19/05/2015 - CANNES 2015: Lady Macbeth, Apostasy and The Levelling will go into production in the autumn

Creative England has greenlit three features under their iFeatures production scheme, it was announced at Cannes. The films, which were narrowed down from more than 400 applications, will receive £350,000 each in production funding through Creative England, the British Film Institute and BBC Films and mentoring from industry experts. They will go into production in the autumn. 

Period drama Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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Christopher Granier-Deferre, Executive Producer of iFeatures 3 said, “Accompanying these compelling projects through development and now into production has been an immense privilege, and the final three projects only hint at the filmmakers’ immense talent, courage and commitment. They all demonstrate the power of original story-telling, and I can’t wait to watch the scripts come to life.”

Past iFeatures films include Guy Myhill’s The Goob [+see also:
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