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Killing Thyme had an amazing US Premiere at the Austin Film Festival, we were overwhelmed with the reaction from the audience and couldn't be more thrilled that Killing Thyme won the Narrative Short Audience Award. Thank you to everyone who watched the film and voted!
Check out our award below:
Click here to check out the other winners from Austin Film Festival 2016
After such a wonderful evening at the BFI Stephen Street for The Girl in the Dress screening back in December it was a no brainer to hold the cast and crew première for Capture's latest short film Killing Thyme there, so last night that's exactly what we did!
With over a hundred guests including the film's female lead Charlotte Riley and Director of Photography acclaimed cinematographer Phil Méheux, each of the four screenings was packed with a great audience. The reception space was abuzz with great reactions to film, lots of mingling and all the trappings of good evening (aka a well stocked bar). It really was another brilliant evening!
Actress Charlotte Riley
Actor Michael Schaeffer
DoP Phil Méheux
Producer Mark Foligno
Production Designer Damien Creagh
Producer Matthew Jones
Composer Stuart Hancock
The BFI at Stephen Street was definitely the place to be last night! The Girl In The Dress had a private screening for close to a hundred guests, including lead actress Olivia Poulet, BAFTA award winning Producer Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually, Notting Hill) and legendary British cinematographer Phil Méheux (who just so happens to be the DoP on Killing Thyme, another Capture short).
Guests were welcomed into the beautiful reception lounge area at the BFI Stephen Street. With a total of four screenings held over the course of the evening and a never ending stream of people coming in and out of them, it proved to be the perfect setting for everyone to mingle between screenings and share a drink or two.
Olivia Poulet
Cinematographers Morgan Spencer and Phil Méheux
Writer and Director Natalie Malla with Producer Duncan Kenworthy
Afterwards, guests made their way to The Jack Horner pub around the corner for some post screening drinks (since no proper event is really ever finished without a pint fueled debrief at a pub).
Producer Matthew Jones
All in all, it was a fantastic evening with a wonderful crowd and a really great reception for the film.
We've also got the Killing Thyme website up and running so go ahead and visit www.killingthyme.com for more information.
Last night was the world premiere of The Girl In The Dress, and what better place to have it than as part of the BFI Film Festival!
One of only 7 films to be chosen to screen at the festival as part of this year's Film London London Calling selection of shorts, the film screened as part of the Journey section of the festival.
And our very own Nick Helm did the introductions for the night!
All in all, it was a great evening and a fantastic way to kick start the journey of our finished film.
We can officially reveal the new posters for The Girl In The Dress!
Our short film Hawk was officially selected for I've Seen Films Festival in Milan, so writer/director M J McMahon made a pit-stop to the Italian capital to represent the film and pick up the Special Acknowledgment awarded to the film by Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner)!
Rutger Hauer and writer/director M J McMahon
After a great deal of anticipation our debut short film Hawk screened to the public as part of the Llangollen Fringe Festival in Valle Crucis Abbey, North Wales, which coincidentally is near Dinas Bran where we shot part of the film. We are honoured that Hawk is the first film to screen in the Abbey and will become part of such a reputable history. The 800 year old Abbey was left in ruins when it was destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, fortunately part of the original structure still remains which made a very interesting venue for our screening.
By 8.30pm dusk had settled and Hawk took flight. We were thrilled with the turn out with so many people showing up to support Director M J McMahon who grew up nearby. All in all the screening was a great success, thank you to everyone who turned up!
Check out some of the photos from the event below:
Music plays a significant part in Hawk; Stuart Hancock composed the score to enhance the beauty of the landscapes you see and the emotion of the story being played out upon the screen. Once the score was composed Stuart, Director/Writer M J McMahon, Producer Matthew Jones, and Editor James Carter headed to Bratislava, Slovakia, to watch the soundtrack come to life, through The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. We were thrilled to get the opportunity to work alongside a talented group of musicians with an exceptional reputation, who were more than willing to help out with our short film.
Producer, Matthew Jones, and Editor, James Carter.
Hawk Composer, Stuart Hancock, and The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra Conductor, David Hernado
Conductor, David Hernado, Composer, Stuart Hancock, and Producer, Matthew Jones
After a very early start, we arrived in Bratislava at 9:30, grabbed a bite to eat and made our way to the Slovak Radio Building, where the excitement really kicked in once we saw the vast Music Hall. Within twenty minutes the hall was packed full of musicians ready to perform, along with Conductor David Hernado, who proved a joy to work with, and captured the dark and dramatic element of our score wonderfully. While the main body of the Orchestra were finished at 7, that wasn't the end of the day as 4 horn performers arrived to arrived recording the brass section, and completing a long but exhilarating day.
Director/Writer M J McMahon
The whole Orchestral part of the score was finished recording within the day, and once we'd grabbed a drink in a nearby pub, we made our way back to England, after being awake for nearly 37 hours. It was most definitely a trip well worth taking, as the soundtrack is now a very vital part of the film!
