HUGO BLICK'S NEW SERIES "BLACK EARTH RISING" AIRS TONIGHT ON BBC2 AND NETFLIX!

With costumes designed by echo's Bart Cariss, the new international thriller, written, directed and produced by BAFTA-winning Hugo Blick (THE HONOURABLE WOMAN, THE SHADOW LINE) airs tonight. The eight part drama produced by Drama Republic focusses on the prosecution of international war crimes and the West’s relationship with contemporary Africa.

Starring THE BIG LEBOWSKI star John Goodman and CHEWING GUM creator and Wellcome Screenwriting Fellow, Michaela Coel, BLACK EARTH RISING airs on BBC2 at 9pm tonight and on Netflix globally.

“THE OLD MAN & THE GUN”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS

The latest film from 'AINT THEM BODIES SAINTS and A GHOST STORY director, David Lowery is taking the 2018 film festivals by storm! Based on a true story, THE OLD MAN & THE GUN follows Forrest Tucker, an unremorseful career criminal in his quest to live life on his own terms. The star studded cast boasts Robert Redford (in his final role before retiring), Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover and Tom Waits. Lensed by new echo DoP, Joe Anderson, the film premieres at Toronto Film Festival today after having it's world premiere at Telluride Film Festival.  If you aren't able to attend either festival, then you can see the film in competition at this year's London Film Festival in October.

"THE FAVOURITE" WINS GRAND JURY PRIZE AT VENICE!

THE FAVOURITE, the latest film from Academy Award nominated director, Yorgos Lanthimos, has won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Venice along with Olivia Colman winning the Best Actress Volpi Cup.

With additional editing by echo's Sam Sneade and starring Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone and Olivia Colman, the film was also part of the selection for New York and Telluride Film Festivals and is also part of the London Film Festival in October.

JANE PETRIE WINS AN EMMY!

The 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced last night and we are so excited to congratulate Jane Petrie for winning an Emmy for Best Period Costumes on season two of THE CROWN for “DEAR MRS.KENNEDY”! Check out an interview with Jane here about achieving authenticity on THE CROWN.

"HER SMELL": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS

A teaser has been released ahead of the world premiere tomorrow at Toronto! Lensed by regular collaborator Sean Price Williams, Alex Ross Perry directs Elizabeth Moss as an unhinged punk rocker and destructive musician, struggling with sobriety and pushing the relationship with her bandmates, family and fans to the limit.

The film premieres at Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday 9th September.

"GWEN": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS

William McGregor’s directorial debut has it's world premiere today at Toronto Film Festival. With remarkable production design by echo’s Laura Ellis Cricks, GWEN tells the story of a mother and her daughters as they endeavour to overcome a succession of peculiar calamities.

“AMERICAN ANIMALS” IS OUT TODAY!

Written and directed by Bart Layton, the Sundance nominated AMERICAN ANIMALS, is released in UK cinemas today. Starring Barry Keoghan, this witty yet gripping feature, follows four young men who plan to pull off one of the most audacious heists in US history. Co-edited by our brilliant client Luke Dunkley with additional editing by new echo client Andy Worboys. It is a must see!

"PISTORIUS" IS OUT NOW ON AMAZON PRIME

The four part documentary edited and co-written by Matteo Bini , is available to watch now on Amazon. Originally made as a feature-length documentary, PISTORIUS delves into the story of Paralympic and Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius who shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.

 義理/ 恥 GIRI HAJI SHOOT IS UNDERWAY!

Production Designer Morgan Kennedy is now shooting GIRI HAJI for Sister Pictures, BBC and Netflix with Julian Farino (pictured) directing the opening block. The 8 part series follows a detective from Tokyo arriving in London looking for his Yakuza influenced and murder accused missing brother.  The series shoots in both Japan and London and starsTakehiro Hira, Justin Long and Kelly Macdonald.

THE SHOOT ON NEW SERIES "DEEP WATER" BEGINS!

Production Designer, Malin Lindholm and Editor, Sarah Brewerton have begun the shoot on new series DEEP WATER for Kudos and ITV. Harry Wootliff, who has her directorial debut, ONLY YOU in London Film Festival this year (starring Josh O’Connor and Laia Costa) will direct the opening block of the six part series.  The emotional thriller follows the lives of three complex and vibrant women played by Anna Friel (pictured here in MARCELLA), Sinead Keenan and Rosalind Eleazar and is set against the beautiful and imposing backdrop of the Lake District.

"BORDER": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS

After huge success at festivals this year already including winning the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes Film Festival, Ali Abbasi's BORDER will also appear at this year's TIFF, Telluride and the London Film Festival. Shot by the incredibly talented, Variety's "Cinematographer To Watch", echo's Nadim Carlsen, don’t let anyone spoil the plot before going to see it! This is one not to be missed!

THIRD SEASON OF "TOP BOY" SHOOTS FOR NETFLIX

The third season of the award winning series, TOP BOY, is underway.  Echo's Director of Photography Joe Anderson and Editor Morten Højbjerg are collaborating on Reinaldo Marcus Green's episodes (1 - 3), with Director of Photography Chloë Thomson lensing episodes 4 and 5 for Director Nia DaCosta.

TOP BOY will premiere as a Netflix original in 2019, with Drake on board as executive producer along with original producers Charles Steel and Alasdair Flind of Cowboy Films.

"THREE GIRLS" WINS AT EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL!

Philippa Lowthorpe's THREE GIRLS has added to it's list of awards, with it's latest win coming from Edinburgh Television Festival where it won Best UK Drama. Produced by Studio Lambert, the mini-series was based on the harrowing real life story of three young girls who were abused and trafficked while the authorities failed to do anything about it. Congratulations go to Costume Designer Emma Fryer for her work on the project! 

KIRSTIN CHALMERS STARTS SHOOTING HBO MINISERIES "CATHERINE THE GREAT"!

Hair + Make-up Designer, Kirstin Chalmers, begins shooting on HBO and Sky's new four-part drama, CATHERINE THE GREAT. Produced by Origin and New Pictures with director Philip Martin at the helm, Academy Award winner, Helen Mirren (pictured in ELIZABETH I) will lead the story of history's most powerful female monarch who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its standing in the world in the 18th century.   

THE NEW BFI iFEATURE, "PERFECT 10" WRAPS!

Production designer, Sarah Jenneson and Costume Designer, Susie Coulthard have both wrapped on Writer/Director, Eva Riley's PERFECT 10, produced by the BFI under the ifeatures scheme along with The Bureau. Having graduated from the NFTS with previous shorts including DIAGNOSIS, PATRIOT and JOYRIDE (pictured), the ifeature is the directorial feature debut for Screen Star of Tomorrow, Riley and tells the story of Leigh, a teenage gymnast, who's intense routine is turned upside down when a half-brother that she didn’t know existed comes to stay. 

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED!

We are extremely proud to congratulate the following clients whose projects are in the official competition at this year's London Film Festival. Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC for BIRDS OF PASSAGE, directed by Cristana Gallego and Ciro Guerra; Costume Designer Emma Fryer and Hair + Make-up Designer Emma Scott for Ben Wheatley's HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD; Costume Designer Jo Thompson and again Hair + Make-Up Designer Emma Scott for IN FABRIC, directed by Peter Strickland; our new Director of Photography client Joe Anderson for THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN directed by David Lowery and Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen who shot Isabella's Eklöf's HOLIDAY which is in the First Feature Competition. 

Congratulations also go to the following clients whose features will also be screened at the festival; Costume Designer Guy Speranza for Jon S Baird's STAN & OLLIE which will be screened as the Closing Night Gala; Sam Sneade, Additional Editor on THE FAVOURITE, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC again for STICKS AND STONES (BRAKLAND)  directed by Martin Skovbjerg; Costume Designer Jane Petrie and Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers for David MacKenzie's OUTLAW KING; Production Designer Sophie Becher for A PRIVATE WAR directed by Matthew Heineman; Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen for Ali Abbasi's BORDER; new Production Designer client Bobbie Cousins, Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca and Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis for MARI directed by Georgia Parris; Costume Designer Susie Coulthard and Hair + Make-up Designer Loz Schiavo for Jonas Âkerlund's LORDS OF CHAOS.

Finally, congratulations to our clients who worked on the short films selected at this year's festival: Director of Photography Michael Paleodimos and Costume Designer Sharon Long for BLACK SHEEP directed by Ed Perkins; Hair + Make-Up Designer Loz Schiavo for JERK directed by Raine Allen-Miller; Edgar Dubrovskiy for Eros Vlahos's RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIM and Matteo Bini for NAPTHA, directed by Moin Hussain. The festival runs from 10th to 21st October.

Go team echo!

TELLURIDE FESTIVAL LINEUP!

Festival Season is in full swing and Telluride has now announced their lineup for this year's festival. Congratulations to Sam Sneade, Additional Editor on THE FAVOURITE directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen for Ali Abbasi's BORDER; Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC for BIRDS OF PASSAGE directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra; our new client, Director of Photography Joe Anderson for OLD MAN AND THE GUN directed by David Lowery and Editor Matteo Bini for documentary RETURN TO PODOR, directed by Kevin MacDonald. Huge congrats to you all!

EMMA SCOTT STARTS SHOOTING "THE NEST"!

Shooting has begun on MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE director, Sean Durkin's next feature, THE NEST. Written by Durkin and produced by Element Pictures, FilmNation and BBC Films, the part psychological thriller, part family drama stars Jude Law and Carrie Coon (pictured).  Hair + Make-up Designer, Emma Scott has re-united with Durkin after working together previously on SOUTHCLIFFE.  

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.

"TEEN SPIRIT" AT TIFF!

TEEN SPIRIT, with echo's production designer Kave Quinn at the helm, will appear in the Special Presentation Category at this year's Toronto Film Festival! Produced by LA LA LAND Producer, Fred Berger at Automatik Entertainment, the film is the directorial debut by The Handmaid's Tale actor Max Minghella and stars Elle Fanning as a shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight who dreams of becoming a pop star.