BIFA 2026 RAINDANCE MAVERICK AWARD LONGLIST ANNOUNCED, FEATURING ‘AT NIGHT’!
BIFA 2026 Raindance Maverick Award longlist has been announced, including AT NIGHT, which features Costume Design by echo’s Holly Rebecca.
AT NIGHT was directed by Beatrice Gibson and produced by Somesuch and BBC Film. It just had its UK premiere at LFF, having also screened at TIFF and Locarno, where it won the Best Emerging Director award.
Congratulations to all the longlisted projects and talent!
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
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.
BOXING DAY IS OUT IN CINEMA TODAY!
Aml Ameen's directorial debut BOXING DAY hits the UK screens today! The Christmas Rom-Com features Costume Design by echo artists Buki Ebiesuwa + Hair and Makeup Design by Nora Robertson.
“STAN AND OLLIE”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
STAN AND OLLIE is the Closing Night Gala of this year’s London Film Fest! Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as the most iconic Hollywood comedy duo. Directed by Jon S. Baird and produced by Entertainment One and BBC, the film portrays the life long relationship of Laurel and Hardy with fabulous Costume Design by echo’s Guy Speranza. Until next year LFF - it’s been great!!
“MARI”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Catch contemporary dancer Bobby Jene Smith playing Charlotte in Georgia Parris’ debut film MARI, premiering tonight at LFF! Parris blends dance and drama, following Charlotte undergoing a complex journey through womanhood. Featuring work from echo clients Hair and Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Production Designer Bobby Cousins and Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis.
ALEX BOVAIRD DESIGNS THE COSTUMES FOR BAD EDUCATION!
Shoot has begun on BAD EDUCATION and echo’s Costume Designer Alex Bovaird is once again collaborating with director Corey Finley. The film is produced by LA LA LAND Oscar winning producer Fred Berger through Automatik Entertainment and starts Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney.
"TWO FOR JOY" OUT IN UK CINEMAS TODAY!
TWO FOR JOY is a family drama about a mother (Samantha Morton) who gets depression after her husband’s death, with devastating consequences on her two children. The film was directed by Tom Beard, with Production Design by echo’s Laura Ellis Cricks and Costume Design by echo’s Sarah Blenkinsop and produced by Blonde to Black Pictures, Pretty Bird and Creative England. Out in the UK cinemas today!
STREAM “SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS” TODAY!
Created by Kit Steinkellner, with costumes by Alex Bovaird and starring Elizabeth Olsen, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is available on Facebook Watch today. The series follows Leigh, who is left shell-shocked after the sudden death of her husband and is forced to realise that there was a lot about him she didn’t know.
"IN FABRIC": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Peter Strickland’s IN FABRIC is showing at TIFF’s Midnight Madness tonight, followed by its European premier at LFF’s Official Competition on 18th October! The film follows a gorgeous deep-red silky dress - courtesy of echo’s Costume Designer Jo Thompson - that proves to be possessed while passing from one owner to the other…fashion can kill! Amazing Hair and Make-Up by echo’s Emma Scott.
COSTUME DESIGNER GUY SPERANZA BEGINS SHOOT ON ALEX GARLAND'S "DEVS"!
DEVS, the new 8 part series directed by Alex Garland (pictured with Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina) has started shooting this week. The thriller, produced by DNA Films and FX productions, follows a computer engineer who suspects that a secretive department in her company is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend. Echo's Guy Speranza is on board to design the costumes and Nick Offerman and Zach Grenier star.
