Principal photography was wrapped on Simon’s latest feature film, the World War One love story, CAN YOU HEAR ME? The movie stars Sir John Standing, James Cosmo and Twilight star Peter Facinelli. The movie was lensed by EDIE DP August Jakobsson and shot on the new large format Alexa camera with Optimo and Angenieux prime lenses. The film is now in post production. Meanwhile Simon’s next movie edges closer towards a solid start date. His Norwegian character drama LET’S BE AWAY looks like it will shoot in Norway in October of 2023.
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SIMON SIGNS ON FOR NEW FEATURE FILM
Simon has signed on for a new feature film project. Entitled “Can you hear me?” the movie will shoot in the UK (mainly Shropshire) from March next year. Simon recently completed a location scout for the movie. The film will be lensed by August Jakobsson who shot EDIE for Simon with a screenplay by Charlotte Radford.
The movie is a ghostly love story set during the horrors of World War One.
EDIE HITS AMERICA ON SEPTEMBER 13TH 2019
Edie opens in the USA and Canada theatres on September 13th. Director Simon Hunter commented ‘So pleased the movie is going to receive a decent theatrical release so people can experience the movie on the big screen! I really hope many of you can enjoy the film with popcorn on a giant screen.. and see the movie as it should be seen.”
EDIE - SIMON HEADS OFF ON Q AND A TOUR OF GERMANY.
EDIE director Simon Hunter is taking to the road to deliver a questions and answers marathon at many of Germany’s most famous cinemas. You can now book tickets at the venues below. The official main release of EDIE in Germany starts on May 23rd.
Potsdam Thalia theatre 14 May
https://www.thalia-potsdam.de/filme/edie-fuer-traeume-ist-es-nie-zu-spaet-13862/
Berlin Eva theatre 15th May
http://www.eva-lichtspiele.de/index.php?p=v
Kiel Traum theatre 16th May
Hamburg passage Kinos theatre 17th May
https://www.das-passage.de/index.php/FN/5958/PID/2616/ab/20190522.html
Hamburg Koralle theatre 17th May
Düsseldorf metropol theatre 18th May
https://filmkunstkinos.de/filme/edie-fuer-traeume-ist-es-nie-zu-spaet-2017/
Leipzig passage Kinos theatre 19th May
https://passage-kinos.de/edie-fuer-traeume-ist-es-nie-zu-spaet
Freiburg kandelhof theatre 20th May
https://www.friedrichsbau-kino.de/?kino=kandelhof
Heidelberg Kamera theatre 21st May
http://www.gloria-kamera-kinos.de/film_show.php?flm_id=1796&search=edie
Frankfurt Cinema 25th May
Frankfurt Orfeos Erben theatre 25th May
Darmstadt Rex theatre 28th May
https://www.kinopolis.de/rx/filmdetail/edie-fuer-traeume-ist-es-nie-zu-spaet/80064000012PLXMQDD
Saarbrücken camera ZWO 29th May
https://www.camerazwo.de/detail/75518/Edie%20-%20Für%20Träume%20ist%20es%20nie%20zu%20spät
Dresden Schauburg Theatre 30th May
http://www.schauburg-dresden.de/index.php?page=va&va_id=33376
SIMON HOSTS THE GERMAN RELEASE OF EDIE IN ESSEN IN MARCH
The first screening of Edie in Germany will be in Essen on March 21st. Simon will intro the movie and do a Q and A. Tickets are available now at the world famous Lichtburg cinema in Essen. Ticket are on sale now HERE
Simon attuned a German exhibitor screening of Edie in Berlin in February and the cinema where the cinema chains loved the movie. This follows on from a successful theatrical cinema run in the Netherlands. The movie is being released in Germany by WeltKino.
