Avanti Productions & Management

After three awards and four nominations, the time has come for HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka PRECIOUS VENGEANCE) and it's brilliant screenwriter STEPHEN M. HUNT to receive the big crown, as GRAND PRIZE WINNER of

Fresh Voices 2012 Screenwriting Competition.

It has been a great journey for British playwright STEPHEN M HUNT, over the past two years since he discovered the story of martyr village Oradour-sur-Glane in France, following his relocation.

On 10th June 2014, Oradour-sur-Glane will mark the 70th speechless anniversary of the 1944 Nazi massacre.It is an important time in the history of humanity, especially that the German government has just reopened the investigation in the events, due to new evidence being discovered and implicating at least 6 SS officers who are still alive. We hope by that time, HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka PRECIOUS VENGEANCE) will be in production, building another brick to the historical wall of memories of war... To help us achieve this, please CONTACT US.

Three times Hats Off to STEPHEN M HUNT!!!

After three successful winnings, HEARTS OF COLD STONE written by British playwright Stephen M Hunt is yet again in the semifinals of another screenwriting competition in Hollywood, this time Filmakers International Screenplay Contest.

Fingers crossed for more good news to come!...

With immense joy, we are very proud to announce that the wonderful screenplay written by British playwright Stephen M. Hunt, HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka Precious Vengeance) has WON:

both awards in the Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition taking place in Hollywood.

Well Done, Stephen!

Further on, there will be a GRAND PRIZE WINNER picked up from all Categories Winners on 25th March. Fingers crossed, that might be our very own Stephen M. Hunt!

With the approaching Oscar Awards just around the corner, we have been pleased surprised when last night our currently in-development feature film screenplay HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka Precious Vengeance) by British playwright Stephen M. Hunt received 4 out of 10 Spotlight Awards Nominations in Fresh Voices Screenwriting 2012 Competition in Hollywood.

HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka Precious Vengeance) screenplay is nominated for:

Humanitarian Award

Culture and Heritage Award

Best Foreign Film Award (France)

Best Role for a Leading Man

After his daughters are raped and murdered by Nazis in Paris and thesubsequent dissolving of his marriage, a Polish artist agrees to bankroll a fledging French Resistance group to seek vengeance upon the Nazis.

After the success of LA Screenplay Competition 2013 last month, where HEARTS OF COLD STONE was one of the 5 finalists, winning 4th Feature Place Award, we are overwhelmed by this month nominations, and hardly wait the finals of Fresh Voices Screenwriting 2012 Competitionon 13th March 2013. 

HEARTS OF COLD STONE (aka Precious Vengeance) is also a semi-finalist of the competition in the Drama/Biopic/Period category, fighting it's way to the finals bravely.

Fingers crossed for more good news! 

With great joy, Avanti Productions & Management is very happy to announce that our WW2 in-development feature film lenght project HEARTS OF COLD STONE, written by British playwright Stephen M Hunt, is one of the finalists of LA Screenplay Competition in Hollywood, taking on the 4th Place Feature Screenplay Award only a few days ago. A big WELL DONE, Stephen!

Further on, HEARTS OF COLD STONE is semi-finalist in two other screenwriting competitions in Hollywood, with news to come later on this months.

We thank you all for your wonderful support and constant encouragement and hope to bring you more good news very soon.

Once again: WELL DONE, STEPHEN & your first ever screenplay HEARTS OF COLD STONE!

Currently attached to this project are: Avanti Productions UK, Creative Sound France, Actors:

Brian Blessed, Hildegard Neil and Mihai Arsene 

We are very pleased to announce that HEARTS OF COLD STONE (working title) screenplay by British playwright STEPHEN M. HUNT is now SEMI-FINALIST in L.A. SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2013. 

We keep our fingers crossed and give many prayers, waiting for the Final Selection on 30th January 2013, as we know that this particular rare script is one of a kind and is aiming big.

AVAnti Productions  is very happy to announce that HEARTS OF COLD STONE screenplay, written by British playwright STEPHEN M. HUNT, has received double nominations for SPOTLIGHT AWARDS by Fresh Voices in Hollywood. The Spotlight Awards highlight various achievements in screenwriting and we are pleased to let you know that HEARTS OF COLD STONE has been nominated for:

CULTURE & HERITAGE AWARD Nomination

(encouraging writers who bring attention to the importance of culture and heritage in our world through their writing), for: 

A strong representation of the French culture and its hardships during the Holocaust and WWII.

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HUMANITARIAN AWARD Nomination

(rewarding material that highlights social and political issues around the world, as well as writers that strive to make a positive difference through their writing), for: 

A new and honest look at the Jewish experience in the Holocaust with a surprising depth of story and character.

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AVANTI PRODUCTIONS is very pleased to announce that HEARTS OF COLD STONE screenplay, written by the British playwright STEPHEN M. HUNT is making wonderful progress in the 2nd round of the10th Annual Screenplay Contest in Hollywood.

HEARTS OF COLD STONE tells the story of a Polish artist who agrees to bankroll a French Resistance group to seek vengeance upon the Nazis, after his daughters are raped and murdered in Paris...

We are currently interested in receiving directing and producing interest for this unique production, helping us to meet our 10th June 2014 target to release the movie, once with a 70th anniversary of a Nazi massacre in the South of France... 

For more info, please CONTACT US

AVANTI PRODUCTIONS & MANAGEMENT is very happy to announe that HEARTS OF COLD STONE (working title) script by British playwright Stephen M. Hunt is making good progress in the FILMAKERS INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARDS competition in Hollywood.

The screenplay has now entered the 1st round of the competition, in the War Films section, which includes, but is not limited to WW2 period.

We hope to bring you more good news about this very important film production.

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At the moment, we are open to receive your interest in directing

HEARTS OF COLD STONE.

To request more details and express an interest in becoming our much looked for director, please CONTACT US.

AVAnti Productions are pleased to announce a new feature film in development:

THE GAME OF THE CHEETAH

Logline: A famous writer, the reincarnation of another famous scientist, who invented a special potion in order to keep the total recall of his next life, is playing a peculiar game with his former wife, now nothing than a ghost, bringing him a final illumination, as at the end he will live the reincarnation of another life, that of a cheetah with some very strange powers...

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Writen & Directed by Dan Pero Manescu, THE GAME OF THE CHEETAH is a very British film, taking you back to the mysteries and romance of an old manor house and its inhabitants, new and 'old'...  This film will be our second British production, shooting exclusively in the UK.  

Currently attached to the project are:

- producers: Veronica Lazar, Dan Pero Manescu

- writer: Dan Pero Manescu

- director: Dan Pero Manescu

- Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast (The Fifth Element, Leon, Nikita, Catwoman, Femme Fatale, The Secret Book, Ridicule, Joan of Arc, etc.)

- casting director: Veronica Lazar

- actors: Mihai Arsene and Joan Pascu.

Further actors and a stellar actress will be attached as lead as soon as the project receives enough financial backing to have Green Light for production stage.

AVAnti Productions is now inviting film studios, film production companies, investors and sponsors to become shareholders of THE GAME OF THE CHEETAH and bring this script to screen.

AVAnti Productions is a UK based production company. The UK is one of the countries currently signed up to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production. You can view a copy of the agreement and list signatories on the Council of Europe website.

For more details, please CONTACT US.