Karim Malik has spent decades running a small corner store at the heart of a British neighbourhood and its nearby university community. For generations of locals and students, the shop has been a familiar part of everyday life. But times are changing. Large retail chains, mounting debt, and constant shoplifting are pushing Karim closer to closing the business and finally retiring. At the same time, Karim struggles with a fractured relationship with his daughter, a successful professional in the City of London who sees the shop as a relic of the past and blames him for prioritising the business over the family while her mother was seriously ill.
When a group of ambitious business students discover the shop may soon close, they decide to save it by turning it into a real-life business case. Their efforts bring unexpected success, publicity, and new energy to the struggling store, but also attract developers and investors who see opportunity in the neighbourhood. In trying to save the shop, the students may be accelerating the very changes that threaten its survival, forcing Karim to choose between holding on to the past or embracing a new future.
When a group of ambitious business students discover the shop may soon close, they decide to save it by turning it into a real-life business case. Their efforts bring unexpected success, publicity, and new energy to the struggling store, but also attract developers and investors who see opportunity in the neighbourhood. In trying to save the shop, the students may be accelerating the very changes that threaten its survival, forcing Karim to choose between holding on to the past or embracing a new future.
SYNOPSIS
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Log Line & Synopsis
LOG LINE
When an independent corner shop faces closure under pressure from large retail chains and constant shoplifting, a group of business students rally to help its elderly immigrant owner, who is slowly beginning to accept that it may finally be time to let the business go and retire.
Written by Mark Artemichev
Written by Mark Artemichev
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English
Filming Location: United Kingdom
Status: In Development
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English
Filming Location: United Kingdom
Status: In Development
A heartfelt British dramedy exploring community, family reconciliation, and the disappearance of independent businesses in modern Britain.
Themes:
Community • Family • Identity
Belonging • Gentrification • Racism
Second Chances
Community • Family • Identity
Belonging • Gentrification • Racism
Second Chances
( II )
About the film
Comparable Titles:
Fisherman’s Friends × East is East × The Old Oak
Fisherman’s Friends × East is East × The Old Oak
( III )
Why this film
Corner Shop is inspired by the gradual disappearance of independent businesses and community spaces across modern Britain. While the film follows the struggle of a small neighbourhood shop, it is ultimately a story about family, belonging, immigration, and the difficult process of accepting change.
I want audiences to feel like part of Karim’s world — the narrow aisles, familiar faces, everyday routines, and the sense of community that exists within the shop. As students attempt to save the business through modern ideas and social media, their efforts unintentionally threaten the very identity they are trying to preserve. Through warmth, humour, and quiet melancholy, Corner Store explores a question many people face in different forms: when is it worth fighting for the past, and when is it finally time to let go?
Mark Artemichev
Writer & Director
I want audiences to feel like part of Karim’s world — the narrow aisles, familiar faces, everyday routines, and the sense of community that exists within the shop. As students attempt to save the business through modern ideas and social media, their efforts unintentionally threaten the very identity they are trying to preserve. Through warmth, humour, and quiet melancholy, Corner Store explores a question many people face in different forms: when is it worth fighting for the past, and when is it finally time to let go?
Mark Artemichev
Writer & Director
( IV )
Financing & Partnership Opportunity
Corner Shop is currently in late-stage development and seeking production partners, investors, distributors and sales agents.
The project offers:
• A completed feature screenplay
• Established visual direction and pitch package
• Core creative team attached
• Location opportunities identified
• Scalable production model designed for independent financing
We are open to:
• Equity investment
• Co-production partnerships
• Distribution and sales representation
• Private investment partnerships
Comparable titles demonstrate the commercial and audience potential of character-driven British dramedies
• CODA (2021) — Budget: ~$10M | Acquired by Apple for ~$25M | Academy Award Winner (Best Picture)
• Pride (2014) — Budget: $13M | Worldwide Box Office: $16M
• Fisherman’s Friends (2019) — Budget: $5.5M | Worldwide Box Office: $11M
• The Old Oak (2023) — Budget: ~$5.1M | Worldwide Gross: ~$7.7M
The project offers:
• A completed feature screenplay
• Established visual direction and pitch package
• Core creative team attached
• Location opportunities identified
• Scalable production model designed for independent financing
We are open to:
• Equity investment
• Co-production partnerships
• Distribution and sales representation
• Private investment partnerships
Comparable titles demonstrate the commercial and audience potential of character-driven British dramedies
• CODA (2021) — Budget: ~$10M | Acquired by Apple for ~$25M | Academy Award Winner (Best Picture)
• Pride (2014) — Budget: $13M | Worldwide Box Office: $16M
• Fisherman’s Friends (2019) — Budget: $5.5M | Worldwide Box Office: $11M
• The Old Oak (2023) — Budget: ~$5.1M | Worldwide Gross: ~$7.7M
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Support us
Support the Making of Corner Shop
Business Partnerships
We welcome partnerships with food producers, banks, cafés and restaurants, through paid sponsorship or in-kind support, such as products, catering, locations or services. Please get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
We welcome partnerships with food producers, banks, cafés and restaurants, through paid sponsorship or in-kind support, such as products, catering, locations or services. Please get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
Support the making of Corner Shop with a contribution that suits your budget. Donations of all sizes help us bring the film to life.
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( VI )
TEAM
KEY TEAM
Mark Artemichev is a London-based filmmaker, producer, actor and stunt performer. He is currently developing a slate of more than 20 film and television projects across multiple genres, focusing on character-driven stories with strong commercial potential and international audience appeal.
MARK ARTEMICHEV
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Charles-Henri Belleville is an award-winning writer, director, producer and Screen International Star of Tomorrow. The Inheritance, starring Tom Hardy, won the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards. He specialises in independent film financing and production.
CHARLES - HENRI BELLEVILLE
PRODUCER
Alexey Korobko is an award-winning director of photography and a graduate of VGIK. Born in London and trained in Moscow, he brings an international perspective to his work. Known for his use of contrast, colour and subtle camera movement, he creates cinematic images that are visually striking and emotionally engaging.
ALEXEY KOROBKO
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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