Irish film studio, cinema and television production company
Element Pictures is an Irish film studio, cinema and television production company[ 1] [ 2] with production and distribution credits in more than 30 films.[ 3] as well as a number of television series. Element Pictures also had a film and television distribution arm, which was later spun off under the name Volta Pictures .
History
Element Pictures was founded in 2001 by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe.[ 3] [ 4]
The company often co-produces with or arranges funding from Irish governmental organizations such as Screen Ireland , as well as from BBC Film and Film4 in the United Kingdom and US companies A24 and Searchlight Pictures .[ 5] [ 2] [ 6] [ 7]
The company has operated Light House Cinema since January 2012,[ 8] and the Pálas Cinema in Galway since 2018. Element also owns and operates a distribution company, Volta.[ 9]
In 2015 the company co-produced the television series Red Rock with TV3[ 7] [ 10] as well as the feature film The Lobster .[ 11]
Also, in 2015, Element Pictures received three Independent Spirit Award nominations[ 12] and its co-production, Lenny Abrahamson's Room , was nominated for three Golden Globe awards.[ 13] [ 14] In 2019, they distributed the Irish film, The Dig .
In May 2022, a majority stake in Element Pictures was acquired by the European production and distribution company, Fremantle .[ 15]
In January 2024, Element Pictures co-production Poor Things won the Golden Globe awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Emma Stone.[ 16]
Productions
Film
Co-production
Television
Co-production
References
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^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (1 May 2015). " 'The Lobster' cracks UK deal" . Screen Daily . Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
^ a b "European Co-Production Award – Prix EURIMAGES for Ed Guiney" . IFTN . 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
^ Angus Finney (10 October 2014). The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood . Taylor & Francis. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-136-29502-7 .
^ Tutt, Louise (15 May 2022). "The Euro 75: Element Pictures (Ireland)" . Screen . Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Fleming, Mike (13 November 2015). " 'Room' Helmer Lenny Abrahamson To Make Movie About Emile Griffith, Bisexual Brawler Who Killed Gay-Baiting Opponent" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ a b Finn, Melanie (18 December 2015). "Red Rock's Dublin accents may need subtitles for US audiences" . independent . Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
^ McGreevy, Ronan (18 January 2012). "Ribbon cut on reopened Light House" . Irish Times . Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
^ "New Irish VOD platform Volta launched" . 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012 .
^ Slattery, Laura (10 December 2015). " 'Red Rock' builds to shock death – but what next for its producers?" . The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Murphy, Niall (20 December 2015). "End of Year: The Scannain Top 10 Irish films of 2015" . Scannain . Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
^ Brosnan, Seán (25 November 2015). "Irish film 'Room' gets three Independent Spirit Award nominations" . Irish Film & Television Network . Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
^ Clarke, Donald (10 December 2015). "Fassbender and Ronan nominated in Golden Globes" . The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (2 December 2015). "Sue Bruce Smith Leads Film4 Into Awards Season" . Variety . Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
^ Layton, Mark (10 May 2022). "Fremantle acquires majority stake in 'Normal People' firm Element Pictures" . TBI Vision . Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022 .
^ "Movie made by Irish company wins two Golden Globes" . 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024 .
^ "We all loved The Guard, so what's next for Element Pictures?" . yay! . 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
^ La Rosa, Mia (13 February 2012). "Awards season continues with the Irish Film & Television Awards" . The Film Review . Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
^ Abbatescianni, Davide (4 April 2018). "Rosie starts principal photography" . Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Barcaro, Gabriele (8 July 2010). "Historical bank investment in Sorrentino's latest film, starring Sean Penn" . Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014 .
^ Debruge, Peter (2 February 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'Glassland' " . Variety . Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
^ Cronin, Kevin (16 July 2013). " 'Moonfleet', starring Ray Winstone, Wraps Irish Shoot this Sat 20th July" . Irish Film & Television Network . Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ "Dark Touch: Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
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