Pretentious Pictures
Executive Summary
Writer/producer/director Robert MacLean and independent producer Ioanna Kiourti together have made an award-winning short comedy, The Moment of Accepting Life and an award-winning feature-length, Emma Blue. Both have been screened at festivals around the world.
The Moment of Accepting Life was bought by HBO, Cinemax, British, French, Italian and Japanese TV, and has just broken 1,000 views on YouTube:
Emma Blue has not yet finished the festival cycle and is in the hands of a sales agent. Complete cast and crew are at IMDb.com Emma Blue >>.
They are now proceeding to their second feature, again based on their own script which has had several readings and superb comments at the BBC.
Does Anything Ever Happen? is a thriller for the widest possible audience. The target group is women of all ages, from 16 to 60, but there are strong male characters and the mood of suspense works for men.
Thrillers and suspense films constitute 90% of product worldwide, and Does Anything Ever Happen? is for that market. It’s light, smart and entertaining, and has a happy ending. They are confident that Does Anything Ever Happen? will do well, not only in the UK and the US, but globally.
