'SCRAPPER' IS HEADING TO UK CINEMAS TOMORROW!
Charlotte Regan’s feature debut SCRAPPER is out in UK cinemas tomorrow! The Sundance Festival’s Grand Jury Prize-winning film was designed by echo Production Designer Elena Muntoni and Hair + Makeup Designer Nora Robertson, edited by Matteo Bini and stars Lola Campbell and Harris Dickinson. Be sure to check it out!
'THE SWEET EAST' SCREENING AT NYFF!
THE SWEET EAST has been billed for this year’s New York Film Festival, as part of the festival’s Spotlight programme! The film, shot and directed by echo’s Sean Price Williams, has already received great critical reception since its world premiere earlier this year at Cannes festival!
'SILENT ROAR' OPENING EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL!
SILENT ROAR is opening Edinburgh International Film Festival tonight! Johnny Barrington’s debut feature film was shot by echo DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps and features Costume Design by Taff Williamson.
EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCE FIRST WAVE OF 2023 SELECTED TITLES!
The European Film Awards have announced their first wave of 2023 titles! The selection includes projects designed by echo Costume Designers: Buki Ebiesuwa on FEMME (pictured); Monika Lorber on THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, and George Buxton on the Cannes Un Certain Regard prize-winning HOW TO HAVE SEX, which was lensed by echo DoP Nicolas Canniccioni. The winning films will be announced at the ceremony on December 9th!
'ALICE & JACK' ADDED TO TIFF 2023 LINEUP!
ALICE & JACK is set to have its world premiere at TIFF 2023! As part of the festival’s Primetime programme, the series, starring Andrea Riseborough & Domhnall Gleeson, features work by echo artists clients Costume Designer Jo Thompson, Hair + Makeup Designer Nora Robertson and Editor Kim Gaster, who cut episodes 4 and 5. We are also looking forward to it hitting UK screens later this year!
TOP BOY'S FINAL SEASON ARRIVING 7TH SEPTEMBER!
TOP BOY’s final season trailer has just dropped! This season features brilliant work by echo artists clients: Production Designer Alexandra Toomey; Costume Designer Natalie Humphries; DoP Federico Cesca, and Editor Matteo Bini, working alongside Directors Myriam Raja and William Stefan Smith. We can’t wait for September 7th, when all the episodes will be released on Netflix!
NYFF REVEAL MAIN SLATE LINEUP!
New York Film Festival have revealed their 2023 main slate lineup! This year’s programme will host the world premieres of Annie Baker’s JANET PLANET, lensed by echo DoP Maria von Hausswolff, as well as Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS, with Costume Design by Sarah Blenkinsop! The festival will take place from September 29th to October 15th!
FIRST LOOK AT 'ALL OF US STRANGERS'!
First look at Andrew Haigh’s upcoming feature ALL OF US STRANGERS! The film stars Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott, and features Costume Design by echo’s Sarah Blenkinsop. We can’t wait to see her amazing work on the film when it hits cinemas on December 22nd!
'HOW TO HAVE SEX' TO SCREEN AT TIFF 2023!
Molly Manning Walker’s HOW TO HAVE SEX will screen at this year’s TIFF, as part of the festival’s Discovery Programme! The excellent film, which picked up the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes, was shot by echo DoP Nicolas Canniccioni and designed by Costume Designer George Buxton!
HEARTSTOPPER SEASON 2 HAS ARRIVED!
Season 2 of HEARTSTOPPER is here! With heaps of excellent reviews already pouring in for this season, we can’t wait to see the brilliant work from echo clients Hair + Makeup Designer Diandra Ferreira, who received a well-deserved Emmy nomination for her designs on the first season, and Editor Andonis Trattos, who has cut episodes 2, 4, 6 and 7. Catch them all on Netflix now!
TIFF RELEASES FULL PROGRAMME!
In more film festival news… TIFF have released their 2023 lineup! With Taika Waititi’s NEXT GOAL WINS, shot by DoP Lachlan Milne ASC, ACS, NZCS already announced, the festival will also screen Mahalia Belo’s highly-anticipated THE END WE START FROM (pictured), with Production Design by Laura Ellis Cricks and Editing by Arttu Salmi, as well as Anand Tucker’s THE CRITIC, with Hair + Makeup design by echo’s Loz Schiavo!
VENICE CRITICS' WEEK UNVEILS 2023 LINEUP!
Venice Critics' Week have revealed this year’s programme! Taking place from August 30th to September 9th, the 2023 lineup includes Moin Hussain’s SKY PEALS (pictured), shot by echo DoP Nick Cooke, with Production Design by Elena Muntoni, and HOARD, designed by echo Production Designer Bobbie Cousins and directed by Luna Carmoon. We can’t wait for everyone to see these brilliant films!
ECHO MUSIC VIDEOS ON ROTATION!
There have been some brilliant Music Video releases in the past couple of weeks.
We are particularly loving the echo client work on: Troye Sivan’s ‘Rush’ (pictured), with Costume Design by Larissa Bechtold; James Blake ‘Big Hammer', shot by DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps; yeule ‘dazies’, also shot by Ruben, with Costume Design by Taff Williamson, and J Hus ft. Naira Marley ‘Militerian’, with Hair + Makeup Design by Dasha Taivas!
Be sure to check them all out!
FOUNDATION SEASON 2 IS OUT NOW!
The second season of FOUNDATION is finally here, featuring Costume Design by echo designer Jane Petrie. With great reviews already, catch the first episode of this season on Apple TV+ now!
2023 EMMY NOMINATIONS!
The 2023 Emmy nominations are here! A huge congratulations to Alex Bovaird who has been nominated for Outstanding Contemporary Costume for her amazing work on THE WHITE LOTUS Season 2, with the show also up for Outstanding Drama Series!
Also up for this award, is ANDOR, with editing by echo Editors Simon Smith ACE, Yan Miles ACE and Dan Roberts, and Hair + Makeup Design by Emma Scott, and THE LAST OF US, with Ali Abassi’s episodes shot by DoP Nadim Carlsen, DFF. Alongside these projects in the Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series category, is BAD SISTERS, with Cinematography by DoP Evelin van Rei NSC!
EIFF ANNOUNCE THEIR 2023 PROGRAMME!
Edinburgh International Film Festival have announced their 2023 lineup! The festival will be open on August 18th with Johnny Barrington’s SILENT ROAR, lensed by echo DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps, with Costume Design by Taff Williamson. This year’s programme will also feature FEMME (pictured), designed by echo Designer Buki Ebiesuwa and RAGING GRACE, with Additional Editing by Sarah Brewerton!
'TO NOWHERE' IN CINEMAS TODAY!
TO NOWHERE is hitting UK cinemas today! Sian Astor-Lewis’s debut feature was cut by echo Editor Arttu Salmi and stars Lilit Lesser and Josefine Glæsel. Don’t miss it!
EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL NOMINEES!
The 2023 Edinburgh TV Festival nominees have been announced! This year’s nominated projects feature heaps of echo client work:
Best Drama Series includes I AM RUTH, shot by echo DoP Rachel Clark with Production Design by Noam Piper; BAD SISTERS, with Cinematography by Evelin van Rei, NSC; SHERWOOD, cut by Sacha Szwarc, and SLOW HORSES, featuring work by Costume Designer Guy Speranza, DoP David Chizallet AFC and Editors Luke Dunkley and Morten Hojbjerg.
Best International Drama Series nominees including: THE WHITE LOTUS (pictured), with Costume Design by Alex Bovaird; STRANGER THINGS, with Cinematography by Lachlan Milne ASC, ACS, NZCS, and THE LAST OF US, with Ali Abbassi’s episodes lensed by Nadim Carlsen DFF.
Disney+ series EXTRAORDINARY is up for Best Comedy Series, featuring Costume Design by Buki Ebiesuwa with the first block shot by Carlos Catalan.
'NEXT GOAL WINS' WILL HAVE ITS DEBUT AT THIS YEAR'S TIFF!
Taika Waititi’s latest feature NEXT GOAL WINS, shot by echo DoP Lachlan Milne, ASC, ACS, NZCS, will have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September! The film, starring Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss and Michael Fassbender, will later hit cinemas worldwide on November 17th. We can’t wait to see it on the big screen!
CANNES LIONS 2023 WINNERS!
Great to see that the brilliant Uber Eats “Do Less” Campaign won 3 Gold Lions at this years Cannes Lions Festival! All 3 spots were Directed by Andreas Nilsson and designed by echo Production Designer Jon Henson and Costume Designer Sarah Blenkinsop. Congratulations to the whole team!