Fragments Of May At LSFF

We’re honoured to announce that our short film Fragments of May is screening at this year’s London Short Film Festival and has been nominated in the Best Woman Director category sponsored by Women In Film & Television UK. You can catch Fragments of May in the Femmes Fantastiques strand of the festival, screening at Hackney Picturehouse on Saturday 9 January at 5pm.

Happy "Exmas" From x!

Instead of buying environmentally questionable Christmas cards, this year we decided to do what we do best and make a film. Written and directed by BAFTA-winner Keri Collins, Exmas is a short Christmas rom-com about two people who meet outside their office Christmas party, both trying to decide whether to call their ex-lovers. Shot on a long and cold December night and post produced over the last week, we’re very pleased to present our latest short just in time for the last Christmas post. You can watch it here.

Radiator Receives Rave Reviews

The reviews keep coming in for our first co-produced feature Radiator which premiered earlier this year at Picturehouse Central, and we couldn’t be happier with the critics’ reception:

The Guardian – 4 STARS – “Absorbing, subtle, and outstandingly acted... tremendously intelligent" - PICK OF THE WEEK

The Sunday Times – 4 STARS – “Fresh and surprising” – PICK OF THE WEEK

The Times – 4 STARS – “A harshly compelling melodrama that floats between Michael Haneke's Amour and the plays of Samuel Beckett"

The Independent – 4 STARS – “Delicately crafted and moving”

The Observer – 4 STARS – “Richard Johnson is mesmerising... Gemma Jones is exceptional”

The Standard – 4 STARS – “The hilarious script as nuanced and heartbreaking as a great novel... the performances are sublime"

Empire– 4 STARS - “Moments of heartbreaking sadness and dark, laugh-out-loud comedy"

The Daily Express – 5 STARS – “One of the best British films of the year”

The Huffington Post - 5 STARS - "Compelling, sensitive, poetic, a gem. A great surprise. Wonderful cinema"

The film is currently screening at Picturehouse cinemas nationwide.

Radiator At Picturehouse Cinemas

x is delighted to announce that its first feature co-production Radiator will be screening at Picturehouse Cinemas from 27 November.

Produced by Turnchapel Films and Rattling Stick, and co-produced by x and Halo, Radiator is a moving personal debut from director Tom Browne, which tells the story of retired couple Leonard (Richard Johnson) and Maria (Gemma Jones) in a moving portrait of family love, in all its complicated, heart-breaking and life-affirming incarnations. The film is particularly poignant as it features the last screen performance from the brilliant Richard Johnson, who sadly passed away in June.

The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and has since picked up several awards, including the Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at Dallas International Film Festival.

Edinburgh Premiere For The Incident

Tonight sees the world premiere of BAFTA-nominated Jane Linfoot's debut feature The Incident at Edinburgh International Film Festival. Backed by the BFI Film Fund and Creativity Capital, the film was produced by Caroline Cooper Charles and Sarada McDermott for Universal Spirits and Square Circle Productions. x provided all the visual effects, and the film was edited by Matthew McKinnon here at xHQ.

The film follows the story of a couple facing their inner demons after ignoring the plight of a teenager in trouble –  an incident that totally disrupts their normal life. Linfoot, quoted in Variety, says she wanted to make “an emotionally haunting piece which challenges audiences to remember we have a moral obligation to protect all children who are vulnerable, not just our own.”

Girl Like You Wraps

In the early hours of this morning we wrapped on our new short, Girl Like You, starring Prabjot Kaur, Alannah Olivia, Rukku Nahar, and Bessy Naidhu.

Directed by Rajinder Kochar and written by Sharmila Chauhan, Girl Like You is a story about teenage friendship, betrayal and how a young woman on the cusp of sexual exploration learns she must live and love on her own terms.

The film is produced by Paul Harry Thomas and Terese Bröchner Christensen, and was commissioned by Film London as part of its London Calling scheme.