BRITISH ARROW NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!

We are very proud to congratulate our clients on their British Arrow nominations; Jon Henson is nominated for Best Production Design for his work on CONFUSED.COM, directed by Aoife McArdle and Director of Photography Sean Price Williams who is nominated for his work on Clayton Vomero’s ZOZO.

Congratulations also go to Production Designer Kave Quinn who worked on Steve Roger’s Amazon Prime Video commercials for VIKINGS, JACK RYAN, OUTLANDER + LUCIFER which are all nominated in three categories; Natalie Humphries designed costumes on Department For Education, EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE, directed by 32 which is also nominated in three categories; Costume Designer Holly Rebecca designed Fréderic Planchon’s Cadbury’s MUM’S BIRTHDAY which is nominated for two awards; Costume Designer Michelle May worked on the BBC Christmas campaign WONDERLAND has a further two nominations. Finally congraulations go again to Jon Henson who worked on the Nike China spot, SORRY BILL, which is nominated for Best International commercial.

The award ceremony takes place on the 27th March in London! Good Luck all!

"BORDER" Q&A SCREENING AT BFI!

Ahead of it’s UK release next month, BFI are screening Ali Abbasi’s award winning film BORDER tonight with a Director and Actor Q&A afterwards. Shot by echo’s fabulous DoP Nadim Carlsen there are still some tickets left!

"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!

CHECK OUT MICHELLE MAY'S WORK ON THE NEW COCA COLA & PREMIERE LEAGUE CAMPAIGN!

Costume Designer, Michelle May designed the new Coca Cola & Premiere League commercial WHERE EVERYONE PLAYS. The ad is directed by Stacy Wall and captures the power football has to bring people together!

MICHAEL PEARCE’S “BEAST” WINS A BAFTA!

Echo is very proud to say that Michael Pearce’s BEAST won a BAFTA last night for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer! Congratulations to our clients, Production Designer Laura Ellis Cricks and Costume Designer Jo Thompson who both worked on the film!

Congratulations also go to Sam Sneade, Addtional Editor on THE FAVOURITE which took home 7 BAFTAS in total!

AMAZON SERIES "HANNA" PREMIERES AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL TODAY!

The first episode of Amazon Series HANNA will premiere at Berlin Film Festival today! The ep is directed by Sarah Adina Smith and edited by echo’s Morten Højbjerg. The full series will be released on Amazon Prime in March with director Jon Jones’ epidoes also cut by echo’s Dan Roberts.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER RUBY MATHERS IS PREPPING ON NEW FILM "THE DRY"!

New echo client, Production Designer Ruby Mathers is currently prepping on Australian police drama THE DRY. The film will be directed by Robert Connolly and will star Eric Bana playing a cop returning to his hometown to face the demons of his past while trying to solve a murder/suicide of his childhood friend.

TBT: DAVID CHIZALLET, AFC INTERVIEW!

This week we’ve got a throwback to echo’s DoP David Chizallet, AFC’s interview about re shooting key scenes for Bi Gan’s feature LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO THE NIGHT. Have a read here!

NEW BBC DRAMA SERIES "TRIGONOMETRY" STARTS SHOOTING!

The new BBC Two Series TRIGONOMETRY is now underway! Echo’s DoP, Sean Price Williams will shoot the 8 part drama while echo’s Morten Højbjerg will cut episodes 1, 3 and 5 for Director Athina Rachel Tsangari (THE CAPSULE, pictured).

TBT: SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER MAGAZINE!

Throw Back Thursday is here again and we are taking you back to last summer and Sean Price William’s interview with Filmmaker Magazine. Have a read here to learn more about Sean’s work, films he likes and lots more! Enjoy!

CHECK OUT FELIX WIEDEMANN, BSC'S WORK ON CALVIN HARRIS & RAG'N'BONE MAN'S NEW MUSIC VIDEO!

The new promo for Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man, GIANT, is out now. The video is directed by Emil Nava and shot by echo’s Felix Wiedemann, BSC and has already had over 3 millions views on YouTube. Check it out!

"A 12 YEAR NIGHT" AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX!

Alvaro Brechner’s LA NOCHE DE 12 AÑOS / A TWELVE YEAR NIGHT is available to stream on Netflix! Shot by echo’s brilliant Carlos Catalan the film has won countless awards, including two wins for Carlos, and was nominated for Best Film at Venice Film Festival last year!

"LITTLE MONSTERS" HAS IT'S WORLD PREMIERE TODAY AT SUNDANCE!

Abe Forsythe’s LITTLE MONSTERS will have it’s World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival tonight! The comedy horror was shot by echo’s Lachlan Milne, ACS and stars Lupita Nyong’o (12 YEARS A SLAVE) as a teacher whose class, while on a school trip, is faced with a zombie invasion!

"POLAR" IS OUT ON NETFLIX TODAY!

Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name, Jonas Åkerlund’s POLAR is now released on Netflix! With costume design by echo’s Susie Coulthard, the film stars Mad Mikkelsen, Katheryn Winnick and Vanessa Hudgens.

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!

A TRIBUTE TO JONAS MEKAS!

Jonas Mekas, a hero of ours, was a key inspiration for echo and is one of the reasons we are who we are today, his legacy still daily igniting our passion for film and creativity! Delve into the great man and read more about him here. RIP Jonas Mekas!

"LORDS OF CHAOS" TRAILER IS RELEASED!

Jonas Åkerlund’s feature LORDS OF CHAOS has released it’s official trailer ahead of it’s cinema release next month. Set in 90s Norway, the fabulous costumes were designed by Jonas’s regular collaborator Susie Coulthard and brilliant Hair and Make-Up Design from Loz Schiavo. Check it out!

"BLACK SHEEP" RECEIVES OSCAR NOMINATION!

We are very proud to congratulate Director of Photography Michael Paleodimos and Costume Designer Sharon Long for their work on Ed Perkin’s short film BLACK SHEEP which has received an Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary Short!

Congratulations also go to THE FAVOURITE, Additional Editor Sam Sneade and BORDER shot by Nadim Carlsen which both also received nominations. The award ceremony will take place Sunday 24th February in LA.

"BLACK SHEEP" SHORTLISTED THE OSCARS!

The Oscar nominations will be announced next week and we wanted to give a mention to Ed Perkins’ beautiful short documentary film, BLACK SHEEP, which has been shortlisted amongst only 10 other films. Shot by echo’s Michael Paleodimos and with costumes by echo’s Sharon Long the film is an emotional story of a young black teenager and his attempt to "fit in" with a white racist gang. You can watch the full film now on The Guardian website.

TBT: PRODUCTION DESIGNER SOPHIE BECHER’S INTERVIEW ON HER DESIGNS FOR "FLEMING"!

Our Throwback today is to echo’s Production Designer, BAFTA nominated Sophie Becher and her work on the 2014 mini-series FLEMING. Watch the video to hear her discuss her designs and her quiet nod to the Bond Films.