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.
BRITISH ARROWS 2020 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!
We are very proud to say that echo’s Production Designer, Jon Henson, has received a well deserved British Arrows nomination for his work on the Sainsbury’s Christmas spot NICHOLAS THE SWEEP! The commercial has received 8 nominations in total, including nods in the Best Over 90 Seconds and Retailers categories!
Congratulations also go to our clients who worked on the following shortlisted ads: Costume Designer Holly Rebecca for her work on both KFC CHICKEN TOWN and Cadbury’s FENCE which have both received nominations in the Food + Non-Alcoholic Catergory as well as Best Over 30 Seconds; DoP Rachel Clark for her work on BBC NUMBER 10 which is nominated for Best Over 15 Seconds; DoP Edgar Dubrovskiy for his work on MALARIA NO MORE nominated for Most Innovative Use of Video; Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers who designed PRIDE JUBILEE which Director Fred Rowson has received a New Director nomination for; and last but not least, Costume Designer, Jo Thompson, who designed Dept for Education TUESDAY which has received 5 nominations including Best Over 30 and Best Over 90 Seconds!
"CATHERINE THE GREAT" OUT TODAY!
Philip Martin’s CATHERINE THE GREAT airs tonight at 9pm on Sky Atlantic and Now TV! Tune in to see Helen Mirren star in this period drama and make sure to look out for the amazing work from echo’s Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers! You’ll be pleased to know all episodes of the mini-series will be available straight away. Enjoy!
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!
NEW VODAFONE ADVERT CREATES A WORLD WITH NO LIMITS!
The new Vodafone spot takes us into a stylised and innovative world with no limits. Directed by Si & Ad and produced by Academy Film, the commercial features costume design by Holly Rebecca and Hair + Make-Up Design by Kirstin Chalmers.
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.
PRIDE JUBILEE MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE THE STONEWALL RIOTS!
The new Pride commercial is celebrating PRIDE JUBILEE and marking 50 years since the Stonewall Riots which led to the last 50 years of activism, protests and victories that have made the Pride movement what it is today. The film is directed by Fred Rowson and features Hair + Make-Up Design by Kirstin Chalmers.
Happy Pride Jubilee!
"CATHERINE THE GREAT" TRAILER!
Philip Martin’s CATHERINE THE GREAT isn’t set for release until later this year but you can check out the trailer for a sneak peak at Helen Mirren as the great leader! Look out for echo’s Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers’ incredible work.
KIRSTIN CHALMERS IS NOMINATED FOR A MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARD!
Huge Congratulations to Kirstin Chalmers for her nomination for the 2019 Make-Up Artists + Hair Stylists Guild Awards for Philip K Dick’s ELECTRIC DREAMS!
"BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH" IS RELEASED ON NETFLIX!
The first episode of the highly anticipated new season of BLACK MIRROR is now available to stream on Netflix! David Slade’s BANDERSNATCH which features hair +make-up design by echo’s Kirstin Chalmers is the first ep for us to sink our teeth into. Enjoy!
"OUTLAW KING" AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX TODAY!
Finally, after screening at London and Toronto Film Festivals, David Mackenzie’s OUTLAW KING is available to stream on Netflix. With costume design by Jane Petrie and Hair Design by Kirstin Chalmers , the huge scale epic tells the story of the Scottish king robert The Bruce and stars Chris Pine, Florence Pugh and Aaron Taylor Johnson. That’s your Friday night sorted then!
KIRSTIN CHALMERS STARTS SHOOTING HBO MINISERIES "CATHERINE THE GREAT"!
Hair + Make-up Designer, Kirstin Chalmers, begins shooting on HBO and Sky's new four-part drama, CATHERINE THE GREAT. Produced by Origin and New Pictures with director Philip Martin at the helm, Academy Award winner, Helen Mirren (pictured in ELIZABETH I) will lead the story of history's most powerful female monarch who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its standing in the world in the 18th century.
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED!
We are extremely proud to congratulate the following clients whose projects are in the official competition at this year's London Film Festival. Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC for BIRDS OF PASSAGE, directed by Cristana Gallego and Ciro Guerra; Costume Designer Emma Fryer and Hair + Make-up Designer Emma Scott for Ben Wheatley's HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD; Costume Designer Jo Thompson and again Hair + Make-Up Designer Emma Scott for IN FABRIC, directed by Peter Strickland; our new Director of Photography client Joe Anderson for THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN directed by David Lowery and Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen who shot Isabella's Eklöf's HOLIDAY which is in the First Feature Competition.
Congratulations also go to the following clients whose features will also be screened at the festival; Costume Designer Guy Speranza for Jon S Baird's STAN & OLLIE which will be screened as the Closing Night Gala; Sam Sneade, Additional Editor on THE FAVOURITE, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; Director of Photography David Gallego, ADFC again for STICKS AND STONES (BRAKLAND) directed by Martin Skovbjerg; Costume Designer Jane Petrie and Hair + Make-Up Designer Kirstin Chalmers for David MacKenzie's OUTLAW KING; Production Designer Sophie Becher for A PRIVATE WAR directed by Matthew Heineman; Director of Photography Nadim Carlsen for Ali Abbasi's BORDER; new Production Designer client Bobbie Cousins, Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca and Hair + Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis for MARI directed by Georgia Parris; Costume Designer Susie Coulthard and Hair + Make-up Designer Loz Schiavo for Jonas Âkerlund's LORDS OF CHAOS.
Finally, congratulations to our clients who worked on the short films selected at this year's festival: Director of Photography Michael Paleodimos and Costume Designer Sharon Long for BLACK SHEEP directed by Ed Perkins; Hair + Make-Up Designer Loz Schiavo for JERK directed by Raine Allen-Miller; Edgar Dubrovskiy for Eros Vlahos's RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIM and Matteo Bini for NAPTHA, directed by Moin Hussain. The festival runs from 10th to 21st October.
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!
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FULL LINE UP ANNOUNCED!
TIFF 2018 has been releasing their line up in stages over the last couple of weeks, with the final program announced last night. We are very pleased to congratulate the following echo clients whose projects are at the festival; Gala Presentations include the world premiere of David McKenzie's OUTLAW KING which will open the festival, with Costume Design by Jane Petrie and Hair + Make-Up Design by Kirstin Chalmers; the world premiere of Nicole Holofcener's THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS with Costume Design by Alex Bovaird and A PRIVATE WAR directed by Matthew Heineman with Production Design by Sophie Becher. Lensed by Sean Price Williams, Alex Ross Perry's HER SMELL will also have it's world premiere at the festival and will be shown in the Platform Presentations Program. In the Special Presentation Category we have more world premieres for TEEN SPIRIT, directed by Max Minghella with Production Design by Kave Quinn; and Jake Scott's AMERICAN WOMAN which again features Costume Design by Alex Bovaird. Costume Designer, Jo Thompson and Hair + Make-up Designer, Emma Scott worked on Peter Strickland's IN FABRIC, which is part of the Midnight Madness program. The Contemporary World Cinema category includes BORDER directed by Ali Abassi and shot by Nadim Carlsen; and BIRDS OF PASSAGE directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerro, lensed by DoP David Gallego, ADFC. Last but not least, GWEN directed by William McGregor and with Production Design by Laura Ellis Cricks will appear in the Discovery section. Congratulations to you all! TlFF takes place between 6th - 16th September.
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!
PHILIP K DICK'S "ELECTRIC DREAMS" PREMIERES TONIGHT ON CHANNEL 4
Based on Philip K. Dick's sci-fi anthology series with Bryan Cranston as Executive Producer, Sony, Anonymous Content and Left Bank Pictures have teamed up to create ELECTRIC DREAMS, a series of ten individual films where five were produced in the UK with hair and make-up design by Kirsten Chalmers. The first instalment, THE HOOD MAKER, is lensed by Felix Wiedemann, BSC and premieres this Sunday on Channel 4 and will be on Amazon prime, along with the other nine episodes in November. Starring Richard Madden as Agent Ross and Holliday Grainger as his telepathic partner, this first episode explores a dystopian London with an oppressed minority of mind-reading humans.
"THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM" IN CINEMAS NOW!
With hair and make-up design by Kirstin Chalmers, and directed by Juan Carlos Medina, the film stars Bill Nighy as a Victorian detective on the trail of a serial killer. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and has been released in the UK by Lionsgate.
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY AND SPECIAL PRESENTATION LINE-UP
ECHO Congratulates Editor, Napoleon Stratogiannakis for ifeature APOSTASY, directed by Dan Kokotajlo which will have it’s world premiere at this year’s TIFF. Congratulations also go to Director of Photography, David Gallego, ADFC, Costume Designer, Holly Rebecca and Malin Lindholm for her art direction for Nathan Parker for Rungano Nyoni’s feature debut and North American Premiere, I AM NOT A WITCH which is also screening in the Discovery section. Michael Noer’s PAPILLON, with hair and make-up design by Kirstin Chalmers and YOU DISAPPEAR (DU FORSVINDER) directed by Peter Schønau Fog and edited by Morten Højbjerg will also screen at the festival in the Special Presentation category.