Element Pictures latest film ‘Dark Touch’, a French, Irish and Swedish co-production between Agat Films/Ex Nihilo, Filmgate Films and Element Pictures.
The film tells the story of an isolated house in the country that takes on a life of its own, taking the lives of the family inside, leaving only a young girl Niamh as the sole survivor.
The screenplay was written by French filmmaker Marina de Van (Don’t Look Back, In My Skin), who will also direct the film. It is an English language film and will be produced by Jean Luc Ormières (Hideaways, Dorothy Mills), Ed Guiney (The Guard, This Must Be The Place), Martina Niland (Grabbers, Once), Patrick Sobelman (Living on Love Alone, Don’t Look Back), and Sean Wheelan (Hideaways, The Girl With The Dragoon Tattoo).
Production Manager for the film will be Cathleen Dore (The Whistleblower, My Boy Jack) and production design by Tamara Conboy (King Arthur, Bloom). Director of Photography will be John Conroy (Jack Taylor; The Magdalene Martyrs, Parked) and it will be filmed on Digital TBC.
The shoot takes place for three weeks in Ireland, beginning on 13th February, and then moves to Sweden for a further three weeks. Post production for the film will take place in France with Editor Mike Fromentin (Mister Bob, One O One).
Casting for the film is currently taking place in Ireland under Louise Kiely
The film was funded by Eurimages, the Irish Film Board, Section 481, Film I Väst and Wild Bunch.