CONTENT TO RE-UNITE WITH ‘THE MACHINE’ TEAM ON THE SUPERNATURAL HORROR “DON’T KNOCK TWICE”
Sales to Launch at the European Film Market in Berlin
Los Angeles, January 29, 2014 – Content announced today that it will be re-uniting with Caradog James and John Giwa-Amu of Red & Black Films on their latest title DON’T KNOCK TWICE, with worldwide pre-sales to begin at the European Film Market in Berlin. Caradog James (THE MACHINE, LITTLE WHITE LIES) will direct from a script by Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler. DON’T KNOCK TWICE will be produced by John Giwa-Amu and Seymour Films’ Claire Moorsom. Content’s Jamie Carmichael will serve as Executive Producer.
Content first partnered with Red & Black Films on Caradog James’ sci-fi action thriller THE MACHINE which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film festival last year.
Content’s Jamie Carmichael said: “We’re really happy to be working with Crad and John again, and delighted that Claire is on board. DON’T KNOCK TWICE has all the high concept scares we love.”
Production team said: “Following the success of The Machine we’re very excited to be partnering with Content again on this chilling supernatural thriller”
In the vein of “Candyman” and “The Ring,” DON’T KNOCK TWICE is a psychologically terrifying, twisted urban legend which is set to begin pre-production spring of 2014.
Caradog James is repped in the US by Lawrence Mattis and Ashley Berns at Circle of Confusion and JAB Management in the UK.
Content recently announced it will be selling worldwide rights to Dan Bush’s supernatural heist thriller THE TRUST at EFM.
About Content
Content Film is the worldwide film and library sales arm of Content Media Corporation Ltd., which specializes in high quality and commercial feature films. In addition to handling worldwide sales, marketing and publicity — the company assists film producers in securing finance. The Feature Film Library arm also manages international sales on over 255 titles. Content Film is being managed in an executive capacity by Jamie Carmichael, President – Film Division.
The Content slate also includes: JIMI: ALL IS BY MY SIDE directed by John Ridley and starring Andre Benjamin which premiered in Toronto; the family adventure PUDSEY: THE MOVIE, the supernatural horror DARK SUMMER directed by Paul Solet, the medieval actioner IRONCLAD 2: BATTLE FOR BLOOD; and the intense horror THE DIABOLICAL starring Ali Larter.
About Red & Black Films
Red and Black Films is a production and distribution company run by award winning filmmakers Caradog James and John Giwa-Amu, with films that have been nominated in festivals around the world including Moscow International Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards. Their feature film Little White Lies received two BAFTA Cymru awards, won Best Film at Cartagena and the Nantes Film Festival. It was also listed in Variety’s top 10 British Films of that year.
‘The Machine’ won The Raindance Award at The British Independent Film Awards. Additional Award wins include Best Sci-Fi and Best Actress at Toronto After Dark, three British Academy Awards Cymru including Best Film and Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival. It’s released in Cinemas across the UK March 21.
About Seymour Films
Seymour Films is a UK production company set up by producer Claire Moorsom. Claire has been active in the film and television industries for over fifteen years in development, and has worked on projects for a range of award-winning companies, including Sigma Films, Warp X, Kudos Film and Television, Capitol Films, and UK film agencies the BFI and Creative England
