, Janine Marmot announces projects” Screen Daily