Basic Instinct 2 Star Launches New Film Venture

Basic Instinct 2 Star Launches New Film Venture

CANNES, France, May 16/PRNewswire/ --

- Brit actor David Morrissey brings filmmaking boost to Merseyside

British actor David Morrisey took time off from filming Basic
Instinct 2 - Risk Addiction starring alongside Sharon Stone today to travel
to Cannes and launch a new British film partnership for Merseyside.

Morrissey is partnering up Tubedale Films, co-run with his
brother, Liverpool businessman Paul Morrissey, and producer Carl Clifton,
with North West Vision, the Film and Television agency for England's
Northwest which is investing GBP145,000 over the next twelve months into a
slate of films to stimulate a step change in the development and production
of features on Merseyside.

David Morrissey's recent roles in the BAFTA nominated TV
series 'State of Play' and 'Blackpool' have served to underline his critical
acclaim as one of the UK's brightest talents. He is also soon to be seen in
Stoned, Stephen Woolley's film about Rolling Stone Brian Jones.

David Morrissey comments: "We're delighted to be teaming up
with North West Vision in this initiative. With European City of Culture
status on the way, the current and future opportunities for developing and
producing films on Merseyside are really exciting. We're thrilled to be part
of that."

Alice Morrison, Chief Executive of North West Vision adds:
"Tubedale has an exceptional creative team and a very clear vision of how it
can help shape a successful film production sector on Merseyside. Developing
and attracting the newest and best talent is key but their internationalist
approach is also refreshing and completely in tune with the way that
Liverpool is positioning itself in preparation for 2008."

The deal is the first of its kind from a UK Regional Screen
Agency and will see Tubedale bringing a substantial GBP225,000 of matching
funding from a variety of sources to develop film projects that are market
focussed and substantially intended for production in the region.

Tubedale previously co-produced Patrice Leconte's
international hit film L'homme du Train and is currently co-producing a New
York-set English language remake of Leconte's 1989 critical and commercial
success Monsieur Hire.

Notes to editors

- North West Vision is the film and TV development agency for
England's Northwest. It funds film and TV programmes, develops new talent
and works to attract new production and inward investment into the
region. www.northwestvision.co.uk

- The Merseyside Film & Television Fund (or 'MFTVF') is a major
initiative from North West Vision and the European Regional Development
Fund to support the growth of the screen agencies in Liverpool and
Merseyside. As well as attracting the best talent and projects to the
area, the fund is generating a professional infrastructure that can offer
skills and services that are the equal of anything else in the UK.
Investments of up to GBP250,000 are available for a whole range of
activities including company development, production development and
production financing. www.northwestvision.co.uk/mftvf.

- The investment by North West Vision is being made through its
ERDF-sponsored Merseyside Film and Television Fund, which is intended to
strengthen Liverpool's filmmaking activity in advance of its appointment
as European Capital Of Culture in 2008. As well as development finance,
the Fund also offers production financing and company development support
for both indigenous and incoming production companies looking to
co-produce in the region.

Source: UK Film Council

For further information on this announcement contact Geraldine Vesey, Angie Grant or Lorna Skingley at Spin Media on +44-(0)161-236-9909 or email: firstname@spinmedia.co.uk

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