Tomorrow Pamplona – Seeking Financing & Co-Production Partner

The Project:

Hook:

A young boxer on the run. A middle-aged man and his annual pilgrimage to Pamplona. A road trip that neither of them expected — and a reckoning that neither of them can avoid.

With a nod to Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Tomorrow Pamplona is a contemporary exploration of the beast within us all.

Concept:

Part neo-noir, part buddy road-movie, Tomorrow Pamplona is a psychological drama adapted from the best-selling Dutch novel Morgen Zijn We in Pamplona by Jan van Mersbergen. Two men. One road. The question of what it means to be a man in the modern world — and whether the choices you’ve made can ever be undone.

The film sits between Drive and In Bruges in tone and register — character-driven, tense, darkly humorous, and anchored by the kind of morally complex performances that attract international festival attention and awards recognition.

Format:

Feature Film · Drama / Thriller · English Language · UK / Belgium / Spain co-production

Franchise: Standalone — positioned as a European art house film with genuine international commercial reach.

Comparables:

Drive → 5.43× budget returned · $81.4M box office on $15M budget
In Bruges → 2.30× budget returned · $34.5M box office on $15M budget
Body Heat → 2.68× budget returned · benchmark for neo-noir character thriller

What’s Ready:

Production Status:

✓ Screenplay complete — English-language adaptation of best-selling Dutch source novel
✓ Rights and underlying source material fully controlled
✓ Belgian co-production partner on board
✓ Potential Spanish co-production under discussion
✓ Early interest from a US sales agent and two top European sales agents
✓ Early interest from two US studios
✓ Selected for Largo.ai Pitch Perfect: Producers Showcase — Official Programme of the Marché du Film, Cannes 2025
✓ Casting reference points established — Stellan Skarsgård, Harris Dickinson, Adria Arjona, Chris O’Dowd
✓ Ariadna Gil — accepted in principle for supporting role
✓ Shoot planned May 2027 across UK, Belgium, and Spain
✓ Full pitch deck available on request

The Team:

Carey Born — Producer, First Born Films. London-based production company. Selected for Cannes Marché du Film Producers Showcase 2025. Active conversations with US and European sales agents and studio partners.
Darren Heath — Producer, First Born Films. Co-producer on Tomorrow Pamplona. Based in London.
First Born Films Limited — London-based production company developing English-language European features with international commercial reach.

The Opportunity:

The Ask:

The film is at the point in its development where early co-financing and co-production alignment has the most impact — on packaging, talent attachment, and territory pre-sales. With a Belgian co-production partner already on board and Spanish co-production under active discussion, the European framework is forming. The right partner coming in now shapes the project, not just finances it.

Why Now:

The film is at the point in its development where early co-financing and co-production alignment has the most impact — on packaging, talent attachment, and territory pre-sales. With a Belgian co-production partner already on board and Spanish co-production under active discussion, the European framework is forming. The right partner coming in now shapes the project, not just finances it.

De-Risked from Day One:

— Bestselling source novel provides proven audience appetite and adaptation credentials
— Belgian co-production partner confirmed — European co-production treaty framework in place
— Selected for Cannes Marché du Film Official Programme — international buyer exposure already active
— US and European sales agent interest confirmed — distribution pathway established early
— Three-territory shoot (UK, Belgium, Spain) opens multiple soft money and incentive avenues

Most Interesting Project For:

European Co-Production Partners:

A multi-territory European film with a Belgian partner already attached, Spanish co-production in discussion, and a shoot across three countries. The co-production framework is built — the right partner completes it.

Film Finance & Sales Agents:

Neo-noir psychological thriller with festival positioning, international casting reference points, and early US and European sales agent interest already in place. Full financing structure and rights position available on request.

Streaming Platforms & Distributors:

A genre-driven character film in the Drive / In Bruges tradition — proven global appetite for prestige thriller with strong male-led ensemble. English-language, European-produced, festival-ready.

Interested in this project, please submit your interest through the form. Further information will be disclosed upon reviewing the details.