BIFA WINNERS!

The 2020 BIFA winners were announced last night! We are very proud to see the following client projects amongst the winners. THE LONG GOODBYE (pictured), shot by Stuart Bentley, BSC and with Costumes by Holly Rebecca, won Best British Short Film; Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS, with 2nd Unit Photography by Rachel Clark, won Best British Independent Film along with 4 other awards; PERFECT 10 with costumes designed by Susie Coulthard, won the Raindance Discovery Award; HIS HOUSE, with Costume Design by Holly Rebecca and VFX Editing by Richard Ketteridge, won 4 awards including Best Director; MOGUL MOWGLI, with hair + make-up design by Bean Ellis and Additional Photography by Michael Paleodimos also picked up 2 awards; and last but not lease LIMBO also picked up an award for Breakthrough Producer, shot by Nick Cooke, designed by Andy Drummond, costumes by Holly Rebecca and Assistant Editing by Eve Doherty!

Huge congrats to all the winners and teams!

"BEHIND HER EYES" IS OUT TODAY ON NETFLIX!

BEHIND HER EYES is out on Netflix today! The six parter is directed by Erik Richter Strand and shot by echo Director Of Photography Felix Wiedemann, BSC. Based on the best selling novel by Sarah Pinborough, the thriller will keep you guessing until the end!

JANE PETRIE TALKS TO VOGUE ABOUT NEW FILM "FRENCH EXIT"!

Costume Designer Jane Petrie talks to Vogue about her work on new film FRENCH EXIT. Click here to read more about the film, collaborating with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jane’s brilliant designs.

SXSW FESTIVAL FULL LINE UP!

The SXSW lineup has now been announced in full for the 2021 festival. We are pleased to see the following client projects in this years selection: Stacey Gregg’s HERE BEFORE, shot by DoP Chloë Thomson, BSC; Caroline Catz DELIA DERBYSHIRE: THE MYTHS AND LEGENDARY TAPES with costume design by Jo Thompson and Hair + Make-Up co-designed by My Alehammar; and FKA TWIGS “SAD DAY” promo, directed by Hiro Murai and with Production Design by John Stevenson , is also in the Music Video Competition this year.

The festival takes place online between 16th-20th March this year.

"THE LONG GOODBYE" IS LONDON CRITICS CIRCLE BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM!

Congratulations to Director of Photography Stuart Bentley, BSC and Costume Designer Holly Rebecca for their work on THE LONG GOODBYE which won Best British Short at the London Critics Film Awards yesterday! The short was directed by Aneil Karia, stars and was written by Riz Ahmed and produced by Somesuch.

MADJA AMIN'S "MAY" TRAILER!

Madja’s Amin’s MAY is released on Dutch TV tonight. Shot by echo DoP Noel Schoolderman, the beautiful imagery and trailer have us excited. Fingers crossed it will become available in the UK too!

2021 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS!

The Golden Globes nominations have been announced! Huge congratulations to Director of Photography Lachlan Milne, ACS who shot MINARI which has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture; and Emma Fryer who designed costumes for THE GREAT which has received a Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical) nomination.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on the 28th February, 2021.

DOP ANDERS MALMBERG WORK ON NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM ICEAGE!

ICEAGE “THE HOLDING HAND” promo is out! The music video was Directed and shot by echo DoP client Anders Malmberg. Make sure to check it out!

SUNDANCE 2021

Sundance Film Festival 2021 is officially underway! Albeit in a different form to usual we are still excited that everyone has the opportunity to feast their eyes on our clients work over the next several days. Screening at the fest this year is Documentary MISHA AND THE WOLVES (pictured) shot by DoP Will Pugh; Ben Wheatley’s IN THE EARTH with costume design by Emma Fryer and hair + make-up design by Emma Scott; and Pascual Sisto’s JOHN AND THE HOLE with Costume Design by Alex Bovaird.

THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS!

The Independent Spirit Award nominations are out and we are very pleased to see that MINARI (pictured) has been nominated for 6 awards including Best Feature and I MAY DESTROY YOU for Best New Scripted Series. MINARI was shot by echo’s Director of Photography Lachlan Milne, ACS and I MAY DESTROY YOU (eps 6 + 12) edited by John Dwelly. Congratulations!

The winners will be announced at the ceremony in LA on the 22nd April.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MACGREGOR'S INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHY MAG!

If you didn’t see it at the time, have a read of Director of Photography MacGregor talking about his work on VIVARIUM with British Cinematographer Magazine. Click here for the full article.

"IT'S A SIN" IS OUT TOMORROW!

IT’S A SIN is out tomorrow! Directed by Peter Hoar and written by Russell T. Davies, the mini-series was cut by echo Editor Sarah Brewerton. The five parter is set in the 80s at the height of the Aids crisis. All episodes will be available on All4 from tomorrow.

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT "WHATEVER IT TAKES"!

The new advert for MACMILLAN “WHATEVER IT TAKES” has been released. The incredibly moving ad highlights the wonderful work and support its staff provide to patients and family in all moments of their treatment. The spot was directed by Jonathan Alric (one half of The Blaze), produced by Iconoclast and features costume design by Holly Rebecca.

"MAKE UP" IS STILL AVAILABLE ON BBC IPLAYER!

MAKE UP is still available on BBC iPlayer. If you haven’t seen Claire Oakley’s directional debut make sure you check it out. The film, which had rave reviews after its release last year, is shot beautifully by echo DoP Nick Cooke and cut by the brilliant Sacha Szwarc.

"THE GREAT" IS OUT ON CHANNEL 4!

THE GREAT is now available on Channel 4! The first episode aired last night and is now available to stream on All 4, eps will air every Sunday at 9pm. The brilliant costumes were designed by Emma Fryer (eps 2 - 10) and the first ep features Production Design by Kave Quinn and was cut by Nicolas Gaster.

ECHO BEST OF 2020: "I MAY DESTROY YOU"!

Without further ado, our Number 1 TV/Film of the year is…I MAY DESTROY YOU! Michaela Coel’s triumph is probably one of the most talked about shows of the last few years. It is worthy of all it’s rave reviews and, we’re sure, soon to be many award nominations and wins! Not to mention the brilliant work of echo Editor John Dwelly who cut episodes 6 and 12.

ECHO BEST OF 2020: "LIMBO"!

LIMBO is the hugely deserved Number 2 on our Best of 2020 list! Ben Sharrock’s wonderful film was selected for Cannes, TIFF and London (amongst many others) and really stood out for us this year! It's unexpected, funny, sensitive and beautifully delivered. Besides all that it also showcases the talents of it’s brilliant cast and crew including DoP Nick Cooke, Production Designer Andy Drummond, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca and Assistant Editor Eve Doherty.

ECHO BEST OF 2020: "ROCKS"!

And we’ve hit the Top 3! Coming in hot is Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS! This empowering and uplifting film deserves every one of it’s 14 BIFA nominations and we definitely recommend catching it on Netflix if you haven’t seen it yet. Proud of Director of Photography Rachel Clark who shot 2nd Unit.

ECHO BEST OF 2020: "NORMAL PEOPLE"!

A standout for a lot of people in 2020, our Number 4 is NORMAL PEOPLE! This brilliant telling of Sally Rooney’s novel of the same name had us hooked from the first episode.

ECHO BEST OF 2020: "ADULT MATERIAL"!

Half way through our countdown, at Number 5 is ADULT MATERIAL! Dawn Shadforth’s mini-series was brilliant, funny and dark and we can’t not mention echo Director of Photography Chloë Thomson, BSC’s fabulous work.