"KINDRED" AVAILABLE ON SKY AND NOW TV!
Joe Marcantonio’s KINDRED is available to watch on Sky and Now TV! The film features a star studded cast including Tamara Lawrence, Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden and was shot by echo DoP Carlos Catalan, with costume design by Natalie Humphries and Hair and Make-Up Design by Bean Ellis.
"INDUSTRY" IS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT!
INDUSTRY’s first ep airs tonight at 9.15pm on BBC Two! The 8 part series features Hair + Make-Up design by Bean Ellis and premiered at London Film Festival this year. The show follows young traders and bankers in London in the aftermath of the 2008 crash.
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "MOGUL MOWGLI"!
BFI London Film Festival is well underway and we are excited for MOGUL MOWGLI to screen at the fest tomorrow! Bassam Tariq’s debut film stars Riz Ahmed and features Hair + Make-Up design by Bean Ellis as well as Additional Photography by DoP Michael Paleodimos.
MOGUL MOWGLI WINS THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS PRICE AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL!
Bassam Tariq’s MOGUL MOWGLI was awarded the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at Berlin Film Festival over the weekend! Congratulations to echo’s Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis for her work on the project as well as DoP Michael Paleodimos who did Additional Photography on the film.
"MOGUL MOWGLI" WORLD PREMIERE AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL!
Berlin Film Festival officially kicks off today! Screening tomorrow, MOGUL MOWGLI, will have it’s World Premiere at the fest. Directed by Bassam Tariq and starring Riz Ahmed the film features Hair + Make-Up Design by Bean Ellis and Additional Photography by Michael Paleodimos.
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 LINEUP SO FAR!
Berlin Film Festival have been announcing their 2020 lineup in waves, and while the full lineup is still to be announced, so far the following client projects will screen at the fest: Bassam Tariq’s MUGHAL MOWGLI (pictured) with Hair + Make-Up design by Bean Ellis and Additional Photography by Michael Paleodimos; H IS FOR HAPPINESS, shot by Bonnie Elliott, ACS; Aneil Karia’s SURGE, lensed by Stuart Bentley, BSC and with Production Design by Alexandra Toomey; HIGH GROUND will screen in the Special Programme section, shot by Andrew Commis, ACS; and finally included in Berlin Series will be Episodes 1 + 2 of STATELESS, shot by Bonnie Eliiott, ACS; and Episodes 1-5 of TRIGONOMETRY shot by Sean Price Williams and eps 1, 3 + 5 cut by Morten Højbjerg (further eps also cut be Editor Dan Roberts).
The full festival lineup should be announced before the end of the month and the fest runs from 20th Feb - 1st March 2020.
"GOD'S OWN COUNTRY" ON FILM4 TONIGHT!
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY is on Film4 tonight 11pm! Francis Lee’s critically acclaimed and multi award winning film features hair and make-up design by Bean Ellis and stars Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareneau. The story is of a young farmer in Yorkshire whose life is transformed by a Romanian migrant worker.
RTS CRAFT NOMINATIONS 2019!
Congratulations to our clients who have been nominated for an RTS Craft Award: DoP Chloë Thomson, BSC has been nominated for THE LONG SONG; DoP Stuart Bentley, BSC for his work on I AM - KIRSTY and Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis receives a nod for her designs on DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER. Well done all!
The awards take place on 25th November in London!
LENA DUNHAM'S SERIES "INDUSTRY" IN FULL SWING!
INDUSTRY, the new drama for HBO, is now a couple of weeks into the shoot. Hair + Make-Up is being designed by echo’s Bean Ellis and the series, directed by Lena Dunham, follows a group of young London bankers after the 2008 collapse.
THAT'S A WRAP ON "CORVIDAE"!
DoP Carlos Catalan, Costume Designer Natalie Humphries and Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis have now wrapped on Joe Marcantonio’s CORVIDAE! The film stars Jack Lowden (pictured here with Carlos behind the camera), Tamara Lawrance and Fiona Shaw.
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!
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!
"DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER" STARTS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT!
The new dark comedy, DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER starts tonight on BBC Two! Directed by Fleabag’s Tim Kirkby, written by and starring Toby Jones and with Hair + Make-Up Designed by echo’s Bean Ellis - make sure to tune in!
"MUGHAL MOWGLI" BEGAN SHOOTING THIS WEEK!
Hair + Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis is now in the midst of the shoot on MUGHAL MOWGLI! The first feature from Bassam Tariq, which he co-wrote with Riz Ahmed, follows British Pakastani rapper on his first world tour. Ahmed will also produce and star in the film! (Tariq’s short film THESE BIRDS WALK, pictured)
“MARI”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Catch contemporary dancer Bobby Jene Smith playing Charlotte in Georgia Parris’ debut film MARI, premiering tonight at LFF! Parris blends dance and drama, following Charlotte undergoing a complex journey through womanhood. Featuring work from echo clients Hair and Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Production Designer Bobby Cousins and Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis.
BEAN ELLIS WRAPS ON “DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER”
Hair and Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis has wrapped on FLEABAG director, Tim Kirkby's comedy series DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER. Starring Toby Jones (pictured here in BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) and produced by Sister Pictures for BBC2, the series follows a group of ordinary people struggling to identify their place in the world and shows how, in one single moment, an accidental encounter can change everything.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY!
Congratulations to the following clients with films premiering at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival; OLD BOYS edited by Sam Sneade; CALIBRE with hair + make-up designed by Bean Ellis; C'EST LA VIE, shot by David Chizallet; TWO FOR JOY (pictured), production designed by Laura Ellis Cricks and costumes designed by Sarah Blenkinsop; PAPILLON with hair + make-up designed by Kirstin Chalmers; JELLYFISH where Andonis Trattos was Additional Editor; POSSUM with hair + make-up designed by Emma Scott and art directed by Alexandra Toomey; DEAD IN A WEEK with costumes designed by Natalie Humphries; WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY, shot by Nadim Carlsen; PATRICK, with hair + make-up designed by Bean Ellis and SWIMMING WITH MEN with costumes designed by Jo Thompson. Congratulations all!
BEST OF LUCK FOR THE BAFTAS!
The BAFTAS are announced tonight! Best of luck for all echo clients with films nominated; Costume Designer Holly Rebecca (pictured), Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC and Art Director Malin Lindholm for their work on I AM NOT A WITCH as well as Costume Designer Guy Speranza for JAWBONE and Consulting Editor Jinx Godfrey on KINGDOM OF US, all nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. GOD'S OWN COUNTRY has also been nominated for Outstanding British Film, with hair and make-up design by Bean Ellis, PADDINGTON 2, edited by Mark Everson, has been nominated for both Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film and AAMIR, co-edited by Matteo Bini has been nominated for Best British Short Film. We'd also like to congratulate our new client, Jon Henry Gordon, Hair Designer on PHANTOM THREAD which received four nominations.
MICROWAVE DEBUT "MARI" SHOOTS!
Georgia Parris' directorial feature debut, MARI is now shooting! Part of the Film London Microwave scheme and co-produced by BFI and BBC Films, MARI, also written by Parris, brings original choreography to the big screen as it follows contemporary dancer Charlotte on a personal journey that goes from her grandmother's deathbed to the prospect of motherhood. With echo Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca and Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis all collaborating with Parris.
BAFTA NOMINATIONS OUT!
Echo congratulates Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC and Art Director Malin Lindholm for their work on I AM NOT A WITCH as well as Costume Designer Guy Speranza for JAWBONE and Consulting Editor Jinx Godfrey on KINGDOM OF US, all nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. GOD'S OWN COUNTRY has also been nominated for Outstanding British Film, with hair and make-up design by Bean Ellis, PADDINGTON 2, edited by Mark Everson, has been nominated for both Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film and AAMIR, co-edited by Matteo Bini has been nominated for Best British Short Film. The 2018 BAFTA Ceremony takes place on February 18th.