"MY OCTOPUS TEACHER" WINS OSCAR!
Fabulous news that MY OCTOPUS TEACHER won Best Documentary at the 2021 Academy Awards last night! Massive congratulations to echo’s Jinx Godfrey, ACE who was Consultant Editor on the film. If you still haven’t seen it…where have you been? Stream now on Netflix!
GOOD LUCK FOR THE OSCARS TONIGHT!
The wait is over and we’ll find out the 2021 Oscar winners tonight! Very best of luck to DoP Lachlan Milne, ACS who shot MINARI (pictured) which is nominated for an amazing 6 awards including Best Motion Picture of the Year; and Jinx Godfrey, ACE who was Consultant Editor on MY OCTOPUS TEACHER which is up for Best Documentary!
The ceremony airs tonight in the US!
BAFTA WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
The BAFTA Film awards took place this past weekend and we are really pleased to congratulate Costume Designer Holly Rebecca for her work on Remi Weeke’s HIS HOUSE (pictured) which picked up the award for Outstanding Debut, as well as Editor Richard Ketteridge who was VFX Editor on the film; congratulations also go to Editor Jinx Godfrey, ACE who was Consultant Editor on MY OCTOPUS TEACHER, which won Best Documentary!
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2021!
We are thrilled to see MINARI, shot by Lachlan Milne, ACS, Oscar nominated for Best Picture as well as 5 other nominations; and MY OCTOPUS TEACHER, which Editor Jinx Godfrey, ACE consulted on, nominated for Best Documentary. Congrats to Lachlan and Jinx and everyone involved.
The 93rd Academy Awards will take place on 25th April.
"BLACK NARCISSUS" IS ON BBC ONE TONIGHT AT 9PM!
BLACK NARCISSUS is on tonight at 9pm! The mini-series will air over the next 3 nights on BBC One. This new adaption of the classic story is edited by Jinx Godfrey, ACE and features both Production and Costume Design by Kave Quinn. Don’t miss it!
"BLACK NARCISSUS" TRAILER!
Have a look at the BLACK NARCISSUS trailer! The 3 part series is coming to the BBC this December and was cut by echo Editor Jinx Godfrey and with both Production Design and Costume Design by Kave Quinn. The adaptation is based on Rumer Godden’s classic 1939 novel.
CHECK OUT "MY OCTOPUS TEACHER" ON NETFLIX!
Check out MY OCTOPUS TEACHER on Netflix! Directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, the documentary follows filmmaker Craig Foster on a life changing journey as he forms a friendship with an Octopus in the wild. Echo Editor Jinx Godfrey was Consulting Editor on the film.
BAFTA CRAFT WINNERS!!
We are still over the moon from Fridays BAFTAs! Congratulations to echo clients Loz Schiavo, Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who all picked up awards!
Loz won Best Hair + Make-Up Design for her incredible work on PEAKY BLINDERS (which she has designed since the first series of the show); and Jinx and Simon were awarded for Best Editing on CHERNOBYL.
GOOD LUCK AT THE BAFTA TV CRAFTS TONIGHT!
Wishing all our clients nominated tonight at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards the very very best of luck!! DoP Joe Anderson is nominated for his work on TOP BOY; Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith for CHERNOBYL; Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers for CATHERINE THE GREAT and Hair + Make-Up Designer Loz Schiavo for PEAKY BLINDERS.
You can tune in to the virtual ceremony at 7pm tonight on BAFTAs YouTube Channel.
"MAN ON WIRE" ON TONIGHT AT 9PM!
James Marsh’s MAN ON WIRE is on tonight at 9pm on Sky Documentaries. The BAFTA and Oscar winning film is about tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's in 1974! The brilliant doc was cut by Marsh’s longtime collaborator, echo’s Editor Jinx Godfrey, ACE.
TBT: INTERVIEWS WITH JINX GODREY AND SIMON SMITH ON CHERNOBYL!
We are throwing it back to this time last year when CHERNOBYL was released! The series received huge acclaim and countless awards, including for echo Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who cut the series. You can read about their experiences and work on the show in these interviews - Jinx / Simon!
RTS NOMINATIONS 2020!
The 2020 RTS Nominations have been announced! Congratulations to echo clients who worked on the following shows; THE CAPTURE (pictured) is nominated for Best Drama Series, Eps 3 + 6 were cut by Editor, Kim Gaster; CHERNOBYL, cut by Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith is nominated for 3 awards including Best Mini-Series; THE LONG SONG, shot by DoP Chloë Thomson, BSC is also nominated for Best Mini-Series and 1 other award; and TOP BOY, eps 1-3 cut by Morten Højbjerg and shot by DoP Joe Anderson and eps 4 + 5 shot by Chloë Thomson, BSC has received a nomination for Best Actor (Male).
JINX GODFREY + SIMON SMITH WIN AT THE ACE EDDIES!
Congratulations to our clients Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who have been awarded an ACE Eddie for their work on CHERNOBYL! The well deserved win is for the final episode which they co-edited.
CHERNOBYL WINS "BEST LIMITED SERIES" AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!
Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL won Best Limited Series at last night’s Golden Globe Awards! Congratulations to Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who cut the series.
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "CHERNOBYL"!
And here it is…echo’s number 1 Film/TV show of the year is Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL! The haunting and thought-provoking series has sweeped the awards across the board and is one of the best pieces of TV for a long time…and it goes without saying the work of echo’s amazing Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith is legendary!
"CHERNOBYL" + "THE CROWN" BOTH NOMINATED FOR A GOLDEN GLOBE!
The Golden Globe noms for 2020 have been announced and we are excited to say that both CHERNOBYL and THE CROWN are nominated! CHERNOBYL, cut by echo Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith is nominated for Best Limited Series; and THE CROWN Season 3, with eps 1 + 3 edited by echo’s Yan Miles, is nominated for Best Drama Series!
The awards take place in LA on 5th January!
MARK KEADY EDITS "AUDREY" FOR SALON PICTURES!
Editor Mark Keady is cutting documentary AUDREY for Salon Pictures and Director Helena Coan! The doc, about Audrey Hepburn concentrates on the iconic actress’ early struggles with her estranged father, malnourishment, and growing up in Europe against the backdrop of WWII. Jinx Godfrey is also on board as Consulting Editor.
"BLACK NARCISSUS" BEGINS SHOOTING!
Mini Series BLACK NARCISSUS started shooting last week, with echo’s Kave Quinn on board as both Production and Costume Designer as well as the brilliant Jinx Godfrey cutting the series! The BBC one three-parter is an adaptation of Rumer Godden’s classic novel about forbidden desire, religion and sexual repression!
PRIMETIME EMMY WINNERS!
The Emmy’s were held over 2 weekends this year and the final winners were announced last night! Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL, Edited by Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith took home an amazing 10 awards including Simon’s win last weekend for Best Editing and Outstanding Limited Series which was announced yesterday. BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH which featured Hair + Make-Up Design by Kirstin Chalmers also won for Outstanding Television Movie.
Congratulations!
EMMY NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!
The Emmy nominations are out - congratulations to Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith, both nominated for Outstanding Editing for a Limited Series with their work on the acclaimed CHERNOBYL!
CHERNOBYL has received 19 nominations across all categories, with further nominations for BANDERSNATCH (Outstanding Television Movie), BODYGUARD (Outstanding Drama Series) - featuring the work of Echo clients, Kirstin Chalmers and My Alehammar.
The award ceremony for the Creative Arts Emmys will take place on 15th September, with the Primetime Emmys on the 23rd September.