COMPACT IN THE BIFAs 2024
Compact founder John McKay has been Longlisted as a Breakthrough Producer in this year’s BIFA Awards, for his debut feature film as producer, Aylin Tezel’s Falling Into Place. “It’s an honour to be recognised among such an amazing group of emerging producers,” says McKay, “and to be part of an exciting new wave of British feature […]
Best Debut prize and UK festival premiere for FALLING INTO PLACE
Hot on the heels of the FIPRESCI Critics Prize on its international debut, Aylin Tezel’s Falling Into Place has won Best Debut at the coveted Bayerischer FilmPreis – and been selected for its UK festival debut at Glasgow Film Festival, where it has scored the prime Saturday 2nd March slot, as a date movie with […]
FALLING INTO PLACE wins Critics Prize at Tallinn!
Aylin Tezel’s affecting romantic drama, Falling Into Place has won the FIPRESCI Critics Choice award on the closing weekend of Tallinn’s celebrated POFF Black Nights film festival. The jury citation said – „For rethinking the narrative structure of romantic drama and enveloping it in fresh and flowing cinematic language, while creating a sincere and fully […]
FALLING INTO PLACE sets International Premiere
Compact’s debut feature film, Aylin Tezel’s contemporary romantic drama Falling Into Place, has been specially selected to make its international debut in competition at PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights in November 2023. John McKay of Compact commented – “Tallinn is an A-list festival celebrated for its great taste and ability to let East meet West, which […]
Compact options THE PHARMACIST, Rachelle Atalla’s debut novel
Compact Pictures is delighted to announce that it has optioned The Pharmacist for development. Written by Scots-Egyptian novelist Rachelle Atalla, The Pharmacist is her acclaimed debut novel, chosen as a Sunday Times Book of the Week and nominated for the Scottish National Book Award. Laura McBride from Compact Pictures originally identified the book as a perfect story for the […]
Global Screen boards Compact’s debut feature for sales
FALLING INTO PLACE, German star Aylin Tezel’s first feature film as writer-director has signed a deal for worldwide sales with leading agent Global Screen, opening with market screenings at Cannes in May 2023. Starring Tezel (“7500”) asherself alongside Scots co-star Chris Fulton (Bridgerton) and made in co-production with Weydemann Bros (System Crasher, The Outrun), the […]
Compact CEO nominated for BAFTA
Lead producer for Compact John McKay has been nominated as producer of CBBC’s biggest ever series opener MY MUM TRACY BEAKER – which saw the beloved childrens character redrawn as a single parent bringing up her own challenging daughter. McKay, who also directed the mini-series, is previously an Emmy-winner for the BBC channel with mini-series […]
Compact takes debut feature FALLING INTO PLACE to EIFF Works In Progress
As the Edinburgh Film Festival re-opens for the first time since the pandemic, Compact has been selected to bring a sneak preview of its debut feature to the Industry section’s Works in Progress showcase, with writer-director Aylin Tezel and co-producer Yvonne Wellie. FALLING INTO PLACE is a co-production between German Silver Bear-winning Weydemann Bros and Emmy-award […]
Compact’s Empty Space wins a place at the London Production Finance Market
The Empty Space Inside My Heart, the debut feature of BAFTA-award winning Filpino-Scots director Tim Courtney, has been selected to showcase for sales, distribution and finance partners at the London Film Festival’s prestigious PFM. Written by James Mavor, and produced by Compact’s John McKay and associate producer Laura McBride, the intense drama of revenge and forgiveness is set for a […]
A Glimpse in the press
This sense of looking at your life from a different perspective and time is what Harris’ film makes literal. David Pollock – The Courier, May 2021 A GLIMPSE: Poignant film on pregnancy and loss Read Now David Pollock’s article in The Courier about A Glimpse and Zinnie’s inspiration behind her emotional debut film. ‘The grief […]