British Indie Mad as Birds Unveils Cannes Film Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran U.K. independent production outfit Mad as Birds (“Set Fire to the Stars,” “The Almond and the Seahorse”) has unveiled a slate spanning genres and will commence sales for them at the Cannes Film Festival market.
Welsh actor, writer and director Celyn Jones runs the company alongside Sean Marley and Nicola Pearcey of partner company Picnik Entertainment.
It’s already been a busy 2024 for Jones, with two films, “The Almond and the Seahorse,” starring Rebel Wilson and Jones and “Swede Caroline” currently in theatrical release.
A third, “Chuck Chuck Baby,” is due in July, and pre-production is commencing on “Madfabulous.” On the upcoming slate, “The Night Guest,” written and directed by Jones, is described by the filmmaker as “a contained thriller, two brilliant actresses going head-to-head in a beach house with an imaginary tiger.” Casting is under way and a Canadian co-producer is being finalized. “Darby & Joan” is a bittersweet comedy about “an old double act coming back together at the end of their careers and forgiving each other,” Jones says.
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