Sorry its been so quiet on the slingblog these past few weeks and months. There’s been a lot going on in the real world. In no particular order:

- We’ve been locking picture on FRENCH FILM; which we are really delighted with. Its turned into a hugely romantic, very funny but still very intelligent movie. A tribute to the talents of writer and director and our wonderful cast and crew. The website will be going live over the next month and then there will be chances to catch previews and get involved in the run up to the pictures UK release, which should be in Q1 next year.

- We’re in prep on FAINTHEART which starts shooting in 4 short weeks. In addition to all the excitement and business in the film itself (Vikings! Romans! an Owl called Odin! A P.E. teacher called Gary!) is the excitement of the experimentation that we get to do with MySpace in really involving all of you out there in the film-making process. MySpace is calling it “the world’s first user generated film”, I think a more accurate description would be a mixture between open-process and open-source. The trick is working out which bits can be open source (e.g. choosing the bad, cutting multiple trailers) and which need the controlling minds of the film-makers but can be open process to observers. Its a careful balance and I think we will learn much from the process

- we’ve also got our first DVD release going on, and if you are a fan of Gypsy music and charismatic front-men, run do not work to the PIED PIPER OF HUTZOVINIA website and check out this wonderful tale of Eugene Hutz, lead singer of Punk-Gypsy sensation GOGOL BORDELLO, and also check out in glimering newness our DVD store, yes we are an e-talier now. Gosh.

Amidst all of that, we continue to be on the look out for fresh new projects and will shortly be announcing our 2008 slate, or rather I should say, our joint slate with the BBC (see below announcement our our co-dev, co-finance deal with them); and also are fundraising like busy bees to support the expansion of our distribution business.

On a personal note, it has been no less busy - I’ve also moved house (and now even own a new bed) and sadly, have parted ways from the lovely Kate; so am now sling-single ;-(.

So amidst all that I hope you will forgive me for not being too active on the blog. The real world has kind of taken over. But here I am, back with you, where I belong on the blogosphere. Soon you will forget I was ever away, and be wishing for me to leave you alone again…

At least according to filmstalker:

I wonder if this [FRENCH FILM] has been sparked by the idea of that Renault advert? The one with the man and the woman debating the best things about their respective countries and coming to the conclusion that they are better together, a la the Renault itself.

It probably hasn’t been, but that just sparked off a momentt of recognition. Aschlin Ditta has written the screenplay, Ditta is most known for her script Scenes of a Sexual Nature.

Can be discovered in the Observer

We are the trash of trailers…

Monday morning 26 March. Slingshot starts shooting its 2nd feature, FRENCH FILM.

There’s more to say, but I’m too damn tired right now, so I’ll let VARIETY tell it.