Element Pictures

Element Pictures was founded in 2001 by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe.{{cite book|author=Angus Finney|title=The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfvDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT119|date=10 October 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-29502-7|pages=119–}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Tutt |first1=Louise |title=The Euro 75: Element Pictures (Ireland) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-euro-75-element-pictures-ireland/5170551.article |work=Screen |date=15 May 2022 |language=en |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219035430/https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-euro-75-element-pictures-ireland/5170551.article |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike |title=‘Room’ Helmer Lenny Abrahamson To Make Movie About Emile Griffith, Bisexual Brawler Who Killed Gay-Baiting Opponent |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/emile-griffith-lenny-abrahamson-room-element-pictures-film-4-benny-kid-paret-1201622299 |work=Deadline |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020024936/https://deadline.com/2015/11/emile-griffith-lenny-abrahamson-room-element-pictures-film-4-benny-kid-paret-1201622299/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Melanie |title=Red Rock's Dublin accents may need subtitles for US audiences |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/red-rocks-dublin-accents-may-need-subtitles-for-us-audiences-34298126.html |work=independent |date=18 December 2015 |language=en |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131234431/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/red-rocks-dublin-accents-may-need-subtitles-for-us-audiences-34298126.html |url-status=live }}

The company has operated Light House Cinema since January 2012,{{cite news |last1=McGreevy |first1=Ronan |title=Ribbon cut on reopened Light House |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0117/breaking39.html |work=Irish Times |date=18 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118020532/https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0117/breaking39.html |archive-date=18 January 2012 |language=en|url-status=dead}} and the Pálas Cinema in Galway from 2018 to 2025. Element also owns and operates a distribution company, Volta.{{cite news |title=New Irish VOD platform Volta launched |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0126/volta.html |access-date=31 October 2012 |date=26 January 2012 |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129040432/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0126/volta.html |url-status=live }}

In 2015 the company co-produced the television series Red Rock with TV3{{cite news |last1=Slattery |first1=Laura |title=‘Red Rock’ builds to shock death – but what next for its producers? |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/red-rock-builds-to-shock-death-but-what-next-for-its-producers-1.2460372 |work=The Irish Times |date=10 December 2015 |language=en |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107113106/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/red-rock-builds-to-shock-death-but-what-next-for-its-producers-1.2460372 |url-status=live }} as well as the feature film The Lobster.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Niall |title=End of Year: The Scannain Top 10 Irish films of 2015 |url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/top-10-irish-films-2015 |work=Scannain |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224223049/http://www.scannain.com/irish/top-10-irish-films-2015 |url-status=live }}

Also, in 2015, Element Pictures received three Independent Spirit Award nominations{{cite news |last1=Brosnan |first1=Seán |title=Irish film ‘Room’ gets three Independent Spirit Award nominations |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288777&tpl=archnews&force=1 |work=Irish Film & Television Network |date=25 November 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212221431/http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288777&tpl=archnews&force=1 |url-status=live }} and its co-production, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, was nominated for three Golden Globe awards.{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Donald |title=Fassbender and Ronan nominated in Golden Globes |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/fassbender-and-ronan-nominated-in-golden-globes-1.2461636 |work=The Irish Times |date=10 December 2015 |language=en |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221102026/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/fassbender-and-ronan-nominated-in-golden-globes-1.2461636 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Barraclough |first1=Leo |title=Sue Bruce Smith Leads Film4 Into Awards Season |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/spotlight/1201651610-1201651610/ |work=Variety |date=2 December 2015 |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411231515/https://variety.com/2015/film/spotlight/1201651610-1201651610/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Layton |first=Mark |date=2022-05-10 |title=Fremantle acquires majority stake in 'Normal People' firm Element Pictures |url=https://tbivision.com/2022/05/10/fremantle-acquires-majority-stake-in-normal-people-firm-element-pictures/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=TBI Vision |language=en-US |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024110339/https://tbivision.com/2022/05/10/fremantle-acquires-majority-stake-in-normal-people-firm-element-pictures/ |url-status=live }}

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.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Movie made by Irish company wins two Golden Globes |url=https://www.mayonews.ie/news/national-news/1389451/movie-made-by-irish-company-wins-two-golden-globes.html |access-date=2024-01-08}}

• Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• Boy Eats Girl (2004)
• Adam and Paul (2004)
• Omagh (2004)
• Lassie (2005)
• The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
• Isolation (2005)
• The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
• Garage (2007)
• Cracks (2009)
• Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
• Little Matador (2010)
• Parked (2011){{cite web |title=We all loved The Guard, so what's next for Element Pictures? |url=http://yay.ie/2011/we-all-loved-the-guard-so-whats-next-for-element-pictures |website=yay! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124053216/http://yay.ie/2011/we-all-loved-the-guard-so-whats-next-for-element-pictures |archive-date=2011-11-24 |date=31 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
• The Guard (2011){{cite web |last1=La Rosa |first1=Mia |title=Awards season continues with the Irish Film & Television Awards |url=https://thefilmreview.com/film-news/irish-film-and-television-awards.html |website=The Film Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012125716/https://thefilmreview.com/film-news/irish-film-and-television-awards.html |archive-date=12 October 2018 |date=13 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}
• What Richard Did (2012)
• Rosie (2018){{cite news |last1=Abbatescianni |first1=Davide |title=Rosie starts principal photography |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/351091 |work=Cineuropa |date=4 Apr 2018 |language=en |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225022458/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/351091/ |url-status=live }}

• Laws of Attraction (2003)
• The Honeymooners (2005)
• All Good Children (2010)
• Essential Killing (2010)
• This Must Be The Place (2011){{cite news |last1=Barcaro |first1=Gabriele |title=Historical bank investment in Sorrentino’s latest film, starring Sean Penn |url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&documentID=148449 |work=Cineuropa |date=8 July 2010 |language=en |access-date=25 August 2014 |archive-date=25 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225164111/http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&documentID=148449 |url-status=live }}
• Shadow Dancer (2012)
• Frank (2014)
• Glassland (2014){{cite news |last1=Debruge |first1=Peter |title=Sundance Film Review: ‘Glassland’ |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-glassland-1201421113/ |work=Variety |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=11 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711045204/http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-glassland-1201421113/ |url-status=live }}
• Room (2015)
• The Lobster (2015)
• Disobedience (2017)
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• The Favourite (2018)
• Herself (2020)
• The Nest (2020)
• The Souvenir Part II (2021)
• Poor Things (2023)
• Kinds of Kindness (2024)
• September Says (2024)
• On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
• Pillion (2025)
• Bugonia (2025)

• Prosperity (2007)
• Bittersweet (2008)
• Little White Lie (2008)
• Redwater (2017)
• Normal People (2020)
• Conversations with Friends (2022)
• The Dry (2022)
• The Listeners (2024)

• Oceans Apart (2005)
• Return to the River (2006)
• Rough Diamond (2006)
• Mist Over Kilrush House (2007)
• The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
• Murphy's Law (2007)
• The Invisibles (2008)
• Rock Rivals (2008)
• Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
• Inspector George Gently (2009)
• Pure Mule: The Last Weekend (2009)
• A Heart's Desire (2009)
• The Take (2009)
• The Silence (2010)
• Single-Handed (2010)
• Moonfleet (2013){{cite news |last1=Cronin |first1=Kevin |title='Moonfleet', starring Ray Winstone, Wraps Irish Shoot this Sat 20th July |url=http://www.iftn.ie/actors/actorsnews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286274&tpl=archnews&force=1 |work=Irish Film & Television Network |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |archive-date=7 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807053301/http://iftn.ie/actors/actorsnews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286274&tpl=archnews&force=1 |url-status=live }}
• Dark Touch (2013){{cite news |title=Dark Touch: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/dark-touch/review/639095 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=30 September 2013 |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021215749/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/dark-touch/review/639095 |url-status=live }}
• Red Rock (2015)

{{reflist}}

• [http://elementpictures.ie Official Site]
• [http://www.scannain.com/irish/element-abrahamson-first-look-deal Great News: Element Pictures and Lenny Abrahamson announce first look deal]

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