British film production company
Number 9 Films Industry Film Founded 2002 Founder Headquarters London, England
, United Kingdom
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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] [ 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
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
Further reading
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
^ 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 .
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