SNEAK PEAK OF "BORDER"!
SPOILER ALERT! Check out a clip for Ali Abassi's BORDER lensed by echo’s DoP Nadim Carlsen.
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.
“PEAKY BLINDERS” SEASON 5 STARTS SHOOTING TODAY!
Shoot has started on the fifth season of PEAKY BLINDERS, and series aficionado Loz Schiavo is back once more to take care of the Hair and Make Up design for Cillian Murphy and gang. Echo is very proud of Loz, who has earned a BAFTA Craft nomination for her work on PEAKY, good luck with the shoot!
“BIRDS OF PASSAGE”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Last day at TIFF! Lensed by echo’s David Gallego, ADFC, BIRDS OF PASSAGE premiers today, directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s. Also screening in competition at London Film Festival, the film tells the story of a man from the Wayuu tribe in Colombia as he becomes more and more involved in drug trading to be able to afford the extravagant dowry he needs to marry the tribe’s matriarch daughter. Au revoir TIFF!
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENTRIES AT THE OSCARS
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY has been submitted as Norway’s representative at the 91st Academy Awards. Deeply moving and stunningly shot by echo’s Nadim Carlsen this movie takes the audience onto an emotional roller coaster. Ali Abbasi’s BORDER, which was also shot by Nadim Carlsen is the Norwegian entry and Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s BIRDS OF PASSAGE, lensed by David Gallego, ADFC is the Columbian entry. We are also very proud to say that I AM NOT A WITCH has been submitted as this year’s UK entry, also shot by David Gallego, ADFC, with Costume Design by Holly Rebecca and Art Direction by Malin Lindholm. Fingers crossed, go team echo!
“A PRIVATE WAR”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Academy Award nominee, Matthew Heineman’s latest work, A PRIVATE WAR, had it’s world premiere at TIFF and will premiere in the UK at the London Film Festival on 20th October. Based on true events, the biographical drama tells the chronicles of American-born British war reporter, Marie Colvin (played by Rosamund Pike), who has been driven for years by a persistent urge to bear witness and give voice to the voiceless. Look out for the incredible production design from echo’s Sophie Becher!
"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.
NADIM CARLSEN SHOOTS "PSYCHOSIS IN STOCKHOLM"!
Our DoP Nadim Carlsen, has begun shooting Maria Bäck's new feature PSYCHOSIS IN STOCKOLM. Produced by Garagefilm alongside The Swedish Film Institute and The Danish Film Institute, the film tells the story of Bäck's own experience as a teenager, when her mother became ill while on holiday in Stockholm.
"TRUST" AIRS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT!
TRUST, the new FX Productions + Cloud Eight Films series, airs tonight at 9pm on BBC Two with the entire series available to stream on iPlayer after. Starring Hilary Swank and Donald Sutherland and directed by Danny Boyle, Susanna White, Jonathan Van Tulleken, Dawn Shadforth and Emanuele Crialese, the ten part series is set in Italy, 1973 and centres around the abduction of John Paul Getty III, then-heir to Getty Oil. Written by Simon Beaufoy and exec produced by Danny Boyle, Morten Højbjerg cuts episode 9 + 10 of the season, directed by Susanna White.
"THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Having it's world premiere at this year's Gala Presentation at TIFF, Nicole Holofcener's THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS - with Costume Design by Alex Bovaird - follows Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) while he subverts his life to find freedom. His reckless new path leaves him regretting his decisions and questioning who he really is, both as a person and as a father. The film will be then released on Netflix on September 14th.
"AMERICAN WOMAN": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
With costumes by echo's Alex Bovaird and starring Sienna Miller, Christina Hendricks and Aaron Paul, the film tells the story of the disappearance of a child over a period of 11 years. Director Jake Scott highlights the tragedies that change a person and the life that happens in between. AMERICAN WOMAN premiered at Toronto Film Festival on Sunday 9th September.
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.