sebastian michael
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founder - optimist creations
Sebastian was born in Manchester, UK, into a Swiss family. He grew up in Basel, Switzerland, where his first two plays,
Sentimental Breakdown... and Dialog were staged while he was still at school and university. Since moving to London at the age of 21, he has written several stage plays, among them The Power of Love, Love Hurts and Time After Time, which together now form the Love Trilogy and each of which individually reached the shortlist, long list and final ten respectively of Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award in separate years. Elder Latimer is in Love premiered to critical acclaim at Arcola Theatre in September 2009 and Baur au Lac had its first rehearsed reading in April 2010, starring Susannah York. His latest play Top Story is now scheduled for a four week run at one of London's most exciting and dynamic Off-West End venues in January 2013. Earlier plays of Sebastian's were seen on the London and Edinburgh fringe and include QED, Sisters and All the World. He also wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Monstersound which made it into the final round of the Musical of the Year Competition in Copenhagen and the book for Alvaro's Balcony, which was shown at the Landor Theatre in 2008. Sebastian has written and directed two short films: Twenty-Six Takes on Life without Allen, which was screened at festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Lisbon and Padua, and The Study of Bunkers & Mounds in a Temperate Climate (Relatively Speaking), which was in the official selection for the International Film Festival Locarno 2007. His first feature film The Hour of Living was completed in February 2012 and has since been nominated for the Basel Film Prize in the 'Best Feature' category and shown at festivals in Italy and New York. Sebastian has also written a novel, Angel, and he is the writer of Genius Planet, a collaboration with Prof Ludger Hovestadt and Vera Bühlmann of ETH Zürich which postulates a radical roadmap from energy scarcity to abundance and is due for publication in 2013. sebastianmichael.com |
adam berzsenyi bellaagh
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director - elder latimer is in love, top story, baur au lac
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caroline couret-delègue
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producer - top story, baur au lac
Caroline Couret-Delègue is a French producer who started her career in the film industry in Hollywood in 2005. Her post graduate studies in business management helped her secure a job right away at Deviant Films where she got involved with the production of several motion pictures including Big Stan starring Rob Schneider, The Last Word with Winona Rider and Wes Bentley (nominated for the Grand Jury prize at Sundance in 2008) and The Chosen One, starring Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi and Holland Taylor.
In 2008 she decided to relocate to Europe and joined the team of producers at Seven Arts Pictures Plc in London where she worked for 3 years as Director of Development and Marketing. She was overseeing an average of 5 projects per year, from development through distribution, with budgets ranging from $3M to $65M. She developed projects such as Neuromancer, a $65M Sci-fi movie to be directed by Vincenzo Natali, Mortal Armor: The Legend of Galahad with producer Gale Anne Hurd and director Jon Amiel, horror comedy hit Night of the Demons starring Edward Furlong, Diora Baird and Shannon Elizabeth, Catwalk by Anthony Hickox starring Julie Ordon and Kevin Mckidd and Danny Dyer now in pre-production. In March 2011, she founded Cherry Picked Pictures, an independent consulting company specialised in the Entertainment Industry in response to an increased market demand for outsourcing. Cherry Picked Pictures provides services for International Sales Agents, International Distributors, and Independent Producers. She is also currently producing two theatre plays in London, Baur au Lac and Top Story, both earmarked for 2013. |
gary grant
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director - daisy's last stand
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geoff widdowson
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sound designer - elder latimer is in love, top story
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moritz behrens
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designer - elder latimer is in love, top story
Moritz - architect, designer and cabinetmaker - was born in Munich in 1979. He has been working with various projects ranging from furniture and retail design to photography works and theatre. In 2005 he worked at Berlin's renowned Volksbühne theatre, designing the stage for the piece In Mikronesien by Pierre Alferi as Assistant Designer. In London, Moritz designed Elder Latimer is in Love by Sebastian Michael, at Arcola Theatre.
Besides his technical architectural works, Moritz has a passion for photography, fine arts and sculpture. From his origins as a cabinet maker also stems his affection for woodworks. Working as a freelancer in Berlin, Moritz likes to combine conventional wooden materials with unconventional and modern set-ups. Experimentation with different perceptions of room and space has always been a focal point in his works. moritzbehrens.com |