Solar CIRCLE PICTURES was formed as an independent film and development company in the Spring of 2018 BY THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING COMMERCIAL, documentary AND FILM DIRECTOR Jon Alex DENNIS AND BUSINESS PARTNER Chris Coffey.

WITH BaseS now in London, New York, santa fe & TORONTo, Solar createS, developS and produceS feature films, documentaries and television programmes WITH A PASSION AND DRIVE TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS ALL OVER THE GLOBE.

IN DEVELOPMENT

SOLAR ANNOUNCE THE FEATURE FILM… 8 days with hopper, TO BE PRODUCED BY Lynn Hendee, BARTEK RAINSKI AND Erin Gillette. THE SCRIPT is WRITTEN AND will be DIRECTED BY Jon Alex Dennis.

LATEST NEWS

Award Winning Producer, Lynn Hendee has signed on as Producer for the SOLAR produced, 8 DAYS WITH HOPPER. Lynn’s steller list of credits include Julie Taymor’s *THE GLORIA’S*, Harrison Ford’s *ENDERS GAME* and Zac Efron’s Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. The script is written and will be directed by Jon Alex Dennis.

**OSCAR and BAFTA Winning Producer of Jonathan Glazer’s THE ZONE OF INTEREST, BARTEK RAINSKI has signed on as Producer for the SOLAR produced, 8 DAYS WITH HOPPER. More press to follow…**

LATEST NEWS…. Jon Alex Dennis completes his latest Documentary Pafos FC - AGAINST THE WORLD, filmed in the summer of 2024 in the city of Paphos, Cyprus.

SOLAR LONDON

Jon Alex Dennis

WRITER, DIRECTOR / OWNER

UK born and raised in South Africa, Jon Alex Dennis combines stunning cinematic visuals with a natural flair for working closely with his actors to create vibrant, effortless performances. As one of the leading UK performance based commercial directors of his generation his versatility as a performance director has led him to direct award winning documentaries across the globe.

Jon started his career working as a runner on Gary Oldman's 'Nil By Mouth' and other UK films before heading to film school. Upon graduation, he was soon following in the footsteps of leading British directors by blazing a similar trail in the world of television promos for the BBC and Sky in the UK before joining Channel 4's impressive roster of directors, all-the-while amassing a number of coveted industry gongs for his work.

Jon's commercial work gained global recognition following his hard-hitting multi award winning campaign on Human Trafficking. His most recent documentary series 'PAFOS FC - AGAINST THE WORLD’ was released December 2024.

Currently Jon is in pre-production on his debut feature 8 Days with Hopper.

Chris Coffey

MD / OWNER

contact - chris@solarcirclepictures.com

SOLAR NEW YORK

Erin Gillette

LEAD PRODUCER / PARTNER

contact - erin@solarcirclepictures.com

SOLAR VANCOUVER

Marcel Mallet

PARTNER

contact - info@solarcirclepictures.com

SOLAR SANTA FE

Justin Zoladz

EXEC PRODUCER