Fox Searchlight Knows Talent; Borderline Crew Sign Two-Year First-Look Deal

They’re a creative filmmaking model to emulate. Borderline Film’s Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond have tied the knot with Fox Searchlight for a two-year, first-look deal. After a courtship phase that began the moment when Martha Marcy May Marlene was picked up by Searchlight at Sundance, the indie studio made a no-brainer move to be the first in line and see what other original masterworks Campos, Durkin and Mond can come up with.

Anyone who reads our site knows we have a hard-on for this collective since we were first introduced to the trio with Campos’ Cannes selected Afterschool in 2008. We were equally floored by the rest of their output: the Cannes-winning Sean Durkin hypnotic short Mary Last Seen (2010), Alistair Banks Griffin’s under-appreciated debut Two Gates of Sleep (2010) and of course, this year’s mind-blowing MMMM, which is currently in theatres and is easily up there in the must see film event of the year. Up next for Borderline is Campos’ Simon Killer and we wouldn’t be surprised to hear several trade items in 2012 with new projects from all members. Here’s our sit down with the trio earlier this year.