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International Disruptors: Bankside Films Co-Founder Stephen Kelliher On Propelling Breakout Horror Hit ‘Talk To Me’ & Importance Of “Building Films From The Ground Up”
Stephen Kelliher is in a good mood. The Bankside Films co-founder and managing director is coming off of the back of a banner 12 months with his London-based sales and film finance outfit, a company that not only repped worldwide sales on Irish-language Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl but also played an integral role in getting Aussie breakout supernatural horror hit Talk to Me off the ground.
Since 2017, the company has repped either worldwide or international sales on a number Causeway productions, including Martin Freeman starrer Cargo, You Won’t Be Alone with Noomi Rapace, Of An Age, The Moogai and upcoming Went Up The Hill. Kelliher admits that he never set out to work in the film business and was fortunate enough to walk into a job agency at the age of 19 and be offered an opportunity to be an assistant to the CEO of Vine International Pictures. Additionally, it’s repping worldwide sales for Ulga Hauksdóttir’s volcano thriller The Fires, about a volcanologist in Iceland who is responsible for predicting volcanic activity and ensuring public safety in a story that ultimately sees her caught between a love affair that may destroy her family and an eruption that threatens the capital city.
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