Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ High End and Sally Potter’s Alma are among six co-productions to receive backing from the UK Global Screen Fund in its latest round of international co-production awards totalling £962,000.
High End, previously known as Diamond Shitter, is a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of an affluent expat community in Geneva. Raffey Cassidy, Andrea Riseborough, Alessandro Nivola and Guy Pearce star.
It is a minority UK co-production with Ireland and Switzerland. The UK producer is Lee Magiday’s Smoke Puppy, co-producing with Ireland’s Cuala Films and Switzerland’s Rita Productions. Germany’s Beta is selling.