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Making of Dead Happy

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SKY MOVIES INDIE HD MAKES FILM FESTIVAL ‘DEAD HAPPY’
Sky Movies Indie HD is proud to announce a festival first having joined forces with Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) to bring movie fans a dual screening of the indie comedy, Dead Happy.

The indie short starring Alice Lowe, (Hot Fuzz) and Dario Bernal which has been entirely funded by Sky Movies Indie HD and will premiere on the channel and screen to EIFF press and delegates at the same time. Two festival screenings will take place on Sunday 20th June, being mirrored by Sky Movies Indie HD scheduling as follows:

12pm – Sky Movies Indie HD – Sky channel 339
8.30pm – Sky Movies Indie HD – Sky channel 339

Directed by Nicky Lianos and written by David Lemon, Dead Happy is a short comedy about the Grim Reaper bored with her 9-5 job and trying to cope with her unrequited love for another. The film is the winning entry of Sky Movies Indie HD search for a new British film-maker, in association with The Independent and Skillset.

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies said, ‘We’ve always been proud to show a diverse range of content and with this competition, we’ve been able to take our commitment to independent film one step further by giving a member of the general public the opportunity to make HD film content for our channel.’http://nickylianos.com/ndxz-studio/asset/img/save.gif

Hannah McGill, Artistic Director of EIFF said, “The Festival is all about unveiling great new work made through independent film-making. We are delighted to have be working with Sky Movies Indie HD to bring the Festival’s Industry Delegates the first screening of Dead Happy."