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“The whole event felt like a stand-up comedy show,” say attendees of Glasgow’s Funny Features pitch event
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“The whole event felt like a stand-up comedy show,” say attendees of Glasgow’s Funny Features pitch event

March 21, 2025 7 Min Read
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responsibilitycomedy about a former prisoner who needs some quick cash, won the first audience vote Interesting feature pitching session at This week’s Glasgow Film Festival (GFF).

Glasgow Set’s character is the 25-year-old Sikh man whose hopeless decision led to his prison duties, and now works as a dishwasher at his family’s restaurant. Kaljeven Lally plans to create and direct the script, produced by Isabella Bassett and Jena Hunter.

The pitching session held on March 6th was the culmination of a comedy lab supported by the BFI Creative Challenge Fund, which has been running since October, with nine teams offering one-on-one consulting sessions, workshops and mentoring.

There were no awards for the winning pitch, but all participants received payment for their time in the lab.

The pitch took place in front of the GFF’s packed auditorium, with live questions from a panel of industry experts: Christian Brody from Curzon, Baby Cowslepert Maisie, Liz Warren from BFI, Sophie Green from Banksside; Rylane Producer Yvonne Ibazebo, producer of neon films Nicky Bentham, photo of the main character “George Hamilton, Asian Mushi from Signature Entertainment, Leslie Finlay from Screen Scotland, Genevieve Segar from Hanway, Alice Oja from BBC films”

“responsibility It is a character-driven crime comedy, Big Lebouskiwhile facing and centering the underrated community; Careful societyLarry told the audience.

Lally and Bassett’s witty presentations met in a furious laugh in the room, demonstrating a considered approach to the cast. “When I talk about it as a Sikh man, I feel it’s really important to find and cast Sikhs,” Larry said. “I’m excited to find this star and claim all the credit they have for the success they have.”

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“As well as looking for Sikh James McAvoy, Bassett added.

The team budgets the project at the £2.5 million mark and is in the second draft of the script.

Industry reaction

My fake family That credit is included from the author Emerald Paston Do I have news for you? And producer Tom Reeving was praised by panelists for his powerful commercial appeal and potential for global reach. The film follows a woman lying about lies from the upper class Shanghai family, and threatens to derail her wedding, Paston and Leving are hunting for their production partners.

“There are a lot of very interesting films featuring East Asian diaspora, but they are all Americans. There is a real opportunity for British films to be set within this community,” Paston said. Crazy Rich Asian and Everything is everywhere at once.

commit and Beach body He was praised by the panel for having a powerful author’s voice. commit It comes from writer Philip Wright and producer Reese Cargan. This feature is about a man sectioned in a mental hospital and falls in love, depicting Wright’s own experiences in “my first and perhaps still my favorite manic episode.” I am aiming to film in 2026.

Beach body teeth The tragic body horrors about mermaids trapped in a normal human body from writers Toby Parker Reese and producers Katie Bonham and Ray Wilson.

float It also peaked the panel’s curiosity as the second project of Ciaran Lyons and Beth Allan’s team of writer-producers. Belly monster Screening at GFF 2024. float Following a woman facing panic-inducing hallucinations of floating jellyfish, the rest of the world is stuck on an asteroid that is said to be heading towards Earth.

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Jason Barker Mr. Uterus Put some emotional notes in your audience. The film is about a transman who discovered that pregnancy leads him to reevaluate his idea of ​​manliness, and is a scripted adaptation of his 2018 documentary. Trade with space. Natasha Duck and Roland Dunn have written the documentary. Mr. Uterus.

“We did a Q&A tour (for the documentation). People say after the screening, people have never seen trans people happy before,” Barker said. “It gave us the urge to think more about the functioning of comedy. We want to bring more people to the joy of trance.”

The eclectic crops of pitched ideas also included a South London road trip movie set in an ice cream van. Hundreds and thousands, From producers Olivia Song and brothers and writers Lewis Aaron Lewis and Adrie Lewis. Scottish set robbery movies Crown Mule From writer Noor Abdel Razic and producer Katie Marinder. and Ecstasya comedy drama about a father with Parkinson’s disease, and his son attempted to buy a recreational drug from producer Auden Thompson and writer Grant Taylor.

“I was really impressed with every pitch. The whole event felt like a stand-up comedy show. I haven’t enjoyed such an industry panel for a long time.” patella. “People often say comedy is difficult, but when it clearly works, it really works and there are few genres that play more than the strengths of the collaborative film experience.”

“The focus of many British films has shifted to drama, thrillers and other genres, perhaps due to their desire for film that resonates with their wider international appeal,” added Majendie, the head of Baby Cow comedy and the head of producer’s comedy. Brian and Charles and Ballads of Wallis Island. “On the other hand, comedy is sometimes seen as less opportunities for British comedy films in mainstream cinemas.

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“But I think the tide is on the way, and there are a lot of amazing British comedy writers/performers who might find TV creatively restrictive.

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