Embankment Films
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Industry | Film and Television Sales and Finance |
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Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | London , England |
Key people | Tim Haslam (Co-Director) Hugo Grumbar (Co-Director) |
Website | http://www.embankmentfilms.com/ |
Embankment Films is a British film and television sales and production company based in London, England.
History
Founded in 2012 by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar, Embankment procures pre-sales, tax-credit facilities, equity, gap financing and worldwide distribution for feature films and television.[1] Haslam was formerly CEO at Hanway Films. Grumbar was formerly joint MD of the UK division of Icon Film Distribution.[citation needed]
Since the creation of the company, Embankment has raised finance for over 64 feature films including The Dressmaker,[2] Boychoir,Le Week-End,[3], Churchill,[4] Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis,[5] Driven,[6] Red Joan, directed by Trevor Nunn,[7] Ride Like a Girl, directed by Rachel Griffiths,[8] Untouchable directed by Ursula Macfarlane and produced by Simon Chinn,[9] Can You Keep a Secret?,[10] Summerland, directed by Jessica Swale,[11] Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo,[12] and The Father, directed by Florian Zeller.[13] The Father received six Academy Award nominations,[14] and won two British Academy Film Awards.[15] Embankment also represented and raised financing for Florian Zeller's second feature, The Son, that premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2022.[16]
In 2023, Nick Taussig, Sophie Harmer and Henry Farrington joined Embankment Films to lead its unscripted division.[17] Taussig and Harmer both joined from UK production outfit Salon Pictures, producer of the documentary McQueen which Embankment handled sales for. Since then, they have produced documentaries, including Dwarf Story,[18] Garbo: Leave Me Alone[19] and Sheffield DocFest audience award-winner, Strike: An Uncivil War.[20]
Film library
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2013 | Diana | Oliver Hirschbiegel | [21] |
Le Week-End | Roger Michell | ||
2014 | Boychoir | François Girard | [22] |
Robot Overlords | Jon Wright | [23] | |
2015 | Pressure | Ron Scalpello | |
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken | Daniel Alfredson | [24] | |
The Dressmaker | Jocelyn Moorhouse | ||
2016 | Down Under | Abe Forsythe | |
The Guv'nor | Paul Van Carter | ||
Brimstone | Martin Koolhoven | ||
The Monster | Bryan Bertino | ||
Inside | Miguel Ángel Vivas | [25] | |
2017 | Churchill | Jonathan Teplitzky | |
My Name Is Lenny | Ron Scalpello | [26] | |
Breath | Simon Baker | ||
Submergence | Wim Wenders | ||
The Wife | Björn Runge | [27] | |
Breathe | Andy Serkis | ||
Please Stand By | Ben Lewin | [28] | |
2018 | Galveston | Mélanie Laurent | |
McQueen | Ian Bonhôte Peter Ettedgui | ||
Red Joan | Trevor Nunn | ||
Driven | Nick Hamm | ||
Malevolent | Olaf de Fleur Jóhannesson | ||
2019 | Untouchable | Ursula Macfarlane | |
Can You Keep a Secret? | Elise Durán | ||
Military Wives (film) | Peter Cattaneo | ||
Ride Like a Girl | Rachel Griffiths | ||
2020 | The Father | Florian Zeller | |
Summerland | Jessica Swale | ||
2021 | The United Way | Mat Hodgson | |
Count Me In | Mark Lo | ||
Dettori | Anthony Wonke | ||
2022 | Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) | Roger Michell | |
Purple Hearts | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | ||
Joyride | Emer Reynolds | ||
The Son | Florian Zeller | ||
Emily | Frances O'Connor | ||
2023 | Golda | Guy Nattiv | |
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Hettie Macdonald | ||
The Miracle Club | Thaddeus O'Sullivan | ||
Joika | James Napier Robertson | ||
Lies We Tell | Lisa Mulcahy | ||
The Movie Teller | Lone Scherfig | ||
2024 | An Ideal Wife | Sophie Hyde | |
Clybourne Park | Pam MacKinnon | ||
Stasi F.C | Arne Birkenstock Daniel Gordon | ||
Strike: An Uncivil War | Daniel Gordon | ||
Dwarf Story | Riccardo Servini | ||
Garbo: Leave Me Alone | Lorna Tucker | ||
Born Wild | Adam McCelland |
References
- ^ "Haslam, Grumbar launch Embankment". Variety. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Hunger Games' Liam Hemsworth joins Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker". www.screendaily.com. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Embankment takes on Michell's Le Weekend". www.screendaily.com. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Brian Cox to star in 'Churchill'". www.screendaily.com. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy Join Andy Serkis' 'Breathe'". Variety. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (2017-04-28). "Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace & Timothy Olyphant Gear Up For John DeLorean Pic 'Driven' — Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson to star in Trevor Nunn's 'Red Joan'".
- ^ "Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill in the Saddle for Rachel Griffiths' 'Ride Like a Girl'". 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill in the Saddle for Rachel Griffiths' 'Ride Like a Girl'". 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Alexandra Daddario-Led Rom-Com 'Can You Keep a Secret?' Lands at Vertical Entertainment". 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Gemma Arterton to star in Jessica Swale's 'Summerland'". Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan to star in Peter Cattaneo's 'Military Wives' (Exclusive)".
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman to star in 'The Father' for Embankment, Trademark".
- ^ "Oscars 2021: The Complete Nominations List". 15 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". 9 March 2021.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-son-reactions-hugh-jackman-laura-dern-venice-film-festival-1235110278/
- ^ https://www.screendaily.com/news/uks-embankment-films-hires-from-salon-pictures-cb-films-to-lead-new-unscripted-team/5180398.article
- ^ https://www.c21media.net/news/rainmaker-content-shops-doc-titles-dwarf-story-and-strike-an-uncivil-war-to-buyers/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2024/04/embankmen-making-greta-garbo-documentary-film-leave-me-alone-sky-fremantle-1235877596/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2024/06/strike-an-uncivil-war-sheffield-docfest-2024-audience-award-1235975960/
- ^ "Haslam and Grumbar's Embankment sells Princess Di film to 40 territories". www.screendaily.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Dustin Hoffman's 'Boychoir' Sings Strong Sales". Variety. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Robot Overlords sparks new investment". www.screendaily.com. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Alfredson join Heineken kidnap thriller". www.screendaily.com. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Spanish genre aces team on thriller 'Inside'". www.screendaily.com. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Grater, Tom (2016-08-22). "Lionsgate takes boxing biopic 'My Name Is Lenny' for UK".
- ^ "Berlin: Frances McDormand, Brit Marling, Christian Slater Join 'The Wife'". Variety. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Helen Hunt, Dakota Fanning Join 'Please Stand By'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
External links
- Official website