Dirty Films

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Dirty Films is an Australian independent film and television production company founded by married couple, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2000.{{cite web|title=Dirty Films Limited |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03910231 |website=Companies House |date=2022 |access-date=21 August 2023}} Films produced include Bangers (1999), Little Fish (2005), Carol (2015), Shayda (2023), The New Boy (2023), and Fingernails (2023). Television productions include the series Stateless (2020), and Mrs. America (2020).

History

The company's first feature film, Little Fish,{{cite web|title=Andrew Upton |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/about/afilliations/bios/upton.shtml |website=The University of Sydney |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029131428/https://www.sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/about/afilliations/bios/upton.shtml |archive-date=29 October 2012 |url-status=dead}} directed by Rowan Woods, was released in 2005. The romantic drama film Carol (2015), directed by Todd Haynes, was produced in association with Dirty Films,{{cite web|last1=Rosser|first1=Michael|title=Todd Haynes' 'Carol' set for BFI London Film Festival|url=https://www.screendaily.com/london/todd-haynes-carol-set-for-bfi-london-film-festival/5091715.article|website=Screen Daily|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209233004/https://www.screendaily.com/london/todd-haynes-carol-set-for-bfi-london-film-festival/5091715.article|url-status=live}} and received six Academy Awards nominations.{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4178963/oscar-nominations-2016/|title=Here Is the Complete List of 2016 Oscar Nominations|website=Time|first=Sarah|last=Begley|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2023}}

In June 2020, Dirty Films signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/cate-blanchett-dirty-films-first-look-deal-new-republic-pictures-1202973424/|title=Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films Inks First-Look Film Deal With New Republic Pictures|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=30 June 2020|access-date=20 August 2023}} In July 2020, it signed a first look television deal with FX Productions, with Coco Francini joining the company as a partner.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/cate-blanchetts-dirty-films-first-look-tv-deal-with-fx-productions-1202982594/|title=Cate Blanchett Inks First-Look TV Deal With FX Productions|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=10 July 2020|access-date=20 August 2023}}

In February 2022, it released its first podcast on Audible, Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy, hosted by Blanchett and Kennedy.{{cite web|url=https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/audible-and-cate-blanchetts-dirty-films-to-launch-new-original-podcast|title=Audible and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films to Launch New Original Podcast|website=Audible|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=August 20, 2023}}

In 2023, Dirty Films produced Shayda directed by Noora Niasari,{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2022/05-23-noora-niasaris-feature-film-debut|title=Noora Niasari's Feature Film Debut Shayda Announced|website=Screen Australia|date=23 May 2022|access-date=20 August 2023}} The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton,{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/cate-blanchett-warwick-thornton-new-boy-1235176637/|title=Cate Blanchett to Star in and Produce 'The New Boy' From Indigenous Australian Filmmaker Warwick Thornton|website=Variety|first=Angelique|last=Jackson|date=10 February 2022|access-date=20 August 2023}} and Fingernails directed by Christos Nikou.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/apple-original-films-lfingernails-jessie-buckley-riz-ahmed-director-christos-nikous-english-language-debut-cannes-market-1235029858/|title=Apple Original Films Lands WW On Jessie Buckley-Riz Ahmed Drama ‘Fingernails,’ Director Christos Nikou’s English Language Debut: Cannes Market|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=22 May 2022|access-date=20 August 2023}}

Upcoming projects include the television series Disclaimer for Apple TV+, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/cate-blanchett-dirty-films-almodovar-cuaron-1235201022/|title=How Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films Production Company Is Making a Global Impact|website=Variety|first=Angelique|last=Jackson|date=11 March 2022|access-date=20 August 2023}}