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Element Pictures is an Irish film studio, cinema and television production company"'The Lobster' cracks UK deal"
''Screen Daily'', 1 May 2015 , By Andreas Wiseman
with production and distribution credits in more than 30 films."European Co-Production Award – Prix EURIMAGES for Ed Guiney"
''ITFN'', 17 November 2014
as well as a number of television series.


History

Element Pictures was founded in 2001 by
Ed Guiney Ed Guiney is an Irish-American producer who co-founded film and drama production company Element Pictures with Andrew Lowe in 2001. Element has offices in Dublin, Belfast and London and works across production, distribution and exhibition. As join ...
and Andrew Lowe. The company often co-produces with or arranges funding from Irish governmental organizations such as
Screen Ireland Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the developm ...
, as well as from BBC Film and Film4 in the United Kingdom and US companies A24 and Searchlight Pictures."Red Rock's Dublin accents may need subtitles for US audiences"
''The Independent'', Melanie Finn 18 December 2015
The company has operated Light House Cinema since January 2012,"Ribbon cut on reopened Light House"
and the Pálas Cinema in Galway since 2018. Ronan McGreevy, ''The Irish Times'', Dublin, Ireland, 17 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October2012.
Element also owns and operates a distribution company Volta.http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0126/volta.html "RTE", Dublin, Ireland, 26 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012. In 2015 the company co-produced the television series '' Red Rock'' with TV3 as well as the feature film ''The Lobster''. Also in 2015 Element Pictures received three Independent Spirit Award nominations/ and its co-production, Lenny Abrahamson's ''Room'', was nominated for three Golden Globe awards. In May 2022, a majority stake in Element Pictures was acquired by the European production and distribution company,
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.


Productions


Film

* '' Magdalene Sisters'' (2002) * ''
Boy Eats Girl ''Boy Eats Girl'' is a 2005 horror-comedy film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba, produced and shot in Ireland. The plot tells of a teenage boy who comes back to life as a zombie, similar to the plot of the American film '' ...
'' (2004) * '' Adam and Paul'' (2004) * '' Omagh'' (2004) * ''
Lassie Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called ''Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another fic ...
'' (2005) * ''
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse'' is a 2005 disaster horror comedy film based on the British television series ''The League of Gentlemen''. It is directed by Steve Bendelack at his directorial debut and written by the series' cast alon ...
'' (2005) * '' Isolation'' (2005) * '' The Wind That Shakes The Barley'' (2006) * '' Garage'' (2007) * '' Cracks'' (2009) * '' Five Minutes of Heaven'' (2009) * ''
Little Matador Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
'' (2010) * ''Parked'' (2011) * '' The Guard'' (2011) * What Richard Did (2012) *
Rosie (2018 film) ''Rosie'' is a 2018 Irish drama film directed by Paddy Breathnach. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Sarah Greene as Rosie Davis * Moe Dunford as John Paul * Natalia ...


Co-production

* '' Laws of Attraction'' (2003) * '' The Honeymooners'' (2005) * ''
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'' (2010) * '' Essential Killing'' (2010) * '' This Must Be The Place'' (2011) *
Shadow Dancer (film) ''Shadow Dancer'' is a 2012 British-Irish drama film directed by James Marsh and scripted by Tom Bradby, based on his 1998 novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and it was screened out of competition at ...
(2012) * Frank (2014) * ''
Glassland ''Glassland'' is a 2014 Irish drama film written and directed by Gerard Barrett in his second feature following '' Pilgrim Hill''. The film stars Jack Reynor as a young man who tries to help his mother (Toni Collette) with her alcoholism. Plot ...
'' (2014) * '' Room'' (2015) * ''
The Lobster ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (2015) *
Disobedience (2017 film) ''Disobedience'' is a 2017 romantic drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio and written by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman. The film stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Ni ...
* ''
The Killing of a Sacred Deer ''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' is a 2017 psychological horror thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp. The screenplay ...
'' (2017) * '' The Favourite'' (2018) * ''
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'' (2020) * '' The Nest'' (2020) * ''
The Souvenir Part II ''The Souvenir Part II'' is a 2021 drama film, drama film, written and directed by Joanna Hogg. It is a sequel to ''The Souvenir'' (2019). It stars Honor Swinton Byrne, Jaygann Ayeh, Richard Ayoade, James Spencer Ashworth, Harris Dickinson, Charl ...
'' (2021)


Television

* ''
Prosperity Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health. Competing notion ...
'' (2007) * ''
Bittersweet Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to: Biology * A vine in the nightshade family, ''Solanum dulcamara'' * Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including American bittersweet (''C. scandens'') and Oriental bitters ...
'' (2008) * '' Little White Lie'' (2008) * '' Redwater'' (2017) * ''
Normal People ''Normal People'' is a 2018 novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney. ''Normal People'' is Rooney's second novel, published after ''Conversations with Friends'' (2017). It was first published by Faber & Faber on 30 August 2018. The book became a b ...
'' (2020) * ''
Conversations with Friends ''Conversations with Friends'' is the 2017 debut novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney, about two young women who become involved with an older couple in Dublin's literary scene. The novel was published by Faber and Faber and received critical ...
'' (2022) * '' The Dry'' (2022)


Co-production

* ''
Oceans Apart ''Oceans Apart'' is the ninth and final studio album by The Go-Betweens, released in 2005. All the songs were written by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster. The album was recorded at the Good Luck Studios in London between November 2004 through ...
'' (2005) * '' Return to the River'' (2006) * ''
Rough Diamond A rough diamond is a diamond that has not been cut or processed. They come in a variety of naturally occurring shapes, including octahedral (eight-sided bipyramid), cubic, and triangular (most commonly macles). A raw diamond or 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 Silence is the lack of audible sound. Silence or The Silence may also refer to: Places *Silence, a district of southern Brussels, Belgium People with the name *Silence Dogood, a pen name of Benjamin Franklin *Silence Mabuza (born 1977), South A ...
'' (2010) * '' Single-Handed'' (2010) * '' This Must Be The Place'' (2012) * ''
Moonfleet Moonfleet may refer to: * Moonfleet (novel), a 1898 novel by J. Meade Falkner * Moonfleet (film), a 1955 film directed by Fritz Lang, inspired by the novel * Moonfleet (1984 TV series), a British period television drama series, based on the novel * ...
'' (2013) * ''Dark Touch'' (2013)Dark Touch: Film Review – The Hollywood Reporter
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References

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External links


Official Site
*http://www.scannain.com/irish/element-abrahamson-first-look-deal Film distributors Television production companies of Ireland 2022 mergers and acquisitions