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2 SYNOPSIS June Bennett thinks she knows exactly what she s doing: to marry one of the richest men in Britain, Sir Alan Pennington. Despite being twice her age, she knows she is in love. When a volcanic cloud stops Sir Alan from getting to the country estate in Yorkshire where the wedding is due to take place, she gradually realizes that fate and an English aristocrat Geoffrey Howden are trying to tell her something that she does not get. Set in beautiful rural Northern England, I know What I m Doing is a tale of romance and quaintness in a modern world rushing on. 2

3 - FACT SHEET Directed by: Robbie Moffat Screenplay by: Robbie Moffat Additional dialogue: Marla Lerwin Cast: Emily Bergl, Johnathan Hansler, Suzanne Kendall, Darren Enright. Producer: Robbie Moffat Co-producer: Alan Latham Location: Yorkshire Worldwide Sales: Stealth Media (except North America) Pre-production: March 2012 Principal Photography: April 2012 Delivery: October 1st Logline: She knows what she s doing, she thinks she s in love, but fate says she s not... Links: 3

4 ROBBIE MOFFAT- WRITER, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER Robbie Moffat has made over twenty feature films. His first feature film was made in 1999 called Love The One You re With, which was nominated for Best Scottish Film at the Bowmore Scottish Screen Awards in Robbie went on make many other films, wanting to use the Scottish landscape as much as possible. A great example of this is in his films Winter Warrior, The Bone Hunter and Axe Raiders a trilogy set in 575 A.D. In 2004 Red Rose, a film based on the life of Robert Burns, won the Best Actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival. Last year Robbie was nominated for The Johnny Walker Great Scot Award 2011 for outstanding contribution to Scottish culture. Robbie has also penned commissioned work for Hollywood companies. As a member of BAFTA, and The Directors Guild of Great Britain, he is a past member of the society of Authors and British Equity. He is also well travelled, having visited more than 80 countries. Money Hungry is currently his 21st production. 4

5 Emily Bergl: June Bennett Emily has starred in many programmes for television with appearances in episodes of Gilmore Girls, CSI: Miami, NYPD Blue and Star Trek: Enterprise. Bergl had a major role in the Steven Spielberg 2002 miniseries Taken and has also co-starred in the ABC series Men In Trees as Annie. She played the lead role in the Carrie 2. Bergl starred in Becky Shaw at Second Stage Theatre in New York at the beginning of 2009 and recently played Paul Young s new wife, Beth, in the seventh season of Desperate Housewives. Jonathan Hansler: Geoffrey Howden Jonathan Hansler is a distinguished actor. He was recently nominated for best actor at the Fringe Report Awards 2011 for his leading role in the feature film Axed, and was nominated for Best Performance in Maurice in the Off West End Awards His feature film Axed, in which he leads has been picked up by Lionsgate & won Best Screenplay at The Bram Stoker Horror Festival. His film The Devil's Business in which he plays an underworld boss in league with Satan, was one of Film4's top 5 to see at Frightfest. It has also been screened at Fantastic Festival, Mayhem Festival, Ravenna and is currently hitting top film festivals world wide and will be released next year. 5

6 PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR S VISION Robbie Moffat is an established feature film Director and Producer, with I Know What I m Doing being his latest production. is an epic story about love, and the power of fate, even when you re least expecting it. It is a tale of romance and quaintness in a modern world rushing on. The film is set in the beautiful backdrop of rural of Yorkshire, in Northern England. June Bennett, the protagonist, knows exactly what she s doing. She s going to marry one of the richest men in Britain, Sir Alan Pennington, and live a comfortable, privileged life. Despite him being many years older than herself; she knows she s in love. We decided to set the film in Yorkshire to give the film a quintessentially British feel, with British characters and a typical British landscape for the mise en scene. It is a typical English estate, with great, realistic characters that are interesting, eccentric and a joy to watch on screen. We cast Emily Bergl as the lead actress for this film because we thought she was a fantastic actress who would bring the character of June Bennett to life. However, her whole world turns upside down when news of a volcano ash cloud disrupts her perfect plans and stops Sir Alan from getting to the country estate in Yorkshire, where the wedding is taking place. I believe the ash cloud adds a contemporary, modern twist to the classic story line, as it is something that we can all relate to. In effect, this really brings this story home and gives it more a personal feel to the audience. 6

7 Palm Tree Entertainment Robbie Moffat and Mairi Sutherland have been in business together with Palm Tree Entertainment for 19 years. Robbie and Mairi have an extensive film catalogue. All their films have performed well, and include: LOVE THE ONE YOU RE WITH THE HAWK AND THE DOVE FINDING FORTUNE WINTER WARRIOR THE BONE HUNTER RED ROSE RAIN DOGS AXE RAIDERS CYCLE DARK SIDE OF HEAVEN SISTERS GRIMM PHOTOSHOOT DEEP LIES GOT TO RUN CRAB ISLAND FINGERS IN THE WATER BEAST IN THE BASEMENT NUDES IN TARTAN VILLAINS LITTLE DISTRICT Palm Tree Entertainment 630 Props Building Pinewood Studios SL0 0NH Tel: +44(0) Fax: +44(0)