Industry | Film |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founder | |
Headquarters | London, England , United Kingdom |
Products | Motion Pictures |
Website | number9films.co.uk |
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][3] In 2018, Claudia Yusef joined the company as head of development.[4]
Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen were jointly honoured with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2019.[5][6]
In 2019, Number 9 Films entered into a multi-year agreement with film studio and cinema chain Shochiku for distribution of its theatrical films in Japan. The studio would also contribute funding for film development.[7][8]
Projects
[edit]Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include Breakfast on Pluto, directed by Neil Jordan and recipient of four Irish Film & Television Academy awards, including Best Director, Best Script, and Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film;[9] Made in Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole and made into a West End musical in 2014;[10] Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which received nine BAFTA awards nominations and six Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively;[11][12] and Colette, directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring Keira Knightley as the French novelist, released in 2018.
Middle of Somewhere, a biopic written by Phyllis Nagy about British singer Dusty Springfield is in development.[13] The spec script of futuristic drama The Assessor was picked up in 2017.[14][15] The same year, Mothering Sunday, an adaptation by Alice Birch of the Graham Swift 2016 novel, Mothering Sunday: A Romance, was acquired for development in collaboration with Film4.[16]
The first television project produced by Number 9 Films, in collaboration with Red Production Company, is an adaptation of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady.[17][18]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Worldwide box office | Notes |
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2004 | Return to Sender | ||
2005 | Mrs. Harris | Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards[19] | |
2005 | Stoned | $174,758[20] | |
2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | $3.9 million[21] | Nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy awards.[9] |
2006 | Sixty Six | $1.9 million[22] | |
2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | $2.7 million[23] | Nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards[24] |
2008 | Sounds Like Teen Spirit | ||
2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $19.2 million[25] | Production budget: $28 million. |
2009 | Perrier's Bounty | $167,938[26] | |
2010 | Made in Dagenham | $15.6 million[27] | Production budget: £5 million. Nominated for four British Academy Film Awards Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards[28] |
2012 | Midnight's Children | $1.6 million[29] | |
2012 | Byzantium | $92,544[30] | Production budget: €8 million. |
2012 | Great Expectations | $920,099[31] | |
2014 | Hyena | $89,526[32] | |
2015 | Carol | $42.7 million[33] | Production budget: $11.8 million. Nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards Nominated for six Academy Awards Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards |
2015 | Youth | $24 million[34] | Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards Nominated for one Academy Award |
2016 | The Limehouse Golem | $2.3 million[35] | Released in 2017. |
2016 | Their Finest | $13.8 million[36] | |
2017 | On Chesil Beach | $3.4 million[37] | |
2018 | Colette | $16 million[38] | Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards Nominated for two Satellite Awards |
2021 | Mothering Sunday | $2.1 million | |
2022 | Living | $12.1 million | Nominated for nine British Independent Film Awards Nominated for one Golden Globe Award Nominated for three British Academy Film Awards Nominated for four Satellite Awards Nominated for two Academy Awards |
Further reading
[edit]- Barraclough, Leo (29 December 2015). Number 9 Films Offices Reflect Producers’ Personality, Filmography. Variety
- Deadline Hollywood (18 May 2015). Carol & Youth Producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen Cannes Interview. YouTube
- DShed (26 November 2015). Carol: Producer's Intro and Q&A. Watershed
- Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (14 May 2015). Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol. The Guardian
- Fitzherbert, Henry (19 May 2013). Box office success in Stephen Woolley's undead end jobs. Daily Express
- HeyUGuys (7 December 2015). 'Carol' Producer Elizabeth Karlsen – BIFAs 2015. YouTube
- Jaafar, Ali (9 October 2009). Married to the movies. Variety (Note: contains founding year error.)
- Jaafar, Ali (2 March 2016). ‘Carol’ Producers Elizabeth Karlsen And Stephen Woolley On Turning Good Taste Into A Business. Deadline Hollywood
- Macnab, Geoffrey (7 July 2011). Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films. Screen International (Note: contains founding year error.)
- Mitchell, Wendy (11 December 2015). 'Carol': producer Elizabeth Karlsen on her 14-year passion project. Screen International
- O'Donoghue, Caroline (10 February 2016). Was Carol snubbed by the Oscars?. The Pool
- Q&A (10 February 2016). “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 (18 November 2015). Interview – Carol Producer : Elizabeth Karlsen. AwardsDaily
- Utichi, Joe (18 May 2015). ‘Carol’ & ‘Youth’ Producers On “The Expectation Of Showing In Cannes” – Video. Deadline Hollywood
References
[edit]- ^ Gritten, David (16 September 2010). "Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (5 December 2013). "Karlsen named new chair of WFTV". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Dams, Tim (16 May 2012). "The UKs top 40 film production companies". Televisual. Televisual Media UK Ltd. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (29 May 2018). "Number 9 Films Hires Claudia Yusef To Head Development". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Parfitt, Orlando (17 December 2018). "Stephen Woolley, Liz Karlsen to receive Bafta for outstanding contribution to cinema". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Smith, Neil (8 February 2019). "Elizabeth Karlsen & Stephen Woolley – Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom (21 August 2019). "'Carol' producer Number 9 Films signs first-look deal with Japan's Shochiku (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (21 August 2019). "Shochiku Backs U.K.'s Number 9 Films With First-Look Deal". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Winners of the 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". Irish Film & Television Academy. 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October". Musical Theatre Review. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (7 January 2016). "BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (19 January 2016). "'Carol' Screenwriter Adapting 'Telex From Cuba' For Paramount TV, Anonymous Content". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Mrs&MrThomas' 2016 Feature Winning Script Picked Up By Shore Judge & Oscar Nominated Producer, Stephen Woolley". Shore Scripts. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Myers, Scott (5 July 2017). "Spec Script Deal: "The Assessor"". Go Into The Story. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 February 2017). "Film4 Options 'Mothering Sunday' for Development With Number 9 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (14 June 2016). "'Carol' and 'Happy Valley' Producers Teaming on 'Portrait of a Lady' TV Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (14 June 2016). "'Carol' Producer Number 9, Red Plan TV Adaptation of 'Portrait of a Lady'". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Mrs. Harris". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- ^ Stoned at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Sixty Six at Box Office Mojo
- ^ When Did You Last See Your Father at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (28 November 2007). "Control takes top honours at British Independent Film Awards". Screen Daily.
- ^ How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Perrier's Bounty at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Made in Dagenham (2010)". The Numbers.
- ^ "The Moët British Independent Film Awards Announce Nominations and Jury for 13th Edition". British Independent Film Awards. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Midnight's Children (2012)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Byzantium (2013)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Great Expectations (2013)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Hyena (2015)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Carol (2015)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Youth (2015)". The Numbers.
- ^ The Limehouse Golem at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Their Finest (2017)". The Numbers.
- ^ "On Chesil Beach (2018)". The Numbers.
- ^ "Colette (2018)". The Numbers.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Number 9 Films at BFI
- Number 9 Films at Metacritic
- Stephen Woolley (3 December 2015). 'Carol' Producer Stephen Woolley: Todd Haynes Film A Cautionary Tale For Threatening Times – Guest Column. Deadline Hollywood