Element Pictures
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Element Pictures is an Irish film studio, cinema and television production company[1][2] with production and distribution credits in more than 30 films.[3] as well as a number of television series.
History
Element Pictures was founded in 2001 by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe.[3][4]
The company often co-produces with or arranges funding from Irish governmental organizations such as Screen Ireland, as well as from BBC Film and Film4 in the United Kingdom and US companies A24 and Searchlight Pictures.[5][2][6][7]
The company has operated Light House Cinema since January 2012,[8] Element also owns and operates a distribution company Volta.[9]
In 2015 the company co-produced the television series Red Rock with TV3[7][10] as well as the feature film The Lobster.[11]
Also in 2015 Element Pictures received three Independent Spirit Award nominations/[12] and its co-production, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, was nominated for three Golden Globe awards.[13][14]
In May 2022, a majority stake in Element Pictures was acquired by the European production and distribution company, Fremantle.[15]
Productions
Film
- Magdalene Sisters (2002)
- Boy Eats Girl (2004)
- Adam and Paul (2004)
- Omagh (2004)
- Lassie (2005)
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- Isolation (2005)
- The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
- Garage (2007)
- Cracks (2009)
- Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
- Little Matador (2010)
- Parked (2011)[16]
- The Guard (2011)[17]
- What Richard Did (2012)
- Rosie (2018 film)[18]
Co-production
- Laws of Attraction (2003)
- The Honeymooners (2005)
- All Good Children (2010)
- Essential Killing (2010)
- This Must Be The Place (2011)[19]
- Shadow Dancer (film) (2012)
- Frank (2014)
- Glassland (2014)[20]
- Room (2015)
- The Lobster (2015)
- Disobedience (2017 film)
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
- The Favourite (2018)
- Herself (2020)
- The Nest (2020)
- The Souvenir Part II (2021)
Television
- Prosperity (2007)
- Bittersweet (2008)
- Little White Lie (2008)
- Redwater (2017)
- Normal People (2020)
- Conversations with Friends (2022)
- The Dry (2022)
Co-production
- Oceans Apart (2005)
- Return to the River (2006)
- Rough Diamond (2006)
- Mist Over Kilrush House (2007)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
- Murphy's Law (2007)
- The Invisibles (2008)
- Rock Rivals (2008)
- Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
- Inspector George Gently (2009)
- Pure Mule: The Last Weekend (2009)
- A Heart's Desire (2009)
- The Take (2009)
- The Silence (2010)
- Single-Handed (2010)
- This Must Be The Place (2012)
- Moonfleet (2013)[21]
- Dark Touch (2013)[22]
- Red Rock (2015)
References
- ^ "William H. Macy, Joan Allen Join Brie Larson in 'Room'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b "'The Lobster' cracks UK deal". Screen Daily, 1 May 2015 | By Andreas Wiseman
- ^ a b "European Co-Production Award – Prix EURIMAGES for Ed Guiney". ITFN, 17 November 2014
- ^ Angus Finney (10 October 2014). The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood. Taylor & Francis. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-136-29502-7.
- ^ "The Euro 75: Element Pictures (Ireland)".
- ^ "‘Room’ Helmer Lenny Abrahamson To Make Movie About Emile Griffith, Bisexual Brawler Who Killed Gay-Baiting Opponent".. Deadline Hollywood, by Mike Fleming Jr 13 November 2015
- ^ a b "Red Rock's Dublin accents may need subtitles for US audiences". The Independent, Melanie Finn 18 December 2015
- ^ "Ribbon cut on reopened Light House" and the Pálas Cinema in Galway since 2018. Ronan McGreevy, The Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland, 17 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October2012.
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0126/volta.html "RTE", Dublin, Ireland, 26 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "‘Red Rock’ builds to shock death – but what next for its producers?" The Irish Times. 10 December 2015, Laura Slattery
- ^ "End of Year: The Scannain Top 10 Irish films of 2015". Scannian
- ^ "Irish film ‘Room’ gets three Independent Spirit Award nominations" IFTN. 25 November 2015 : Seán Brosnan
- ^ "Fassbender and Ronan nominated in Golden Globes". The Irish Times. 10 December 2015, Donald Clarke
- ^ "Sue Bruce Smith Leads Film4 Into Awards Season". Variety, 2 December 2015 | Leo Barraclough
- ^ Ago, 2 Hours (10 May 2022). "Fremantle acquires majority stake in 'Normal People' firm Element Pictures". TBI Vision. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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- ^ http://thefilmreview.com/film-news/irish-film-and-television-awards.html
- ^ "Rosie starts principal photography". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Historical bank investment in Sorrentino's latest film, starring Sean Penn – Cineuropa
- ^ "Sundance Film Review: 'Glassland'". Variety.
- ^ 'Moonfleet', starring Ray Winstone, Wraps Irish Shoot this Sat 20 July | The Irish Film & Television Network
- ^ Dark Touch: Film Review – The Hollywood Reporter