"WILDLAND" IS OUT TODAY IN THE UK!
Jeanette Nordahl’s WILDLAND is out in the UK today! The film, shot by David Gallego, ADFC, has had much critical acclaim since it’s premiere at Berlin last year, and will also released in the US on 20th August.
"BIRDS OF PASSAGE" IS AVAILABLE ON ALL 4!
The award winning BIRDS OF PASSAGE is available on All 4 for the the next month! Lensed beautifully by echo DoP David Gallego, ADFC and directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, the film saw huge success at Cannes, London, Toronto, Sundance and Telluride Film Festivals.
"WILDLAND" TRAILER!
Jeanette Nordahl’s WILDLAND (aka KØD + BLOD) received wonderful reviews after it’s premiere at Berlin Film Festival last month! Nordahl’s debut feature is shot by the brilliant David Gallego, ADFC and is released in Denmark this week but fingers crossed for an international release soon. Check out the trailer in the meantime!
"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!
TBT: “I AM NOT A WITCH”!
Our Throwback today is to an image taken on the set of I AM NOT A WITCH from Costume Designer Holly Rebecca! Shot by David Gallego, ADFC and Art Directed by Malin Lindholm - if you still haven’t caught the BAFTA winning first feature from Rungano Nyoni, it’s available on Netflix now!
"BIRDS OF PASSAGE" IS OUT IN THE US TODAY!
After huge success at London, Toronto, Sundance and Telluride Film Festivals, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, will be out in US cinemas today! Directed by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego and shot by echo’s David Gallego, ADFC we couldn’t recommend the film highly enough! Go see it!
BIRDS OF PASSAGE SHOWING AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TODAY!
Now into the second day of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, BIRDS OF PASSAGE will have it’s first showing at the fest tonight! Directed by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego the powerful movie shot by echo’s David Gallego ADFC has been praised by critics everywhere! We are looking forward to a 2019 release!
ECHO'S BEST FILMS OF 2018: "BIRDS OF PASSAGE"!
We’re at the halfway mark now. And flying in at number 5 of our Best Films of 2018 is the wonderful BIRDS OF PASSAGE! The fact that it was selected for Cannes, Toronto and London Film Festivals this year and will be at Sundance in January speaks for itself but Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s film is also beautifully shot by echo’s David Gallego, ADFC and is the official Colombian Foreign Language Entry at the Oscars.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED!
Sundance has announced the full lineup across the festival and we are very pleased to congratulate echo’s Director of Photographers Lachlan Milne, ACS who shot Abe Forsyth’s LITTLE MONSTERS which will have it’s World Premiere at the festival and David Gallego, ADFC who shot BIRDS OF PASSAGE directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra and will feature in the spotlight category.
“STICKS AND STONES (BRAKLAND)”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Martin Skovbjerg’s directorial debut, STICKS AND STONES, is showing tonight at LFF! Exploring the darkest corners of extreme masculinity, the film follows Simon and his family moving to the suburbs where he will find a friend who challenges him into more and more transgressive actions. David Gallego, ADFC lensed the film with Snowglobe Films producing.
“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!
TELLURIDE FESTIVAL LINEUP!
Festival Season is in full swing and Telluride has now announced their lineup for this year's festival. Congratulations to Sam Sneade, Additional Editor on THE FAVOURITE directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen for Ali Abbasi's BORDER; Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC for BIRDS OF PASSAGE directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra; our new client, Director of Photography Joe Anderson for OLD MAN AND THE GUN directed by David Lowery and Editor Matteo Bini for documentary RETURN TO PODOR, directed by Kevin MacDonald. Huge congrats to you all!
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY!
The Sundance Film Festival starts today with a few additional ECHO appearances! Jonas Åkerlund's LORDS OF CHAOS follows the dark and twisted beginnings of Oslo's Black Metal movement, showing in the "Midnight" programme with costumes designed by Susie Coulthard and hair and make-up designed by Loz Schiavo. Meanwhile Yannis Chalkiadakis, a new client to ECHO edited the feature PITY which is nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. MR INBETWEEN, directed by Nash Edgerton and lensed by Director of Photography Christopher Miles will also see it's world premiere. This is in addition to, the BAFTA nominated I AM NOT A WITCH, with art direction from Malin Lindholm, lensed by David Gallego and costumed by Holly Rebecca, along with the US premiere of Michael Pearce's BEAST, with production design by Laura Ellis Cricks, OPHELIA, starring Naomi Watts and Tom Felton will have it's world premiere, directed by Claire McCarthy and edited by Luke Dunkley. Luke also co-edited Bart Layton's AMERICAN ANIMALS, screening in the "US Dramatic Competition".
SUNDANCE ANNOUNCES LINE UP!
Sundance Film Festival has released the line up with several ECHO appearances. Claire McCarthy's twist on Hamlet, OPHELIA, cut by Luke Dunkley and starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts and Clive Owen is in the "Premieres" programme. Luke has also co-edited Bart Layton's art heist story, AMERICAN ANIMALS, which will screen in the "US Dramatic Competition". Rungano Nyoni's acclaimed I AM NOT A WITCH, lensed by David Gallego with art direction by Malin Lindholm and costumes by Holly Rebecca, will screen in the "Spotlight" programme, along with director Michael Pearce's debut feature BEAST about a murder accusation in a small British island community, with production design helmed by Laura Ellis Cricks.