ABOUT US
Vision – Talkinglens Productions is a well established, award winning film & multi-media production company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. We specialise in making films that deal with serious issues but with sensitivity, understanding and wherever possible a sense of humour. We endeavour to work with local and international partners and talent to develop and produce high quality feature films and documentaries that appeal to international audiences. Films that entertain and inform, so you leave the cinema with a smile, a tear or just having enjoyed the ride!
Mission – To provide the entertainment industry with a one-stop-hub offering creative solutions and professional services, allowing clients to produce projects quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest quality of standards. We strive to empower creators with the tools and resources they need to make their ideas come alive with the help of cutting-edge technology, experienced staff and stellar customer service.
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Latest News
Marbella International Film Festival Wins
Talkinglens are proud to announce that Nicole Faraday won Best Actress for her performance in our Black Comedy Ask The Cheat (A.K.A Not by the Book) at the Marbella International Film Festival 2022. Additionally we were also nominated for Best Feature Film and Best Supporting Actor for Nick Moran.
Ask the Cheat has previously won Best Feature Film at the Birmingham Film Festival and a Golden Award at the European Screen Awards. Max Abraham won Best Leading Actor fwith Martin Trenaman for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for four other awards at the North Europe International Film Festival – London.
Awful Silence Premiere
Our psychological thriller ‘Awful Silence’ recently had its world premiere at the Odeon Leeds/ Bradford cinema. We are proud of the cast and crew for working so hard to bring this film to the screen. It was especially heartening to see all of the local talent receive immense praise and accolade for their performances in the film – including our leading lady Megan Paul, lead male Quentin Jones and the multi-talented Liam Wetherall.
The packed audience praised the themes we tackled in the film around loss and mental health. Our aim with most of our films is to create conversation around serious topics that need wider attention.
The film has been picked up by an American Sales Agent so please look out for it at a theatre or streaming platform soon.
Scare B & B nearing completion
Our latest feature films Scare B &B parts I & II are nearing the end of Post production. The crew and cast worked extremely hard to overcome the unprecedented challenge of lockdown and last-minute rescheduling. The films should be ready for release later this year. In addition, Espresso Yourself & Not My Cup Of Tea will be having their premiere screenings this year.
Coproduction Partnership With GFA
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Global Film Alliance (GFA) a collective of established media companies from all over the globe producing a slate of new high concept and quality mainstream feature films. 3 Talkinglens films have been selected to be coproduced as a part of GFA’s forthcoming slate of films : “State of Terror”, “The Gift” & “Artificial Rage” . Watch this space for further developments.
‘Ask The Cheat’/ ‘Not By The Book’ was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Marbella International Film Festival 2022!
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WINNER OF BEST FEATURE
Services & Policies
PRODUCTION SERVICES
Services & Philosophy
Talkinglens Productions, is a well established, comprehensive production solution for your film project, providing concept & script to screen delivery services under one roof. With a strong passion for storytelling Talkinglens Productions, is committed to excellence in all aspects of the filmmaking process. Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker with a story to tell or an investor looking to support the next big thing, we’re here to help bring your vision to life.
We offer film production services for short or feature films, taking your project from script to screen in a visually stunning and engaging way and at most budget levels.
Our facility offers an in-house – pre-production, production, and post-production facility with visual effects and audio capabilities. We offer on-site and remote staff and film crew, as well as a casting, location, legal, intellectual property, marketing, sales, and distribution team to provide the best creative and technical solutions in getting a movie made with optimum production values.
Services we offer for your film
- Script Consultancy
- Extensive Feedback Script Report – covering the concept, plot, characters, pacing and commercial appeal.
- Rewriting, Editing, or Doctoring – the current script in house to make the screenplay a commercially high standard shooting script.
- Preparation of the Budget – This includes a draw – down schedule the most vital piece of information for any development project. This schedule brings together the tasks and the costs of the project. We will guide you through the preparation of cash flow, re- coupment and the construction of shooting schedules.
- Effective Business Planning – for up and coming film projects.
- Complete Production Service of the Feature Film – This will include creating and attaching appropriate Cast, Crew such as Lead Actors, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Composer, Production Services, Music Supervision, Post Production/VFX and PR.
- Arrange Product Placement deals for feature films with big industry players.
- Representation of the Film – at public promotional media events such as festivals, premieres and interviews. All of these are subject to our availability.
- Secure Worldwide Sales Agent/ Distributor – for representation for the feature film.
INTERNSHIPS & TRAINING
Internships & Work Experience
Talkinglens is very passionate about encouraging new talent to find a foothold in the industry and to this end we always aim to offer opportunities to initially Yorkshire based talent and try to promote the region as much as possible. We offer regular structured work placement , trainee and internship schemes independently and formally for students from The Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett, University of Leeds, York University, York St John, Leeds Trinity, Salford and Edgehill University.
We ensure that throughout the year and on all our productions newcomers to the industry and graduates are given internships, work placement opportunities and assisting roles. Through the Talkinglens Academy we offer workshops and classes on a variety of topics, to help bridge the gap between education and the industry. Our You tube Channel TalkinglensTv features BTS and informational videos around various filmmaking topics.
If you wish to know more about our 3, 6, or 12 month structured internships please contact us via the enquiry form.
Training – Talkinglens Productions is dedicated to supporting the next generation of filmmakers.
We offer a range of specialist practical and intensive short media courses. These courses have been devised to suit the independent filmmaker individually. However, quite uniquely they can also be combined as a package to cover every crucial aspect of the film-making process for the independent filmmaker.
The course content is aimed at the independent media practitioner or filmmaker who seeks practical intensive knowledge in a particular specialist discipline of the film and television industry in a short space of time.
The courses are delivered by practising media industry professionals experienced in drawing upon their vast and up to date knowledge of the industry but also possessing talent for teaching their craft.
INVESTMENT & PARTNERSHIP
Investment
We’re not just a production company, we’re also a partner. We invite investment in our individual films or our forthcoming slate, which includes both issue-based films and mainstream scripted genre films. Our goal is to not only create compelling films, but also to make them accessible to audiences around the world.
Partnership & Expansion
We’re seeking investment opportunities to partner in opening a branch of Talkinglens in another country, enabling co-productions or the expansion of our existing model into other jurisdictions. We believe that film has the power to inspire and connect people across cultures, and we’re excited to explore new avenues for bringing compelling stories to audiences around the world.
Invest In Film Benefits –
Talkinglens have an extremely dedicated production team who are experienced in creating exciting, innovative and profitable film projects. From our experience we know that investing in Independent films can offer rewarding benefits both financially and otherwise. These investments can offer highly tax efficient opportunity due to the incentives offered by the UK Government, with potentially large returns as well as other extremely rewarding benefits that involvement in the film industry can bring.
SEIS Approved Accreditation for Tax Rebates
Talkinglens are now fully accredited and compliant with the UK Government’s Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) as well as the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). This enables private investors to benefit from generous tax breaks* including a year one Income Tax rebate worth between 30% and 50% of the value of any investment in our films. You will not be subject to any Capital Gains Tax on any profits from the film and extensive loss relief if the worst happens (potentially limiting your benefits to the sum of 35% of your original investment).
* 30% Income Tax rebate available for EIS investments and 50% Income Tax rebate available for SEIS investments (subject to investor paying sufficient tax in the year of investment to claim the maximum rebate).
Additional Benefits
Not only to do we strive to create huge financial benefits for you and your company through investing in our films but you will also see huge marketing potential to promote and expand your business with some more personal added extras.
- A personal/Company credit in the film titles and IMDB
- Exclusive entry to the film set
- Photographs with A-list stars
- Poster credits.
- VIP entry to premieres at Cannes and Berlin Festivals.
- Special invitation to Preview screenings and parties.
If you are interested in such investment opportunities or have any further questions, please complete the enquiry form or contact: phil@talkinglens.co.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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SCRIPT CONSULTANCY
Script Reading At Talkinglens we have a range of script specialists who’s interests, experience and knowledge covers all genres of film and television. The expert who we feel will be best suited to your script’s genre, will provide you with a full report and breakdown of the script with constructive and analytical feedback as well as proof reading. They will take you through all aspects of the narrative structure, suggestions to make the dialogue as realistic as possible and ways in which the development of characters can be improved.
Script Development Services We will work with you as a script developer, this will involve editing and advising on various drafts until both parties believe the script is completely ready to be submitted to agencies, broadcasters and production companies.
Our Network As an established production company within the film and television industries, we have acquired a strong network of producers, commissioning editors, financiers, acting and crewing talent plus directors. We will be sure to know the perfect individual who could progress your script to production.
Please get in touch for a quote: phil@talkinglens.co.uk
EQUAL OPPORTUNITES
Talking Lens prides itself on following the equal opportunities guidelines. We aim to provide a equal and diverse employment opportunities regardless of age, disability and mental disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or beliefs, sex, and sexual orientation. Our policy covers all areas of employment through application processes, working conditions, promotions and training opportunities. We acknowledge that in our continued growth and development we are to utilise our teams and enhance all available workforce. We also follow a strict anti bullying and harassment policy, ensuring all employees feel comfortable and safe within our work environment.
COVID 19 POLICY
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are committed to following Covid Government Policy in all our filming schedules. As outlined in Government policy we are ensuring regular sanitisation of hands and equipment used, respiratory hygiene including the use of masks and maintaining a 2m social distance at all possible times. We acknowledge certain department specific needs and are supervising needs on an ad hoc basis. We understand the struggles Covid-19 has played on mental health and are taking this into consideration.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
At Talking Lens we are using initiative to create a greener working environment. For this we are encouraging sourcing employment from the local community in order to cut down on carbon emissions and are moving towards lowering our single plastic use and waste on set.
Teasers and Trailers
Scare b&b
Awful Silence
Ask the Cheat
Not My Cup of Tea
Dumb Decisions
Our Day
Why Jihadi
Making His Mind Up
CONTACT
To find out more, please get in touch using this form
Due to the volume of enquiries we currently cannot accept unsolicited scripts.