GOOD LUCK TO NOMINEE JON HENSON AT THE D&AD AWARDS TONIGHT!
Congratulations and Good Luck to echo's Jon Henson for his D&AD Best Production Design nomination. Jon is nominated for his amazing work on Somesuch's CONFUSED.COM commercial. The award ceremony takes places tonight!
Also huge credit to all of our clients who worked on other nominated spots including; BBC CHRISTMAS “WONDERLAND”, Costume Design by Michelle May; Dept of Education campaign EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE, Costume Design by Natalie Humphries; AMAZON PRIME “VIKINGS”, “JACK RYAN” and “OUTLANDER” all designed by Production Designer Kave Quinn.
"CATHERINE THE GREAT" TRAILER!
Philip Martin’s CATHERINE THE GREAT isn’t set for release until later this year but you can check out the trailer for a sneak peak at Helen Mirren as the great leader! Look out for echo’s Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers’ incredible work.
SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS SHOOTS MICHAEL ALMEREYDA'S "TESLA"!
After collaborating previously on MARJORIE PRIME, Director of Photography, Sean Price Williams is teaming up again with Director Michael Almereyda’s to shoot his latest feature TESLA! The film about the inventor Nikola Tesla is currently filming in NYC and will star Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson and Kyle MacLachlan.
"VIVARIUM": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
Premiering at Cannes Film Festival today is VIVARIUM! Directed by Lorcan Finnegan and shot by echo’s new DoP client MacGregor, the film is nominated for the Critics Week Grand Prize and stars Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg.
"BIRDS OF PASSAGE" UK RELEASE!
After a highly anticipated wait, and a year after opening Director’s Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival, BIRDS OF PASSAGE is finally out in the UK today! Lensed by DoP David Gallego, ADFC, directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra the film will be in Curzon cinemas as of today and also available to stream on Curzon on demand. One of echo’s films of last year - don’t miss it!
"A WHITE WHITE DAY": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
Hlynur Palmason’s A WHITE, WHITE DAY has it’s World Premiere at Cannes today! The feature, which is nominated for the Critics Week Grand Prize, is shot by echo’s Maria von Hausswolff who also collaborated with Palmason on her critically acclaimed film WINTER BROTHERS. We can’t wait to see this one!
"BLACK MIRROR" IS BACK!
BLACK MIRROR will be back on our Netflix screens on the 5th June! The new trailer released today gives us a teaser of 3 new eps. This includes Episode 1 starring Anthony Mackie which features Costume Design from echo’s Sarah Blenkinsop and Hair and Make-Up Design from echo’s Emma Scott!
ALL "DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER" AVAILABLE ON iPLAYER!
Don’t worry if you missed DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER on BBC Two - all episodes are now available to stream on iPlayer. The series, directed by Fleabag’s Tim Kirkby and written by and starring Toby Jones, features Hair + Make-Up by echo’s Bean Ellis - and is definitely worth a watch!
BAFTA TELEVISION AWARDS!
The winners of the 2019 BAFTA Television Awards were announced last night and we are thrilled that PATRICK MELROSE won Best Mini-Series, congrats to the all echo editing team of Tim Murrell, Luke Dunkley, Dan Roberts and Simon Smith; and SALLY4EVER picked up the award for Best Scripted Comedy which features Costume Design by echo’s Emma Fryer!
"JUDY" TRAILER RELEASED!
Have a sneak peak at echo’s Production Designer, Kave Quinn’s amazing work on the new JUDY trailer! The film, directed by Rupert Goold and starring Renée Zellweger, documents Judy Garland’s trip to London in the 60s and is due for release in September this year.
CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR "MARI"!
Georgia Parris’ MARI has released it’s official trailer! The feature debut from Parris, that had it’s premiere at BFI London Film Fest last year, stars acclaimed dancer Bobbi Jene Smith. Echo clients, Production Designer Bobbie Cousins, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis and Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis all worked on the project. The film will be in UK cinemas from 21st June!
"THE OWNERS" SHOOT NOW UNDERWAY!
THE OWNERS shoot is now underway with echo’s Production Designer Bobbie Cousins and Costume Designer Michelle May on board. The psychological horror is being directed by Julius Berg’s and stars Maisie Williams and Sylvester McCoy!
"CHERNOBYL" FIRST EPISODE ON SKY ATLANTIC TONIGHT!
Johan Renck's historical drama, CHERNOBYL, will air on Sky Atlantic tonight at 9pm! The series, based on the real, harrowing events in Chernobyl nuclear power plant 30 years ago, has already received rave reviews after it's premiere at Tribeca. The series is cut by an all echo’s team of Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith!
"THE HUSTLE" IS OUT TODAY!
THE HUSTLE is out in cinemas today! Chris Addison’s female led remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Rebel Wilson and Anna Hathaway and features costume design by echo’s Emma Fryer.
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "CALM WITH HORSES"!
Day 3 at TIFF and it’s CALM WITH HORSES turn for it’s World Premiere! Nick Rowland’s feature debut is cut by Andonis Trattos, with costume design by Sharon Long and hair and make-up design by Emma Scott. Starring Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan, the film is also nominated in the first feature competition at London Film Festival!
COSTUME DESIGNER ALEX BOVAIRD FILMING "IRRESISTIBLE"!
Echo's Costume Designer Alex Bovaird is currently filming Jon Stewart’s IRRESISTIBLE. The political satire follows a Democrat strategist helping a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest American town. The cast includes Steve Carrell and Mackenzie Davis.
"IN FABRIC" AT TRIBECA: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
A huge success at festivals already, Peter Strickland’s IN FABRIC is screening at Tribeca today! The horror film - with a comedy twist - tells the story of a haunted red dress that proves to be possessed while passing from one owner to the other! Costumes were designed by echo's Jo Thompson and Hair + Make-Up Design by echo’s Emma Scott.
"LOST TRANSMISSIONS": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
Premiering today at Tribeca is Katherine O’Brien’s LOST TRANSMISSIONS! Edited by echo’s Yannis Chalkiadakis and starring Simon Pegg and Juno Temple, the film which is set in the grit and glamour of LA, focuses on Pegg’s character who after lapsing on his schizophrenia medication, begins to have colourful delusions!
"CHERNOBYL" : ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
The highly anticipated series, CHERNOBYL, will have it’s World Premiere at Tribeca tonight! The series, directed by Johan Renck, is based on the horrific 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Edited by echo’s Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith - we can’t wait for it to be on our televisions next month!