The IMDb page for Barafundle Bay lists the UK release date as 30th April 2010. There are some brilliant new photographs from the shoot to be found on the photographer Karen Thomas's website, including 2 of JJ.

There is a lovely photo of JJ with the listing of Barafundle Bay on the Brit Films website.

Barafundle Bay is the story of four young men, friends since childhood, who take an ill-advised camping trip to the farthest reaches of the West Wales coast.
James has been diagnosed with a terminal illness so he and his friends know that the trip will be their last together. They use it both as an opportunity to experience the joy of a group adventure and to resolve the latent tensions that affect the group.
The results are touching and funny, leaving an enduring sense of the courage and the dignity to be found in James and the beauty to be found in the friendship between him and the three other men.

The blog has posted a great final day photo of all the cast and crew from the film.

Screen Daily report that international rights to Barafundle Bay has been picked up by Independent, and will be introduced at next months American Film Market.

London-based sales and production outfit Independent has picked up international rights to award-winning director Hattie Dalton’s first feature Barafundle Bay.
The film has been written by Vaughan Sivell, produced by Sivell and Kelly Broad and executive produced by Margaret Matheson, Pauline Burt and Nigel Thomas. The cast includes Tom Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Field and newcomer Adam Robertson.

The film is billed as “the uplifting and often hilarious story of four childhood friends who take an ill-advised camping trip to the farthest reaches of West Wales.”
It is produced by Western Edge Pictures and backed by the Film Agency Wales, Matador Pictures and BBC Wales. Shooting is already underway in Wales. Independent is handling international sales. The script was on the ‘Brit List’ of recommended unproduced screenplays in 2008.
Independent will be introducing the film to international buyers at the American Film Market, Santa Monica, next month.

Dalton won a BAFTA for her short film The Banker.

 

In other JJ news, Alexi Kaye Campbell has won the 2009 Whiting Award for incredible play The Pride, which ran at the Royal Court last year. 

Commenting on The Pride, judge Ben Jancovich said “Alexi Kaye Campbell has an unparalleled eye for character, humanity and wit and it is remarkable that another of his plays, Apologia, also made it onto the shortlist. The judging panel choose The Pride for its bold structure and political resonance.”

 

According to Twitter and the Barafundle Bay blog, the film has now wrapped, but keep an eye on the blog and Twitter for further post production news!

Element Pictures list the Pure Mule DVD as being released on November 16th.

Element Pictures Distribution is delighted to announce the highly anticipated release of Pure Mule the complete series box set on DVD on the 16th of November.

Pure Mule was written as a 6 part series in 2005 by playwright Eugene O’Brien. It takes place in a market town in the midlands, neither urban or rural. The series revolves around the lives of Sheamy, Scobie, Kevin, Deirdre and Jennifer. Each episode focuses on one of the characters for one weekend and they all weave in and out of each others stories as the series evolves.

Pure Mule: The Last Weekend reunites many of the much loved characters of the original series set against the background of the recession. Scobie (Garrett Lombard) once a skilled labourer is now a security guard on an abandoned building site. With no real prospects, he’s booked a flight to Australia to join his brother and hopefully start a new life. The weekend Scobie is due to depart, Jennifer (Charlene McKenna) suddenly returns to the town after a four year absence, to bury her mother . Will she be a reason for Scobie to stay?

Keep up to date with all the news at the Pure Mule Facebook page

The latest Barafundle Bay blog post reminds us that shooting will soon be over, but the blog will continue.

P.S. This blog will continue to run and be updated throughout post production up until the films release, we have alot of stories to tell as well as photos and videos to show so please do check back regularly!

I am sure all of you will agree that the blog and Twitter updates have been a truly amazing insight for us fans, into the making of what promises to be, a fantastic film. We are extremely grateful to those working on the film for sharing it all with us.

The Barafundle Bay twitter has a lovely new profile photo of the actors. Dont forget to follow them for all the latest updates.

The latest blog update carries a gorgeous JJ photo, while this blog has quite a number of new photos from the shoot.