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FILM FESTIVALS
Finding Clive Teaser Trailer has won: The Best Trailer Award at LA Underground Film Forum; a Platinum Award for Best Trailer at Mindfield Film Festival, Los Angeles; Best Trailer Award at Creation International Film Festival Spring 2017 and the Audience Award of That Film Life – Cannes Showcase 2018.

Finding Clive screenplay, co-written with George Jeffrie, was selected as one of six projects workshopped on an advanced mentoring Lab with Jonathan Lynn (Yes Minister, Wild Target, Nuns on The Run) at the London Screenwriter’s Festival 2018.

The Finding Clive screenplay was also selected for an Actors Table Read at the London Screenwriters Festival 2016; as a quarterfinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2013; second rounder at Austin Film Festival 2013 and 2012; and The Red Planet Prize 2012.

PRACTICE, a nine-minute film, starring Shaniaz Hama Ali and Amrou Al-Kadhi written by Mandy Lee, which has a festival strategy managed by Festival Formula has been given an Honorable Mention Award at LA Underground Film Forum and screened at the Tallahassee Film Festival Florida USA, and Women’s Film Festival, Philadelphia USA 2018, and most recently at Women of The Lens Film Festival.

PRE-PRODUCTION
Finding Clive, romantic comedy with songs, is set to shoot in 2019 starring Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting, Bridget Jones Diary, Harry Potter) and Roger Allam (The Hippopotamus, Tamara Drewe, The Thick of It) with Melissa Parmenter of Revolution Films producing.

POST-PRODUCTION
The Grab, nine-minute film, starring Shaniaz Hama Ali and Amrou Al-Kadhi written by Mandy Lee.
Five Artists, documentary, ongoing shoot and edit.

DEVELOPMENT
The Client List, thriller feature film, working with the script editor Michael Lewin.

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