Other media projects backed with support of emda include Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine.
EM Media has announced nine new digital media projects financed with the agency’s support from the East Midlands Development Agency (emda).
The financing amounts from the EMMI fund are:
£50,000 for feature documentary about Mongolian musicians.
Eye4Films (Northampton), dir. Mark Tiley, prod. Tim Pearce.
£20,000 for development of feature film about lifelong friends whose relationship becomes turbulent when they are adults.
Made Up North (Derbyshire) wr: Chris Green, dir: David Blair, cast: Stephen Graham, Maxine Peake, Ian Hart, Nonso Anozie.
GangstaPets
£50,000 for Facebook application
ZinkyZonk (Nottinghamshire) - Steve Ellis and Dave Doak.
Natural Born Racer
£2,000 for pre-production development of online racing game.
V1 Championship Ltd (Northamptonshire)
£125,000 from EMMI fund and £25,000 in development with UKFC Lottery Funding for feature film about social worker who campaigned against forced migration of children.
Sixteen MIdlands. Dir: Jim Loach, Prod: Camilla Bray, Cast: Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham.
Over the Hill and Under Cover
£5,000 for development of animated children’s TV series.
Split Second Films (Northamptonshire). Wr/Dir Peter Baynton, Prod. Margaret Milner-Schmeuk
PS, Your Mystery Sender
£6,000 for documentary short about a unique fan’s communication with designer Paul Smith.
Ben Wigley/Mark Bushnell Films (Nottingham).
£125,000 from EMMI fund and £25,000 with UKFC Lottery Funds for feature film about a troubled man who starts a relationship with a woman who has a secret.
Inflammable Films Ltd (Nottingham). Wr/Dir: Paddy Considine. Prod: Diarmid Scrimshaw. Cast: Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan.
£44,000 from EMMI fund and £10,750 from UKFC Lottery funds for development of feature film about two gay men who have a complicated one-night stand.
Glendale Picture Company (Nottingham), Wr/Dir: Andrew Haigh, Prod: Tristan Goligher.
A tenth project will be announced soon.
Debbie Williams, Chief Executive of EM Media, said: “emda’s support for the region’s media sector came at a crucial time and has built upon the successful foundations already laid. EM Media has an enviable track record of investing in projects that have had a marked impact economically as well as culturally. The East Midlands is a prolific film producing region with quality and innovation as hallmarks. As we enter into an uncertain time for the creative sector we remain committed to raising further finance to continue supporting, developing and showcasing the regions’ best creative talent.”
EM Media’s portfolio now includes 37 features and 75 shorts investments.
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