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YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT SWINDON SN1 1RZ Mark Kenna of newly incorporated Swindon company Bad Blood Films Ltd
PANASONIC IMAGING SPECIALIST www.t4cameras.co.uk returned from the May Cannes Film Festival with a long list of contacts and
potential interest in Facility 31, a brand new horror movie set in a disused
UK military bunker.
Along with writer and direc-
tor David Hawk from Bristol,
Mark presented a slickly pro-
duced, high end investment
pack to the Cannes market, and
turned heads among acquisi-
tion companies and global film
distributors.
Explaining their next steps
BRANCHES IN: WITNEY - 01993 702687 NEWBURY - 01635 528788 Mark said: “We’re now looking at
lots of different funding pools to
get the film made, and are talking Mark with Lloyd Houfman, the legendary
to different financiers and grant lead actor in the Troma horror films
providers. We want to combine the in the pre-production process which
best of the old-fashioned movie- is really exciting.
making business with the latest “The future of movie-making is
methods of production and direct going to be all about small profes-
distribution.” sional teams engaging with a massive
Mark says Facility 31 will appeal fan-base team so the film-goers are
to the massive and loyal fan-base already invested in the end product.”
that follow the horror genre. “We’re Hear Mark and David talking about
planning a gaming app that fans will Facility 31 in a podcast at www.
be able to engage with, where they starburstmagazine.com/podcasts/
can explore the setting and the story horror-podcast
lines and perhaps make suggestions. Read more at www.bit.ly/BBFHIT-
“This will be the first time fans get mag
the opportunity to be part of a film www.facility31.com

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