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The existing slate is diverse.
Each film has a patchwork of partners, and the likes of A24, Cornerstone and FilmNation all feature.
Making anything good is hard and making anything great is harder, says Ross.
House Productions Co-CEOs Juliette Howell & Tessa RossHouse Productions
So, making it the right way, in the right shape is the most important thing.
It is the German writer-directors first film after last years multiple Oscar-winning titleAll Quiet on the Western Front.
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Backing new writers is also a priority.
Zac Efron on the attack in ‘The Iron Claw’A24
House has a script commission from a UK broadcaster for a TV adaptation of that play.
It is part of my career, and we are developing some plays, she reveals.
Sometimes the right thing is to find the live version of the story.
House has a script that is taking out now.
The indie heads talk about having a building full of clever people coming in and out.
The London office on Clerkenwell is, appropriately, a house.
It feels more comfy than corporate.
The challenges facing the independent film business arent news.
The drop-off in TV commissioning is, however, a more recent reality.
It is without question a tougher moment, Howell concedes.
But you have to stay positive.
Its about belief and these things very often go in cycles, it wont stay like that forever.
Ross and Howell want to grow the team and go deeper and wider.
The House builders admit that their ambitions to nurture new talent and continue working with established names require scale.
