NEW BERLEI "WOMANKIND" AD RELEASED
The TV spot directed by Kim Gehrig through Somesuch, with costume design by Susie Coulthard, celebrates Berlei's new WOMANKIND bra range.
"TWO FOR JOY" STARTS SHOOTING
Production Designer, Laura Ellis Cricks and Costume Designer, Sarah Blenkinsop start shooting today on writer/director Tom Beard's debut feature, TWO FOR JOY. The family drama, produced by Blonde to Black Pictures and Pretty Bird, follows a daughter (Billie Piper), her bed-ridden mother (Samantha Morton), and her troubled younger brother, as they work through themes of mental illness and young carers.
COSTUME DESIGNER EMMA FRYER STARTS SHOOTING “NASTY WOMEN”
Chris Addison directs the MGM produced gender-reversing remake of the 1988 comedy DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as two down-on-their luck con artists who plot to scam a wealthy tech prodigy.
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP
Congratulations to all ECHO clients who have films selected in this year’s London Film Festival! Screening in the First Feature Competition are: APOSTASY, directed by Daniel Kokotajlo and cut by Napoleon Stratogiannakis; BEAST, directed by Michael Pearce with production design by Laura Ellis Cricks; I AM NOT A WITCH, directed by Rungano Nyoni, with cinematography by David Gallego, ADFC, costume design by Holly Rebecca, and art direction by Malin Lindholm. In the Documentary Competition: Jinx Godfrey for her consulting work on KINGDOM OF US, directed by Lucy Cohen. Other films screening at the festival include: DARK RIVER, directed by Clio Barnard and co-cut by Luke Dunkley; GOOD TIME, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and lensed by Sean Price Williams; THE PARTY, directed by Sally Potter with costume design by Jane Petrie; AAMIR, directed by Vika Evdokimenko and edited by Matteo Bini; FAMILY HAPPINESS, directed by Alice Englert with cinematography by Lachlan Milne, ACS; OKSIJAN, directed by Edward Watts and lensed by Michael Paleodimos; ROBOT AND SCARECROW, directed by Kibwe Tavares and designed by Laura Ellis Cricks. The festival will take place from 4th- 15th October.
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY AND SPECIAL PRESENTATION LINE-UP
ECHO Congratulates Editor, Napoleon Stratogiannakis for ifeature APOSTASY, directed by Dan Kokotajlo which will have it’s world premiere at this year’s TIFF. Congratulations also go to Director of Photography, David Gallego, ADFC, Costume Designer, Holly Rebecca and Malin Lindholm for her art direction for Nathan Parker for Rungano Nyoni’s feature debut and North American Premiere, I AM NOT A WITCH which is also screening in the Discovery section. Michael Noer’s PAPILLON, with hair and make-up design by Kirstin Chalmers and YOU DISAPPEAR (DU FORSVINDER) directed by Peter Schønau Fog and edited by Morten Højbjerg will also screen at the festival in the Special Presentation category.
“OUTLAW KING” STARTS SHOOTING
David Mackenzie directs Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh in the Sigma Films and Anonymous Content feature for Netflix, with costume design by Jane Petrie and hair design by Kirstin Chalmers. The historical drama stars Pine as ‘Robert the Bruce’, the outlawed Scottish King who leads an army to defeat the occupying British army.
“MORNING” BEGINS SHOOT
Costume Designer, Holly Rebecca is now shooting the directorial debut, MORNING written and directed by award-winning artist Juliet Ellis and produced by Colin Pons. The film is a poetic meditation on loss and friendship and tells the heartbreaking story of a young girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's death.
LUKE DUNKLEY CUTS “OPHELIA”
The feature stars Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, and Tom Felton as the leads of this Shakespearean adaptation. Directed by Claire McCarthy, the story reimagines HAMLET from Ophelia’s perspective, based on Lisa Klein’s novel of the same name.
MORTEN HØJBJERG EDITS “KEEPERS”
The psychological thriller explores the true unsolved mystery of three lighthouse keepers who disappeared from their post on a desolate island. This is the feature debut for BAFTA-nominated director Kristoffer Nyholm (known for his work on the Danish series THE KILLING and BBC’s TABOO), with Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, and Connor Swindells starring as three lighthouse keepers who turn against each other.
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES "BEAST" AND "DARK RIVER" AMONGST PLATFORM LINE-UP
Congratulations to Michael Pearce's feature BEAST, designed by ECHO's Laura Ellis Cricks, starring Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn, and to Clio Barnard's DARK RIVER, co-edited by ECHO's Luke Dunkley, starring Ruth Wilson. Both are set to screen in TIFF's Platform series, which opens September 8th.
“BORG/MCENROE” ANNOUNCED TO OPEN TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
The film, starring Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard will have it’s world premiere on September 7th and open the festival. Directed by Janus Metz and lensed by ECHO's Director of Photography, Niels Thastum, the biopic tells the story of one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time between McEnroe (LaBeouf) and Swedish star Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and 1980s.
CARLOS CATALAN LENSES "DON'T LOOK AT THE FINGER"
DON'T LOOK AT THE FINGER is a visual project by artist Hetain Patel. Produced by Film & Video Umbrella, the film explores a West African wedding ceremony through choreographed dance, Kung Fu and sign language. Lensed by Director of Photography, Carlos Catalan, the project will premiere in late September at Manchester Art Gallery & The QUAD Derby before touring nationwide.
NEW KFC "THE WHOLE CHICKEN" AD RELEASED
The TV spot directed by Siri Bunford through Knucklehead with production design by Kave Quinn, features eight chickens and two cockerels dancing around a barn, be it body-popping or twerking to "X Gon’ Give It To Ya" by DMX
EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to Editor, Luke Dunkley for THE CROWN and Costume Designer, Susie Coulthard for BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO for this year's Emmy Nominations. THE CROWN is nominated for Best Drama Series, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO for Best Television Movie. The 69th Annual Emmy Awards take place on Sunday 17th September, 2017.
KAVE QUINN DESIGNS "TEEN SPIRIT"
The shoot has now begun on Max Minghella’s directorial debut, TEEN SPIRIT. Produced by LA LA LAND’s Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, written by Minghella and developed by Jamie Bell, the story follows Violet (Elle Fanning) as a shy teen dreaming of pop stardom as an escape from her dismal surroundings and shattered family life.
LOZ SCHIAVO WRAPS ON SEASON FOUR OF "PEAKY BLINDERS"
After designing the hair and make-up on the last three seasons, Loz Schiavo returned for the fourth. The award winning television series stars Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson and Joe Cole and is set in the underground crime world of 1920s Birmingham.
DAVID GALLEGO SHOOTS "BRAKLAND"
David Gallego, ADFC is set to shoot Danish drama BRAKLAND (Sticks and Stones), set for release in 2018. Director Martin Skovbjerg’s feature debut will begin on the Southern Danish islands this summer, to tell the story of a teenage boy from Copenhagen who must navigate a new social order when he moves to a small provincial town.
COSTUME DESIGNER GUY SPERANZA WRAPS ON "STAN AND OLLIE"
The feature, directed by Jon S. Baird and produced by Faye Ward for Fable Pictures for BBC Films and eOne Entertainment stars John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan as the infamous comedic duo Laurel and Hardy. STAN AND OLLIE follows their final tour through post-war Britain as they reunite to attempt to revive their careers.
"RIVIERA" PREMIERES ON SKY ATLANTIC
With costumes by Emma Fryer, the thriller RIVIERA, directed by Hans Herbots and Phillipp Kadelbach and produced by Archery Pictures premieres on June 15th on SKY ATLANTIC. Julia Stiles stars as the new wife of a billionaire, who uncovers the dark and violent secret affairs behind her new husband’s fortune after he is killed in a Yacht explosion.
"BLACK MIRROR" SEASON 4 WRAPS!
Hair and Make-Up Artist, Emma Scott just wrapped the last episode of season four. Costume Designer, Susie Coulthard also worked on episode five and Costume Designer, Guy Speranza and Editor, Jinx Godfrey worked on the first episode.