Varadi, Bercovici launch BlueDanubeFilms

MOSCOW -- Film biz veterinarians Gabor Varadi and Luca Bercovici have partnered to produce Budapest shingle BlueDanubeFilms, that will create a slate of micro-budget British-language photos. Varadi, that has nearly 20 years' experience like a producer with Budapest's Eurofilm, has updated the shingle and joined with Luca Bercovici, who within the last 2 yrs was mind of production for Raleigh Film Budapest, to produce the brand new venture. The very first film to enter production is "The almighty from the Block," a thriller in regards to a youthful guy who finds out a parasitical humanoid residing in his apartment block that feeds from the negative feelings of citizens. It stars Eric Roberts, who performed Maroni in Batman movie "The Dark Dark night." Shooting is because of begin in Hungary the coming year. Bercovici stated: "We are making world-class quality, genre-driven films -- for any cost. These films have the very best of all possible mobile phone industry's, gifted local authors writing in British, spectacular locations where fit the genre, and set tremendous value on the screen, excellent deck hands and management to maintain costs to a minimum.Inch The organization, that will offer production services to foreign films and co-productions lensing in the area, has elected to visit the micro-budget route partly in reaction towards the crisis in public places funding for Hungarian filmmakers. The organization uses mostly local or regional crew, talent and assets, "while staying away from the vagaries of reliance on local direct subsidies," Bercovici stated. The slate -- with budgets which is between $700,000 and $1.4 million -- will "depend more about conservative free market distribution methods" to obtain a return. Financial savings is going to be found through proper alliances, like a partnership with Raindance, a U.K.-based organization that encourages independent filmmaking. Raindance would be to provide crew as delinquent interns to "The almighty from the Block" in their courses. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com