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Number 9 Films

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.

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Number 9 Films
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Founded2002
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Websitenumber9films.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.123

Between them the principles' movies have garnered 57 BAFTA nominations and wins, and 23 Academy Award® nominations and wins.45

Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen were jointly honoured with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2019.67

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.89

In 2024, Beta Film took a stake in Number 9 TV, a new small screen subsidiary of the production company.10

Filmography

Year Title Worldwide box office Notes
2004 Return to Sender
2005 Mrs. Harris Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards11
2005 Stoned $174,75812
2005 Breakfast on Pluto $3.9 million13 Nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy awards.14
2006 Sixty Six $1.9 million15
2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father? $2.7 million16 Nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards17
2008 Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People $19.2 million18 Production budget: $28 million.
2009 Perrier's Bounty $167,93819
2010 Made in Dagenham $15.6 million20 Production budget: £5 million.
Nominated for four British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards21
2012 Midnight's Children $1.6 million22
2012 Byzantium $92,54423 Production budget: €8 million.
2012 Great Expectations $920,09924
2014 Hyena $89,52625
2015 Carol26 $42.7 million27 Production budget: $11.8 million.
Nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards28
Nominated for six Academy Awards29
Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards30
2015 Youth $24 million31 Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards
Nominated for one Academy Award
2016 The Limehouse Golem $2.3 million32 Released in 2017.
2016 Their Finest $13.8 million33
2017 On Chesil Beach $3.4 million34
2018 Colette $16 million35 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 Assessment36
2024 Another End Co-executive producers37
Nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.38
2024 The Salt Path39
2025 A Pale View of Hills40
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References

References

  1. Gritten, David (16 September 2010). "Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. Mitchell, Wendy (5 December 2013). "Karlsen named new chair of WFTV". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. Dams, Tim (16 May 2012). "The UKs top 40 film production companies". Televisual. Televisual Media UK Ltd. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. "Number 9 Films Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen to receive the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". Bafta. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. "Oscars | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. Parfitt, Orlando (17 December 2018). "Stephen Woolley, Liz Karlsen to receive Bafta for outstanding contribution to cinema". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Mitchell, Robert (21 August 2019). "Shochiku Backs U.K.'s Number 9 Films With First-Look Deal". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. 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)
  11. "Mrs. Harris". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  12. Stoned at Box Office Mojo
  13. Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
  14. "Winners of the 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". Irish Film & Television Academy. 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  15. Sixty Six at Box Office Mojo
  16. When Did You Last See Your Father at Box Office Mojo
  17. Mitchell, Wendy (28 November 2007). "Control takes top honours at British Independent Film Awards". Screen Daily.
  18. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at Box Office Mojo
  19. Perrier's Bounty at Box Office Mojo
  20. "Made in Dagenham (2010)". The Numbers.
  21. "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.
  22. "Midnight's Children (2012)". The Numbers.
  23. "Byzantium (2013)". The Numbers.
  24. "Great Expectations (2013)". The Numbers.
  25. "Hyena (2015)". The Numbers.
  26. "CAROL". Festival de Cannes. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  27. "Carol (2015)". The Numbers.
  28. Barraclough, Leo (8 January 2016). "BAFTA Nominations: 'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' Lead Film Awards Race". Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  29. "The 88th Academy Awards | 2016". www.oscars.org. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  30. "Carol". Golden Globes. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  31. "Youth (2015)". The Numbers.
  32. The Limehouse Golem at Box Office Mojo
  33. "Their Finest (2017)". The Numbers.
  34. "On Chesil Beach (2018)". The Numbers.
  35. "Colette (2018)". The Numbers.
  36. Blaney, Martin (21 June 2023). "Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen to star in 'The Assessment' for Number 9 Films, augenschein (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
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