‘Parallel Tales’ & ‘All Of A Sudden’ EPs Launch Boutique Film Financier Saudade Ink

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland-UK producer Mike Downey and Istanbul-based Emir Külal Haznevi have joined forces on boutique film financing outfit Saudade Ink to develop, produce and invest in arthouse cinema from across the world.

The film production and development fund, which has been pulled together with a consortium of private individuals from Turkey and the Middle East, is looking to spend up to €2 million ($2.3m) a year in its first two years, making strategic investments of between €150,000 and €200,000 in individual projects. 

Downey and Haznevi estimate that they will make investments in five to eight productions from leading international auteur directors per year, with some seed funding for development.

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