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Starring Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Ashleigh Cummings (The Goldfinch), Caylee Cowan (Sunrise in Heaven) and James Cosmo, The Beast Within, directed by Alexander J. Farrell (Making a Killing) from a script he co-wrote with Greer Ellison (Butterfly Kisses), is set for a UK release later this month.

Living deep in the English countryside Noah (Kit Harington) is the man who has it all; a loving wife, a devoted child and a blood thirsty curse that could kill them all. As his daughter becomes aware of his strange comings and goings on the night of the full moon, reality hits home, her dad is a werewolf and he is anything but kind when the transformation takes hold. When her father escapes one night and poses a risk to all she holds dear, she must make a life-altering decision that will change everything.

The Beast Within will available on Digital Platforms from August 19th,...

Kit Harington and Caolinn Springall in The Beast Within. Alexander J Farrell: 'it's a horror film about the horrors of family life' Photo: Courtesy of Well Go USA Director Alexander J Farrell channels personal experiences through the guise of the werewolf in The Beast Within, co-written by Greer Ellison. The title refers not only to the beast inside of husband and father Noah (Kit Harington), but the threat he poses to his family unit - wife Imogen (Ashleigh Cummings) and ten-year-old daughter Willow (Caoilinn Springall).

Set in 1965 in rural England, Willow secretly follows her parents when they leave their fortified compound and learns the horrifying truth that her father transforms monthly from man to beast. To protect the family, Noah and Imogen continue to execute this monthly ritual, while Willow's grandfather Waylon (James Cosmo) grows increasingly impatient and warns Imogen that enough is enough. When Noah, in beast form,...

One of my favorite films from Fantasia this year is a monster movie that asks its characters to understand what a true monster is. From writer/director Alexander J. Farrell and co-writer Greer Ellison, The Beast Within is a smart and understated yarn about a young girl struggling to understand the cycle of abuse that has become a staple of her family dynamic, and the mysterious creature that her father turns into every full moon.

In The Best Within, a family lives isolated in rural England. They reside in a small farmhouse, walled in and protected by a strong gate. Ten-year-old Willow (Caoillinn Springall) is becoming old enough to start to understand the world around her, and is realizing that her family is keeping secrets from her. Periodically, her father Noah (Kit Harington) disappears. He leaves before nightfall, returning the next day, weak and bloody, being dragged into the house...

The first look at upcoming horror-thriller What Remains of Us has arrived, with a promotional still showing a short-haired Kit Harington wielding an ax and looking ominously in the distance. Considering the plot, this can’t point to anything good…

As per Arclight Films, What Remains of Us has the following synopsis: “Set deep in rural England, the film is framed from the point of view of Harington’s character’s 10-year-old daughter (Caoilinn Springall). Behind the walls of her family’s isolated, fortified compound, she begins to question her unusual life. She discovers that once a month her father turns into a monster. Her parents say the monster is nothing to be afraid of but when the monster escapes, the girl has to confront the harsh reality of her father’s identity and make a life-altering decision.” Kit Harington plays father to Springall (The Midnight Sky), while Ashleigh Cummings plays the mother.

Game of Thrones and Eternals star Kit Harington won’t be donning armor or spandex for his next role.

The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal the first images from Harington’s upcoming feature, What Remains of Us, in which the British star plays a man with a dark secret.

Set in 1965, the film is framed from the point of view of Harington’s character’s 10-year-old daughter (played by Caoilinn Springall of George Clooney-directed Netflix film The Midnight Sky). She begins to question her unusual life in her family’s fortified compound in rural England, and discovers that once a month her father turns into a monster. Her parents say the monster is nothing to be afraid of but when it escapes, the girl has to confront the harsh reality of her father’s identity and make a life-altering decision. Ashleigh Cummings (The Goldfinch) plays Harington’s wife.

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Keshet International (Ki) has racked up several deals for scripted formats and finished tape in the Central and Eastern Europe region.

Ki has sold the format rights for Duo Productions’ 8 x 60’ relationship thriller “Too Much Love” (“L’homme qui aimait trop”) to Slovakian free-to-air broadcaster TV Joj. Originally created by Canadian writing duo Michel d’Astous and Anne Boyer (“Taboo”) for Bell Media’s Quebecois streamer Noovo, the Slovakian adaptation will be produced by Piknik Pictures (“Traffic Light”). Currently in pre-production, with casting in progress, shooting will commence later this year ahead of a 2024 premiere on TV Joj.

Kelly Wright, Ki’s MD of distribution, described the show as “something of a conversation starter because of the anti-hero’s controversial lifestyle choices,” with Marcel Grega, CEO of TV Joj adding that the show “is the perfect example of a modern drama that opens subjects that are considered taboo.”

Ki’s sales manager...

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“Escape From Kabul Airport,” a documentary airing on BBC Two in September, will tell the inside story of the 18 days in August 2021, when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, and the subsequent evacuation of thousands of Afghan citizens from Kabul airport after the Taliban seized the city.

The documentary is an Amos production for the BBC, in association with HBO and in collaboration with Arte France. It is produced by Emmy and BAFTA-winning Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”) and directed by Jamie Roberts (“Four Hours At The Capitol”).

The film combines never before seen on-the-ground archival footage from the evacuation, alongside interviews with evacuees, eye-witnesses, U.S. Marines and Taliban fighters.

Roberts said: “When the images of the chaotic Kabul airlift flashed across the news I immediately wanted to know more about what this historic moment looked and felt like on the ground, through the eyes of the people who were there.

‘Camp Pleasant Lake’ Adds ‘Jerry Maguire’ & ‘Broil’ Actor Jonathan Lipnicki

Exclusive: Jonathan Lipnicki is getting villainous in Safier Entertainment’s indie horror flick Camp Lake Pleasant. The Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little and Broil star will play Jasper Meadows, the film’s villain, which goes into production on Sunday (August 28). Also joining the cast are Robert Lasardo, Kelly Reiter and James Di Giacoma (Stowaway). Michael Pare, Bonnie Aarons, Devanny Pinn and Mike Ferguson also star. Camp Pleasant Lake follows an enterprising couple, the Rutherfords, who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property where a young girl, Echo Meadows, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior. They charge adults exorbitant sums to come and relive the events with the help of counsellors who were campers two decades before, while spreading the rumor Echo returns every year. However, the counsellors begin dying,...

Writer-director Dekel Berenson has set his first feature, “Adva.” Berenson is at Cannes with “Anna,” which is garnering buzz and plays in the Short Film Competition at the festival.

“Adva” will go into production next April. The film is about a Adva, a 19-year-old woman in Tel Aviv who works as a drill instructor in the Israeli army. The film follows her as she deals with the impact of a date rape. Finding it hard to go on with her life, she considers her place in society and her role in training young men in the military.

“I think that while the story takes place in Israel, it confronts an issue that is present all over the world,” Berenson told Variety. The movie was inspired by the experience of a friend of his. “Upon hearing her account of the events I Instantly decided to transform her story into a film,...

Exclusive: Edgy drama stars Theo Stevenson, Rosie Day and Thomas Turgoose.

Berlin-based international sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired worldwide rights, excluding the UK, North America and Poland, to British indie Butterfly Kisses.

The film, directed by Rafael Kapelinski, will have its world premiere in the generation strand of the Berlin Film Festival (Feb 9-19) and has been nominated for the Gwff best first feature award.

Butterfly Kisses stars Theo Stevenson (Humans, Horrid Henry), Screen Star Of Tomorrow Rosie Day (Outlander, All Road Lead to Rome) and Thomas Turgoose (This is England).

The story follows a day in the life of Jake (Stevenson) and his two best friends through a world distorted by sex and porn. Newcomers, Byron Lyons and Liam Whiting also appear in their first film roles.

Director by Rafael Kapelinski won the Cannes Cinefondation residence award for a young European filmmaker in 2009.

Butterfly Kisses is produced by Britain’s Blue Shadows Films. Merlin Merton is the...

17 year old Theo Stevenson (represented by Independent Talent) leads the cast of Butterfly Kisses which has just started shooting in London. Theo rose to fame in the title role of Horrid Henry - The Movie and was more recently seen in the acclaimed Channel 4 sci-fi drama Humans.

He is joined by Byron Lyons (represented by Iag) from London in his first screen role, and fellow newcomer 16 year old Liam Whiting from Buckinghamshire (represented by Jpa Associates).

Developed as part of Film London's Microwave feature development programme, the film tells the story of three teenage friends growing up on a housing estate in London. The shoot will take place in the Clapham Common area in London.

Following a day in the life of Jake and his two best friends, we enter a teenage world revolving around sex and porn. Each friend has their own demons, but Jake has a dark secret.

Low budget production scheme selects 12 projects; hits diversity target.

Film London Microwave has announced a shortlist of 12 projects for the development stage of its next edition.

The shortlisted projects and teams are:

• The Blue House, Patrick Dickinson (writer and director), Sophie Venner (producer)

• Butterfly Kisses, Greer Ellison (writer), Rafal Kapelinski (director), Merlin Merton and David Braithwaite (producers)

• Daphne’s Inferno, Nico Mensinga (writer) Peter Mackie Burns (director) Valentina Brazzini and Tristan Goligher (producers)

• Engaged, James Condon (writer) Adam Randall (director) Bennett McGhee and Matt Wilkinson (producers)

• Kill Her Witch, Faye Gilbert (writer and director), Yaw Basoah (producer)

• The New Thirty, Wendy Okoi-Obuli (writer), Remi Vaughan-Richards (director), Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo (producer)

• Night Dances, Johnny Kenton (writer and director), Jo Allan (producer)

• The Opposite of Everything, Ruth Pickett (writer), Nour Wazzi ( director), Stephen Smith (producer)

• Punch, Ruth Ivo (writer and director), Rachel Wardlow (producer)

• Unsung, Ayndrilla Singharay (writer), Liam Creighton (director) Fiona Black (producer)

• The Visitor, Sebastian Godwin (writer...