Cannes Success

Northwest Vision and Media wowed Cannes, with the Official Cannes Selection of Digital Departures documentary, Of Time and the City, made by renowned British director, Terence Davies, together with Merseyside-based producers, Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter of Hurricane Films.

The micro-budget feature film enjoyed an exclusive screening, garnering rave reviews from major film critics across the international press. It was acquired for UK distribution by the BFI, with international sales being handled by HanWay Films.

Filmmakers from all three Digital Departures films, Of Time and the City, Starstruck and Salvage, were at the Festival to promote their soon-to-be-released features, and the Vision and Media team did a great job promoting the Northwest as a filming location, enticing a variety of production companies to investigate the region.

Vision and Media also hosted a breakfast event to showcase Digital Departures and demonstrate how the Northwest is leading the way in micro-budget feature filmmaking.

Chief Executive of the UK Film Council, John Woodward, gave his support to the initiative, and Minister of State of Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham, who was unable to attend, sent a message:

”I’d like to pay tribute to the Digital Departures programme – to Northwest Vision and Media who devised the scheme and all the partners involved – Liverpool Culture Company, the UK Film Council and the BBC.

”It’s a shining example of public bodies working together to inspire hundreds of talented people to experiment with new and cutting edge technologies – including directors as established and as distinguished as Terence Davis.”