January 2014

Simon has delivered the first draft of the Jane Austen adaptation.

Planning continues with Private Peaceful Day with a PR and social media campaign due to commence shortly. Schools and libraries are being invited to join in. A new Facebook page and improved Twitter account due shortly.

Discussions are underway with Film Nation to help with promotion and an on and offline cross-curricula resource pack written by the National Literacy Trust.

We are working with Verve Pictures on the theatrical re-release of PP. Sprit Entertainment is handling DVD sales. New artwork is due shortly.

Goldcrest is close to concluding a US deal for PP.

We are lining up potential German partners for a co-production of the Jeff Carney US/STASI spy story.

Discussions on-going on our greatest WW1 play.

Discussions underway with agents for a children’s novel set in Australia by one of our best kids authors.

December 2013

Private Peaceful Day to be launched with live satellite Q&A with Michael Morpurgo in 75 + cinemas with Cineworld and Picturehouse. Major schools pack to be created by National Literacy Trust for the UK's 28,000 schools. The launch will also support charity Cityread London.

German DVD artwork signed off.

Rights agreed for sensational 1980s true spy  story to be written by Simon Reade and Guy de Beaujeu

Script underway for literary IM project written by Simon Reade.

Script underway for major 19th Century classic, written for Fluidity by Jonathan Williamson.

Terms agreed for wonderful children’s novel.

Fluidity seeking rights to one of our greatest WW1 plays.

Simon’s adaptation of Penelope Lively’s Moon Tiger in rehearsal.

Simon’s adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s Prater Violet out to agents in London & Berlin.

November 2013

Private Peaceful re-launch set for 31 March, 2014.

Private Peaceful in key British Films Film Festival in Australia.

Private Peaceful sold to China.

Option taken on Helen Dunmore’s Zennor in Darkness.

Treatment underway for a modern version of a major 19th Century classic.

October 2013

Literary IM project underway.

Christopher Isherwood’s Prater Violet optioned from the Isherwood Estate - script written by Simon.

New Somme project in early development.

Simon’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Spanish Civil War epic tale Toro Toro on tour.

September 2013

Private Peaceful rights revert to Fluidity Films from Eagle Rock Entertainment - re-launch planned for April 2014.

The team is working on acquiring the rights to three literary works.

Filter theatre’s Twelfth Night on tour.

August 2013

Private Peaceful is screening in New Zealand. Film now sold in Taiwan.

The initial raise on the literary IM is almost complete. The team is also developing a number of WW1 projects, including one of the country’s greatest WW1 plays.

Simon’s stage adaptation of Pride & Prejudice playing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Guthrie Theater Minneapolis.

June 2013

The IM is complete and being issued to potential investors. We are looking to raise a maximum of £95K to develop the project to script and initial cast & director stage.

May 2013

Fluidity Films has optioned the rights to the unnamed literary adaptation and we are currently working on the IM for investors.

April 2013

Fluidity has a stunning new project to develop - an exciting new literary adaptation from one of our most famous authors. To be written by Simon and produced by Guy and associate produced with Madalena Hudson.

March 2013

The Fluidity Development Fund S-EIS is announced - this will be a £150K development pot to enable us to produce three films over the next four years.

February 2013

Private Peaceful has now been sold in Germany, Japan, Turkey, Australia & New Zealand.

January 2013

Guy & Simon are re-writing The Delacourt Affair and Guy is re-writing Barrel Boys.

Guy has been advising Joka Films on the start up stages of a feature to shoot in Kurdistan.

What You Will has been released on DVD by Soda and is available to buy on this website and Amazon.

December 2012

Private Peaceful has been released on DVD after a run in over 80+ independent cinemas.

Soda Pictures announces that What You Will is to be released on DVD 7 January 2013.

The re-edit of Past Present Future Imperfect (soon to be re-named) is underway.

Fluidity has two scripts in advanced stages of development - one of which may be shot in summer 2013.