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The Colour Room longlisted for BAFTA Outstanding British Film
13 Jan 2022
We are thrilled and deeply honoured that The Colour Room has been longlisted by BAFTA voters for Outstanding British Film at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards. Discover the full list here.
Caspian Films selected for PACT Future 30
13 October 2021
We are delighted to announce Caspian Films has been selected as part of Pact's Future 30 scheme. Pact has selected Caspian Films as one of 30 of the UK’s most exciting new indies who have the potential to become the sector’s game-changers of the future. Read the full article here.
The Colour Room Announced
17 Mar 2021
The Colour Room starring Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton), Matthew Goode (The Imitation Game) and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) has entered production in Stoke on Trent and Birmingham. Read The Guardian interview with our wonderful director Claire McCarthy.
Us Among The Stones Online
8 Dec 2020
"A fluent and distinctive, and heartfelt, piece of work with a strong sense of place." - Peter Bradshaw reviews our celebrated film Us Among The Stones released online for an exclusive two-week window. Read the review here.
#MOREFilms4Freedom Commission
19 Dec 2019
We are excited to announce The Men Who Speak Gayle has been selected for the #MOREFilms4Freedom project commissioned by the British Council, BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, and BFI NETWORK. The film is part of an exciting initiative sharing LGBTQ+ experiences from Syria, Palestine and South Africa.
Our Films
US AMONG THE STONES
COMPLETED
Writer & Director D.R. Hood
A family clan gathers beside an ageing matriarch’s deathbed at her home on Dartmoor, but the conviviality soon gives way to the unearthing of long-buried secrets and resentments.
THE MEN WHO SPEAK GAYLE
COMPLETED
Director Andrew Brukman
Part of the #MoreFilmsForFreedom campaign commissioned by the British Council, BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, and BFI NETWORK.
THE COLOUR ROOM
COMPLETED
Writer Claire Peate | Director Claire McCarthy
In the grey industrial midlands of the 1920s, imaginative young factory worker Clarice Cliff defies expectation and circumstance to become a trailblazer of Art deco.
MY DRIVER & I
DEVELOPMENT
Writer & Director Ahd
In 80s and 90s Jeddah, a privileged Saudi girl and her Nubian driver form an unlikely friendship which is tested when she starts to take the wheel.
The Producers
Thembisa Cochrane
Prior to founding Caspian Films, Thembisa worked for Spier Films UK for whom she produced the international co-production The Harvesters (2018) in selection Cannes 2018. She took executive roles on films like An Act of Defiance (2017), Young Ones (2014) starring Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon and Elle Fanning; The Salvation (2014) starring Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green; The Price of Sugar (2013) and Of Good Report (2013), winner of 7 South African Film & TV Awards. Prior to this she was the founding producer at DHP Studios, London.
Georgie Paget
Prior to founding Caspian Films, Georgie worked for award-winning director Joanna Hogg on Archipelago (2010) and Exhibition (2013). She produced the internationally award-winning documentary Queens Of Syria (2014) and a theatre project in Jordan with a group of 50 Syrian refugees which went on to tour the UK in co-production with The Young Vic Theatre. Other projects include Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back) (2018) starring Tom Wilkinson and Aneurin Barnard and a number of short films with Dan Stevens and Romola Garai among others.
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