Quick Off The Mark Productions was a film & television production company operating in

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from 9 October 2009 to 7 June 2016. It was possibly best known for the films ''

In Search of La Che ''In Search of La Che'' is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson. The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan. ''In Search of La Che'' premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011. Plot In Search of La Ch ...

'' and '' The Greyness of Autumn''.

History

Quick Off The Mark Productions was formed on 9 October 2009 by Mark D. Ferguson and

Chris Quick Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''Autumn Never Dies'', ''In Search of La Che'', ''Mountain'' and ''The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial ...

. Its first main project was ''Butter Side Down'' a claymation series about a man's campaign to save the traditional light bulb from extinction. In 2010 work began on their first feature film ''

'', a mockumentary which followed John Tavish (Played by

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) and his quest to track down fictional rock star Roxy La Che. The film premiered at the

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on 9 November 2011 and was later selected to appear at the 2014 American Online Film Awards. In 2013, the company made the headlines on CNN following the death of

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. The news channel, which was discussing portrayals of the former Prime Minister in film, spoke of

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's performance from ''

In Search Of La Che ''In Search of La Che'' is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson. The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan. ''In Search of La Che'' premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011. Plot In Search of La Ch ...

'', in which Thatcher plays a part in the life story of fictional rock star, Roxy La Che. The company was involved in the filming of a wide variety of live kickboxing, wrestling and MMA shows in and around Glasgow. In particular, Quick Off The Mark Productions was responsible for the coverage of every show of the Katana Fighting Series which was run by

. The shows which ran from 2010 to 2013 were often refereed by John Blackledge and attracted guest appearances from former fighters including

Ernesto Hoost Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one ...

In 2012, the company produced a behind the scenes documentary in association with the Burns Museum in Ayr about the services run by the local charity Recovery Ayr and its upcoming custom pantomime ''Tam O'Shanter: The Mornin Eftir''. In the same year, Quick Off The Mark Productions released the short film '' The Greyness of Autumn'' which went on to feature in a number of festivals including the

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and the People of Passion Film Festival in Australia where the film picked up the Best Short Comedy accolade. In 2014, the company, in association with Futurist Film Ltd produced the short family film ''Minion Vs Minion'' for

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. On 12 December 2014 the company's website confirmed that writing had begun on a possible sequel to '' The Greyness of Autumn'' entitled '' Autumn Never Dies''. A crowd funding campaign was launched on Kickstarter on 17 August 2015 to raise funds for the production and lasted for 30 days. The campaign successfully raised £1,505 from 44 backers including former ''

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'' host

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Closure

On 14 October 2015, Quick Off The Mark Productions announced that director Mark D. Ferguson was moving to Canada and that the company would be disbanded in the new year. Filming responsibilities for '' Autumn Never Dies'' were handed over to Pentagram Productions UK and

Suited Caribou Media Suited Caribou Media is a post-production company based in Glasgow, Scotland. History Formally established as Mr Q Media in 2013, Suited Caribou Media was launched on 30 June 2015 by Scottish film editor Chris Quick as an umbrella company to r ...

. After 6 years, 4 months and 10 days, the company ceased trading on 19 February 2016 and was formally dissolved by Companies House on 7 June 2016.Companies House File: Company Dissolved
/ref> The company's logo was changed on the final day to the running man relaxing in a chair with a glass of wine with his film reel lying on the floor. Underneath the logo it read:

Filmography

Awards

Other Productions

External links

Quick Off The Mark Productions WebsiteCompany IMDB Profile

References

{{reflist, 30em Defunct mass media companies of the United Kingdom Film production companies of the United Kingdom Television production companies of the United Kingdom Defunct companies of Scotland Companies based in Glasgow Mass media companies established in 2009 Mass media companies disestablished in 2016 2009 establishments in Scotland 2016 disestablishments in Scotland British companies disestablished in 2016 British companies established in 2009