British film production company
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] [ 3]
Between them the principles' movies have garnered 57 BAFTA nominations and wins, and 23 Academy Award® nominations and wins.[ 4] [ 5]
Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen were jointly honoured with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2019.[ 6] [ 7]
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.[ 8] [ 9]
In 2024, Beta Film took a stake in Number 9 TV, a new small screen subsidiary of the production company.[ 10]
Projects
Their latest feature LIVING ,[ 11] scripted by Kazou Ishiguro and starring Bill Nighy - a reworking of Kurosawa ’s classic IKIRU - received numerous accolades including 3 BAFTA Award nominations[ 12] and 2 Academy Award ® nominations.[ 13] The company also served as co-executive producers on ANOTHER END ,[ 14] starring Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve , which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival .[ 15] Upcoming projects include Fleur Fortuné's THE ASSESSMENT , starring Alicia Vikander , Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel ;[ 16] award-winning theatre director Marianne Elliott 's feature debut THE SALT PATH , starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs ;[ 17] and Kei Ishikawa's A PALE VIEW OF HILLS , adapted from Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro 's novel of the same name .[ 18]
Karlsen and Woolley have produced some of the most celebrated independent films in the US and Europe including:[ 19] Todd Haynes ’s CAROL ,[ 20] starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara (nominated for 6 Academy Awards®,[ 21] 6 Golden Globe Awards,[ 22] and 9 BAFTA Awards[ 23] ); Mark Herman ’s LITTLE VOICE , starring Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine (winner of a Golden Globe Award,[ 24] nominated for 1 Academy Award®,[ 25] 6 Golden Globe Awards, and 6 BAFTA Awards); Neil Jordan ’s THE CRYING GAME , starring Stephen Rea and Forest Whitaker (winner of an Academy Award®,[ 26] a BAFTA Award, and nominated for 6 Academy Awards®); MADE IN DAGENHAM , starring Sally Hawkins and Rosamund Pike (nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards); Phyllis Nagy ’s MRS. HARRIS , starring Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley (nominated for 12 Emmy ® Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards,[ 27] and a PGA Award ); Wash Westmoreland ’s COLETTE , starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West (nominated for 4 BIFAs and an Independent Spirit Award ); and Paolo Sorrentino ’s YOUTH , starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel (nominated for 1 Academy Award®[ 28] and winner of 3 European Film Awards ). Karlsen’s credits also include LADIES IN LAVENDER , SIXTY SIX and NEON BIBLE . Woolley’s producing credits also include COMPANY OF WOLVES , MONA LISA , SCANDAL , INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE , BACKBEAT , MICHAEL COLLINS , THE BUTCHER BOY , STONED (which Woolley also directed) and INTERMISSION .
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 .
^ "Number 9 Films Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen to receive the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema" . Bafta . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "Oscars | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" . www.oscars.org . 30 October 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ Whittock, Max Goldbart,Jesse (13 June 2024). "Beta Backs 'Living' Producer Number 9 Films' New TV Division; Kate Laffey To Lead Small Screen Subsidiary" . Deadline . Retrieved 19 December 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ Gant2022-12-19T15:21:00+00:00, Charles. " 'Living' team talk Bill Nighy, positivity and how they nabbed 'Ikiru' rights" . Screen . Retrieved 19 December 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Film" . Bafta . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "The 95th Academy Awards | 2023" . www.oscars.org . 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (15 February 2024). "Watch Gael Garcia Bernal & Renate Reinsve In First Trailer Of Berlin Film Festival Movie 'Another End' " . Deadline . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (15 February 2024). "Watch Gael Garcia Bernal & Renate Reinsve In First Trailer Of Berlin Film Festival Movie 'Another End' " . Deadline . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Blaney2023-06-21T15:17:00+01:00, Martin. "Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen to star in 'The Assessment' for Number 9 Films, augenschein (exclusive)" . Screen . Retrieved 19 December 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ Bamigboye, Baz (16 May 2023). "Breaking Baz: Gillian Anderson & Jason Isaacs Set For Film Adaptation Of Bestseller 'The Salt Path' As Director Marianne Elliott Makes Switch From Stage To Screen — Cannes Market" . Deadline . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Frater, Patrick (23 August 2024). " 'A Pale View of Hills,' Debut Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Now Filming for Japan's Bunbuku and U.K.'s Number 9" . Variety . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Grater2018-10-30T08:00:00+00:00, Tom. "The Brit 50: Number 9 Films" . Screen . Retrieved 19 December 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ "CAROL" . Festival de Cannes . 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "The 88th Academy Awards | 2016" . www.oscars.org . 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "Carol" . Golden Globes . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (8 January 2016). "BAFTA Nominations: 'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' Lead Film Awards Race" . Variety . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "Little Voice" . Golden Globes . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "The 71st Academy Awards | 1999" . www.oscars.org . 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "The 65th Academy Awards | 1993" . www.oscars.org . 4 October 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "Mrs. Harris" . Golden Globes . Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "The 88th Academy Awards | 2016" . www.oscars.org . 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ "Mrs. Harris" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences .
^ Stoned at Box Office Mojo
^ Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
^ "Winners of the 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards" . Irish Film & Television Academy . 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
^ 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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