14/09/2005

Scottish director David Mackenzie, co-founder of Sigma Films with his brother/actor Alastair and producer Gillian Berrie, is putting the final touches to his new feature film Hallam Foe set to start shooting next November.
Revealed to international audiences with his adaptation of Alexander Trocchi’s cult novel Young Adam and confirmed as a filmmaker to watch with Asylum [+see also:
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The film is produced by Sigma with co-financing from Scottish Screen and Film Four.

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Very active on the European co-production scene, Glasgow-based Sigma Films acts as UK co-producer on many projects produced by Zentropa Entertainment in Denmark, such as Susanne Bier’s Brothers [+see also:
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