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COMING SOON: NEW WEBSITE AND NEWS Little Dude Films will be unveiling a brand new website shortly, with the invaluable help of website designers Stewart Guyan at https://webways.co.uk and Terry Waeland at https://www.id2design.co.uk. We'll also be updating you soon with our news, including the launch in the USA of our first feature film, South of the River; WAVING AT STRANGERS ON ITS WAY Little Dude Films and LomasProds are currently in post-production on the pilot episode of Waving at Strangers, the first episode of a proposed six-part TV series. The pilot, which was filmed in November 2020 under strict COVID-19 restrictions during the second lockdown, focusses on three young men who are each in crisis of some form, and on the women in their lives. Waving at Strangers has been written and directed by Lee Lomas, who also acts in it, and produced by Little Dude Films' director, Ian Beaumont, with the invaluable support of cinematographer James Butler and a team of over 30 cast and crew. Once the post-production on the pilot is completed, ideally over the Holiday period, we will be approaching commissioners and commissioning bodies to seek to get the full six part series green-lit for production and broadcast. Please watch this space for further updates. SOUTH OF THE RIVER GOES LIVE Little Dude Films’ first feature film, South of the River is going to be released digitally in the UK on 2 November 2020, after having been licensed by Trinity Creative Partnership and Patriot Films from the film’s global distributor, Glass House Distribution. The film will also be released in the US, under the alternative title, Live Fast, Live Free on 8 December 2020. Joe Watkins, the film’s director/writer and Ian Beaumont, its producer are currently undertaking a number of media interviews in support of the film’s release. Aim Publicity is handling the UK’s publicity campaign for the film. Click here to access Aim’s press release and other information about the launch: http://www.aimpublicity.com/release.asp?filmid=1173 Shine House Group will be handling the PR campaign for the film’s launch in the US. Our film has already received the support of Sir Tim Rice, the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) awards winner and composer of The Lion King and Aladdin, who says: "Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and now South of the River. Good luck with the film.” SOUTH OF THE RIVER AT CANNES 2020 Little Dude Films’ first feature film, South of the River, will have its premiere screening at this year’s virtual Cannes Film Festival, called Cannes XR Virtual, which is happening as a standalone online event between 22 and 26 June 2020, on account of the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. According to the festival organisers, Cannes XR Virtual will feature conferences, pitching sessions and film presentations, which will be made available via a 2D live video stream on the Cannes Film Festival (Marché du Film online), Tribeca Film Festival and Kaleidoscope websites. Glass House Distribution, South of the River’s global distributors, have confirmed that the film is generating considerable interest ahead of the festival from sales agents around the world, which will be enhanced by its screening at Cannes. Our film has also received the support of Sir Tim Rice, the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) awards winner and composer of The Lion King and Aladdin, who says: "Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and now South of the River. Good luck with the film.” Click here to visit the link to the Glass House website page for South of the River, which includes the film’s trailer and poster and information about the film: http://glasshousedistribution.com/movies/south-of-the-river/ And watch this space for news about how the film fares at Cannes, the world’s leading film festival. SOUTH OF THE RIVER US based global distributors, Glass House Distribution, have bought the global rights to Little Dude Films’ first feature film, South of the River. South of the River, which tells the story of a rock singer who develops and overcomes throat cancer, generated a great deal of interest when it was launched at this year’s Berlinale. Glass House are now seeking to secure worldwide sales of the film across many different countries and territories. Little Dude Films’ director and the film’s producer, Ian Beaumont says: “We are delighted that Glass House have bought the global rights to South of the River. They are an internationally recognised and respected distributor who are as committed to this important film as we are and will ensure that it reaches as wide an audience as possible.” Please visit https://vimeo.com/390963833 to view the latest trailer for the film. LDF BACK AT THE AFM Little Dude Films will be at the American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles from 6th to 13th November 2019, promoting our current crop of feature film projects: South of the River, The Lost Blonde, Sunrise for the Blind, Deathless and Red Shadows. We look forward to meeting fellow industry professionals at the AFM. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you want a face to face meeting with us there, via our Facebook page; on Cinando.com; or by email at info@littledudefilms.com. And please check out our website for more information about all of our film projects. LITTLE DUDE FILMS AT THE 2018 AMERICAN FILM MARKET (AFM) Little Dude Films’ director, Ian Beaumont will be at the AFM in Los Angeles throughout the 2018 Market in November. We'll be promoting our completed feature film South of the River and our current film projects, including The Lost Blonde, about the life of iconic Hollywood actress, Veronica Lake. To contact Ian to arrange a meeting at the AFM, please email him at info@littledudefilms.com. Alternatively, you can email Ian's PA, Naomi Greco at greconaomi@gmail.com. BUBBLES WOWS HOLLYWOOD!
Little Dude Films’ short film, Bubbles won the Best Foreign Short Film at the prestigious L.A. Indie Film Festival in West Hollywood, Los Angeles last night. Bubbles' co-producer Ian Beaumont attended the festival in L.A. and is pictured here at the ceremony with the award and with some of the other award winners. In his acceptance speech, Ian thanked director Zak Harney, co-producer/DoP James Butler and the whole cast and crew for making such a great little movie. Ian also said how delighted the Bubbles team would be to know that our very British film was such a hit in Hollywood, USA, the home of the movies. BUBBLES: L.A. INDIE FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Little Dude Films’ short film, Bubbles is being screened in the L.A. Indie Film Festival on the evening of Friday 14th September 2018. The screening will be followed by a Q and A with participating filmmakers, including Little Dude Films’ director, Ian Beaumont, who co-produced the movie. The festival's awards ceremony follows on Sunday 16th September 2018. Bubbles will be considered for the following awards: Best Short To buy tickets to the L.A. Indie Film Festival or for more information about Bubbles’ screening in the festival, please visit http://laindiefilmfest.com/schedule/shorts/bubbles/. BUBBLES: HOLLYWOOD HERE WE COME!
Little Dude Films' short film, Bubbles, has been selected to be screened in the prestigious L.A. Indie Film Festival in Los Angeles. The festival will be held between Friday 14th and Sunday 16th September 2018 at the Let Live Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Bubbles is the second of Little Dude Films' movies to appear at the L.A. Indie Film Festival. Our very well received short film Deathless, screened there in 2013. Little Dude Films attended that festival, as we plan to this time around. Bubbles was directed by Zak Harney and produced by Ian Beaumont and James Butler, who was also its DOP. The L.A. Indie Film Festival screening will be Bubbles' global premiere. In the words of Little Dude Films’ director Ian Beaumont: “Bubbles is a little film with a big heart and I’m delighted that its premiere will be in Hollywood, the home of the movies. It was a real team effort and Bubbles wouldn’t be going to a festival in L.A. without the contribution of everyone who worked on the film." To see the Bubbles teaser, please visit https://vimeo.com/212010468 and to view some previously unpublished images from the shoot, please click here. CLARA ROCKS! Check out Clara Paget’s new Instagram post about The Lost Blonde teaser/trailer, starring Clara as Veronica Lake: 81,300 followers and speedily moving past 2,000 likes for the post. And while you're here, you may also wish to visit Clara’s new online Villoid shop. More news on The Lost Blonde feature film to follow soon. 2018: THE YEAR OF THE LOST BLONDE “I was sixteen when I first saw Hollywood in the Summer of 1938. I remember the all-night drive across the desert and crossing the California state line the next morning. It was the Fourth of July, a significant date in American history and certainly in my life.” Veronica Lake 2018 marks the 80th anniversary of Veronica Lake's arrival in Hollywood and the start of her meteoric film career. Within two years, she was an international movie star and the number one female at the box office, before she walked away from Hollywood for good in the early 1950s. Following the success of recent films about classic Hollywood actresses Gloria Grahame, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Little Dude Films believes the time is right for Veronica Lake’s star to shine again, through The Lost Blonde, our feature film about her life, which we plan to make this year. The script draws upon Veronica’s own reminiscences about her life and those of the co-writer of her autobiography, Donald Bain, who befriended her in her last years and sadly died last October. Little Dude Films has been joined by experienced producer Tessa Beazley (Red Riding, Hector, Dead Cool) for the feature and we will be keeping you up to date on developments with the project over the coming weeks and months. TEASER/TRAILER STILLS GALLERY Here, as promised, is the link to a selection of photographer Kyle Jones’ stills from The Lost Blonde teaser/trailer, featuring Clara Paget as Veronica Lake and the cast and crew in front of and behind the camera. Check out Kyle's website at www.kylejonesfilms.com. All photographs © Little Dude Media Ltd. And here's the link to The Lost Blonde teaser/trailer again. If you want to support The Lost Blonde feature film or know someone who might be interested in doing so, please contact me at info@littledudefilms.com Happy New Year. Ian Beaumont, Little Dude Films THE LOST BLONDE TEASER/TRAILER The teaser/trailer for The Lost Blonde, starring Clara Paget as Veronica Lake, is now available to view on the Little Dude Films website. Please click here to do so. The full list of credits of all those who worked on and helped with the teaser/trailer is also available to view here. We’ll be adding a page of stills as well shortly. Many thanks again to Clara Paget, James Butler and everyone else who helped make it happen. A great team effort. Little Dude Films will be focussing all of its efforts in 2018 on developing and producing The Lost Blonde feature film. If anyone is interested in supporting the film, please contact us on info@littledudefilms.com DONALD BAIN R.I.P. Donald Bain, my American co-author on The Lost Blonde feature film script, about the life of Veronica Lake, has sadly died. He is perhaps best known for writing the Murder, She Wrote books. Don, who co-wrote Veronica Lake's autobiography with her and befriended her in her last years, was a true gentleman, a lovely man, a fine writer and wonderful to work with. My thoughts go out to his friends and family at this time. His passing makes me even more determined to make the feature film, for him as well as for Veronica; two greats who left us too soon. I treasure my time working with Don and will dedicate The Lost Blonde to his memory. Ian Beaumont, Little Dude Films FROM BONNY TO CONNIE
Leading British actress and model Clara Paget is playing Veronica Lake in a promotional teaser/trailer for The Lost Blonde, Little Dude Films’ proposed feature about the life of the 1940s Hollywood icon. The role follows Clara’s highly regarded appearance as pirate Anne Bonny in Black Sails, the popular Starz! distributed TV pirate drama, which concluded its fourth and final series earlier this year. Little Dude Films’ director and the project’s writer and producer, Ian Beaumont says: “We’re thrilled to have Clara Paget on board to play Veronica Lake in The Lost Blonde teaser/trailer. Not only is Clara a great actress; she also bears a striking resemblance to Veronica Lake in her Hollywood heyday. “With the current welcome and popular trend for female led dramas, we are hopeful that the teaser/trailer and Clara’s performance in it will attract the support and investment we need to make a feature film about one of Hollywood’s most iconic and mysterious actresses.” The teaser/trailer is being filmed in London in October, with James Butler directing and a top notch crew. The Lost Blonde feature film script has been co-written by Ian Beaumont and US writer Donald Bain, who co-wrote Veronica Lake’s autobiography with her and befriended her in her last years. Don is best known for writing the Murder, She Wrote books. IT'S ALL GOING ON SOUTH OF THE RIVER Little Dude Films’ first feature film, a comedy drama called South of the River, produced by Ian Beaumont and written and directed by Joe Watkins, is now completed. We’re currently seeking a distributor for it and submitting it to film festivals. Here’s a link to the trailer: https://vimeo.com/215527018. For more information on the film, including sight of the comprehensive press pack, please check out our film page. And please watch this space for updates. DANCING IN A NEW LIGHT WITH SPECTRUM The Little Dude Films’ directed and co-produced film of the live show of Spectrum: Dance In A New Light is now completed and available to view on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/214302780. The film’s trailer is also available to view on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/213347225. Please also check out our film page. The film captures the sold out, one off show of Spectrum at Oxford House Theatre, Bethnal Green, London on 8th July 2016. The film was produced by Ian Beaumont and Suma Bhattacharya and was directed by Ian Beaumont of Little Dude Films, with mega thanks to film editor Joe Watkins, director of photography Rupert Hopkins and film crew Rupert Hopkins, Charlie Allen, Stewart Allan and India Maxie. Mega thanks also to everyone who made the show happen, especially the wonderful dancers; narrator Tom Ziebell; the stage and lighting crew, including stage manager Karima Jai; photographer Kyle Jones; and above all the brilliant Suma Bhattacharya, whose creation Spectrum was. THE BUBBLES ARE RISING Little Dude Films' latest movie, Bubbles, is now completed and will be hitting the film festivals circuit soon. In the meantime, here’s the trailer and some behind the scenes images and stills from the film. An alternative version of the trailer, exclusive to this website, is available to view on the Bubbles film page. Many thanks again to the whole cast and crew for making such a great film. LITTLE DUDE UPDATE 2016 has been a very busy year for Little Dude Films and here’s an update on all of our various projects: DRIFT BUBBLES THE JADE HORSE SOUTH OF THE RIVER SPECTRUM THE PUGILIST'S SON Please watch this space and our Facebook page on progress with these and our other projects. BUBBLES A GO GO Little Dude Films' short film Bubbles is now moving into the post production phase. We are currently raising money for the film’s post production through an Indiegogo campaign, which also features a teaser/trailer of the film. Here's the link to the Indiegogo campaign page and teaser/trailer: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bubbles/x/14469116#/. Please share the link as widely as you can amongst your friends, families and contacts. Thank you. We’d also like to take this opportunity to welcome William Carter on board as Bubbles’ Executive Producer. Welcome to Team Bubbles, Will! SPECTRUM PREVIEW SOLD OUT We're delighted to confirm that tickets for the Spectrum preview at the Oxford House Theatre in Bethnal Green on Friday 8th July are now totally sold out, such is the excitement and anticipation ahead of the show. Spectrum is a new, unique blend of classical Indian dance and Western classical and contemporary music, as created by Suma Bhattacharya. Little Dude Films' director Ian Beaumont is co-producing Spectrum with Suma and also directing a film of the preview show. A big, heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s helping to bring Spectrum to life on and off the stage and screen and to everyone who’s bought tickets for the preview show. We look forward to seeing you there on Friday. Thanks also to local Bethnal Green and Bow MP, Rushanara Ali, for her kind message of support for Spectrum. You can view Rushanara Ali’s letter and lots of other information about Spectrum and its dances and dancers on the Little Dude Films and Spectrum Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/littledudefilms?_rdr=p and https://www.facebook.com/spectrumdanceproduction Also, please watch this space and the Facebook pages for photographs and film clips from the preview show and information about what’s happening next with Spectrum. CATCH OUR DRIFT The short film Drift has been selected to be screened at the prestigious East End Film Festival in London later this month. Drift is written and directed by Aimee Powell. Ian Beaumont and Little Dude Films are Executive Producers of the film. The screening of Drift, which will also be the film’s premiere, is on Thursday 30th June, beginning at 9PM. As a hard hitting story about human slavery, Drift has been chosen as one of a series of short films being screened under the heading Phantoms. In the words of the East End Film Festival programme, these films are “creepy tales of supernatural unease [that] sit alongside politicised expressions of the lost, the disposed and those that have fallen through the cracks in our society." For more details about the screening and how to buy tickets, please visit www.eastendfilmfestival.com/shorts-2016/17598/shorts-phantoms and genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/WhatsOn?Film=2851447. To see the Drift trailer please click here. To visit the Drift page on the Little Dude Films website and see some background footage and photos from the shoot, please click here. LITTLE DUDE FILMS TO MAKE FIRST FEATURE FILM During what is an incredibly exciting, busy time for the company, Little Dude Films is going to be producing its first feature film, called South of the River. Written and directed by Joe Watkins, South of the River tells the story of Aaron, a handsome, charming rock singer, who struggles to come to terms with having cancer in the midst of his rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Interwoven with a vibrant soundtrack and a hefty dose of black comedy, the film depicts how Aaron's life is turned upside down by what he's going through and the effect this has on his relationships, his music and his life. South of the River features a number of well established actors, such as David Spinx and Ewen McIntosh, plus some exciting, up and coming young talent both in front of and behind the camera. The film has finished principal photography and is now beginning post production. SPECTRUM: DANCE IN A NEW LIGHT Little Dude Films' Ian Beaumont is delighted to come on board as producer of an exciting new dance show called Spectrum, created, choreographed and directed by Suma Bhattacharya. Spectrum, which brings together North and South Indian classical dance and Western classical and popular music, will be previewed at Oxford House Theatre in Bethnal Green, London, E2 at 8.00 PM on Friday 8th July 2016. Tickets are on sale now at www.oxfordhouse.org.uk or by calling the theatre on 020 7739 9001. Here’s a link to the flyer for the show. We will be making a film and trailer of the show, which Ian will direct and also co-produce with Suma, ahead of a planned theatre tour. THE JADE HORSE Little Dude Films is delighted to come on board as producers - and Ian Beaumont as the executive producer - of short film The Jade Horse, in association with The University of the West of England (UWE). The Jade Horse is a cockney comedy/drama, set in South London, that’s been written and directed by Alex Waeland and produced by Ruth Liddell. It stars Ross O’Hennessy (Game of Thrones) and Chris Chandler-Williams. Click here for more details of the film. BUBBLES WRAP! That's a wrap! Little Dude Films has finished filming our short film Bubbles. We shot the film in and around London: the exterior scenes were filmed in Barking and Dagenham on 6th, 7th and 9th April 2016 and the exterior scenes were shot in Tottenham Hale and West Wickham on 9th April and overnight on 10th and 11th April 2016. I’d like to say a big thank you to all of our wonderful cast and crew who worked so hard and so well on the film. I’d also like to thank Barking and Dagenham Council and the Metropolitan Police in the Borough for their invaluable help and support. Please click here to access some behind the scene photographs from the shoot. All images copyright Little Dude Films. Bubbles now moves onto the post production stage. Watch this space for updates. BUBBLES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN The Kickstarter campaign for Little Dude Films' short film Bubbles is now live and running. Please click on the below link to check out our promotional video and other details about the project. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1173112028/bubbles-0 We're looking to raise £4,000 over the next 29 days and counting, so all contributions, however large or small, are most welcome. Please support us if you can and tell all your friends about the Bubbles Kickstarter campaign too. The Kickstarter campaign ends on Wednesday 6th April 2016. Many thanks. Ian Beaumont, Little Dude Films MAIN ROLES CAST FOR BUBBLES We've now cast the three main roles in Little Dude Films' forthcoming short film, Bubbles. Established actress Crystal Leaity (Poldark, Mr. Selfridge and Endeavour) plays Tracy, while the other two roles are filled, respectively, by an up and coming actor and actress: Thomas Beedim plays Max and Isobel Wolff is cast as the title character, Bubbles. We’ll be casting the rest of the roles over the next few weeks. Filming for Bubbles is due to start in early April. PRETTY BUBBLES IN THE AIR Little Dude Films is currently developing a high quality, short film; a comedy/drama called Bubbles, written by Rhys Hicks. Bubbles brings together an experienced and talented team under the Little Dude Films banner. These include director Zak Harney zak-harney.weebly.com, Little Dude Films’ producer Ian Beaumont, producer/cinematographer James Butler jamesbutler.tv and many others. Bubbles is currently in pre-production, with filming due to happen in March 2016. We’ll be posting updates on the film on our Facebook page and website, so please watch this space. LITTLE DUDE FILMS ON FACEBOOK Little Dude Films is on Facebook at last and you can access our Facebook page from the homepage of this website. We've got some exciting projects lined up for this year, so please check out our website and Facebook page for updates. And if you like what you see, please say so. LITTLE DUDE FILMS INTERVIEW AND NEW FACEBOOK PAGE Little Dude Films’ Ian Beaumont is featured in an interview with Michael Haberfelner for the online film magazine Search My Trash. In his interview with Michael, which is accessible here, Ian discusses both the short and proposed feature length versions of Deathless, Little Dude Films’ other planned and completed projects and a range of other topics, including his favourite films, directors and actors. Little Dude Films is currently creating a new Facebook page, dedicated to news about our film projects. This will be going live very shortly, with a link from our website. JOHN DINEEN "It was with great sadness that I heard about the early death of John Dineen this week. I worked closely with John on a mental health awareness project a few years ago and a kinder, brighter, nicer man you couldn't hope to meet. My condolences go out to Michelle Dockery and to John's family at this sad time." Ian Beaumont THE VERONICA LAKE STORY - THE PLAY Over the last few months, Little Dude Films’ director and scriptwriter Ian Beaumont and co-writer Donald Bain, who was a friend of and collaborator with actress Veronica Lake, have developed her life story as a stage play, entitled The Lost Blonde: I Was Veronica Lake. Don and his literary agent Bob Diforio are currently talking to a number of American theatre companies and stage producers, mainly in New York and Los Angeles, to gauge interest in the script as the basis for a theatrical production. Please watch this space for more news and updates. DEATHLESS ON iTUNES Little Dude Films' short film Deathless is now available to buy on iTunes, in both SD and HD formats. The film features Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey, Wolf Hall) and Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones, Ripper Street). The availability of Deathless on iTunes follows its highly successful global screening by Shorts International, as part of their Stars of Game of Thrones series. Little Dude Films is also currently working with acclaimed script editor Kate Leys (Babylon, Slow West) on the feature length version of Deathless. Watch this space for more information. DEATHLESS ON SHORTS INTERNATIONAL AND iTUNES Little Dude Films' short film version of Deathless was very well received when it was screened globally by Shorts International recently, as part of their Stars of Game of Thrones season. Joseph Mawle, who plays Max Serloom in Deathless, played Benjen Stark in the first series of Game of Thrones. Shorts International is the world's leading short movie entertainment company, bringing the best short movies to audiences in the United States, Europe and Asia, through cinemas, cable/satellite television, iPads and online. Simon Young of Shorts International says: "We were delighted to screen Deathless on Shorts HD in the USA and Shorts TV in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) as part of our Stars of Game of Thrones season. The season was a great success and got us some of our highest ratings to date. We'll definitely be screening Deathless again in the future." Deathless will also be available for sale on iTunes from July 2015. Another Little Dude Films produced short film, Shades of Beige, starring Michelle Dockery, is already for sale on iTunes. DRIFT PREMIERED Challenge Alexa selected short film, Drift, had its cinema screen premiere on Wednesday 27th May 2015, at the prestigious Ham Yard Hotel in London's Piccadilly. Around 150 people attended the screening, which was hosted by Directors UK and Arri Rental and also featured three other short films and an advert they had selected for the Challenge Alexa project. Many of Drift's cast and crew attended the premiere, including director Aimee Powell, producer Rebecca Ioannou, director of photography Luke Bryant and executive producer Ian Beaumont of Little Dude Films. The film will now be submitted into a number of leading film festivals. Please watch this space for Drift updates, including sight of the film's poster and trailer and details of future screenings and film festival appearances. DRIFT STILLS To view some of official photographer Luke Varley's stills from the set of the film Drift, click here. Ian Beaumont and Little Dude Films are executive producers on the film, which is written and directed by Aimee Powell and produced by Rebecca Ioannou. Drift is currently in post production. Please watch this space for more news about the project. DRIFT CASTING CONFIRMED The cast for Drift has now been confirmed: Sebastien Sisak plays Henrik; David Avery plays Bisher; Holli Dempsey plays Courtney; and Frankie Wilson plays Tommy. Drift, which is about modern day slavery and highlights the trafficking of vulnerable, homeless men, is being filmed in March 2015, after being selected by Directors UK and ARRI as this year's Challenge ALEXA project. Ian Beaumont and Little Dude Films are executive producers on the film, which is written and directed by Aimee Powell and produced by Rebecca Ioannou. DRIFT: THE TRILOGY IS COMPLETE Ian Beaumont and Little Dude Films are reuniting with the team that made Portobello Film Festival winner Shades Of Beige and BAFTA-screened Deathless, to make a third short film together called Drift. Drift is written and directed by Aimee Powell, produced by Rebecca Ioannou and has Luke Bryant as Director of Photography, along with many of the other crew members who made Shades of Beige and Deathless. Ian and Little Dude Films are executive producers on the project. Aimee Powell has been selected by Directors UK and ARRI for this year's Challenge ALEXA project and we will be shooting Drift in March 2015 with state of the art ALEXA XT cameras and ARRI's anamorphic master prime lenses. Ian says: "It's a real delight to be working again with Aimee and Luke and also with Rebecca and the rest of the Drift team on this Challenge ALEXA project. I look forward very much to doing so and to seeing this exciting and thought provoking film on the screen." Drift is currently in pre-production and its casting is being finalised, so please watch this space for more information. LITTLE DUDE FILMS DEVELOPING VERONICA LAKE PROJECT Little Dude Films is developing a feature film project, entitled The Lost Blonde, about the life and career of legendary Hollywood actress Veronica Lake. Ian Beaumont is currently co-writing the screenplay with American author Donald Bain, who co-wrote Veronica Lake's self-titled autobiography with her in the late 1960s. Donald is the author of more than 120 books in a variety of genres, including 43 bestselling Murder, She Wrote novels. Talking about the project, Ian Beaumont says: "Veronica Lake was an iconic American actress of the 1940s and 1950s and yet she's been nearly forgotten today. It's a real thrill to be working with Donald Bain on this screenplay and film about her life. Hopefully, The Lost Blonde will lead to her being rediscovered and bring her to the attention of a whole new audience of fans and admirers." Commenting on the creative collaboration with Ian Beaumont, Donald Bain says: "Ian's vision of a feature film based upon the saga of Veronica Lake, focusing both on her days as a Hollywood star and her tumultuous post-Hollywood life, is inspired as well as sensitive and insightful. Veronica and I were friends and I treasure working with him on bringing her story to the big screen." MILK BEING DELIVERED Ian Beaumont and Little Dude Films have come on board as producers of the short film Milk, written and directed by Amelia Hansson, with James Butler as cinematographer, and starring Annette Bettè Kellow. The film depicts a deceptively perfect 1950s-style world, which eventually reveals a darker side and secret. The film is currently in production and should be completed in early 2015. Talking about the project, Ian Beaumont said: "I'm delighted to be involved in this exciting and distinctive film and look forward to helping Amelia and James bring their unique vision to the screen." RED SHADOWS STEPS INTO THE LIGHT Little Dude Films' animated Second World War drama, Red Shadows, has gone into production. Directed by Fursy Tessier, produced by Ian Beaumont and written by Ian Beaumont and Sophie Decroisette, the film is based upon the true story of Paul Ogorzow, a serial killer on the rampage in Nazi era Berlin. Ian Beaumont says: "Developing Red Shadows has been a labour of love for Fursy Teyssier and myself over several years and we are both very excited to be bringing this powerful story to the screen." More details about Red Shadows will be added to the Little Dude Films website over the coming weeks.
Little Dude Films is now the films division of Little Dude Media Ltd. Little Dude Media is dedicated to undertaking high quality media, public relations, communications and public affairs activity, including in the corporate and voluntary sectors. For more details, see the About Us page. LITTLE DUDE FILMS SUPPORTS NEW INDEPENDENT FEATURE Little Dude Films has lent its support to independent feature film Up The River, written and directed by Ben Greenblatt and produced by Nick Shore, son of photographer Stephen Shore, and Brendan McHugh. Up The River is about Rebecca, a young woman who finds herself in flux. Searching for a job after her graduation, she leaves the city for a quick getaway with her fiancé, Thomas, his best friend, Willy, and Willy’s girlfriend, Laura. As the weekend unfolds, Rebecca struggles through emotional uncertainty, doubtful of her relationship with Thomas and intrigued by Willy's advances. The film stars Lindsay Burdge (A Teacher, First Winter), Will Brill (Not Fade Away), Adam David Thompson (A Walk Among Tombstones, Martha Marcy May Marlene, +1), and Nathalie Love (Somewhere, Palo Alto, Promises Written In Water). It also features acclaimed writer Luc Sante (You Are Not I, Blue In The Face). For more information on Up The River, please visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/1572222469/up-the-river LEADING FRENCH FILM COMPANY TO CO-PRODUCE RED SHADOWS WITH LITTLE DUDE FILMS Leading French film production company, Les Films d'Ici (Waltz With Bashir, Michael Kohlhaas) has come on board as co-producers of Little Dude Films' animated short film, Red Shadows, written by Ian Beaumont. The film, which is due to be directed by Fursy Teyssier, tells the true story of a serial killer who was active in Nazi era Berlin, during the Second World War. The teaser/trailer for Red Shadows was shortlisted in the prestigious Golden Trailer Awards in Los Angeles earlier in 2013. Les Films d'Ici producer, Sébastien Onomo says: "I am very enthusiastic about working with Little Dude Films on this project. Red Shadows is exactly the kind of movie we like to produce at Les Films d'Ici, because it combines drama with a unique history, as shaped by a new, talented director whom we expect to hear a lot more about in the years to come." Ian Beaumont of Little Dude Films adds: "Little Dude FIlms is delighted to be working as co-producers with Sébastien Onomo and Les Films d'Ici on Red Shadows and to be working once again with director Fursy Teyssier. Red Shadows is a rare and special project: a dramatic and powerful Second World War era story that hasn't been told on film before. We look forward to working with our French colleagues and partners in bringing it to the screen." LITTLE DUDE FILMS TO MAKE SECOND WORLD WAR DRAMA AS FIRST FEATURE Little Dude Films has come on board as co-producer of feature film The Final Leaves Of Winter, in partnership with Audere Films, led by producer Taryn Poole. The film, which is based in part on a true story, is a drama about a young British soldier in the Second World War, who falls in love with the wife of his sergeant, with tragic and unforeseen consequences. The Final Leaves Of Winter was originally planned as a short film and has already been partially shot with that in mind. However, the overwhelmingly positive response to the film has led to the decision to make it into a full length feature. The film will be completed later this year, with a planned 2014 release date, subject to distribution. NEW LITTLE DUDE FILMS SHOWREEL Little Dude Films’ Director Ian Beaumont and the highly regarded and much in demand film editor Matthew McKinnon (matt@twomules.fsnet.co.uk) have joined forces to create a five minute showreel showcasing the company’s completed films and projects in development. The showreel features clips from the award winning drama Shades of Beige (Portobello Film Festival 2012), starring Michelle Dockery, which Matthew also edited; the award shortlisted animated teaser/trailer Red Shadows (Golden Trailer Awards 2013); the BAFTA and LA Indie Film Festival screened film noir Deathless; and the Deathless animated teaser. As Ian Beaumont explains, “I hope our new showreel gives people a flavour of Little Dude Films’ commitment to making high quality films across a range of genres and styles, including film noir and animation, and to working with the very best actors, crew and technicians in the business. Now is an exciting time for the company as we develop a range of new live action and animated projects and we look forward to updating people about what we're doing over the coming months.” Please note - the showreel contains strong language and scenes of a violent and disturbing nature and is not suitable for children. The showreel can be viewed on various devices and is available in three formats. Just click on the preferred option: Flash Version .mov Version .mp4 Version RED SHADOWS SHORTLISTED IN PRESTIGIOUS U.S. GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS
Little Dude Films' animated teaser/trailer, Red Shadows, has been shortlisted in this year's Golden Trailer Awards, GTA14, which takes place on Friday 3rd May 2013 at the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90211. Red Shadows has been selected in the category Best Trailer - No Movie, which, in the festival's own words "is for fundraising trailers, where the filmmaker’s intent is to make his or her feature film, and has shot a trailer in order to raise funds for the production of that film." The Golden Trailer Awards is a well established and highly competitive festival. Trailers in a range of categories this year include those for films such as Argo, Lincoln, Iron Man 3, Skyfall, The Place Beyond the Pines and The Hobbit. For more information about GTA14 please click here. For a full list of award categories please click here. The Red Shadows teaser/trailer was directed by French animators Fursy Teyssier and François-Marc Baillet, written and produced by Ian Beaumont for Little Dude Films and co-produced by Tony Rogers. You can view it here on our website and on Facebook. If you like the Red Shadows teaser/trailer, please share this video and Like the Facebook page! DEATHLESS OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR LEADING L.A. FILM FESTIVAL
Little Dude Films' short film, Deathless, has been officially selected to be screened in the Los Angeles Indie Film Festival (LAIFF), which is happening between 14th and 24th March 2013. This is the official film festival premiere of Deathless and its first screening in America. The screening date for Deathless is Saturday 16th March and the awards ceremony is on Sunday 24th March. The festival is being held at the Let Live Theatre in West Hollywood. For more information about the festival, please go to their website at laindiefilmfest.com. For the festival's event guide and schedule, please visit laindiefilmfest.com/event-guide/ and for their page on Deathless specifically, including stills and the trailer from the film, please visit laindiefilmfest.com/schedule/shorts/deathless-2/. Update - Deathless was very well received at the Los Angeles Indie Film Festival, both at the screening and at the Q and A afterwards, with a capacity audience in the Let Live Theatre. Please click here for photographs of Little Dude Films at the Los Angeles Indie Film Festival. MICHAEL X IS NOW THE KING OF NOTTING HILL The King of Notting Hill is the new title of the Little Dude Films co-produced feature film Michael X, a biopic about the controversial 1960's and 1970's British black power leader. The feature, which is scheduled to begin filming later this year, is a UK/South African co-production by four companies: Ten10 Films, Third Eye Films, Secret Channel Films and Little Dude Films. It is being directed by Kolton Lee, with Clint Dyer as Michael X. SHADES OF BEIGE SHORTLISTED IN PRESTIGIOUS UNITED STATES FILM FESTIVAL Little Dude Films produced short film Shades of Beige has been shortlisted in the prestigious annual Southern Appalachian International Film Festival, now in its seventh year and held in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA in November 2012. In the SOAPIFF guide, a reviewer is quoted as saying that “the film’s challenging subject matter left the audience in silence until the very last credit scrolled.” Shades of Beige was also screened in the 5th Rob Knox Film Festival in London in June 2012. DEATHLESS LEAD ACTOR JOINS CAST OF DOWNTON ABBEY Deathless lead actor, Ed Speleers has joined the cast of ITV's multi award winning Downton Abbey in its third series, as new footman Jimmy Kent. Michelle Dockery, who plays the lead role in Little Dude Films’ award winning short film, Shades of Beige, is Lady Mary Crowley in the series. To see Ed Speleers, and Joseph Mawle (Birdsong, Game Of Thrones), in Deathless, please email Little Dude Films' Director, Ian Beaumont, at info@littledudefilms.com. DEATHLESS WOWS AUDIENCE AT BAFTA SCREENING Little Dude Films' short film Deathless was one of the big hits at BAFTA in London’s Piccadilly on Thursday 27th September 2012, when it was screened as part of A Night Of Emerging Talent, along with three other short films. Over 175 people attended the event, which was compered by Little Dude Films' Director, Ian Beaumont. Click here to see some of the photographs from the evening. RED SHADOWS TEASER/TRAILER GOES LIVE The teaser/trailer for Little Dude Films’ animated Second World War thriller/drama/film noir, Red Shadows, set in Berlin, is now available for viewing on our website and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/redshadowsfilm. If you like the Red Shadows teaser/trailer, please share this video and Like the Facebook page! SHADES OF BEIGE WINS BEST DRAMA AWARD Shades of Beige was voted Best Drama at the 2012 Portobello Film Festival (see below). Now in its 17th year, the UK’s biggest independent film competition screened over 600 films in total. Please click on this link for the full list of Portobello Film Festival award winners and some photographs from the festival: www.portobellofilmfestival.com/ DEATHLESS TO BE SCREENED AT "A NIGHT OF EMERGING TALENT" Little Dude Films' written and produced short film, Deathless, starring Ed Speleers and Joseph Mawle, is being screened at BAFTA in London's Piccadilly on Thursday 27th September as part of a showcase of four short films, each lasting between 10 and 15 minutes long. The screening will be held between 8.45 and 9.45 PM, with a cash bar available before and afterwards. Please click here for more details. SHADES OF BEIGE SELECTED FOR 2012 PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL Little Dude Films' produced short film, Shades of Beige, starring Michelle Dockery and Edward Hogg, has been selected for the 17th Portobello Short Film Festival and was screened at the Pop Up Cinema in London, W10 in September 2012. This is the eighth festival Shades of Beige has been selected for. See below for details of the other festivals. 3RD EYE FILMS ATTACHED AS MICHAEL X CO-PRODUCERS Production company 3rd Eye Films are now attached as co-producers of the Michael X feature, working alongside Little Dude Films and Secret Channel Films on the project. 3rd Eye Films is led by Clint Dyer, who plays the title role in the film, and his partner, Victoria Wood. DEATHLESS Little Dude Films is bringing together members of the key team who made the highly regarded Deathless short film to make the feature length version of the film. We'll be making more announcements about progress with the project and further cast and crew attachments over the coming weeks and months. LITTLE DUDE FILMS CO-PRODUCING TWO NEW FEATURE FILM PROJECTS Little Dude Films is attached as co-producer on two more feature film projects with Secret Channel Films: satirical drama Kingdom Come and contemporary film noir Force Majeure. Both companies will be promoting the films at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Little Dude Films and Secret Channel Films are already working together on the biographical drama Michael X. The screenplays for all three films have been written by William Dingli. SPIKE LEE'S EDITOR ATTACHED FOR MICHAEL X FEATURE Legendary film editor Barry Alexander Brown is now attached to edit the Little Dude Films/Secret Channel Films feature film co-production of Michael X. Barry Alexander Brown is best known for his work with director Spike Lee, including such films as Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, Inside Man and Do The Right Thing. He also edited the documentary In Bed With Madonna/Madonna: Truth Or Dare and co-directed the Oscar nominated The War at Home documentary. Michael X stars Clint Dyer in the title role. DEATHLESS LEAD ACTOR CAST IN DOWNTON ABBEY Ed Speleers, the lead actor in Little Dude Films' short film Deathless, has been cast as a footman named Jimmy in the forthcoming third series of Downton Abbey. Ed is the second actor in the multi-award-winning TV series to appear in a Little Dude Films production. Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary Crawley, is one of the lead actors in our short film Shades of Beige. The third series of Downton Abbey is currently being filmed and is due to air in the UK later this year and in the US in early 2013. SHADES OF BEIGE SELECTED FOR 2012 LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Little Dude Films' produced short film, Shades of Beige, starring Michelle Dockery and Edward Hogg, has been selected for the 9th London Short Film Festival and was screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London in January 2012. The film has also been shortlisted in a growing number of other film festivals around the world, including the 17th International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece, September 2011; the 34th Starz Denver Film Festival in Colorado, USA, November 2011; the 17th International Short Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium, December 2011; the 9th International Film Festival in Tirana, Albania, December 2011; the 15th Bermuda Film Festival, March 2012; and the 13th Newport Beach Film Festival, USA, April 2012. MICHAEL X LEAD ACTOR WINS MAJOR AWARD Actor Clint Dyer, who is on board to play the lead role in the Little Dude Films/Secret Channel Films co-production of DIRECTOR AND LEAD ACTOR ON BOARD FOR MICHAEL X Director Kolton Lee (Freestyle, Cherps) and actor Clint Dyer (Unknown, Sus, Agora) are both on board to respectively direct and star in the Little Dude Films/Secret Channel Films co-production of Michael X, which is due to commence pre-production in 2012. We are currently approaching actors for the other roles in the film, so watch this space for more news updates. FIRST TWO COMPLETED FILMS FEATURE STARS OF Little Dude Films’ first two completed projects are two short 35mm films: Deathless and Shades of Beige. Both films are directed by Aimee Powell and feature established, award-winning screen, stage and television actors and rising stars. Deathless stars Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey, A Lonely Place To Die, Eragon), Joseph Mawle (Birdsong, The Awakening, Game of Thrones, Made in Dagenham, The Passion) and Jane How (Miss Potter, Poirot, Midsomer Murders). Shades of Beige stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Hanna, Cranford, The Turn of the Screw) and Edward Hogg (Anonymous, Bunny and the Bull, White Lightnin', Our Class). The initial response to the Deathless short film has already been very positive. In the words of Martin Poultney, Head of Feature Film Sales at Ascent 142, who did the post production on the film: "We at Ascent 142 are very impressed with Deathless. The production values are incredibly high and it is an extremely well crafted piece on all levels. We look forward to the feature length version with anticipation." Shades of Beige has also been very well received and has been shortlisted in several film festivals, including the 2012 London Short Film Festival. See above for more details. To access the password protected link to the Deathless short film, please contact info@littledudefilms.com. For more information on both films, please visit our recently updated Films pages. LITTLE DUDE FILMS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING We are currently developing a number of feature films, including a full length version of Deathless; biopic Michael X, with writer/producer William Dingli of Secret Channel Films; and Second World War drama Red Shadows, set in Berlin, with French animators Fursy Teyssier and François-Marc Baillet. We'll be attending the American Film Market in Los Angeles in November 2011, to promote our feature film projects. For more information on all our films in development, please visit our recently updated Films pages. RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE Here's some recent coverage from PR Week magazine: click here. NEW PROJECTS/NEW TALENT Little Dude Films is also dedicated to promoting exciting new talent. We are working again with French animator Fursy Teyssier, who created the Deathless teaser, on our historical drama Red Shadows. We are also working with Dutch actress Latoya Rafaëla, who appears in the Deathless short film. Both of their websites are also accessible from our Links page. |
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