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Ken and Paul formed their production company Steel Mill Pictures in 2006 when they produced their first feature film, the Award-winning, critically-acclaimed "London to Brighton". Financed with private equity and completion money from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, the film screened in competition at several prestigious film festivals around the world, winning many awards and accolades.
In early 2008 they completed their second feature film "The Cottage", which was shot in Isle of Man and Yorkshire and financed by Isle of Man Film, the UK Film Council's Premiere Fund and Screen Yorkshire. Pathe UK distributed the film domestically and Pathe International handled worldwide sales. Sony picked up the film for North America and several other territories.
Steel Mill Pictures has completed their third feature film "Cherry Tree Lane". This project was partially funded by the UKFC New Cinema Fund. It has UK theatrical distribution from Metrodome on 3rd September 2010 and Salt are handling international sales.
Steel Mill Pictures has a number of feature film projects in different stages of development, and is also working with several talented writers and directors on short films and music promos.
Paul made his start as a feature film director with "London to Brighton", inspired by his 2001 short film "Royalty". "London to Brighton" premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival, winning numerous awards in the UK and overseas. The film earned Paul a nomination for The Carl Foreman Award at the 2007 BAFTAS and won him several other awards. In 2008, Paul's second film "The Cottage" was theatrically released in the UK and played in competition in many festivals around the world. Paul's third feature, the gripping "Cherry Tree Lane" is being distributed theatrically in the UK in September 2010. Paul has also recently completed a trilogy of music promos for UNKLE.
Steel Mill is closing the financing on tender comedy "Song For Marion", written and to be directed by PAW with E1 Entertainment distributing. Paul also has a number of scripts in development, including genre project "Salvage", bittersweet road movie "Wisdom's Last Legs", and a sci-fi noir project for Qwerty Films "Somewhere the Shadow". He is also writing a play for the Donmar Warehouse.
Ken worked in several areas of film production before setting up Steel Mill Pictures with writer/director Paul Andrew Williams. In 2009 he successfully completed the prestigious Inside Pictures Film Business Programme. Ken produced "London to Brighton", "The Cottage" and "Cherry Tree Lane", and has several projects in development with PAW, including "Song for Marion", "Salvage" and "Wisdom's Last Legs".
Ken is also working with a number of new writers and directors, developing projects for Steel Mill Pictures. "Last Will" is written by BAFTA winning writer Geoff Thompson and is set to be the debut feature by the Shammasian Brothers. Paddy Considine is attached to play the lead role. Ken is producing with Rachel Dargavel. "Untitled Boxing Project" written by Malachi Smyth, is a hard-hitting drama around gang culture and amateur boxing. He is also working with writer/director Jon Baird ("Cass") on an adaptation of Filth by Irvine Welsh.
After working freelance in the film industry in various roles Rachel joined Steel Mill last year after her role as Line Producer on "Cherry Tree Lane". Having formed a successful relationship with the company, Rachel is now developing and producing feature film projects, including "Last Will". Additionally Rachel is producing short films and promos through Steel Mill.
She has previously produced shorts films and music promos for Warp, Partizan, Perfume, Atlantic Records, EM Media and the UKFC amongst several other companies.
Kerinne moved to the UK from Australia in 2005 with the intention to travel. Instead she ended up on a path that has kept her working in the English film industry ever since.
Starting with the role of Production Co-Ordinator on the award winning "London to Brighton" she then worked with Steel Mill Pictures on "The Cottage" in a variety of roles, including Trainee Assistant Director and Post-Production Assistant. She also got a grounding on a number of feature films, commercials and short films in a number of different roles. In 2008, with the support of Steel Mill, she wrote and directed her first short film "Precious", starring Geoff Bell and Richard Goulding. "Precious" has since played in a number of festivals, including the London Independent Film Festival.
Kerinne now works with Steel Mill Pictures in development and research on all their projects, and as an Assistant to Producer and Director on their latest feature "Cherry Tree Lane".
