Formosa Films launched
in 2005 to produce stand out, timeless British
films using the best of our industry’s
talent and technicians. The team have worked
and are in development with Matt Lucas, Paul
Abbott, Chris Eccleston, Timothy Spall, Danny
Boyle, Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor, Pete Pothleswaite,
Sam Mendes, Colin Salmon, Jim Broadbent, Michael
Caine and Brenda Blethyn.
Projects in development include a film with Jim
Cartwright, the writer of Road and Little Voice;
a book adaptation with acclaimed novelist John
Williams; and a film and TV series from Geoff
Thompson, Bafta winning writer of Clubbed.
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UNSPOKEN -
Thriller
Writer: Paddy Fletcher
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director: Neil Thompson
A married couple return to the isolated Greek island where they first met to
discover they have been keeping deadly secrets. They attempt to reconcile memories
of their past with some shocking home truths and the resulting suspicions threaten
not only their relationship but ultimately their lives. |
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DOLLAR
SHOP - Crime Drama
Writer: Mila Stolarska
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director: Neil Thompson
A teenage rebel constantly dreams of the west in his small pre-perestroika Lithuanian
coastal town. He gets involved with local gangsters whilst his older sister treads
the straight and narrow. When he finally gets to London he is jailed for a double
contract killing, forcing his sister to enter his dangerous world to prove his
innocence.
Winner of the ‘Match’ Award, selected by the Film Council and Momentum
Pictures. |
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TOP
SHELF - Romantic Comedy
Writer: Danny King
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director: Neil Thompson
A downtrodden journalist lands “the best job in the world” as editor
of a soft porn magazine. The perks of the job include access to a host of gorgeous
babes. He quickly learns that sex sells, but in his efforts to win the woman
of his dreams, he finds that the price is much higher than he bargained for. |
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GUILTY -
Suspense Thriller
Writer Claire Duffy
Producers Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director: Neil Thompson
Following a terrifying assault, a young city professional is forced to
re-assess her life. She re-locates to an isolated town in search of her
biological father, but when murder follows her, she is forced to examine
her own conscience: is she a victim of terrible circumstance or the mistress
of her own inevitable fate?
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TRY
DYING - Horror / Thriller
Writer: Geoff Thompson
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Directors: The Shammasian Brothers
When a man’s wife is savagely attacked, his life torn apart and everything
he stands for destroyed, he decides to exact a terrible revenge. Faced
with his own savagery, racked with guilt and remorse he attempts suicide.
When he comes round nothing is as it seems and pursued by the police he
embarks on a terrifying journey to find the truth about his own very existence.
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FIVE
PUBS, TWO ABRS AND A NIGHTCLUB - Writer:
John Williams
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director: Phillip John
Cardiff Bay or ‘Bute Town’ is the
setting as the local community all bump along
trying to make ends meet in the most creative
of ways. Usually outside of the law, possibly
by foul means rather than fair and always with
a massive dollop of belly laughs. |
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UNTITLED
PAUL ABBOTT PROJECT
Writer Paul Abbott
Producer TBC
Director TBC |
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THE
RECTORY - Horror
Writer TBC
Producers Martin Carr, Neil Thompson, Kellie Stevenson
Director TBC
A priest is given his new parish in a remote village in the English countryside
and moves his family into the imposing rectory. He then sets out on a personal
crusade to lay to rest the tormented souls that clatter and screech through
the echoing rooms but in doing so embroils his family in a horrific and
terrifying journey. |
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DIAMOND
LIFE - Comedy
Writer: Claire Duffy
Producers: Martin Carr, Neil Thompson
Director TBC
Minted Management are born. A tough talking street urchin, an ex supermodel
turned LA divorcee and a Nigerian prince unite to take on the world of
entertainment and get their clients to the absolute summit. Unfortunately
they all appear to be lying to each other and even themselves. They also
have a formidable foe determined to take them down by any means necessary. |
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