HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ECHO CLIENT PROJECTS LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 GRIERSON AWARDS!

Congratulations to projects featuring work by echo clients that have been longlisted for the 2026 Grierson Awards.

‘UNDERLAND’, featuring Cinematography by echo’s Ruben Woodin Dechamps, has been longlisted for the Sir David Attenborough Award for Best Science and Natural History Documentary. The film is directed by Robert Petit and produced by Hot Docs Partners and Oscilloscope Laboratories.

‘AILEEN: QUEEN OF THE SERIAL KILLERS’, featuring Co-Editing by echo’s Jinx Godfrey, ACE, has been longlisted for Best Crime and Justice Documentary. The documentary is directed by Emily Turner and produced by BBC Studios Documentary Unit and NBC News Studios.

The winners will be announced at the 2026 Grierson Awards on 10 November at the Roundhouse, London.

THE GUARDIAN REVIEWS 'UNDERLAND', FEATURING WORK BY RUBEN WOODIN DECHAMPS!

We’re pleased to see 'UNDERLAND' reviewed in The Guardian, following its UK cinema release on 27th March, featuring echo’s Ruben Woodin Dechamps as Director of Photography.

Directed by Robert Petit and adapted from Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book, the documentary travels through subterranean worlds from Las Vegas to the Yucatán and Somerset, exploring memory, loss and deep time.

The review highlights the film’s poetic, immersive approach, noting how its entirely underground perspective creates a distinctive meditation on humanity’s relationship with the hidden landscapes beneath our feet.

UNDERLAND SCREENED AT THE 33RD CAMERIMAGE FESTIVAL, WITH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY RUBEN WOODIN DECHAMPS!

A huge congratulations to echo’s Ruben Woodin Dechamps who worked as Director of Photography on ‘UNDERLAND’, which screened on Sunday 16th at the 33rd Camerimage Festival.

Directed by Rob Petit and inspired by Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book, the documentary delves into hidden worlds beneath the Earth’s surface.

Produced by Sandbox Films, the team journey from the soil beneath an ash tree into sacred caves, storm drains, melting glaciers, underwater burial sites, and a deep underground physics lab, revealing the wonder and mystery of these rarely seen places!

We also want to shout out echo’s editor Luke Dunkley who’s work on ‘THE DAY OF THE JACKAL’ will be screening today as part of the 'TV Series Competition Line Up'!