Number 9 Films

British film production company

Number 9 FilmsIndustry| Film

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Founded| 2002
Founder|

* Elizabeth Karlsen
* Stephen Woolley

Headquarters|

London, England

United Kingdom

Products| Motion Pictures
Website| number9films.co.uk

Number 9 Films is a British independent film production company co-founded in 2002 by producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, after a long collaboration at both Palace Pictures and Scala Productions.[1][2][3] In 2018, Claudia Yusef joined the company as head of development.[4]

Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen were jointly honoured with the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2019.[5][6]

In 2019, Number 9 Films entered into a multi-year agreement with film studio and cinema chain Shochiku for distribution of its theatrical films in Japan. The studio would also contribute funding for film development.[7][8]

## Projects

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Films produced under the Number 9 Films banner include Breakfast on Pluto, directed by Neil Jordan and recipient of four Irish Film & Television Academy awards, including Best Director, Best Script, and Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film;[9] Made in Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole and made into a West End musical in 2014;[10] Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which received nine BAFTA awards nominations and six Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively;[11][12] and Colette, directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring Keira Knightley as the French novelist, released in 2018.

Middle of Somewhere, a biopic written by Phyllis Nagy about British singer Dusty Springfield is in development.[13] The spec script of futuristic drama The Assessor was picked up in 2017.[14][15] The same year, Mothering Sunday, an adaptation by Alice Birch of the Graham Swift 2016 novel, Mothering Sunday: A Romance, was acquired for development in collaboration with Film4.[16]

The first television project produced by Number 9 Films, in collaboration with Red Production Company, is an adaptation of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady.[17][18]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Worldwide box office  | Notes

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2004  | Return to Sender |  |
2005  | Mrs. Harris |  | Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards[19]
2005  | Stoned | $174,758[20] |
2005  | Breakfast on Pluto | $3.9 million[21] | Nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy awards.[9]
2006  | Sixty Six | $1.9 million[22] |
2007  | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | $2.7 million[23] | Nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards[24]
2008  | Sounds Like Teen Spirit |  |
2008  | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $19.2 million[25] | Production budget: $28 million.
2009  | Perrier's Bounty | $167,938[26] |
2010  | Made in Dagenham | $15.6 million[27] | Production budget: £5 million.
Nominated for four British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards[28]
2012  | Midnight's Children | $1.6 million[29] |
2012  | Byzantium | $92,544[30] | Production budget: €8 million.
2012  | Great Expectations | $920,099[31] |
2014  | Hyena | $89,526[32] |
2015  | Carol | $42.7 million[33] | Production budget: $11.8 million.
Nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for six Academy Awards
Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards
2015  | Youth | $24 million[34] | Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards
Nominated for one Academy Award
2016  | The Limehouse Golem | $2.3 million[35] | Released in 2017.
2016  | Their Finest | $13.8 million[36] |
2017  | On Chesil Beach | $3.4 million[37] |
2018  | Colette | $16 million[38] | Nominated for four British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for two Satellite Awards
2021  | Mothering Sunday | $2.1 million  |
2022  | Living | $12.1 million  | Nominated for nine British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for one Golden Globe Award
Nominated for three British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for four Satellite Awards
Nominated for two Academy Awards

## Further reading

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* Barraclough, Leo (29 December 2015). Number 9 Films Offices Reflect Producers’ Personality, Filmography. Variety
* Deadline Hollywood (18 May 2015). Carol & Youth Producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen Cannes Interview. YouTube
* DShed (26 November 2015). Carol: Producer's Intro and Q&A. Watershed
* Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (14 May 2015). Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol. The Guardian
* Fitzherbert, Henry (19 May 2013). Box office success in Stephen Woolley's undead end jobs. Daily Express
* HeyUGuys (7 December 2015). 'Carol' Producer Elizabeth Karlsen – BIFAs 2015. YouTube
* Jaafar, Ali (9 October 2009). Married to the movies. Variety (Note: contains founding year error.)
* Jaafar, Ali (2 March 2016). ‘Carol’ Producers Elizabeth Karlsen And Stephen Woolley On Turning Good Taste Into A Business. Deadline Hollywood
* Macnab, Geoffrey (7 July 2011). Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films. Screen International (Note: contains founding year error.)
* Mitchell, Wendy (11 December 2015). 'Carol': producer Elizabeth Karlsen on her 14-year passion project. Screen International
* O'Donoghue, Caroline (10 February 2016). Was Carol snubbed by the Oscars?. The Pool
* Q&A (10 February 2016). “Strong” women: Why it’s time to redefine the way women are represented on screen – Elizabeth Karlsen, Film Producer and Co-director at Number 9 Films. Womanthology
* Tangcay, Jazz (18 November 2015). Interview – Carol Producer : Elizabeth Karlsen. AwardsDaily
* Utichi, Joe (18 May 2015). ‘Carol’ & ‘Youth’ Producers On “The Expectation Of Showing In Cannes” – Video. Deadline Hollywood

## References

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1. ^ Gritten, David (16 September 2010). "Made in Dagenham: interview with producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (5 December 2013). "Karlsen named new chair of WFTV". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
3. ^ Dams, Tim (16 May 2012). "The UKs top 40 film production companies". Televisual. Televisual Media UK Ltd. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (29 May 2018). "Number 9 Films Hires Claudia Yusef To Head Development". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
5. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (17 December 2018). "Stephen Woolley, Liz Karlsen to receive Bafta for outstanding contribution to cinema". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
6. ^ Smith, Neil (8 February 2019). "Elizabeth Karlsen & Stephen Woolley – Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
7. ^ Grater, Tom (21 August 2019). "'Carol' producer Number 9 Films signs first-look deal with Japan's Shochiku (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
8. ^ Mitchell, Robert (21 August 2019). "Shochiku Backs U.K.'s Number 9 Films With First-Look Deal". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
9. ^ a b "Winners of the 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". Irish Film & Television Academy. 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
10. ^ "Made in Dagenham musical opens at Adelphi in October". Musical Theatre Review. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
11. ^ Ritman, Alex (7 January 2016). "BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
12. ^ "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
13. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (19 January 2016). "'Carol' Screenwriter Adapting 'Telex From Cuba' For Paramount TV, Anonymous Content". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
14. ^ "Mrs&MrThomas' 2016 Feature Winning Script Picked Up By Shore Judge & Oscar Nominated Producer, Stephen Woolley". Shore Scripts. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
15. ^ Myers, Scott (5 July 2017). "Spec Script Deal: "The Assessor"". Go Into The Story. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
16. ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 February 2017). "Film4 Options 'Mothering Sunday' for Development With Number 9 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
17. ^ Ritman, Alex (14 June 2016). "'Carol' and 'Happy Valley' Producers Teaming on 'Portrait of a Lady' TV Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter.
18. ^ Barraclough, Leo (14 June 2016). "'Carol' Producer Number 9, Red Plan TV Adaptation of 'Portrait of a Lady'". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
19. ^ "Mrs. Harris". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
20. ^ Stoned at Box Office Mojo
21. ^ Breakfast on Pluto at Box Office Mojo
22. ^ Sixty Six at Box Office Mojo
23. ^ When Did You Last See Your Father at Box Office Mojo
24. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (28 November 2007). "Control takes top honours at British Independent Film Awards". Screen Daily.
25. ^ How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at Box Office Mojo
26. ^ Perrier's Bounty at Box Office Mojo
27. ^ "Made in Dagenham (2010)". The Numbers.
28. ^ "The Moët British Independent Film Awards Announce Nominations and Jury for 13th Edition". British Independent Film Awards. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010.
29. ^ "Midnight's Children (2012)". The Numbers.
30. ^ "Byzantium (2013)". The Numbers.
31. ^ "Great Expectations (2013)". The Numbers.
32. ^ "Hyena (2015)". The Numbers.
33. ^ "Carol (2015)". The Numbers.
34. ^ "Youth (2015)". The Numbers.
35. ^ The Limehouse Golem at Box Office Mojo
36. ^ "Their Finest (2017)". The Numbers.
37. ^ "On Chesil Beach (2018)". The Numbers.
38. ^ "Colette (2018)". The Numbers.

## External links

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* Official website
* Number 9 Films at BFI
* Number 9 Films at Metacritic
* Stephen Woolley (3 December 2015). 'Carol' Producer Stephen Woolley: Todd Haynes Film A Cautionary Tale For Threatening Times – Guest Column. Deadline Hollywood

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