TV Deal agreed

We are thrilled to announce that we have signed a very exciting deal with Future Films to develop a TV series based on the Never Mind the Botox books. So exciting and we are really looking forward to working on the project over the coming months!

The full text of our joint press release is set out below.

Joint press release

NEVER MIND THE BOTOX AUTHORS AND FUTURE FILMS SIGN TV JOINT VENTURE

Penny Avis and Joanna Berry, co-authors of women’s fiction series Never Mind the Botox and international film & TV production company Future Films, have signed a leading edge joint venture agreement to develop a series of television programmes based upon the Never Mind the Botox books.

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On 27th July 2011 Penny Avis and Joanna Berry, co-authors of women’s fiction series Never Mind the Botox: Alex, Rachel, Stella and Meredith, about four professional women working on the sale of a cosmetic surgery business (“the Books”), and international film & TV production company Future Films (Co-Productions) Limited who take productions from pre-financing to distribution and sales (“Future Films”), signed a leading edge joint venture agreement to develop and produce a series of television programmes intended for international broadcast distribution based upon the Books.

Stephen Margolis, CEO of Future Films said “We are delighted to be working with Penny and Joanna on this exciting project. We believe the Never Mind the Botox book series has great potential for adaptation as a TV drama series and look forward to bringing it to fruition over the coming months.”

Penny and Joanna commented “We are thrilled to have entered into this joint venture agreement with Future Films, which gives us the opportunity to be involved in the project every step of the way. We already have a vision for how our books can be adapted for TV, and with Future Film’s guidance and experience we are looking forward to making that vision a reality.”

About Penny Avis and Joanna Berry
Penny Avis, former corporate finance partner at Deloitte and Joanna Berry, former media and intellectual property partner at Eversheds, are the co-authors of the Never Mind the Botox series. The series is drawn from their experience of working in the City for many years.
www.avisberry.com

About Future Films
Future Films are an international film & TV production company formed by its Chief Executive Stephen Margolis in 2000. Recently it launched 2B Pictures as a specialist production company working with creative producers, providing access to international financing and offering a wide range of production services. 2B Pictures is headed by Carola Ash and Kwesi Dickenson.
www.futurefilmgroup.com

Enquiries
Penny Avis and Joanna Berry
Midas Public Relations
info@midaspr.co.uk
020 7361 7860

Future Films
Carola Ash
carola@futurefilmgroup.com
020 7009 6758

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