GoldenBearwinnerPeterMackieBurnshasstartedshootinghisLondon-setdebutfeatureDaphne,productioncompanyTheBureauhasrevealedaaa
EmilyBeecham[pictured]-whofeaturesinthecastofBerlinaleopeningfilmHail,Caesar!-playsthetitularDaphne,ayoungLondonerwithafreneticlifestylewhodecidessheneedstochangeherlifeafterwitnessingaviolentrobbery.
TheBureauproducersTristanGoligherandValentinaBrazzinidevelopedtheprojectin-house.TheBFIandCreativeScotlandarethemainfinanciersofthefilm,togetherwithTheBureau.
Thecompany’sParis-basedsistercompany,TheBureauSales,ishandlinginternationalrights.
MackieBurnswontheGoldenBearforbestshortfilmin2005forMilk,aboutagirltryingtobathehergrandmother.
NicoMensingawrotethescreenplayforDaphneinhissecondcollaborationwithMackieBurnsaftertheshortHappyBirthdayToMe,alsostarringBeecham.
TheDaphneshootkicks-offamidahigh-profileyearforTheBureaufollowingthesuccessofAndrewHaigh’s45Years,whichwontwoSilverBearsfortheleadperformancesofCharlotteRamplingandTomCourtenayinBerlinlastyear,withRamplingalsoreceivinganOscarnomination,andisupforOutstandingBritishFilmattonight’sBaftas.
“PeterMackieBurnshasmadesomevisceralperformancedrivenshortsincludingtheaward-winningMilk,”saidLizzieFrancke,BFIseniorproductionanddevelopmentexecutive.“Itisgreattobeabletosupporthimonthenextstageofhisfilmcareer
