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MINORE

FEATURE | UK/GR 2023

SALES: RAVEN BANNER | FEELGOOD ENTERTAINMENT

Currently screening at film festivals internationally, and coming soon to VOD internationally.

An epic tale inspired by rebetiko music, sea monsters, and spaghetti westerns.

Awarded funding by the GREEK FILM CENTER and ERT.

Co-Produced by INKAS FILMS [gr] and sponsored by FANTASPOA PRODUCAO, Brazil.

 
 

TWIST TIE

SHORT | UK 2024

DIRECTED BY: ELIZABETH E SCHUCH

Currently screening at film festivals internationally, and a special edition will be announced soon.

A joyful fantasy about the potential of love after death.

NOMINEE: PORT OF FEAR FF SIREN’S AWARD

NOMINEE: PORT OF FEAR FF BEST SHORT

 
 
 
FEATURE FILM A Melancholy Star Production Directed by Konstantinos Koutsoliotas 90' UK, BR Co-Production Filmed on location, USA In post-production Fantasy, Thriller, Horror When a young cop's lover is the victim of a serial killer, her life spirals out of control as mysterious forces threaten from another dimension. Starring: Friday Chamberlain, Suzan Crowley, William Kaliniak www.melancholystar.com Contact: Producer, Elizabeth E. Schuch info@melancholystar.com +447532136112 Copyright Melancholy Star 2019

THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP

FEATURE | UK/BRAZIL 2019

WORLD PREMIERE: CLOSING NIGHT FANTASPOA Fantastic Film Festival

A grieving cop in a small town is chasing vengeance when the barrier between dreams and reality dissolves, and monstrous visions loom in the sky. Shot on location in the USA. Co-Produced by FANTASPOA PRODUCAO, Brazil.

AWARDS

BEST FEATURE FILM WINNER /HELL DE JANIERO

BEST SUPERNATURAL FEATURE FILM WINNER /MIAMI SCI FI

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK WINNER /MIAMI SCI FI

 
 
 
THE BOOK OF BIRDIE (2017) CONTACT MELANCHOLY STAR LTD +44 753 213 6112 melancholystar.com info[at]melancholystar.com SALES REEL SUSPECTS Matteo Lovadina reelsuspects1@gmail.com reelsuspects.com + 33 1 58 51 42 95 TECHNICAL SPECS Running Time: 90 mins Language: English Country of Production: UK Country of Filming: USA Aspect Ratio: 2.39 Shooting Format: 4K Digital, Color Screening Format: 2K, DCP, Blu-ray Sound: Stereo Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Magical Realism Status: Complete Date of Shooting: January 2016 Date of Completion: January 2017 THEMES Haunting, stigmata, madness, young love, feminine mysticism. TAGLINE Beautiful is the blood. LOGLINE The Strange Events of the Life of Birdie SYNOPSIS When a fragile, imaginative teenager is placed in a dying convent, will her unusual obsessions and hallucinations become a mark of sainthood or dark heresy? CAST Introducing Ilirida Memedovski as BIRDIE MOTHER SUPERIOR Suzan Crowley GRANDMOTHER Kathryn Browning SISTER PRUDY Kathryn Haynes JULIA Kitty Hall SISTER MERCY Holly Stanfield SISTER CLARENCE Kati Brazda SISTER DOLORES Kymberly Mellen Director Elizabeth E. Schuch Original Screenplay Anami Tara Shucart & Elizabeth E. Schuch Producers Iakovos Vroutsis Konstantinos Koutsoliotas Consultant Producer Katie Camosy Cinematography/VFX: Konstantinos Koutsoliotas Composers: David Kemp Musical Arrangements: Kristen Singer Production Designer: Elizabeth E. Schuch Costume Designer: Anami Tara Shucart Visual Effects & Post-Production Melancholy Star [gb] Production Company Melancholy Star [gb] IMDB imdb.com/title/tt5142400 Twitter @thebookofbirdie Instagram #thebookofbirdie Facebook facebook.com/birdiethefilm

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE

FEATURE | UK 2017

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE is award-winning fantasy feature film full of religious fervour and hallucination, with an all-female cast. The film is currently represented for sales with REEL SUSPECTS, Paris.

The World Premiere of The Book of Birdie took place at the prestigious GÖTEBORG Film Festival in January 2017: Scandinavia's premiere film event. The film won 'Best Feature Film' at STRANGER WITH MY FACE in Australia. At FANTASPOA Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil - The Book of Birdie was the featured opening night film in May 2017.

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AWARDS

BEST FEATURE FILM WINNER /STRANGER WITH MY FACE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WINNER/BROOKLYN HORROR

BEST FEATURE FX WINNER /FKM FESTIVAL DE CINEMA FANTASTICO DA CORUNA

More festivals: SITGES, UNDERWIRE, FINAL GIRLS BERLIN, MONSTERS OF FILM 

 
 
 

 

Original Production by Melancholy Star, 2014. winter-thefilm.com facebook.com/thewintermovie Featuring the music from Active Member/La Bruja Muerta UK / GREECE Running Time: 105 mins Media : Digital Format: 2K Genre : Haunting/Fantasy/Magical Realism Locations: Siatista, Greece & London UK Language : Greek with some English (both subtitled) Director : Konstantinos Koutsoliotas Producer : Elizabeth E. Schuch Cast : Theo Albanis, Vangelis Mourikis, Efi Papatheodorou Soundtrack : Active Member/La Bruja Muerta Cinematography : Kuba Kossak Editor : Genevieve Butler Sound : Mark Weller Composers : Tim Trotman & David Kemp The Winter is an independent feature film, produced by Melancholy Star [gb], with co-producers Inkas Films [gr], with additional funding from Kickstarter supporters. Screenings The Winter premiered at the 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in two sold-out screenings. 2014 The New York City Greek Film Festival 2014 The Australia Greek Film Festival 2015 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2015 Fantaspoa Festival, Brazil 2015 San Francisco Greek Film Festival For information about distribution rights, festivals, or screenings, please get in touch: info@melancholystar.com Για να ζητήσετε ένα πακέτο τύπου και περισσότερες πληροφορίες για την ταινία: παρακαλούμε στείλτε μας email στο Τμήμα Τύπου: info@melancholystar.com SYNOPSIS Niko is a romantic, young Greek writer living in London. When his finances go astray, he hides out in the neglected family house in the Greek mountain town of Siatista. Surrounded by the ghosts of the past, Niko must uncover the mystery of his father's death and retain his grasp on reality.

THE WINTER

FEATURE | UK/GR 2014

Now out on DVD in the USA, THE WINTER/Ο ΧΕΙΜΩΝΑΣ  is an independent feature film, shot in Greece and London. A company project, directed by Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, written with Elizabeth E. Schuch, this visually-driven film earned a nomination for Best Scenography at the Greek Academy Awards.

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“‘The Winter’ is a beautiful gem””
— Joao Fleck, Fantaspoa Festival
 
Film festival awards for fantasy horror Greek film 'The Winter'