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]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Worldwide box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Return to Sender | ||
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards[11] | |
| 2005 | Stoned | $174,758[12] | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | $3.9 million[13] | Nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy awards.[14] |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | $1.9 million[15] | |
| 2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | $2.7 million[16] | Nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards[17] |
| 2008 | Sounds Like Teen Spirit | ||
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $19.2 million[18] | Production budget: $28 million. |
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty | $167,938[19] | |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | $15.6 million[20] | Production budget: £5 million. Nominated for four British Academy Film Awards Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards[21] |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | $1.6 million[22] | |
| 2012 | Byzantium | $92,544[23] | Production budget: €8 million. |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | $920,099[24] | |
| 2014 | Hyena | $89,526[25] | |
| 2015 | Carol[26] | $42.7 million[27] | Production budget: $11.8 million. Nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards[28] Nominated for six Academy Awards[29] Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards[30] |
| 2015 | Youth | $24 million[31] | Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards Nominated for one Academy Award |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem | $2.3 million[32] | Released in 2017. |
| 2016 | Their Finest | $13.8 million[33] | |
| 2017 | On Chesil Beach | $3.4 million[34] | |
| 2018 | Colette | $16 million[35] | Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards Nominated for two Satellite Awards |
| 2021 | Mothering Sunday | $2.1 million | |
| 2022 | Living | $12.1 million | Nominated for nine British Independent Film Awards Nominated for one Golden Globe Award Nominated for three British Academy Film Awards Nominated for four Satellite Awards Nominated for two Academy Awards |
| 2024 | The Assessment[36] | ||
| 2024 | Another End | Co-executive producers[37] Nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.[38] | |
| 2024 | The Salt Path[39] | ||
| 2025 | A Pale View of Hills[40] |
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "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". Festival de Cannes. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Carol (2015)". The Numbers.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (8 January 2016). "BAFTA Nominations: 'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' Lead Film Awards Race". Variety. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Number 9 Films at BFI
- Number 9 Films at Metacritic
- Stephen Woolley (3 December 2015). 'Carol' Producer Stephen Woolley: Todd Haynes Film A Cautionary Tale For Threatening Times – Guest Column. Deadline Hollywood
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