features Thomas Benski is the main Producer at Pulse Films, he has developed the company's first slate of feature films. He is assisted by Marisa Clifford, Associate Producer.
Approach: We believe that our commitment to the creative process, our international perspective and our in-depth knowledge of the market, combined with our ‘story is key’ approach is what differentiates us from other production companies. As part of this unique approach, we offer a voice to a wide range of ground-breaking and more established filmmakers. They benefit from our extensive network of associations within the industry and the supportive and professional environment in which they can discuss and put into action their projects into action and culminating in their subsequent production and distribution. International: Pulse Films is a strong supporter of international co-productions and the collaboration of producers on both the financial and creative level. Pulse Films acts as a UK qualifying co-producer and we are able to enter into partnerships with other foreign production companies in facilitating the physical production and post-production of feature films. Furthermore the Pulse Films team, thanks to it’s international background, have extensive experience in managing international productions and, with six languages between us, can communiucate on an international level. Slate: Details of the Pulse Films and Gifted Pictures slate will be announced shortly.
shorts
Since our conception in 2004, we have worked closely with the UK Film Council in producing highly acclaimed short films. The process of producing these shorts has provided a platform from which we have begun to identify the next generation of filmmakers.
Stick Guns is narrated from the viewpoint of a now thirty-something year old father, it examines a young boy’s instinct to imitate war deep within the local wood. As the father reminisces he returns to a world where adventure was only limited by your imagination – a world where a good stick gun becomes a great gun.
Bowl Cut, the frail boy in school with eczema and greasy hair. The boy who became the subject of cruel rumours whispered in the classroom. His hair fashioned with a bowl, what he can’t see or hear can’t hurt him. Today, his classmates, now in their thirties, have set up new homes with their families but he remains trapped as the town loner, burdened with stories that paint him as a pest and misfit.
Zoltan is a retiring human cannonball in a Victorian Circus and Freak Show. With dwindling audiences he decides to make his last performance special. Starring the legendary Saeed Jaffrey OBE, and directed by Robert Samuels, Zoltan The Great was financed by the UK Film Council.
Blaze is based on a dramatic true story, about two very troubled teenagers who decide to take control of their destiny in the hope of changing their difficult existence. Directed by award-winning director Deola Folarin, and shot by Bryan Loftus (“Company of Wolves” dir: Neil Jordan) and Alain Choquart (“The Baith” dir: Bertand Tavernier) and financed by The UK Film Council. |
