- Room to Let
Infobox Film | name = Room to Let
director =Joe McStravick
writer = Gerlind Becker
producer = Gerlind BeckerJoe McStravick
starring = Robin Edwards Roz McCutcheonLiam McMahon
Karl Best Lisa Curry Tom Harris
music = Jay Enticknap Martin Millar
cinematography = Nicolas Schroder
editing = James S. Brown
released = June, 2003
runtime = 11 min.
language = English"Room to Let" is an award winning short film directed by
Joe McStravick , written by Gerlind Becker and starring Robin Edwards (The Wall &Living in Hope ) and Roz McCutcheon (The League Of Gentlemen and Jam).Plot
A black comedy about a young man who gets into the clutches of a possessive old landlady, who harbours a secret plan to turn him into her pet
Production
During the casting period, actor
Liam McMahon ("Snatch" and Hunger) recommended Robin Edwards for the part of Pete. Liam would later take the role of Adrian. The casting of Milred took much longer however, due the fact that the London casting agents put forward actress's who where too young and in most case's too frail looking for the character of Milred the landlady. When Roz McCutcheon's head shot was spotted in the large pile, which had been sent through to the production office, they decided to call in their only hope for an audition. Roz looked even more suitable for the role in person. She impressed both Director, writer and the various production crew, who happened to be there working through pre-production. Mildred was finally cast.During principal photography Roz McCutcheon auditioned for the role of
The Fat Lady in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban directed byAlfonso Cuarón , but the part eventually went toDawn French .The film was shot over 3 weekends at various locations in
Ealing andNorthfield's ,West London , close toEaling Studios .Release & Festivals
The film went on to be screened at various film festivals around Europe.
*(2004) Funniest Shorts – Filmfest der Schongauer Kulturtage
*(2004) Belfast Film Festival
*(2004) DAFF (Deutsche Amateur-Filmfestspiele), Jena
*(2004) Werkstatt für junge Filmer, Wiesbaden-Naurod
*(2004) Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
*(2004) UNICA, Veitshöchheim
*(2004) Young Collection, Bremen
*(2005) International Festival of Non-Professional Film Makers, Tallinn (Estonia)
*(2005) RAF – Revija Amateskog Filma, Zagreb (Croatia)
*(2006) Busho – Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary)
*(2007) Sun Screen Film Festival - Best of N. Irish. (UK/Ireland)Awards
*(2003) Screened on Tiefenschärfe, OKK - German TV- (3rd Prize)
*(2003) BDFA Bundesfilmfestival Spielfilm,Dortmund - (Silver Medal)
*(2004) BDFA Landesfilmfestival, Bad Schwartau - (2nd Prize)
*(2005) Eulenspiegeleien (für Humor und Satire),Berlin - (WINNER - 1st Prize)
*(2006) The Guernsey Lily International Film Festival- (Very Highly Commended)External links
*imdb title|0409233
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1626379/ Joe McStravick] Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1646459/ Gerlind Becker] Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567360/ Roz McCutcheon] Internet Movie Database]
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