"CHERNOBYL" FIRST EPISODE ON SKY ATLANTIC TONIGHT!
Johan Renck's historical drama, CHERNOBYL, will air on Sky Atlantic tonight at 9pm! The series, based on the real, harrowing events in Chernobyl nuclear power plant 30 years ago, has already received rave reviews after it's premiere at Tribeca. The series is cut by an all echo’s team of Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith!
"THE HUSTLE" IS OUT TODAY!
THE HUSTLE is out in cinemas today! Chris Addison’s female led remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Rebel Wilson and Anna Hathaway and features costume design by echo’s Emma Fryer.
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "CALM WITH HORSES"!
Day 3 at TIFF and it’s CALM WITH HORSES turn for it’s World Premiere! Nick Rowland’s feature debut is cut by Andonis Trattos, with costume design by Sharon Long and hair and make-up design by Emma Scott. Starring Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan, the film is also nominated in the first feature competition at London Film Festival!
COSTUME DESIGNER ALEX BOVAIRD FILMING "IRRESISTIBLE"!
Echo's Costume Designer Alex Bovaird is currently filming Jon Stewart’s IRRESISTIBLE. The political satire follows a Democrat strategist helping a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest American town. The cast includes Steve Carrell and Mackenzie Davis.
"IN FABRIC" AT TRIBECA: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
A huge success at festivals already, Peter Strickland’s IN FABRIC is screening at Tribeca today! The horror film - with a comedy twist - tells the story of a haunted red dress that proves to be possessed while passing from one owner to the other! Costumes were designed by echo's Jo Thompson and Hair + Make-Up Design by echo’s Emma Scott.
"LOST TRANSMISSIONS": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
Premiering today at Tribeca is Katherine O’Brien’s LOST TRANSMISSIONS! Edited by echo’s Yannis Chalkiadakis and starring Simon Pegg and Juno Temple, the film which is set in the grit and glamour of LA, focuses on Pegg’s character who after lapsing on his schizophrenia medication, begins to have colourful delusions!
"CHERNOBYL" : ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
The highly anticipated series, CHERNOBYL, will have it’s World Premiere at Tribeca tonight! The series, directed by Johan Renck, is based on the horrific 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Edited by echo’s Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith - we can’t wait for it to be on our televisions next month!
"RUN": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS!
Tribeca Film Festival kicked off yesterday and Scott Graham’s RUN has it’s World Premiere tomorrow! Set in contemporary Scotland the film is nominated at the festival for Best International Feature and hosts brilliant production design by echo’s Andy Drummond.
SHORT FILM “NYET!” NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Short film NYET!, premiered on Sky Arts last month, and you can now watch the full film on Costume Designer Rebecca Hale’s page. The black comedy, directed by Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel, pokes fun of what UK Border Control might be like post Brexit…
CANNES CRITICS WEEKS LINEUP 2019!
Cannes Critics Week programme has been announced! Echo is proud to say that included in this years lineup, in Official Competition, is Hlynur Palmason’s A WHITE, WHITE DAY shot but echo’s Maria von Hausswolff; and as a Special Screening the short film NAPTHA Directed by Moin Hussain and cut by echo’s Matteo Bini.
This year’s festival runs from 14th May - 25th May!
SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS WRAPS ON "TRIGONOMETRY"!
Director of Photography, Sean Price Williams has now wrapped on BBC Two’s new series TRIGONOMETRY! Sean has been working alongside Directors Athina Rachel Tsangari and Stella Corradi for the last few months. We are looking forward to seeing the final series which is currently being cut by echo’s editors Morten Højbjerg and Dan Roberts.
Tsangari's The Capsule, pictured.
SUSIE COULTHARD PREPS ON "BRAVE NEW WORLD"!
Costume Designer, Susie Coulthard, is currently prepping on new Amblin Entertainment series BRAVE NEW WORLD! Susie will be collaborating again with director Owen Harris on the sci-fi thriller. Harris’ BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO pictured, which Susie also designed.
"HER SMELL" IS OUT TODAY IN THE US!
HER SMELL, the new feature from director Alex Ross Perry, is out in the US today! The film is shot by Perry’s regular collaborator, echo’s DoP Sean Price Williams and stars Elisabeth Moss. Moss plays a self-destructive musician who is struggling not only with her sobriety but also with maintaining the relationships in her life.
"TEEN SPIRIT" IS RELEASED IN THE US TOMORROW!
Max Minghella’s directional debut TEEN SPIRIT is out in US cinemas tomorrow! Produced by LA LA LAND’s Fred Berger and starring Ellie Fanning, the film premiered at TIFF last year and features fabulous Production Design by echo’s Kave Quinn. We are crossing our fingers for a UK release soon!
"DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER" STARTS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT!
The new dark comedy, DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER starts tonight on BBC Two! Directed by Fleabag’s Tim Kirkby, written by and starring Toby Jones and with Hair + Make-Up Designed by echo’s Bean Ellis - make sure to tune in!
TBT: MY ALEHAMMAR INTERVIEW WITH RTS!
Our TBT this week is to echo’s brilliant new Hair + Make-Up Designer client My Alehammar’s interview with RTS about how to get your dream job, specifically last year’s smash hit BBC Drama BODYGUARD which My designed. Click here to have a read!
NEW SKY ATLANTIC DRAMA "LITTLE BIRDS" STARTS SHOOTING!
LITTLE BIRDS, the new Sky Atlantic 6 part series, starts it’s shoot this week! Echo’s Jo Thompson will be designing the costumes with Director Stacie Passon at the helm. The story is based on the infamous erotica of Anais Nin and stars Juno Temple (pictured in UNSANE).
MONSTER PROBLEMS BEGINS SHOOTING!
Michael Matthew’s MONSTER PROBLEMS has now started principle photography. With echo’s DoP Lachlan Milne, ACS shooting the new feature in Australia. The film, set in a post apocalyptic world, is being produced by Shewn Levy (STRANGER THINGS) and stars Michael Rooker. Matthews Five Fingers of Marseilles, pictured
ROUND UP OF BRITISH ARROWS 2019!
We are finishing the week on a high with a round up of the British Arrow Awards!
Production Designer Kave Quinn who worked on Steve Roger’s Amazon Prime Video commercials for VIKINGS, JACK RYAN, OUTLANDER + LUCIFER won a Golden Arrow for Best UK Campaign and a further 4 Silver Awards and 1 Bronze Award for it’s individual show ads; Natalie Humphries designed costumes for Department For Education’s EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE which won 4 Silver Arrows including Best Over 30 Seconds and Best over 90 Seconds; Costume Designer Holly Rebecca designed Fréderic Planchon’s Cadbury’s MUM’S BIRTHDAY which won both a Silver and Bronze Arrow; Costume Designer Michelle May worked on the BBC Christmas campaign WONDERLAND which won a Bronze Arrow for Entertainment Promotions. Well Done to all!
And of course Congratulations to again to the finalists Jon Henson for his nomination for Best Production Design on CONFUSED.COM and DoP Sean Price Williams for his nomination for his work on ZOZO spot.
BAFTA TV NOMINATIONS 2019!
The 2019 Bafta TV nominations have now been announced! We are very proud to congratulate echo clients who worked on the following nominated projects: PATRICK MELROSE, with a 100% echo editorial team of Tim Murrell, Luke Dunkley, Dan Roberts and Simon Smith has been nominated for 3 awards including Best Mini-Series and Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbath; BODYGUARD, with Hair + Make-Up Design by My Alehammar, also has 3 nominations including Best Scripted Drama; Emma Fryer designed the costumes for SALLY4EVA which is nominated for Best Scripted Comedy along with 2 other nominations; BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH is up for Best Single Drama which Kirstin Chalmers designed Hair + Make-Up for; Mahalia Belo has been nominated for Best Director for THE LONG SONG shot by DoP Chloë Thomson; THERE SHE GOES with Production Design by Bobbie Cousins and COLLATERAL cut by Sacha Szwarc and with Production Design by echo’s new client John Stevenson, have both also been nominated.
The Award Ceremony takes place on 12th May in London!