CANNES 2017: Australian/Canadian companies pact to produce Mark of Kane novel adaption.
May 18, 2017 – Cannes, FR – As Cannes/Marché du Film begins, Australia’s Dicentium Films and Canada’s Unstable Ground have joined forces to produce Mark of Kane, the feature-film adaption of New York Times bestselling-author Michael Prescott’s cult horror novel Kane (originally published under the author name Douglas Borton). The film will shoot in Australia late 2017, to be directed by award-winning AU-director Serhat Caradee (Cedar Boys, Hunters). The adapted-screenplay is written by Serena Whitney and Justin McConnell.
SYNPOSIS: Kane is a force of nature. Walking out of the desert into the dying town of Tuskett, which only 23 people still call home, he has only one purpose: to kill every resident. Relentless, stealthy, and without mercy, Kane won’t stop until every last man, woman and child is nothing but a memory. Soon the surviving townspeople must band together to fight this seemingly-unstoppable evil, or die trying. Brutal, action-packed, and most importantly, character-driven, Mark of Kane is a thrilling story of survival at any cost.
Dicentium Films’ Judd Tilyard, Unstable Ground’s McConnell and Whitney, and Avi Federgreen will produce the film. The team is rounded out by two highly-respected genre directors, who currently serve as consulting producers: Adam Mason (Hangman, Blood River, The Devil’s Chair), and George Mihalka (My Bloody Valentine, 24 Hour Rental). Mark of Kane was a Selection of Fantasia Film Festival’s Frontieres International Co-Production Market in 2014.
SUPPORTING LINKS:
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3790380/
Mark of Kane Homepage – https://www.markofkanemovie.com
Facebook fanpage – https://www.facebook.com/markofkanemovie
Novel on Amazon USA – https://www.amazon.com/Kane-Michael-Prescott/dp/1502448904
Michael Prescott Homepage – https://michaelprescott.freeservers.com/
Unstable Ground Homepage: https://www.unstableground.net
Dicentium Films Homepage: https://dicentiumfilms.com.au/
DICENTIUM FILMS is an independent Australian production company founded by producer Judd Tilyard in 2014, specializing in developing and financing original feature-length content. The company takes an international approach to production with standing relationships in Canada, the UK, Ireland, India, China and Korea. Working with writers, producers, directors and cast from around the world, Dicentium Films is focused on creating original and distinctive stories for global audiences. With an unashamed passion for genre, Dicentium Films has an ongoing relationship with Monster Pictures Distribution to develop and deliver a slate of exciting elevated genre projects for the Australian and international market.
UNSTABLE GROUND is a one-stop swiss-army-knife production and post solution. Operating for over 15 years, UG is a company with multiple sides: specializing in the production and packaging of feature films and home entertainment, providing post-production services to a growing list of high-profile clients, and event promotion such as the monthly ‘Little Terrors’ genre film festival. With several releases currently in distribution worldwide, and a large slate of properties currently in development, UG is set to continue producing quality entertainment for years to come. Past releases: Broken Mile, Galaxy of Horrors, Minutes Past Midnight, Skull World, The Collapsed, Do You See What I See? www.untableground.net
MICHAEL PRESCOTT: After twenty years in traditional publishing, Michael Prescott found himself out of work in 2007, his career apparently over. On a whim, he began releasing his older titles and some new novels in ebook form. Much to his amazement, sales took off, and he became one of the bestselling ebook writers in the United States. www.michaelprescott.freeservers.com
