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‘Of Shark and Man’ picked up by Hollywood sales agent Project 8
Los Angeles based company to handle International sales of the multi-award winning feature documentary
‘Of Shark and Man’ has been creating a buzz among the general public and film industry alike in recent months and is now in the final stages of securing what the producers hope will be a worldwide release.
“It’s a really exciting time in the film’s development from an idea nobody thought was possible to being at the stage where a general release is now a real possibility,” says the film’s creator, David Diley. “The last few months have really seen a surge of interest in the film, culminating in the two awards we received at The Nice International Film Festival and now signing with a company that not only strongly believes in Of Shark and Man but one which truly gets the whole ethos about the film. I often wondered if I’d get one company interested in the film, in the end I had to choose one from four and I knew from first speaking to Jason that Project 8 would be the right match for the film.”
Project 8 Films is a production, sales and finance company based in Hollywood, California, specialising in start to finish production, co-productions, finishing funds and contract negotiations through worldwide delivery. Their CEO, Jason Loughridge says: “We are excited to be working with David Diley and his amazing feature documentary. Its not often we come across a person in society that quits their day job and follows their dream in life with no money or security, all at the risk of failure. This journey is not only about the powerful Sharks and the incredible story of Shark Reef, but also his journey along the way that will hopefully show people that in life you have to jump to move forward.”
Five years in the making, ‘Of Shark and Man’ is the feature debut of UK based film-maker, David Diley and tells the inspirational, untold story of Shark Reef in Fiji, a place where locals live side by side with sharks in a world where, far from the villain portrayed in western media, sharks have built an economy of their own and brought a once dead reef back to life.
This incredible story is told through the eyes of the film-maker, an ordinary, thirty-two year old from the UK’s industrial north who risked everything to fulfill a lifelong dream, a dream which finds him in the middle of a feeding frenzy with a hundred of the world’s biggest Bull Sharks. ‘Of Shark and Man’ has been described as having “some of the most brilliant nose to nose shark cinematography ever filmed.”
About the Film-Maker
David Diley is a multi-award winning UK based film-maker and owner of the film’s production company, Scarlet View Media. As both a terrestrial and underwater Cinematographer, Director and Editor, David has received wide international acclaim for his stylistic story telling of issues facing people and wildlife with a heavy focus towards marine conservation, in particular sharks.
For more information, contact David Diley at david@scarletviewmedia.com or with specific queries relating to Of Shark and Man, via the movie website at info@ofsharkandman.com.
For distribution enquiries, contact Jason Loughridge at jason@project8films.com.
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Dive Worldwide Announces Bite-Back as its Charity of the Year
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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