Number 9 Films

Number 9 Films
Industry Film
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] 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]

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, including Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively.[6][7]

The Limehouse Golem, directed by Juan Carlos Medina,[8] and Their Finest Hour and a Half,[9] directed by Lone Scherfig, are scheduled for release in 2016.

Currently in development and scheduled for release in 2017 is the biopic Colette directed by Wash Westmoreland, starring Keira Knightley as the French novelist.[10][11] Other projects include Middle of Somewhere written by Phyllis Nagy,[12] and On Chesil Beach starring Saoirse Ronan.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Worldwide box office Notes
2004 Ladies in Lavender $20.4 million[14]
2004 Return to Sender
2005 Mrs. Harris Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards
2005 Stoned $174,758[15]
2005 Breakfast on Pluto $3.9 million[16]
2006 Sixty Six $1.9 million[17]
2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father? $2.7 million[18]
2008 Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People $19.2 million[19]
2009 Perrier's Bounty $167,938[20]
2010 Made in Dagenham $12.4 million[21]
2012 Midnight's Children $190,022 [22]
2012 Byzantium $89,237[23]
2012 Great Expectations $258,656[24]
2014 Hyena $3,401[25]
2015 Carol $40.3 million[26] [lower-alpha 1] Nominated for six Academy Awards
2015 Youth $2.7 million[27] [lower-alpha 2]
2016 The Limehouse Golem In post-production
2016 Their Finest Hour and a Half In post-production

Notes

  1. ↑ As of May 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ As of April 17, 2016.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Gritten, David (September 16, 2010). "Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen". The Daily Telegraph.
  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. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (July 7, 2011). "Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  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. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (April 17, 2015). "Alan Rickman, Olivia Cooke And Douglas Booth To Star In 'The Limehouse Golem'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (April 14, 2015). "Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin to Star in Lone Scherfig’s ‘Their Finest Hour and a Half’". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (February 1, 2016). "Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in ‘Carol’ Producers’ ‘Colette’". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (February 17, 2016). "Keira Knightley Pic ‘Colette’ Sells Out For Hanway Films – Berlin". Deadline. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (January 19, 2016). "‘Carol’ Screenwriter Adapting ‘Telex From Cuba’ For Paramount TV, Anonymous Content". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (February 17, 2016). "Saoirse Ronan to Star in ‘On Chesil Beach’". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ Ladies in Lavender at Box Office Mojo
  15. ↑ Stoned at Box Office Mojo
  16. ↑ Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
  17. ↑ Sixty Six at Box Office Mojo
  18. ↑ When Did You Last See Your Father at Box Office Mojo
  19. ↑ How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at Box Office Mojo
  20. ↑ Perrier's Bounty at Box Office Mojo
  21. ↑ Made in Dagenham at Box Office Mojo
  22. ↑ Midnight's Children at Box Office Mojo
  23. ↑ Byzantium at Box Office Mojo
  24. ↑ Great Expectations at Box Office Mojo
  25. ↑ Hyena at Box Office Mojo
  26. ↑ Carol at Box Office Mojo
  27. ↑ Youth at Box Office Mojo

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