GoldenBearwinnerPeterMackieBurnshasstartedshootinghisLondon-setdebutfeatureDaphne,productioncompanyTheBureauhasrevealed. EmilyBeecham[pictured]-whofeaturesinthecastofBerlinaleopeningfilmHail,Caesar!-playsthetitularDaphne,ayoungLondonerwithafreneticlifestylewhodecidessheneedstochangeherlifeafterwitnessingaviolentrobbery. TheBureauproducersTristanGoligherandValentinaBrazzinidevelopedtheprojectin-house.TheBFIandCreativeScotlandarethemainfinanciersofthefilm,togetherwithTheBureau. Thecompany’sParis-basedsistercompany,TheBureauSales,ishandlinginternationalrights. MackieBurnswontheGoldenBearforbestshortfilmin2005forMilk,aboutagirltryingtobathehergrandmother. NicoMensingawrotethescreenplayforDaphneinhissecondcollaborationwithMackieBurnsaftertheshortHappyBirthdayToMe,alsostarringBeecham. TheDaphneshootkicks-offamidahigh-profileyearforTheBureaufollowingthesuccessofAndrewHaigh’s45Years,whichwontwoSilverBearsfortheleadperformancesofCharlotteRamplingandTomCourtenayinBerlinlastyear,withRamplingalsoreceivinganOscarnomination,andisupforOutstandingBritishFilmattonight’sBaftas. “PeterMackieBurnshasmadesomevisceralperformancedrivenshortsincludingtheaward-winningMilk,”saidLizzieFrancke,BFIseniorproductionanddevelopmentexecutive.“Itisgreattobeabletosupporthimonthenextstageofhisfilmcareer