HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - "Titanic" star Kate Winslet has formed a film production company with her husband, and they aim to begin shooting their first picture in 2001.

Based at London's Shepperton Studios, Telltale Films was formed in mid-1999 by Winslet and husband Jim Threapleton to develop and produce U.K.- and European-based films. Details of projects on their slate were not disclosed.

Telltale has signed an exclusive first-look development and production deal with sales firm Intermedia, which will distribute the films worldwide.

"We are both enjoying exploring the exciting depth of writing on offer in the U.K., and believe we have a number of strong ideas that, with work, will make powerful films," Winslet said in a statement.

Intermedia developed a relationship with Winslet through her work on the upcoming Intermedia projects "Enigma" and "Therese Raquin."

Winslet, a two-time Oscar nominee for her work in "Sense and Sensibility" and "Titanic," has just completed filming the thriller "Enigma," directed by Michael Apted. She will also star in and act as executive producer on "Therese Raquin," scheduled to start shooting next spring.

After an early career as an assistant director on feature films in the U.K. and U.S., Threapleton has spent the last 18 months laying the foundations for Telltale and has developed a portfolio as a writer-director. The couple met on the set of "Hideous Kinky" in 1997 and married the following year.