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...


January 2010

Umbrage signs sales deal with Left Films

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November

Umbrage screens at Abertoir Film Festival in Wales to great reception.

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October

Do Elephants Pray? is complete! After 102 weeks of post-production. Screenings due to start soon for sales agents and distributors.

Bogo & Flit shoot put on hold until 2010.

Umbrage screens at Frightfest allnighter in London.

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September

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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August...

New Umbrage Trailer on Umbrage page...!

CLICK HERE

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May...

Umbrage Trailer on line.

Additional scenes shot or Umbrage.

Jonnie is currently writing a new screenplay and looking after his daughter Rosalie !

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March...

Second Unit and pick up scenes for Umbarge slated for early May

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February...

After being snowed in on a farm in Dorking for a week principle photography wraps on Umbrage. 2 weeks of night shoots, rain, blizzards, biting winds and irate farmers!

Do Elephants Pray? nearing completion.

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January...

Shooting starts on Umbrage in Laredo Cowboy Town. It is very cold and very muddy.

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2008

November...

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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September....

Doug Bradley (aka Pinhead from Hellraiser) joins the cast of "Umbrage" along side Jonnie. This stunning Supernatural horror shoots early 2009.

The Zombie Diaries to be released in USA on 18th November by The Weinstein Company.

Also to be released in Japan on 29th October, following releases in UK, Holland, Australia, Germany and Russia.

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August....

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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June...

"Do Elephants Pray?" is now at the picture lock stage and ready for sound mixing. It is due for completion in October.

Starts writing a follow up to Elephants, a comedy set in Blackpool to be directed by Paul Hills for Elephant Features.

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May...

Preparations under way for Cannes Film Festival. Test screening of rough cut of "Do Elephants Pray?" is well received.

At the Cannes Film Festival Jonnie is cast in the lead role of "Phelan" in the horror film "Umbrage" dir by Drew Cullingham for Swiss Films due toshoot in 2009.

28th May Jonnie's daughter Rosalie Triskelle is born at sunrise. She is very cute.

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April...

Shooting on "Romanika" begins in Bucharest before transfering to Transylvannia. The bulk of the film is shot entirely on location with the rest scheduled to be shot in London and Paris in the Autumn.

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March...

Pre Production begins on the feature film "Romanika" a drama about three British tourists in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. Jonnie has co-written the script with director and actor Dougal Porteous. He will also be taking the role of Connell as well as co-producing the film. It is set to feature a number of people from "Do Elephants Pray?" in cast and crew including actor John Last, who also co-wrote the screenplay. 

Shooting starts in Bucharest in April for 8 days before transferring to Transylvania and then London.

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February...

Succesful trip to Berlinale Film Festival garners a lot of interest in "Do Elephants Pray?" from potential sales agents.

"Zombie DIaries" sells to France & Spain.

USA DVD release set for May 2008 via The Weinstein Company.

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January...

Jonnie hibernates in the south of France. It is winter after all.

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2007

November...

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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September 24th...

Shooting started on feature "Do Elephants Pray?" (Dir Paul Hills) with Jonnie playing the role of

Callum (Lead)

Read daily updates on Paul's shooting blog

www.ElephantFeatures.com

or watch the introduction video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlWJMra2ilM  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098326/

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"The Zombie Diaries" Feature Film screened as part of the Film4 Fright Fest in London on August 27 at the Odeon West End, London, to promote the DVD release by REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT.

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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August

Pre-Production begins on the feature "Do Elephants Pray?" written by Jonnie Hurn & Directed By Paul Hills (Boston Kickout, The Poet, F2point8) for Elephant Features Ltd.

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.

 www.ElephantFeatures.com

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May

A very succesful Cannes Film Festival leads to the deals for UK distribution of "The Zombie Diaries" and global sales with Imagination Worldwide.

www.imagination-llc.com/

Also deals struck for the formation of Elephant Features Ltd to produce the feature "Do Elephants Pray?" with Amaranth Film Partners, written and starring Jonnie Hurn.

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March - Shot the lead role in "Kowboys" for Wesley Road Films in Dublin (Dir. Paul Gernon) opposite Poker Pro Andy Black.

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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) 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074651/

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