CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PROJECTS LONGLISTED FOR A 2026 BAFTA NOMINATION!

We are thrilled to celebrate the following BAFTA longlisted projects which many echo clients worked on!

'THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND' directed by James Griffiths is longlisted for 5 nominations including Best Film and Outstanding British Film. Production Design by echo’s Alexandra Toomey.

'I SWEAR' directed by Kirk Jones is longlisted for 6 nominations including Best Outstanding British Film and Leading Actor (Robert Aramayo). Editing by echo’s Sam Sneade.

‘PILLION' directed by Harry Lighton is longlisted for 6 nominations including Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut. Production Design by echo’s Francesca Massariol and Hair + Make-Up by echo’s Diandra Ferreira.

‘BLUE MOON’ directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater, is longlisted for 3 nominations, including Original Screenplay. Cinematography by echo’s Shane F. Kelly.

‘HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON’ directed by Dean DeBlois is longlisted for 2 nominations, including Children’s + Family Film. Production Design by echo’s Dominic Watkins.

The official BAFTA nominations will be announced on 27th January 6pm.

ECHO WORK FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN’S TOP 50 FILMS OF 2025!

We’re so excited to see lots of echo client's work recognised in the Guardian’s list of the Top 50 Best Films of 2025 (UK):

‘BLUE MOON’, directed by Richard Linklater and shot by echo’s Shane F. Kelly came in at number 50. Ethan Hawke stars as the lyricist Lorenz Hart who spirals into despair after his split from Richard Rodgers.

At number 48, we have Kirk Jones’s ‘I SWEAR’ with editing by echo’s Sam Sneade. This moving film tells the story of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette.

‘DEAD OF WINTER’, directed by Brian Kirk with editing by echo’s Tim Murrell, placed at number 29. Emma Thompson takes on the role of a grieving widow who stumbles into mortal peril trying to help a young captive whilst stuck in a deadly storm.

Coming in at number 20, we have Laura Carreira’s debut drama ‘ON FALLING’, with Production Design by echo’s Andy Drummond, BFDG. Joana Santos stars as a Portuguese worker in a Scottish warehouse, who endures dehumanising work conditions while looking for a way out

‘HARD TRUTHS’, directed by Mike Leigh and featuring Hair and Make Up Design by echo’s Nora Robertson comes in at number 18. Marianne Jean-Baptiste excels as Pansy, a deeply angry and depressed woman whose unresolved trauma manifests as relentless conflict with her family.

And in at number 15, we have ‘PILLION’, directed by Harry Lighton and featuring Production Design by echo’s Francesca Massariol and Hair and Make-Up Design by echo’s Diandra Ferreira. Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling play unlikely lovers in this sweet British Drama adapted from Adam Mars-Jones’s novel Box Hill.

‘I SWEAR’ ARRIVING IN UK CINEMAS TODAY!

We’re thrilled that ‘I SWEAR’, directed by Kirk Jones and edited by echo client Sam Sneade, is now in cinemas across the UK.

The film tells the powerful true-life story of Tourette’s Syndrome campaigner John Davidson – a funny, moving, and life-affirming journey from adolescence to adulthood, shining a light on a condition still widely misunderstood.

'I SWEAR' had its sold-out World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, screening in the Centrepiece section, and has already been receiving incredible responses for its honesty, humour, and heart.