Elizabeth Karlsen (born 1960) is a British film producer. She co-founded Number 9 Films in 2002 with production partner and husband

Stephen Woolley Stephen Woolley (born 3 September 1956) is an English film producer and director, whose prolific career has spanned over three and a half decades, for which he was awarded the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in Febr ...

. Karlsen's producing credits include Terence Davies’ ''

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'', starring Gena Rowlands and selected for Cannes competition; Mark Herman’s '' Little Voice'', nominated for six

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, six

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and an Academy Award; the HBO single drama ''

Mrs. Harris ''Mrs. Harris'' is a 2005 American-British made-for-television drama film written and directed by Phyllis Nagy. The teleplay, based on the book ''Very Much a Lady'' by Shana Alexander, focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Herman Tarnower ...

'', starring Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley, nominated for 12 Primetime Emmys, three Golden Globes, and a Producers Guild of America Award and for which Karlsen received the

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; the BAFTA-nominated ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'', directed by Mike Newell, starring Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter; ''

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'', directed by Neil Jordan, starring Saoirse Ronan; and '' Made in Dagenham'', nominated for three BAFTAs. She also produced the international box office success '' Ladies in Lavender'', starring

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and Judi Dench, and co-produced Neil Jordan's '' The Crying Game'', nominated for six Academy Awards. Her latest films − '' Carol'', written by Phyllis Nagy, directed by Todd Haynes and starring

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and Rooney Mara, and '' Youth'', directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel − premiered in main competition at the

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. Projects in development include an original project from Caméra d'Or winner Anthony Chen and a co-production with Killer Films, written and directed by Wash West. Karlsen has served on the board of EM Media, the Edinburgh Festival and is currently Chair of Women in Film & Television (UK). In 2019 she was awarded the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award, together with Stephen Woolley.

Number 9 films

Number 9 Films was co-founded by Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley after a long collaboration at both Palace and Scala Productions. The company is one of the UK's leading independent production companies forging relationships with a wide range of talent in the UK, across Europe and in the States. Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include ''Made in Dagenham'', which was made into a

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musical in 2014, ''Byzantium'', Great Expectations, '' How To Lose Friends & Alienate People'', '' Sounds Like Teen Spirit'', ''

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'', ''Mrs. Harris'', '' Stoned'', and '' And When Did You Last See Your Father?''. Number 9 Films’ most recent productions are '' Carol'', written by Phyllis Nagy, directed by Todd Haynes starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Paolo Sorrentino’s '' Youth'', starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, and

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, and ''

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'', which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Current productions include '' On Chesil Beach'', screenplay by Ian McEwan and directed by

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, '' The Limehouse Golem'', written by Jane Goldman and directed by Juan Carlos Medina. and '' Their Finest'', written by Gaby Chiappe, directed by Lone Scherfig. '' Colette'' starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West was filmed in 2017 and set for release in late 2018.

Filmography as producer

Director's name in brackets after film title. * 2021: '' Mothering Sunday'' ( Eva Husson) * 2018: '' Colette'' (

Wash Westmoreland Paul Westmoreland (born 4 March 1966), known professionally as Wash Westmoreland and previously known as Wash West, is a British director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films. He frequently collaborated with his hus ...

) * 2017: '' On Chesil Beach'' (

) * 2017: '' The Limehouse Golem'' (Juan Carlos Medina) * 2016: '' Their Finest'' ( Lone Scherfig) * 2015: '' Carol'' ( Todd Haynes) * 2015: '' Youth'' ( Paolo Sorrentino) (co-producer) * 2014: ''

'' (Gerard Johnson) * 2012: ''

'' ( Mike Newell) * 2012: ''

'' ( Neil Jordan) * 2012: '' Midnight's Children'' (

Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta, (; born 1 January 1950) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996 film), ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth (1998 film), Earth'' (1998), and ''Water (2005 film), Water'' (2005 ...

) (co-producer) * 2010: '' Made in Dagenham'' ( Nigel Cole) * 2009: '' Perrier's Bounty'' ( Ian Fitzgibbon) * 2008: '' How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'' ( Robert B. Weide) * 2008: '' Sounds Like Teen Spirit'' (Jamie Jay Johnson) * 2007: '' And When Did You Last See Your Father?'' ( Anand Tucker) * 2006: '' Sixty Six'' ( Paul Weiland) * 2005: ''

'' ( Phyllis Nagy) (executive producer) * 2004: '' Ladies in Lavender'' ( Charles Dance) * 2000: '' Purely Belter'' ( Mark Herman) * 1998: '' Little Voice'' ( Mark Herman) * 1996: '' Hollow Reed'' (Angela Pope) * 1995: ''

'' ( Terence Davies) * 1992: '' The Crying Game'' ( Neil Jordan) (co-producer) * 1991: ''

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'' ( Peter Richardson) (co-producer) * 1990: '' Hardware'' ( Richard Stanley) (supervising producer)

References

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