Foreigner: A Chance to Invest in Anglo-Serbian Film
Budding film financiers wishing to buy into the excitement of cinema can get a taste of their dream, thanks to an Anglo-Serbian co-production, to shoot in London and Serbia in August 2011. Producers behind the film Foreigner are inviting investors to share in their potential success by putting up cash to finance their production. With investments starting as low as £2, this could be a chance to enjoy the buzz of the film world and help significant film projects get off the ground.
“We have come up with a simple share system based on the number of frames in our film. There are 25 frames per second, 1,500 per minute, and 150,000 in the entire film,’ said Anastasia Starostina. “We are offering an opportunity to buy any number of frames, seconds or minutes in multiples of one frame for £2 or one second for £50.”
“Our intention is to pay back investors from the first pound the film makes. Once they recoup their initial contribution, investors will be given a proportionate share of the 50% of the film’s profit, with the other 50% going to cast and crew.”
“We are genuinely excited about this film and we want to get people involved from the start,’ said Anastasia. “We believe that by bringing people together in this way we can change the way creative projects are funded and allow important films like ours to be brought to life and find their audience.”
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| Kikinda |
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| Kikinda |
Inspired by true events, Foreigner is a slow-burning psychological thriller about a detective, a third generation immigrant from Serbia, played by London-born Mel Raido, who goes to Kikinda, a small town in northern Serbia, to help police solve a series of murders.
What he finds on his first visit to Serbia is not the glorified land of his fathers. Instead, the investigation leads him on an emotional journey through an erstwhile pariah state still coming to terms with the fallout of conflict and sanctions.
Written and directed by Dusan Tolmac this compelling story provides a fascinating perspective on a country no longer in the headlines but with its people still haunted by recent history and desperately needing to deal with issues of national and personal identity.
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| On the road to Kikinda, northern Serbia |
With a strong cast and an experienced team, Foreigner will shoot in London, Belgrade and Kikinda in August 2011, for a release in Spring 2012.
Dusan Tolmac relocated from Belgrade to London at the outbreak of the Balkan wars in 1992. He has written and directed several films, including Everyone Else in the World(2001), which had a limited UK release, and Jodie (2005), a 20-minute drama screened at international festivals including Barcelona, Monterrey and Palm Springs.
- To find out how you can support independent film makers and invest in a promising Anglo-Serbian production, go to the Foreigner Website.
- You can also sign up to the film’s Facebookpage to keep up to date with the production.
note: Images used to illustrate film locations. Used for promotional use only, by kind permission of Foreignermovie.co.uk
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