Embankment Films
British film and television company
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Embankment Films is a British film and television sales and production company based in London, England.
Hugo Grumbar (Co-Director)
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| Industry | Film and Television Sales and Finance |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | London , England |
Key people | Tim Haslam (Co-Director) Hugo Grumbar (Co-Director) |
| Website | http://www.embankmentfilms.com/ |
History
Founded in 2012 by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar, Embankment procures pre-sales, tax-credit facilities, equity, gap financing and worldwide distribution for feature films and television.[1] Haslam was formerly CEO at Hanway Films. Grumbar was formerly joint MD of the UK division of Icon Film Distribution.[citation needed]
Since the creation of the company, Embankment has raised finance for over 64 feature films including The Dressmaker,[2] Boychoir, Le Week-End,[3], Churchill,[4] Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis,[5] Driven,[6] Red Joan, directed by Trevor Nunn,[7] Ride Like a Girl, directed by Rachel Griffiths,[8] Untouchable directed by Ursula Macfarlane and produced by Simon Chinn,[9] Can You Keep a Secret?,[10] Summerland, directed by Jessica Swale,[11] Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo,[12] and The Father, directed by Florian Zeller.[13] The Father received six Academy Award nominations,[14] and won two British Academy Film Awards.[15] Embankment also represented and raised financing for Florian Zeller's second feature, The Son, that premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2022.[16]
In 2023, Nick Taussig, Sophie Harmer and Henry Farrington joined Embankment Films to lead its unscripted division.[17] Taussig and Harmer both joined from UK production outfit Salon Pictures, producer of the documentary McQueen which Embankment handled sales for. Since then, they have produced documentaries, including Dwarf Story,[18] Garbo: Leave Me Alone[19] and Sheffield DocFest audience award-winner, Strike: An Uncivil War.[20]