Embankment Films is a British film and television sales and production company based in London, England.
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. Haslam was formerly CEO at Hanway Films. Grumbar was formerly joint MD of the UK division of Icon Film Distribution.
Since the creation of the company, Embankment has raised finance for over 64 feature films including The Dressmaker, Boychoir, Le Week-End,, Churchill, Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis, Driven, Red Joan, directed by Trevor Nunn, Ride Like a Girl, directed by Rachel Griffiths, Untouchable directed by Ursula Macfarlane and produced by Simon Chinn, Can You Keep a Secret?, Summerland, directed by Jessica Swale, Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo, and The Father, directed by Florian Zeller. The Father received six Academy Award nominations, and won two British Academy Film Awards. Embankment also represented and raised financing for Florian Zeller's second feature, The Son, that premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2022.
In 2023, Nick Taussig, Sophie Harmer and Henry Farrington joined Embankment Films to lead its unscripted division. 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, Garbo: Leave Me Alone and Sheffield DocFest audience award-winner, Strike: An Uncivil War.
Film library Year Title Director Notes 2013 Diana Oliver Hirschbiegel Le Week-End Roger Michell 2014 Boychoir François Girard Robot Overlords Jon Wright 2015 Pressure Ron Scalpello Kidnapping Mr. Heineken Daniel Alfredson The Dressmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse 2016 Down Under Abe Forsythe The Guv'nor Paul Van Carter Brimstone Martin Koolhoven The Monster Bryan Bertino Inside Miguel Ángel Vivas 2017 Churchill Jonathan Teplitzky My Name Is Lenny Ron Scalpello Breath Simon Baker Submergence Wim Wenders The Wife Björn Runge Breathe Andy Serkis Please Stand By Ben Lewin 2018 Galveston Mélanie Laurent McQueen Ian BonhôtePeter Ettedgui Red Joan Trevor Nunn Driven Nick Hamm Malevolent Olaf de Fleur Jóhannesson 2019 Untouchable Ursula Macfarlane Can You Keep a Secret? Elise Durán Military Wives (film) Peter Cattaneo Ride Like a Girl Rachel Griffiths 2020 The Father Florian Zeller Summerland Jessica Swale 2021 The United Way Mat Hodgson Count Me In Mark Lo Dettori Anthony Wonke 2022 Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) Roger Michell Purple Hearts Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum Joyride Emer Reynolds The Son Florian Zeller Emily Frances O'Connor 2023 Golda Guy Nattiv The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Hettie Macdonald The Miracle Club Thaddeus O'Sullivan Joika James Napier Robertson Lies We Tell Lisa Mulcahy The Movie Teller Lone Scherfig2024 An Ideal Wife Sophie Hyde Clybourne Park Pam MacKinnon Stasi F.C Arne BirkenstockDaniel GordonStrike: An Uncivil War Daniel GordonDwarf StoryRiccardo ServiniGarbo: Leave Me AloneLorna TuckerBorn WildAdam McCelland 2026Prima FacieSusanna WhiteTBAUntitled Guy Nattiv filmGuy Nattiv
References
External links Official website