E W E N G L A S S
Screenwriter
20th AUGUST 2011
Deep in post-production on my first film as director, Messages in Bottles. With estimable editor, Kant Pan, on board (he of Crying Game and Dangerous Liaisons) and some fantastic original music by ex Boo Radley, Martin Carr, I’m hoping to do justice to the amazing work of cast and crew during the busy and all-too-brief shoot.
I’m always pleased to discuss current and future work so please don’t hesitate to get in touch: ewenglass@gmail.com
QUICK BIO
Hullo. I’m a screenwriter with a theatrically released feature to my name, as well as acclaimed shorts, development grants and countless feature commissions/options across the globe. I also enjoy cheese.
CURRENTLY...
Loved Paddy Considine’s brutal ‘Tyrannosaur’; enjoying the latest Wallander novel and re-immersing myself in Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In the Airplane Over the Sea’.
Incoming...
Feature Commission: Unable to release full details but this commission is gathering pace with a great creative team.
A work in progress has gone out to a number of festivals in Europe and North America, in preparation for a busy festival circuit in Autumn 2011 and early 2012. Watch this space for details of screenings.
Vitals: a short to be directed by Manchester based film-maker, Matthew French. Shooting starts on the RED camera at the end of the Summer.
30th AUGUST 2011
Work continues on ‘Commonwealth’, a Boston-set crime drama, co-written with LA-based screenwriter / producer, Ted Collins. Collins is also producing Fairuza Balk thriller, Dose of Reality, and setting up his crackin’ comedy spec, They Might Be Kennedy’s.
Can’t say too much about Commonwealth at the moment but it’s a really exciting prospect, a story about starting anew in the face of family pressure, set on the rough streets of South Boston.
Keep an eye out for Collins’...
10th OCTOBER 2011
I’ll be a delegate at this years London Screenwriters’ Festival at the end of October. Attendance sponsored by Northern Ireland Screen. The countdown’s already on for the many great opportunities this event presents, not least Speed-pitching, Q&As and the chance to get out of the writer’s bubble for a few days! Hope to see you there.
17th November 2011
I’m really excited to be able to announce that the award-winning Gull Films will be producing Upwardly Mobile from my script. The short will go into production January 2012, with a view to a festival run later in the year.
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. A scruffy wastrel searches the park for something sparkly and beautiful. But why?
5th November 2011
A day of unexpected phone calls. In a good way. A feature opportunity presented itself and, with a strong hook and some great backers, I’m looking forward to starting work on a treatment in a matter of weeks. The other call was about a short script I wrote a while back. More details as and when.
The below picture is a mere representation of my phone, though it would probably pick up 3‘s signal just as well.
NEWS
March 2012
My latest feature script, developed with the assistance of Northern Ireland Screen/The Arts Council of Northern Ireland goes out in search of a good home.
The Gentle Rise and Fall
After the mysterious death of her guardian Grandmother, Erin (16) negotiates her own troubled past, a violent brother and a veil of secrecy to find her Mother and avenge the years of abuse her Mother had thrust upon her.
Script available upon request.
