Matteo relaxing at the Fuji Pavilion.

Saturday 21st saw us waving off our Producer, Matteo, who was flying out to Genova, Italy.

Matteo is currently working around the clock on Guildhall Pictures first Italian language film ‘Quello che vorrei’.  This is a project very close to Matteo’s heart, as it is set in and around his home town and is also set to be his feature, directorial debut.  Quello che vorrei will be shooting at the end of the summer in 2011.

Matteo will be gone for nearly three weeks, scouting for locations and facilities as well as having a meeting with the Liguria Film Commission about a possible co-production.

Good luck Matteo.  We look forward to hearing all about your successful scouting and meetings upon your return.

Expect Miracles!

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We have already added the first few titles and we intend to add lots more over the next few weeks. Trust me, it is a big job people.  We have been film lovers for years, after all.

But, don’t panic if you don’t yet have Blu-Ray, we still have all our favourites on regular DVD too.

So, why not check out our shop at http://www.guildhallpictures.co.uk/shop.html and see what films you may have missed.

Expect Miracles!

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It has been a crazy few weeks for the team at Guildhall Pictures. In fact, we have been non-stop.     So much so, that we haven’t even had time to update our wonderful blog.

So, let’s take this 10 minute ‘time-out’ to get you all up to date.

Draft 4 of Perfect is now well under way. Sinead, our writer, has been doing an incredible job of this amazing thriller. It is truly terrifying. We are all incredibly excited about this amazing story and with the wheels of pre-production starting to roll at the end of August we are getting an even bigger buzz.

Producer and writer, Matteo and co-writer Guglielmo are both hard at work on our first Italian language film, Quello che vorrei, (What I Wish). The story is one that raised considerable interest in Cannes and is a film that we have all become incredibly passionate about. It has fast become a really important part of our slate of pictures and we will keep you updated with all the news after Matteo’s trip to Genova.

Thursday saw a huge day for Brian, our Director/Producer, as he had the opportunity to pitch to a panel of industry ‘big-wigs’ and an audience of established filmmakers. The feedback was incredible and has driven us all onward, more passionately than ever. A fantastic experience and a wonderful morning.

As well as all of this, Matteo has been hard at work wrapping up a distribution deal for his independent project ‘Break My Fall’ and we would like to wish him all the very best in finalising the details this week.

Finally, we are still working really hard to get the final edit of our Cannes experience on line. Brian is hard at work completing the edit as we speak and has assured us, it will be on line very soon.  We can’t wait to see it.

So, it is on with the fun bits and the not-so-fun bits (that’s right, it is EOY accounts time again) as we keep on expecting miracles.

We hope you all have an amazing week.

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Yesterday saw the first revisions meeting for the 2nd draft of our feature script, ‘Perfect’.

I am absolutely overjoyed to say that the story is amazing and we are really close to a final draft.  Matteo, myself and Sinead all sat at our usual spot, in the Hotel Russell, working away with a real buzz of excitement.  It was hours until we eventually realised that it was coming up to 11pm and we should all go home and get some  sleep.

This project is  a truly amazing experience. The whole process has been completely collaborative from the very beginning and we are loving the fantastic results.

Here is to draft 3 and an amazing movie.

Expect Miracles!

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That’s right, we have added a few of our favourite pics from our latest trip to Cannes on the ‘behind the scenes’ section of our lovely website.

Why not have a look, as we will soon be adding the video footage of this wonderful trip, also.

Just go to http://www.guildhallpictures.co.uk/Behindscenes.html or click on the picture above.

Expect Miracles!

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Great News!!

Today saw our Cannes interview with the Film Industry Network (FIN) go live. The guys at FIN met with Matteo and Brian at the Martinez Hotel to chat about the making of Numbers Up and the aspirations of Guildhall Pictures in the long term.

Iain contacted us when we first arrived in Cannes. He had watched the movie on the Short Film Corner screener site and was so excited about the story, he asked us if he could help us push the film at the festival. We were delighted to meet with him and his team.You can see the interview here or by clicking on the link below.

http://www.filmindustrynetwork.biz/director-and-producer-from-guildhall-pictures-interview/

We have had an amazing time on the Croisette.  Our experiences included an interview with the Film Industry Network (coming soon), a cocktail party in honour of Carlo Di Palma (Woody Allen’s long time D.O.P), several meetings with buyers for our short film Numbers Up , a pitch to Adriana Chiesa at the Carlton Hotel, meetings with 3 different European film studios and a great meeting with Liguria Film Commission.  And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Fortunately, we have captured most of our exploits on our wonderful little flip camera and we will be posting a video of our trip once we have had a chance to have some sleep. In the meantime, please check out our facebook page where we will post a few of the photos that we took during our time there.

Cannes really is an amazing place. It is the Mecca for all filmmakers. However you have to make it happen, make sure, if you are a truly serious filmmaker, that you go to Cannes Film Festival.

Expect miracles, because they really do happen there.

We have spoken to loads of sales agents, distributors and even had a meeting with a wonderful Czech studio.

On top of this, we found the most amazing restaurant, just off the croisette for lunch and Matteo is very happy to be soaking up some rays of sunshine.  Brilliant.

On the Numbers Up front, we have spoken to a french sales agent about possible distribution and have already started handing out the postcards.  All this and it is only day one.

Tomorrow is a huge day for us as the International Film Network have asked us to do an interview at 3pm on the making of Numbers Up (thank you Iain for that one).  They will then help us to promote the film at the festival and hopefully catch the eye of the occasional buyer.

Cannes is proving to be an amazing adventure. 

Roll on tomorrow.

We will of course keep you all informed of progress and let you know how we are getting on, on the Cote DAzure.

Thanks

Brian and Matteo

Tomorrow we head to Cannes to pick up our accreditation and start the hard work.

Today we finalize our plans and then chill on the Cote D’Azure.

Excellent!!!!

We have a list of meetings as long as your arm and a list of parties as long as your leg.  We are excited and raring to go.

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported Numbers Up over the last year and we promise that we will try our very best to make sure it is given a good run at Cannes.

Make sure you keep an eye on our blog for our ‘Croisette’ updates and news of our wonderful trip to the most exciting film festival on earth.

Have a wonderful week.  I am sure we will.

Au revoir