He Kills Coppers

HE KILLS COPPERS TO AIR 23 MARCH, ITV 1, 9PM

Brideshead Revisited

Double oscar winner Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon star in Brideshead Revisited for Miramax. Ben Whishaw and Matthew Goode play Sebastian and Charles with Hayley Atwell as beautiful Julia Flyte and Greta Scacchi as Cara. The film shot at Castle Howard in June 2007 with Julian Jarrold directing. It will be released in the UK on 3 October 2008.

Cape Wrath

Ecosse Films signed a major co-production deal with the US pay cable station Showtime for its Channel 4 series CAPE WRATH. It will be one of the first British dramas to go out on national cable in the US without a changed format.

The Waterhorse

The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep opens in the USA to rave reviews. It is due to open in the UK for the february half term.

The Water Horse

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep opened in America on Christmas day to rave review and in the UK on 8th February. It will be available to buy on DVD from 30th June.

He Kills Coppers

ITV have commissioned Ecosse to make He Kills Coppers, a 3 X 60 minute adaptation of Jake Arnott''s cult novel. Ed Whitmore has adapted the book which follows the parallel lives of notorious cop killer, Billy Porter, and the police officer and journalist who were obsessed with tracking him down. Cast will include Rafe Spall, Kelly Reilly, Mel Raido, Steven Robertson and Maureen Lipman. Shooting commenced September 2007.

RAW

Production has started on RAW a new 6 part series for RTE 2. Set in a Dublin based high class restaurant, Raw follows the turbulent lives of it''s staff.

Mistresses II

Following the massive success of the first series, Mistresses will be returning for a second series in early 2009.

Mistresses series 2

The second series of Mistresses returns to BBC one tomorrow night at 9pm.

Nowhere Boy

The highly anticipated feature Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood will be closing the 53rd London Film Festival later this year. For more details see: http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/films/galas_special_screenings/454

Nowhere Boy

Sam Taylor-Wood''s debut feature film starring Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, and Anne-Marie Duff, will be released in cinemas on Boxing Day. See below for sample reviews and awards: _______________________________________________ BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy http://www.bifa.org.uk/news/ ______________________________________________________ Telegraph 4* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/6466589/Nowhere-Boy-review.html ______________________________________________________ Independent 4* http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/first-night-nowhere-boy-london-film-festival-1811705.html

Wuthering Heights

We are pleased to announce that we will soon be filming Wuthering Heights in Yorkshire. It is to be directed by Andrea Arnold. For crewing enquiries please contact: wutheringh@hotmail.co.uk For press enquiries please contact Charles McDonald at premier PR

ECOSSE FILMS SETS UP A SCOTTISH BASE

Oscar nominated Ecosse Films, one of Britain’s leading film and television production companies has opened a Scottish base with the aim of discovering and developing Scottish talent. This has been made possible thanks to a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant from Scottish Enterprise. Carole Sheridan, former Head of Talent & Creativity at Scottish Screen, has been appointed as Executive Producer to run Ecosse’s new Glasgow office. Ecosse have a long running relationship with Scotland, having shot many of their projects there including the Golden Globe and BAFTA winning feature film, Mrs Brown, starring Billy Connolly and Judi Dench, the feature film Charlotte Gray, starring Cate Blanchett; seven series of the internationally successful BBC One drama Monarch of the Glen; the box office hit The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep and the recently completed romantic comedy feature Decoy Bride which will be released next spring, starring Kelly Macdonald and David Tennant. The ambition for the new company is twofold - to find film and television projects that can be produced from Scotland, utilising the vast array of writing, directing and acting talent with whom Ecosse has already worked and also to nurture new young film makers and writers. According to Linda McPherson, Creative Industries Director at Scottish Enterprise: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Scottish film and television. By supporting companies like Ecosse Scotland with RSA, we can help create a robust pipeline of up and coming talent that can move the industry forward. Scotland has a wealth of expertise in the television and film industry and it''s important that we capitalise on this and make the rest of the world aware that we''re very much open for screen business . Proactively searching for film and television projects that can be produced from Scotland will also help to reaffirm Scotland''s position in this globally competitive market. We look forward to working with Ecosse to develop the company’s presence in Scotland and make a strong contribution to the Scottish economy”. Carole Sheridan commented: “This presents a huge opportunity for Scotland to get more ambitious film projects and network television commissions off the ground. I am delighted to be joining the Ecosse team. Having helped set up the wonderfully successful series Monarch of the Glen it feels right that I should come full circle and be involved in establishing Ecosse’s new Scottish base. This is a great time to be opening an office in Scotland with the emergence of Creative Scotland who will be actively promoting the cross-fertilisation of writing, directing and acting talent across all art sectors”. Douglas Rae, Ecosse’s Edinburgh born CEO is delighted: “This is an inspiring and exciting new enterprise for Ecosse and will help put Scottish film and television on a world stage. Scotland is a fantastic film set and has a great wealth of story telling talent”.

Wuthering Heights

Andrea Arnold''s adaptation of Wuthering Heights will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival 2011. The festival runs from 31st August to 10 September.

Ecosse Films blog

Keep up to date with our latest projects on our blog: http://ecossefilms.tumblr.com/

Wuthering Heights

The UK Premiere for Wuthering Heights will be held at the BFI London Film Festival on 22nd October. The film has also been selected for the Opening Gala at the Leeds International Film Festival on 3rd November. For tickets: http://www.leedsfilm.com/films/2011/11/03/

Mistresses

MISTRESSES to air on Tuesday 8th January 2008 at 9pm, BBC 1. MISTRESSES, a 6 part drama series, created by SJ Clarkson, Lowri Glain and Rachel Pole was commissioned by the BBC. Shooting commenced in May 2007.

My Boy Jack

ITV1 has commissioned Ecosse to make MY BOY JACK, 1 x 120 minute film which tells the story of Rudyard Kipling and his son during the First World War. Adapted from the stage play by David Haig, who will play Rudyard Kipling, alongside Daniel Radcliffe as his son and Kim Cattrall as Mrs Kipling.