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'''Number 9 Films''' is a British [[Independent film]] production company co-founded in 2002 by producers [[Elizabeth Karlsen]] and [[Stephen Woolley]], after a long collaboration at both Palace and Scala Productions.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|title=Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen|first=David|last=Gritten|date=September 16, 2010|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/8007335/Made-in-Dagenham-interview-with-producers-Stephen-Woolley-and-Elizabeth-Karlsen.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Screen Daily]]|title=Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|date=July 7, 2011|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/one-on-one/elizabeth-karlsen-and-stephen-woolley-number-9-films/5029544.article}}</ref> The company is one of the United Kingdom's leading independent production companies forging relationships with a wide range of talent in the UK, across Europe and in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|work=Televisual|title=The UKs top 40 film production companies |first=Tim| last=Dams | date=May 16, 2012|url=http://www.televisual.com/blog-detail/The-UKs-top-40-film-production-companies_bid-356.html}}</ref>
'''Number 9 Films''' is a British [[Independent film]] production company co-founded in 2002 by producers [[Elizabeth Karlsen]] and [[Stephen Woolley]], after a long collaboration at both Palace Pictures and Scala Productions.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|title=Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen|first=David|last=Gritten|date=September 16, 2010|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/8007335/Made-in-Dagenham-interview-with-producers-Stephen-Woolley-and-Elizabeth-Karlsen.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Screen International]]|title=Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|date=July 7, 2011|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/one-on-one/elizabeth-karlsen-and-stephen-woolley-number-9-films/5029544.article}}</ref> The company is one of the United Kingdom's leading independent production companies forging relationships with a wide range of talent in the UK, across Europe and in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|work=Televisual|title=The UKs top 40 film production companies |first=Tim| last=Dams | date=May 16, 2012|url=http://www.televisual.com/blog-detail/The-UKs-top-40-film-production-companies_bid-356.html}}</ref>


==Awards and Recognition==
==Awards and Recognition==
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==Projects==
==Projects==


Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include ''[[Breakfast on Pluto (film)|Breakfast on Pluto]]'', directed by [[Neil Jordan]]; ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/8007335/Made-in-Dagenham-interview-with-producers-Stephen-Woolley-and-Elizabeth-Karlsen.html|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> directed by [[Nigel Cole]] and made into a [[West End theatre|West End]] musical in 2014;<ref>{{cite web|title=Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October|url=http://musicaltheatrereview.com/made-in-dagenham-opens-at-adelphi-in-october/|work=Musical Theatre Review|date=March 3, 2014|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]'', directed by [[Todd Haynes]], starring [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Rooney Mara]], which received nine [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] awards nominations and six [[88th Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-carol-bridge-spies-852813|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominations-2016-full-list-855670 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref>
Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include ''[[Breakfast on Pluto (film)|Breakfast on Pluto]]'', directed by [[Neil Jordan]]; ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/8007335/Made-in-Dagenham-interview-with-producers-Stephen-Woolley-and-Elizabeth-Karlsen.html|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> directed by [[Nigel Cole]] and made into a [[West End theatre|West End]] musical in 2014;<ref>{{cite web|title=Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October|url=http://musicaltheatrereview.com/made-in-dagenham-opens-at-adelphi-in-october/|work=Musical Theatre Review|date=March 3, 2014|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]'', directed by [[Todd Haynes]], starring [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Rooney Mara]], which received nine [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] awards nominations and six [[88th Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-carol-bridge-spies-852813|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominations-2016-full-list-855670 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref>


Currently in development and scheduled for release in 2017 is the [[Biographical film|biopic]] ''Colette'' directed by [[Wash West|Wash Westmoreland]] and starring [[Keira Knightley]] as the [[Colette|French novelist]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in ‘Carol’ Producers’ ‘Colette’|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/global/keira-knightley-colette-carol-producers-1201693531/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 1, 2016|accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
Currently in development and scheduled for release in 2017 is the [[Biographical film|biopic]] ''Colette'' directed by [[Wash West|Wash Westmoreland]] and starring [[Keira Knightley]] as the [[Colette|French novelist]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in ‘Carol’ Producers’ ‘Colette’|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/global/keira-knightley-colette-carol-producers-1201693531/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 1, 2016|accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
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==Further Reading==
==Further reading==
* Barraclough, Leo (December 29, 2015). [http://variety.com/2015/biz/real-estate/number-9-films-producers-office-personality-1201666889/ Number 9 Films Offices Reflect Producers’ Personality, Filmography]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''

* Deadline Hollywood (May 18, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOMDrwlNTE Carol & Youth Producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen Cannes Interview]. ''[[YouTube]]''
* DShed (November 26, 2015). [http://www.watershed.co.uk/dshed/carol-producers-intro-and-qa Carol: Producer's Intro and Q&A]. ''Watershed''
* Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (May 14, 2015). [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/14/carol-film-cannes-karlsen-cate-blanchett Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol]. ''[[The Guardian]]''
* Fitzherbert, Henry (May 19, 2013). [http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/400847/Box-office-success-in-Stephen-Woolley-s-undead-end-jobs Box office success in Stephen Woolley's undead end jobs]. ''[[Daily Express]]''
* HeyUGuys (December 7, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzM12niYxos 'Carol' Producer Elizabeth Karlsen - BIFAs 2015]. ''[[YouTube]]''
* Jaafar, Ali (March 2, 2016). [http://deadline.com/2016/03/carol-producers-elizabeth-karlsen-stephen-woolley-keira-knightley-saoirse-ronan-colette-on-chesil-beach-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-1201712939/ ‘Carol’ Producers Elizabeth Karlsen And Stephen Woolley On Turning Good Taste Into A Business]. ''[[deadline.com|Deadline]]''
* Jaafar, Ali (March 2, 2016). [http://deadline.com/2016/03/carol-producers-elizabeth-karlsen-stephen-woolley-keira-knightley-saoirse-ronan-colette-on-chesil-beach-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-1201712939/ ‘Carol’ Producers Elizabeth Karlsen And Stephen Woolley On Turning Good Taste Into A Business]. ''[[deadline.com|Deadline]]''
* Mitchell, Wendy (December 11, 2015). [http://www.screendaily.com/awards/carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen-on-her-14-year-passion-project/5097955.article 'Carol': producer Elizabeth Karlsen on her 14-year passion project]. ''[[Screen International]]''
* O'Donoghue, Caroline (February 10, 2016). [https://www.the-pool.com/arts-culture/film/2016/6/was-carol-snubbed-by-oscar-nominations Was Carol snubbed by the Oscars?]. ''The Pool''
* Q&A (February 10, 2016). [http://www.womanthology.co.uk/strong-women-why-its-time-to-redefine-the-way-women-are-represented-on-screen-elizabeth-karlsen-film-producer-and-co-director-at-number-9-films/ “Strong” women: Why it’s time to redefine the way women are represented on screen – Elizabeth Karlsen, Film Producer and Co-director at Number 9 Films]. ''Womanthology''
* Tangcay, Jazz (November 18, 2015). [http://www.awardsdaily.com/2015/11/18/interview-carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen/ Interview – Carol Producer : Elizabeth Karlsen]. ''[[AwardsDaily]]''
* Utichi, Joe (May 18, 2015). [http://deadline.com/2015/05/carol-youth-stephen-woolley-elizabeth-karlsen-cannes-film-festival-1201428993/ ‘Carol’ & ‘Youth’ Producers On “The Expectation Of Showing In Cannes” – Video]. ''[[Deadline.com|Deadline]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
* {{Official website|http://number9films.co.uk}}
* {{Official website|http://number9films.co.uk}}
* [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ad4245e Number 9 Films] at [[British Film Institute|BFI]]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/company/number-9-films Number 9 Films] at [[Metacritic]]
* {{IMDb company|id=0119108}}
* {{IMDb company|id=0119108}}
* Woolley, Stephen (December 3, 2015). [http://deadline.com/2015/12/carol-movie-gender-equality-todd-haynes-stephen-woolley-commentary-1201648562/ ‘Carol’ Producer Stephen Woolley: Todd Haynes Film A Cautionary Tale For Threatening Times – Guest Column]. ''[[Deadline.com|Deadline]]''


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Revision as of 03:12, 25 April 2016

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Number 9 Films is a British Independent film production company co-founded in 2002 by producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, after a long collaboration at both Palace Pictures and Scala Productions.[1][2] The company is one of the United Kingdom's leading independent production companies forging relationships with a wide range of talent in the UK, across Europe and in the United States.[3]

Awards and Recognition

Projects

Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include Breakfast on Pluto, directed by Neil Jordan; Made in Dagenham,[4] directed by Nigel Cole and made into a West End musical in 2014;[5] and Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which received nine BAFTA awards nominations and six Oscar nominations.[6][7]

Currently in development and scheduled for release in 2017 is the biopic Colette directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring Keira Knightley as the French novelist.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Worldwide box office Notes
2004 Ladies in Lavender $20.4 million[9]
2004 Return to Sender
2005 Mrs. Harris Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards.
2005 Stoned $174,758[10]
2005 Breakfast on Pluto $3.9 million[11]
2006 Sixty Six $1.9 million[12]
2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father?
2008 Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People $19.2 million[13]
2009 Perrier's Bounty $167,938[14]
2010 Made in Dagenham $12.4 million[15]
2012 Midnight's Children $190,022 [16]
2012 Byzantium $89,237[17]
2012 Great Expectations $258,656[18]
2014 Hyena
2015 Carol $40.1 million[19] (as of April 17, 2016) Nominated for six Academy Awards.
2015 Youth $2.7 million[20] (as of April 17, 2016)
2016 The Limehouse Golem In post-production.
2016 Their Finest Hour and a Half In post-production.
2017 Colette In pre-production.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Gritten, David (September 16, 2010). "Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen". The Daily Telegraph. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (July 7, 2011). "Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films". Screen International.
  3. ^ Dams, Tim (May 16, 2012). "The UKs top 40 film production companies". Televisual.
  4. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (July 7, 2011). "Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films". The Daily Telegraph. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October". Musical Theatre Review. March 3, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. January 7, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Barraclough, Leo (February 1, 2016). "Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in 'Carol' Producers' 'Colette'". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  9. ^ Ladies in Lavender at Box Office Mojo
  10. ^ Stoned at Box Office Mojo
  11. ^ Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
  12. ^ Sixty Six at Box Office Mojo
  13. ^ How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at Box Office Mojo
  14. ^ Perrier's Bounty at Box Office Mojo
  15. ^ Made in Dagenham at Box Office Mojo
  16. ^ Midnight's Children at Box Office Mojo
  17. ^ Byzantium at Box Office Mojo
  18. ^ Great Expectations at Box Office Mojo
  19. ^ Carol at Box Office Mojo
  20. ^ Youth at Box Office Mojo