Renny Harlin, director of movies like The Strangers trilogy, Die Hard 2, and Cliffhanger has announced a new fellowship program for emerging European filmmakers. Harlin House is the new production company built to help up-and-coming directors from across Europe. Harlin House is looking for fresh material and distinctive voices, and will give those filmmakers the mentorship and backing to turn their ideas into commercial genre films.
At the heart of the company is the Harlin House Fellowship. Fellows will develop their projects alongside Harlin and the company’s advisory board, and Harlin House will select projects from the fellowship to produce. The company aims to make its first film next year, build to at least two films a year after that, and produce seven to ten films over its first five years.
Harlin co-founded Harlin House with producer Johanna Harlin, who leads the company’s community and the Harlin House podcast, and Max Michael of M3 Global Strategy.
“I also know what it means to arrive from Europe with a story to tell and no clear path into Hollywood,” said Renny Harlin. “Helping another filmmaker find that path is a central part of this company’s mission.”
The founding advisory board includes Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dominion), Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) and Kyle Balda & Janet Change Balda (Minions, Despicable Me 3). Together, they will bring experience across live-action filmmaking, visual effects and animation to the fellowship.
More Details About Harlin House
Fans are part of the house from the start. Through Republic Film, the global investment platform, film lovers can join Harlin House as founding investors and earn a share of what the films make, alongside the Harlin House team. Founding investors will follow the fellows from development through production and champion the films when they reach audiences. The investment window opens the week after the Helsinki launch.
Every Harlin House investor can also pitch an original film idea. Harlin House will select ideas to option for development, with a story credit for its author, and will invite members to share ideas for specific scenes and stories along the way.
By combining fan participation with an emerging filmmaker program, Harlin House aims to build a community around both genre film creation and the discovery of the talent behind it.
Harlin House launches at the Night Visions International Film Festival with its first event. “Finland is where it all started for me,” said Harlin. “I began my career there as a Finnish filmmaker before making my way to Hollywood, and it feels right to come back to my roots to make this announcement.” Harlin House events will travel to major international and genre festivals, looking for top local filmmakers, giving filmmakers and film lovers a place to meet, trade ideas and share what they love about movies.
Further details about the inaugural slate, investment opportunities, and the fellowship application process will be announced. Check out details at Harlin House’s website.
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