06/05/2014 - Raft of market titles also includes Detour, The Big Shoe and Hector and the Search for Happiness

Bankside Films, one of the UK’s leading international sales and film finance companies for independent films has a raft of films for the Cannes market. Titles in pre-production include Peter Sollett’s inspirational drama Freeheld, starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page, principal photography for which will commence in September; Tony McNamara’s comedy/romance Ashby, starring Mickey Rourke and Nat Wolff, shooting for which will commence in June; Chris Smith’s thriller Detour, the cast for which is yet to be announced and will commence filming in October; and Steven Shainberg’s comedy/romance The Big Shoe, starring Jim Sturgess and Kristen Stewart.

Completed films include Peter Chelsom’s comedy/adventure Hector and the Search
for Happiness, based on the best-selling novel by François Lelord, that boasts of a galaxy of stars including Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer; and Anthony Wilcox’s romantic comedy Hello Carter, starring Charlie Cox and Jodie Whittaker.

Titles in post-production include Morgan Matthews’s comedy/drama X + Y, starring Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spall; and Michael Petroni’s supernatural thriller Backtrack, starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill.

Bankside will be present on the Croisette from May 14-21 and executives attending include Co-Managing Directors Hilary Davis and Phil Hunt, Head of Sales and Marketing Stephen Kelliher, Sales Executive Patrick Howson and Sales and Acquisitions Coordinator Racheal Rauch.