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.

"LET ME GO" OPENS IN THE UK TODAY

Written and directed by Polly Steele, LET ME GO is loosely based on the memoir of Helga Shneider, who reckons with the trauma of having been abandoned at a young age by her mother, when she left her family to become an SS guard at Auschwitz. The film is the story of mothers and daughters, and how trauma is passed down between generations. With costume design by Holly Rebecca, the film stars Juliet Stevenson as Helga, and is produced by In Trust Films. 

DOP CHRISTOPHER MILES WRAPS ON "MR INBETWEEN"

Christopher Miles has completed shooting MR INBETWEEN, FX's first Australian series. The six-part crime drama follows charismatic hitman Ray Shoesmith, the same character from writer Scott Ryan's 2005 feature film THE MAGICIAN, who also stars in the series. Directed by Nash Egerton, the series is co-produced by Jungle and Blue-Tongue Films for FX.  

MICHELLE MAY'S "CORONATION STREET: THEN, NOW AND FOREVER" PROMO RELEASED

The new campaign for CORONATION STREET directed by Caswell Coggins and featuring costumes by ECHO'S Michelle May, celebrates the show’s history by recreating iconic scenes from a behind-the-scenes perspective. The promo uses a combination of the current CORONATION STREET set along with reimagined vintage sets to capture the show's early days.

"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.  

NEW BERLEI "WOMANKIND" AD RELEASED

The TV spot directed by Kim Gehrig through Somesuch, with costume design by Susie Coulthard, celebrates Berlei's new WOMANKIND bra range. 

"TWO FOR JOY" STARTS SHOOTING

Production Designer, Laura Ellis Cricks and Costume Designer, Sarah Blenkinsop start shooting today on writer/director Tom Beard's debut feature, TWO FOR JOY.  The family drama, produced by Blonde to Black Pictures and Pretty Bird, follows a daughter (Billie Piper), her bed-ridden mother (Samantha Morton), and her troubled younger brother, as they work through themes of mental illness and young carers. 

COSTUME DESIGNER EMMA FRYER STARTS SHOOTING “NASTY WOMEN”

Chris Addison directs the MGM produced gender-reversing remake of the 1988 comedy DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as two down-on-their luck con artists who plot to scam a wealthy tech prodigy. 

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP

Congratulations to all ECHO clients who have films selected in this year’s London Film Festival!  Screening in the First Feature Competition are: APOSTASY, directed by Daniel Kokotajlo and cut by Napoleon Stratogiannakis; BEAST, directed by Michael Pearce with production design by Laura Ellis Cricks; I AM NOT A WITCH, directed by Rungano Nyoni, with cinematography by David Gallego, ADFC, costume design by Holly Rebecca, and art direction by Malin Lindholm. In the Documentary Competition: Jinx Godfrey for her consulting work on KINGDOM OF US, directed by Lucy Cohen.  Other films screening at the festival include: DARK RIVER, directed by Clio Barnard and co-cut by Luke Dunkley; GOOD TIME, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and lensed by Sean Price Williams; THE PARTY, directed by Sally Potter with costume design by Jane Petrie; AAMIR, directed by Vika Evdokimenko and edited by Matteo Bini; FAMILY HAPPINESS, directed by Alice Englert with cinematography by Lachlan Milne, ACS; OKSIJAN, directed by Edward Watts and lensed by Michael Paleodimos; ROBOT AND SCARECROW, directed by Kibwe Tavares and designed by Laura Ellis Cricks.  The festival will take place from 4th- 15th October.

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. 

“OUTLAW KING” STARTS SHOOTING

David Mackenzie directs Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh in the Sigma Films and Anonymous Content feature for Netflix, with costume design by Jane Petrie and hair design by Kirstin Chalmers. The historical drama stars Pine as ‘Robert the Bruce’, the outlawed Scottish King who leads an army to defeat the occupying British army.

“MORNING” BEGINS SHOOT

Costume Designer, Holly Rebecca is now shooting the directorial debut, MORNING written and directed by award-winning artist Juliet Ellis and produced by Colin Pons.  The film is a poetic meditation on loss and friendship and tells the heartbreaking story of a young girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's death.

LUKE DUNKLEY CUTS “OPHELIA”

The feature stars Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, and Tom Felton as the leads of this Shakespearean adaptation. Directed by Claire McCarthy, the story reimagines HAMLET from Ophelia’s perspective, based on Lisa Klein’s novel of the same name. 

MORTEN HØJBJERG EDITS “KEEPERS”

The psychological thriller explores the true unsolved mystery of three lighthouse keepers who disappeared from their post on a desolate island. This is the feature debut for BAFTA-nominated director Kristoffer Nyholm (known for his work on the Danish series THE KILLING and BBC’s TABOO), with Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, and Connor Swindells starring as three lighthouse keepers who turn against each other. 

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES "BEAST" AND "DARK RIVER" AMONGST PLATFORM LINE-UP

Congratulations to Michael Pearce's feature BEAST, designed by ECHO's Laura Ellis Cricks, starring Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn, and to Clio Barnard's DARK RIVER, co-edited by ECHO's Luke Dunkley, starring Ruth Wilson.  Both are set to screen in TIFF's Platform series, which opens September 8th. 

“BORG/MCENROE” ANNOUNCED TO OPEN TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

The film, starring Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard will have it’s world premiere on September 7th and open the festival.  Directed by Janus Metz and lensed by ECHO's Director of Photography, Niels Thastum, the biopic tells the story of one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time between McEnroe (LaBeouf) and Swedish star Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and 1980s.

CARLOS CATALAN LENSES "DON'T LOOK AT THE FINGER"

DON'T LOOK AT THE FINGER is a visual project by artist Hetain Patel. Produced by Film & Video Umbrella, the film explores a West African wedding ceremony through choreographed dance, Kung Fu and sign language. Lensed by Director of Photography, Carlos Catalan, the project will premiere in late September at Manchester Art Gallery & The QUAD Derby before touring nationwide. 

NEW KFC "THE WHOLE CHICKEN" AD RELEASED

The TV spot directed by Siri Bunford through Knucklehead with production design by Kave Quinn, features eight chickens and two cockerels dancing around a barn, be it body-popping or twerking to "X Gon’ Give It To Ya" by DMX

EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Editor, Luke Dunkley for THE CROWN and Costume Designer, Susie Coulthard for BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO for this year's Emmy Nominations.  THE CROWN is nominated for Best Drama Series, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO for Best Television Movie.  The 69th Annual Emmy Awards take place on Sunday 17th September, 2017.

KAVE QUINN DESIGNS "TEEN SPIRIT"

The shoot has now begun on Max Minghella’s directorial debut, TEEN SPIRIT. Produced by LA LA LAND’s Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, written by Minghella and developed by Jamie Bell, the story follows Violet (Elle Fanning) as a shy teen dreaming of pop stardom as an escape from her dismal surroundings and shattered family life.