Its first production, youth action thriller Shank, released on 26th March 2010 in UK cinemas, brought in $417,736 across 86 screens on its opening weekend – a per-screen average of $4,857 – and was the top film at about a quarter of its total sites. It has gone on to gross in excess of $850,000. Prior to its domestic release, Shank sold to five territories at Berlin including France, Germany, Benelux, Middle East and Russia, and off the back of its home success further sales are anticipated at Cannes this year.

The film was driven by market demands, using the company’s distribution expertise (on past similar projects like Kidulthood) during the making of the film, plus using innovative marketing strategies and a youth-friendly website. For example, urban musician Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas who stars in the film, alongside Adam Deacon and Kaya Scodelario, also created a music video for “When The Sky Falls.” That title track from the film garnered more than 375,000 views on YouTube.

A British action film for the youth generation, Kidulthood meets Crank, a gritty, fast revenge drama set in a near-future dystopian London, where if you’re not in a gang you’re a victim. Our hero is Junior, a young teenager caught in the midst of a city on the brink of destruction, where he and his friends struggle to find food while also fighting for their lives against rival gangs.

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2 new productions: Anuvahood and Sket

For more information: http://www.screendaily.com/screenbase/uk/revolver-shoots-for-two-new-gunslinger-productions/5013921.article

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We are not interested in television, shorts, or documentaries at this time.  Given the volume of queries we are unable to respond to every submission but if we are interested in your project we will contact you.