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(1st AD Marco Ciglia and acting hero Richard Griffiths share a hug! Filming on location in central London on “Ballet Shoes”. We also used Pinewood Studios for our build.)
“1001 INVENTIONS & THE LIBRARY OF SECRETS” PREMIERES 21 JAN 2010
A new film Marco was 1stAD on, starring Oscar winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley will help trace the forgotten story of a thousand years of science illuminating the dark ages, from the 7th century onwards. The film forms the centre piece of a new science museum event. The exhibition will go on to tour the world over the next five years at other venues including the Smithsonian Institiute in Washington, DC. Watch the film in my filmography.
“DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN” AIRS MONDAY 21 DEC 2009 AT 10PM ON SKY1
(Timothy Spall in a comic moment from the set of this silent comedy film)
In November Marco worked as 1stAD on “DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN” the first of a season of films for Sky1. Shooting out of Shepperton Studios the short film was produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and Tim Bricknell for Endor Prods and features Timothy Spall and Natascha McElhone. “DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN” airs on December 21st at 10PM on Sky1.
“1 DAY” RELEASED IN UK CINEMAS NATIONWIDE 06 NOVEMBER 2009.
(Left to right, movie poster, Director Penny Woolcock, Stunts James O Dee, 1stAD Marco, DOP Graham Smith)
Marco was 1stAD on this film, the first ever British hip hop musical. The film explores life for many young men in the Afro-Caribbean community which originated the urban music at its heart. It premiered at the 2009 BFI London Film Festival.
REGENT PICKS UP “EICHMANN” FOR THEATRICAL
RELEASE STATESIDE MARCH 2010
(Part of the US poster campaign for “Eichmann”)
Marco worked on this film as 1stAD shooting in Malta and Hungary. Now Regent Releasing and Here Media have acquired North American distribution rights to the motion picture “Eichmann” from U.K.-based Entertainment Motion Pictures and will distribute the pic in cinemas March 2010. The film is based on the final confession of Adolf Eichmann. Pic was directed by Robert Young (”Fierce Creatures”) and stars Thomas Kretschmann (”Wanted,” “Valkyrie”) as Eichmann, along with Troy Garity and Franka Potente. Peter Bevan and Karl Richards produced.
SCREENVISION PICK UP “BALLET SHOES” FOR US THEATRICAL 2009
(Left to right, Lucy Boyton, Yasmin Paige and Emma Watson)
Marco was 1stAD on this movie which was shot at Pinewood and on Location in the UK. Screenvision the distributor will feature the film in 171 theaters in 77 markets across 35 states. Ballet Shoes stars Emma Watson (star of the “Harry Potter” franchise) as one of three orphans who were adopted and raised as sisters. They vow to put their names in history books as an actor, an aviator and a dancer.