Belstone Pictures

Background

Running for 9 years since 2012 and currently based in Chelsea, London, Belstone Pictures is an independently owned British Film Company which first started out with corporate filming events, before moving on to motion pictures. The company is owned by Finn Cardigan Bruce, who decided to create Belstone after leaving Hurtwood House Film Academy, where his love for film was first formed. He also owns FCB Productions, a company which builds experiences, transport audiences, and solve problems to do with various different creative industries. This ownership allows for potential extra earnings in order to budget larger projects.

Films by Belstone

They have currently released 3 films;

• Tank 432 (2015)
• Tracks (2018)
• Tucked (2018)

Tank 432 is a horror movie - they made this as their first film as a budgeting tactic to maximise profits in order to be able to finance their later films that were the studio's true intentions. Horror is generally easier to market and distribute internationally as it is a genre that can be understood in any language by any country. It grossed an estimated 150,000 USD, which helped for budgeting future projects such as Tracks and Tucked.

Tucked had a budget of roughly 50,000 USD and grossed an estimated 22,000 USD in box office - this number only applies to only UK limited releases. 

Belstone currently have 1 film in Pre-Production, 1 film in Post-Production, and 13 Films/TV projects in development.

 

Cast and Crew

Smaller studios tend to hire practically unknown talent - mainly for budgeting purposes, but having an unknown cast also adds another layer of realism and relatability to the film that is difficult to achieve with A-List celebrities plastered all over it. This is what attracts many people to smaller institutions and companies.

Trailer for Tucked: