my brother the devil information

My Brother The Devil.

1. what was the budget for the film?
The budget for the film was £1,000,000.

2.  Who was the director? What do you know about her?
The director is Sally El Hosaini, she is an egyptian welsh screenwriter and director. She began her career in the middle east documentaries and then moved to independent feature films. Sally has lived in Hackney for ten years and the film 'My Brother The Devil' was set and shot in Hackney.

3.Who are the production companies behind the film? What else have they made?
The companies are Rooks nest entertainment and wild horses film company. Other films the wild horses company have made are 'Kiss of life', 'Songs of songs', 'Second hand' , 'Archipelago' and many more. Other films Rooks nest entertainment have made are, 'Blue bird', 'London project' and many more.

4.what awards has the film won?
'My Brother The Devil' won many awards such as, 'Best european film', 'Best cinematography' and 'Best newcomer'.

5.What examples of OOH1 advertising did you find? 
There is no ooh advertising.

6. What examples of social media advertising did you find?
Twitter and Facebook pages and self promotion on blogs, for example Tumblr.

7. What examples of other online advertising did you find?
The film doesn't have its own website, it is on the websites of distributors and production co.s.

8. Who distributed the film in the UK? How did they come to acquire the film for distribution?
The film was distributed by Verve Pictures, which was set up in 2003. Low budget film distributors.

9. Did you find any examples of Synergy or cross media convergence?
No.

10. Which cinemas was the film showing at? 
Local cinemas; Hackney Empire, Brixton Ritzy and Wimbledon. They are all local art house cinemas,

11. Who starred in the film? Were they all well known?
Said Taghmaoui (quite well known)
Fady Elsayed(not well known)
James Floyd(well known)

12. What did you find out about the production of the film?
Filmed locally in Hackney, during the riots they filmed in Wimbledon due to actors being mistaken for being involved in the riots. Locals were involved, many of the actors were new to acting (1st time actors).

13. Did anyone find out about the local cinema club that was set up in Hackney because of the shoot?
A film cinema club has started at the local community centre state where it was filmed, due to locals interest in the film.

14. What cameras were used to shoot the film? Can you link this to Skyfall at all?
Arri Alexa camera was used for both films.