TFL'S 'THE STOP IS JUST THE START', WITH COSTUME DESIGN BY ECHO'S OLIVER CRONK!
TfL launches ‘The Stop Is Just The Start’ campaign with 'The Reunion' film, with costume design by echo’s Oliver Cronk!
Director: Thea Gajíc
Producer: My Accomplice
Agency: VCCP
Client: TfL
BIFA 2026 NEW TALENT + BREAKTHROUGH LONGLISTS ANNOUNCED, FEATURING ECHO CLIENTS' PROJECTS!
BIFA 2026 Filmmaker New Talent + Breakthrough Performance longlists have been announced, featuring echo clients' projects:
LADY / Cinematography: Korsshan Schlauer, Production Design: Agnieszka Dębska + Editing: Josh Mallalieu
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
BAD APPLES / Costume Design: Sarah Blenkinsop
- Longlisted: Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Producer
SURVIVING EARTH / Costume Design: Oliver Cronk
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Breakthrough Producer, Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
AT NIGHT / Costume Design: Holly Rebecca
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
EXTRA GEOGRAPHY / Cinematography: Andrew Commis ACS
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance (x2)
BLACK CHURCH BAY / Production + Costume Design: Paix Robinson, BFDG
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Breakthrough Producer + Best Debut Screenwriter
THE INCOMER / Costume Design: Sarah Blenkinsop
- Longlisted: Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) + Best Debut Screenwriter
ONE IN A MILLION / Cinematography: Will Pugh
- Longlisted: Breakthrough Producer
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' / Production Design: Andy Drummond, BFDG
- Longlisted: Breakthrough Producer, Best Debut Screenwriter + Breakthrough Performance
UNDERLAND / Cinematography: Ruben Woodin Dechamps
- Longlisted: Best Debut Director - Documentary + Breakthrough Producer
Congratulations to all the longlisted talent for BIFA 2026!
LFF 2026: 'BLACK CHURCH BAY' UK PREMIERE TODAY, WITH PRODUCTION + COSTUME DESIGN BY ECHO'S PAIX ROBINSON, BFDG!
BLACK CHURCH BAY has its UK Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight, featuring Production Design and Costume Design by echo’s Paix Robinson, BFDG.
Starring Joe Locke (HEARTSTOPPER) and Tom Cullen, this gripping mystery-drama is set in a sleepy Welsh fishing village, where Barry (Tom Cullen)'s life starts to unravel after an intimate encounter.
BLACK CHURCH BAY was written and directed by Rhys Marc Jones, and produced by The Bureau and Ossian International alongside BBC Film, Ffilm Cymru Wales, and Screen Scotland.
BLACK CHURCH BAY screens as part of LFF’s Thrill programme. It recently screened at Busan International Film Festival following its premiere at Zurich.
LFF 2026: 'TENDER LOVING CARE' SCREENS TODAY, WITH HAIR + MAKE-UP DESIGN BY ECHO'S NORA ROBERTSON!
Mike Leigh’s TENDER LOVING CARE screens as a Headline Gala today at BFI London Film Festival, with Hair + Make-Up Design by echo's Nora Robertson.
Having recently won the Golden Shell at San Sebastián, comedy-drama TENDER LOVING CARE stars Kate O’Flynn (WIDOW’S BAY) as Amy, a child-protection worker, who moves back in with her best friend Rosie after a break up, navigating the stresses of social services jobs and ageing parents in contemporary London.
Nora Robertson previously worked with the multi Academy Award-nominated Mike Leigh on HARD TRUTHS.
TENDER LOVING CARE is set for theatrical release in February 2027.
LFF 2026: 'IT GETS WORSE' SCREENS TODAY, WITH EDITING BY ECHO'S JOSH MALLALIEU!
New A24 series IT GETS WORSE screens at BFI London Film Festival today, with editing by echo’s Josh Mallalieu on Episodes 2, 4 +6.
The 6-part series was written and created by Leo Reich, and directed by Mounia Akl. Episodes 1-3 screen today (14 Oct) and Sunday (18 Oct) as part of LFF’s Laugh programme.
Starring Leo Reich, Olive Gray and Emily Fairn, with cameos from Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott, IT GETS WORSE follows three inseparable mid-20s friends navigating their mid-20s in London: evictions, the housing crisis, dead-end jobs, and messy relationships.
Produced by A24, IT GETS WORSE will release 22 October on Channel 4 in the UK, and 6 November on Paramount+ in the US.
'VISIONQUEST' SERIES OUT ON DISNEY+ TODAY AFTER LFF PREMIERE, WITH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY BEN SMITHARD, BSC!
Disney+ series VISIONQUEST is out today following its BFI London Film Festival premiere on Monday, with cinematography by echo’s Ben Smithard, BSC on Episodes 5 + 6.
Paul Bettany returns as Vision in this highly anticipated follow-up to Marvel’s WandaVision, directed by Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Vincenzo Natali and Terry Matalas.
After screening in LFF’s Journey programme, VISIONQUEST lands on Disney+ today.
BOOKER PRIZE 2026 NOMINEE FILMS RELEASED, WITH HAIR + MAKE-UP DESIGN BY ECHO’S HANNAH ECCLESTON!
Six films for the Booker Prize 2026 Nominees have been released – with cast including Himesh Patel, Maxine Peake, Kathryn Hunter, Paterson Joseph, Lewis Gribben and Savannah Steyn – featuring Hair + Make-Up Design by echo’s Hannah Eccleston.
The films were directed by Holly Blakey, whose work as a director and choreographer has included collaborations with fashion houses and music artists such as Burberry, Dior, Gucci, Rosalia, Yves Tumor and Florence + the Machine.
Director: Holly Blakey
Producer: Park Pictures
Client: The Booker Prize Foundation
COCA-COLA’S ‘ICONIC WORLD TOUR’, PRODUCTION DESIGN BY ECHO’S PAIX ROBINSON, BFDG!
echo’s Paix Robinson designs this journey from Atlanta to Rome through a ’90s time portal for Coca-Cola.
Director: Roisino
Production Company: Merman Branded
Client: Coca Cola
ECHO’S NOËL SCHOOLDERMAN LENSES AW26 PAUL SMITH X BARBOUR FILM ‘A HIGHLAND ODYSSEY’
echo’s Noël Schoolderman lenses this beautiful AW26 Paul Smith x Barbour campaign film ‘A Highland Odyssey’, set at Scotland’s traditional Braemar Gathering.
Director: Leonn Ward
Production Company: ProdCo
Client: Paul Smith x Barbour
LFF 2026: ‘BUNKER’ SCREENING TODAY, WITH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ECHO’S BEN SMITHARD, BSC!
BUNKER screens today at BFI London Film Festival featuring cinematography by echo’s Ben Smithard, BSC – following its UK premiere as Saturday night’s Gala screening.
Written and directed by Florian Zeller, the psychological thriller stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Stephen Graham, Paul Dano, and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
After 17 years of marriage, the seemingly stable lives of an acclaimed architect and his publisher wife begin to unravel when he accepts a controversial commission to build a luxury bunker for a tech billionaire.
BUNKER had its UK Premiere on Saturday as one of LFF’s Gala screenings, as well as screening today (12 Oct) and Thursday (15 Oct).
LFF 2026: 'PRIMETIME' UK PREMIERE TODAY, WITH COSTUME DESIGN BY ECHO'S ALEX BOVAIRD!
PRIMETIME will have its UK Premiere today at BFI London Film Festival, featuring costume design by echo’s Alex Bovaird.
Starring Robert Pattinson and produced by A24, the biographical psychological thriller is directed by Lance Oppenheim in his narrative feature debut. The film is based on an Esquire Magazine investigation into the early 2000s TV programme ‘To Catch A Predator’ and its hidden-camera operations led by Chris Hansen.
PRIMETIME had its world premiere at Venice, and will release in UK cinemas on 30 Oct 2026.
LFF 2026: 'AT NIGHT' UK PREMIERE TODAY, WITH COSTUME DESIGN BY ECHO'S HOLLY REBECCA!
AT NIGHT will have its UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival today, featuring Costume Design by echo’s Holly Rebecca.
Beatrice Gibson’s feature directorial debut, AT NIGHT evocatively follows Gibson and a group of women in their forties through the streets of Paris over the course of a single night.
Produced by Somesuch, the film stars Diocouda Diaoune, Kátia Belo Cardoso, and Sophie Robinson.
AT NIGHT is screening as part of LFF’s Dare programme, showing today (11 Oct) and Tuesday (13 Oct) – both currently sold out!
‘CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ IN US CINEMAS NOW, WITH PRODUCTION DESIGN BY ECHO'S ANDY DRUMMOND!
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’, James McAvoy’s directorial debut, arrives in US cinemas today, featuring Production Design by echo’s Andy Drummond, BFDG.
James McAvoy directs the crazy-but-true story of two Scottish friends, Billy and Gavin, who reinvent themselves as Californian rap duo Silibil N’ Brains and pretend to be American to try and make it in the music industry.
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' premiered at TIFF, and was produced by Patriot Pictures and Homefront Productions for Bankside Films and StudioCanal.
'OASIS: DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER' NOW STREAMING ON DISNEY+, LENSED BY ECHO'S WILL PUGH + RUBEN WOODIN DECHAMPS!
OASIS: DON’T LOOK IN ANGER now streaming on Disney+, featuring Additional Photography by echo’s Ruben Woodin Dechamps, alongside cinematography by echo’s Will Pugh as part of the wider team of cinematographers.
Created by BAFTA and Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director Steven Knight, the documentary is directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, and produced by Magna Studios.
The film captures Liam and Noel Gallagher’s return to the stage for their first performances together in 16 years, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their highly anticipated reunion.
OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER made its World Premiere at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.
LFF 2026: ‘MARIE MADELEINE’ UK PREMIERE TOMORROW, WITH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ECHO'S NICOLAS CANNICCIONI!
Haitian-set drama MARIE MADELEINE will have its UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival tomorrow, with cinematography by echo’s Nicolas Canniccioni – for which he was just awarded Best Cinematography at Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)!
Written and directed by Géssica Généus in her second feature, MARIE MADELEINE follows an unlikely friendship between a sex worker and preacher’s son that rocks their community.
Premiering at Cannes this year, the film was produced by SaNoSi Productions, and co-produced by Ayizan Productions, Stenola Productions, Bidibul and Metafilm.
MARIE MADELEINE will screen in LFF’s Dare programme tomorrow (Oct 10) and Sunday (Oct 11).
LFF 2026: ‘IN THE SHADOWS’ WORLD PREMIERE TOMORROW, WITH PRODUCTION DESIGN BY PAIX ROBINSON!
Biographical drama IN THE SHADOWS will make its world premiere at BFI London Film Festival tomorrow, with Production Design by echo’s Paix Robinson, BFDG.
Starring Jasmine Jobson and directed by Anthony Wonke, the film follows the life of champion East End boxer, model, and activist Ramla Ali – Britain's first Muslim female boxing champion and Olympic competitor.
Written by Ursula Rani Sarma, it was produced by Lee Magiday (Sleeper Films) and Madeleine Sanderson (Affine Films).
IN THE SHADOWS screens as part of the LFF’s Journey programme, premiering tomorrow (October 9) and also screening on October 10 + 16.
LFF 2026: 'LAUNDREAMS' SCREENING TODAY, FEATURING WORK BY ECHO'S PAIX ROBINSON + DONYA MAJIDI-MAGUIRE!
LAUNDREAMS has a sold-out screening at BFI London Film Festival today, with Editing by echo’s Donya Majidi-Maguire BFE and Production Design + Costume Design by echo’s Paix Robinson, BFDG.
The short was written, directed by and stars Evie Ward-Drummond and Amber Gadd alongside Paapa Essiedu, with Maxine Peake as EP.
Set in a rural Sheffield working laundrette, the coming-of-age comedy follows two twenty-something friends whose monotonous routine spirals into chaos when an old co-worker unexpectedly returns.
It screens alongside other UK short films in the Call Your Bluff short film strand today and Sunday – both currently sold out!
'LADY' OUT IN US CINEMAS, FEATURING WORK BY ECHO'S KORSSHAN SCHLAUER, AGNIESZKA DEBSKA + JOSH MALLALIEU!
Starring Sian Clifford, LADY is now out in US cinemas, with cinematography by Korsshan Schlauer, production design by Agnieszka Dębska, and edited by Josh Mallalieu.
Samuel Abrahams' debut feature is a loopy and moving mockumentary that stars Fleabag’s Sian Clifford as a delusional aristocrat who convinces a struggling film director (Laurie Kynaston) to capture her every move.
LADY has received rave reviews from the New York Times, Variety, The Guardian, and Empire, which called it “an engrossing study of invisible womanhood that plays out with bizarre hilarity and emotional sensitivity.”
Produced by Anna Mohr-Pietsch and Stewart Le Marechal for MetFilm, LADY premiered at the BFI London Film Festival last year.
NEW C4 SERIES ‘PIERRE’ AIRS TONIGHT, FEATURING WORK BY ECHO’S DIANDRA FERREIRA!
New series PIERRE lands tonight at 9pm on C4, featuring Hair + Make-Up Design by echo’s Diandra Ferreira.
The new 6-part original drama stars David Harewood as a charming, fast-talking London solicitor whose client dies in suspicious circumstances, setting him on a risky course to expose the truth.
Episode 1 airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4, then weekly in the same slot — with the full series available to stream on Channel 4 after tonight’s episode.
The series is directed by Sarmad Masud and Sean Spencer, co-written by Roy Williams and John Donnelly, and produced by The Lighthouse for Channel 4.
BTS from CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ / Production Design by echo’s Andy Drummond
BAFTA SCOTLAND AWARDS 2026 NOMINATIONS: ‘I SWEAR’ + ‘CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ FEATURING ECHO CLIENTS' WORK!
BAFTA Scotland Awards 2026 Nominations include I SWEAR edited by echo’s Sam Sneade BFE, and CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' with production design by echo’s Andy Drummond, BFDG.
I SWEAR topped the nominations, with 7 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Fiction), Best Writer (Film/TV), 3 x Best Actor (Film) for Peter Mullan, Robert Aramayo, Scott Ellis Watson, and Best Actress (Film) for Shirley Henderson.
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’, James McAvoy’s directorial debut, has been nominated for Best Actress (Film) for Lucy Halliday.
Peter Mullan (I SWEAR) was also nominated for the publicly-voted Audience Award for Favourite Scot on Screen.
The BAFTA Scotland Awards will take place on 15 November 2026.
