JULY 2010
Cast & Crew screening of "Do Elephants Pray?" is very well received.
DEP wins the Audience Appreciation Award for Best Film from the Phuket Film Festival the film's 5th festival award.
JUNE 2010
An almost unbelieveable trip to Thailand for the Phuket Film Festival (unbelievable in the negative sense !) results in the screening of "Do Elephants Pray?" being cancelled only to be reinstated when Jonnie, Director Paul Hills and actor John Last organise and promote their own screening!
www.DoElephantsPray.com for an extended blog.
April 2010
Do Elephants Pray? wins award for Best International Film at the Indie Spirit Film Festival in Colorado.
March 2010
Do Elephants Pray? world premier news...
The world premier of Do Elephants Pray? will be at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeleson 28th March.
"The Method Fest is the only major film festival in the U.S. focusing on acting, celebrating breakout acting performances in story driven independent films." Method Fest website.
Jonnie joins with French agent Vince Fischer Associates in Paris.
Do Elephants Pray? selected for a fourth film festival, details to follow...
February 2010
Do Elephants Pray? selected for three major film festivals in 2010. Details to follow...
New trailer for Umbrage released. Click HERE to view it...
Umbrage signs sales deal with Left Films
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Umbrage screens at Abertoir Film Festival in Wales to great reception.
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Bogo & Flit shoot put on hold until 2010.
Umbrage screens at Frightfest allnighter in London.
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Jonnie cast as the evil Balthezar in children's fantasy adventure film Bogo & Flit, due to start shooting early October.
Umbrage to premier at the Abertoir Film Festival in Aberystwyth, Wales, in November.
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New Umbrage Trailer on Umbrage page...!
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Additional scenes shot or Umbrage.
Jonnie is currently writing a new screenplay and looking after his daughter Rosalie !
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Second Unit and pick up scenes for Umbarge slated for early May
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Do Elephants Pray? nearing completion.
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Shooting starts on Umbrage in Laredo Cowboy Town. It is very cold and very muddy.
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Shooting of Umbrage slated for January.
The Zombie Diaries released in USA on 18th.
http://www.craveonline.com/microsites/zombiediaries/
Post Production nearing end on "Do Elephants Pray?" Set for completion January 2009.
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The Zombie Diaries to be released in USA on 18th November by The Weinstein Company.
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In Ireland shooting "A Sporting Jaunt" for Wesley Road Films, directed by Paul Gernon and Kealan O'Donovan.
Trailer for "Do Elephants Pray?" available on-line.
www.doelephantspray.com/#/elephantstrailer/4528936623
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28th May Jonnie's daughter Rosalie Triskelle is born at sunrise. She is very cute.
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"Zombie DIaries" sells to France & Spain.
USA DVD release set for May 2008 via The Weinstein Company.
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Jonnie hibernates in the south of France. It is winter after all.
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Shooting wraps on "Do Elephants Pray? after 5 & half weeks in London and Northern France.
The Zombie Diaries sells USA rights, release date TBC
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Shooting started on feature "Do Elephants Pray?" (Dir Paul Hills) with Jonnie playing the role of
Read daily updates on Paul's shooting blog
or watch the introduction video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlWJMra2ilM http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098326/
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www.frightfest.co.uk/film21.html www.revolvergroup.com/ www.thezombiediaries.co.uk
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"Collapsed" (lead role) award winning short film to be screened at Sapporo Short Film Festival in
Japan September 13 - 17th & at First Glance 10 in Philidelphia on September 29th
http://sapporoshortfest.jp/en07/index.html# http://firstglancephilly.bside.com/
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Jonnie is producing the film with Paul Hills as well as playing the lead role "Callum".
Shooting begins September 24nd for 5 weeks in London and the forests of Brocéliande, France.
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Janaury - Played the role of "Les" (a somewhat lascivious drug-dealer) in the feature "Seven Seconds To Heaven" directed by Caleb Lindsey (Understanding Jane, Chasing Dreams, Hard Edge)
