DON'T MISS 'FEMME' IN CINEMAS TODAY!
Don’t miss the brilliant FEMME, out in cinemas now! NG Choon Ping and Sam H. Freeman’s film features BIFA-winning Costume Design by echo’s Buki Ebiesuwa and stars George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett!
'THE SWEET EAST' IS HITTING THE US TODAY!
THE SWEET EAST is hitting US cinemas tomorrow! Lensed and directed by echo DoP Sean Price Williams, his debut feature has had fantastic reviews since it’s world premiere at Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Stay tuned for the film’s UK release, we can’t wait!
ECHO'S KAT MORGAN ANNOUNCED AS 2023 BAFTA BREAKTHROUGH!
We are unbelievably proud of echo Hair + Makeup Designer Kat Morgan, who has been named as one of the BAFTA Breakthroughs of 2023. This recognition for Kat is so hugely deserved.
Still from BLUE JEAN.
It’s long been the case that the hair and make up team are the unofficial therapists of any film and television set. The intimate nature of their work, coupled with being the first ones in and the last ones out, means they can be hugely influential for setting the right mood for the day. The make up truck is also often the choice destination for those who need to just hang out, decompress and have “a wee chit-chat”. That’s the kind of positive environment that Scottish hair and make up designer Kat Morgan wants to cultivate, where everyone feels safe, welcome and can enjoy a good work-life balance.
“It’s important that we promote a good work-life balance, especially for women. I just don’t believe people have to give up parts of their lives for their job. The landscape is changing and that’s down to people like me, heads of department who can cultivate that for those who are up-and-coming.”
“It’s a lot to process that I am [a BAFTA Breakthrough]. I don’t know whether that’s imposter syndrome or not. I never imagined someone like me being somewhere like this. It does feel like validation of who I am, what I do and how I like to work... A lot of love and care went into the making of Blue Jean and the people who made it. It was the right way to do things and it translates on camera and to people all over the world who love it.”
'LOCKERBIE' IS OUT NOW!
Be sure to catch LOCKERBIE on Sky and NowTV! The four part documentary about the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, features Cinematography by echo DoP Will Pugh. Here are the lovely words Will wrote about his time on the project:
John Dower’s LOCKERBIE, produced at Mindhouse for Sky, was shot over 12 months - a long weaving thread from the Isle of Skye, to Lockerbie itself, then on to Zurich, D.C, New York, Paris, Malta, Tunisia and London.
In the world of documentary we seemed to have reached peak style, that is to say doc filmmaking seems to have become about Hollywood lenses & aspect ratios, multiple cameras, gliding gimbals and stylised lighting. On LOCKERBIE we just went back to basics. 16:9. Camera on sticks. Old school. Tell the story.
And what a story. Others will be writing more eloquently about the worst terrorist attack before 9/11. I am just left with a feeling. We went around the world talking to people whose entire lives have been defined by this event. Who, 35 years later, are still deeply haunted, all of whom will go to their graves without knowing the whole truth, without real closure. Today terrorism seems almost accepted as part of the warp & weft of global politics. But really it just represents political failure and nihilism. When you zoom into a single family’s life it represents unimaginable pain and suffering for the rest of their lives. It’s hard not to think of the thousands of people undergoing this appalling transformation at this very moment in Palestine & Israel (and depressingly so many other countries). And yet these people often display unbelievable resilience, courage and humanity.
Congratulations to John who had to pick his way through an unbelievably complicated narrative yet kept his contributors front & centre. Also to Barnaby Fry his talented producer and Clare McFall who came in to take some of the tail pressure off. It’s hard to make a great series without a supportive exec & commissioner, so major props also to Nancy Strang & Poppy Dixon. From me, thanks to the production team at Mindhouse, esp Dejan Cancar & Dami Mabadeje, to my ACs Ben Crossley & Katie Soper, and to DOP Jamie Quantrill for so ably stepping into a couple of gaps!
JAMES BLAKE'S 'BIG HAMMER' MUSIC VIDEO WINS GOLD AT SHOTS!
James Blake’s ‘Big Hammer’ Music Video has won Music Video of the Year: Gold at this year’s Shots Awards! The video was directed by Oscar Hudson, with Cinematography by echo DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps! Congratulations to everyone behind this fantastic video!
CATCH 'GIRL' IN CINEMAS TODAY!
Don’t miss Adura Onashile’s debut feature GIRL, out in cinemas today! The film has already received great critical reception since it premieres at this year’s festivals, including London Film Festival and Sundance. Look out for the fantastic work by echo artists Costume Designer Kirsty Halliday and Hair + Makeup Designer Kat Morgan!
'AFTERSUN' AWARDED 3 SCOTTISH BAFTAS!
AFTERSUN picked up three awards at the BATFA Scotland Awards earlier this week! Congratulations to the cast and crew behind this brilliant film, including echo artists Costume Designer Frank Gallacher!
'THE VELVETEEN RABBIT' IS OUT NOW!
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT is out today! Cut by echo Editor Sarah Brewerton, the film is based on the 1922 children’s book by Margery Williams!
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON DIRECTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SMILE!
Paul Thomas Anderson has directed the latest music video for The Smile ‘Wall of Eyes’, featuring work by echo Costume Designer Susie Coulthard!
BUKI EBIESUWA WINS BEST COSTUME DESIGN BIFA FOR 'FEMME'!
We are so proud of echo Costume Designer Buki Ebiesuwa who has won the Best Costume Design BIFA award for her fantastic work on Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s feature FEMME! Congratulations Buki!
GOOD LUCK TO BIFA NOMINATED ECHO CLIENTS!
BIFA Craft Winners will be revealed tomorrow! Wishing a huge good luck to echo Costume Designers George Buxton, Buki Ebiesuwa and Oliver Cronk; Production Designers Laura Ellis Cricks and Elena Muntoni; Editor Arttu Salmi, and Hair + Makeup Designer Natasha Lawes - who have all received award nominations this year!
Pictured: SCRAPPER
THE 2023 RTS CRAFT + DESIGN NOMINATIONS ARE HERE!
The 2023 RTS Craft and Design nominations are here! Congratulations to Best Director nominees: Dawn Shadforth for I HATE SUZIE TOO (pictured), lensed by echo DoP Patrick Meller; Junior Okoli for JUNGLE, with episodes 1, 2, 4 + 6 cut by Josh Mallalieu, and Alex Winckler for SOMEWHERE BOY, with Production Design by Alexandra Toomey. The ceremony will take place on 4th December!
'CULPRITS' IS ON DISNEY+ TODAY!
CULPRITS is here! After it’s premiere last month at London Film Festival, all episodes of the series are available to stream now on Disney+, with work by echo Editors: John Dwelly on episodes 1, 2, 3 + 8 and Alastair Reid on 5 - 7. Don’t miss it!
'HOW TO HAVE SEX' NOMINATED FOR 3 EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS!
HOW TO HAVE SEX has picked up 3 European Film Award nominations - including for the European Discovery Prize ‘Prix Fipresci’! Congratulations to the cast and crew behind this brilliant film, including echo DoP Nicolas Canniccioni, Costume Designer George Buxton and Hair + Makeup Designer Natasha Lawes! Catch it in cinemas now, if you haven’t already!
'HOW TO HAVE SEX' OUT IN CINEMAS TODAY!
Molly Manning Walker’s HOW TO HAVE SEX is finally hitting cinemas today! The Cannes ‘Un Certain Regard’ award-winning film, which also picked up 13 BIFA nominations yesterday, features brilliant work by echo clients: DoP Nicolas Canniccioni, Costume Designer George Buxton and Hair + Makeup Designer Natasha Lawes!
THE 2023 BIFA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE!
The 2023 BIFA nominations are here! This year’s Best British Independent Film nominees include:
- ALL OF US STRANGERS (pictured), with Costume Design by Sarah Blenkinsop, which is up for 14 awards
- FEMME, with Costume Design by Buki Ebiesuwa, with 11 nominations
- HOW TO HAVE SEX, lensed by DoP Nicolas Canniccioni, with work by Costume Designer George Buxton and Hair + Makeup Designer Natasha Lawes, which has 13 nominations
- SCRAPPER, with work by Production Designer Elena Muntoni, Hair + Makeup Designer Nora Robertson, Costume Designer Oliver Cronk and Editor Matteo Bini, with 14 nominations
Congratulations also go to THE END WE START FROM, with Production Design by Laura Ellis Cricks and cut by Arttu Salmi, which is up for 9 awards; IF THE STREETS WERE ON FIRE, lensed by echo DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps, which has been nominated for 4 awards, and RAGING GRACE with Additional Editing by Sarah Brewerton, which is up for 2 awards!
7 ECHO CLIENT BIFA NOMINATIONS!
We are over the moon to see so many BIFA nominations for our brilliant echo clients! A massive congratulations go to Costume Designers George Buxton, Buki Ebiesuwa (pictured: FEMME) and Oliver Cronk; Production Designers Laura Ellis Cricks and Elena Muntoni; Editor Arttu Salmi, and Hair + Makeup Designer Natasha Lawes - who have all received direct craft nominations this year!
CHECK OUT 'BUTCHER'S CROSSING' - LENSED BY DAVID GALLEGO, ADFC!
Gabe Polsky’s BUTCHER’S CROSSING is out on Amazon Prime Video today! With Cinematography by echo DoP David Gallego, ADFC, the film is based on the 1960 Western novel written by John Williams and had its premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival!
GET IN THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT WITH 'THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST'!
Happy Halloween to all! Celebrate the spookiest day of the year with THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST, shot by echo DoP Ruben Woodin Dechamps and directed by Jerry Rothwell. Catch all four episodes on Apple TV+ now!
DON'T MISS 'STILL UP'!
Don’t miss the new series STILL UP! Episode 8 has just been released, cut by echo Editor Richard Ketteridge alongside Director John Addis and starring Antonia Thomas and Craig Roberts! Catch up on all episodes on Apple TV+ now!