Magma Pictures

Magma Pictures Ltd. is a film production company based in the United Kingdom, founded in 2004 by directors James Walker and Ed Boase who have been working together in the film industry. Magma Pictures is based in London. Magma Pictures' educational sister company is Young Film Academy.Magma Pictures specialises in feature films and corporate films.

History

Magma Pictures' films have been shown in over fifty festivals worldwide and broadcast on BBC Four, HTV, Canal+ and Rai 1, among others. Their awards include Best UK Short (Raindance Film Festival), Cocotte-Minute Grand Prix (Brest International Film Festival)[1] and Best Director (Capalbio International Film Festival).[1] James Walker (director) graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2001. He was nominated for the London Writer's Award in 2002 and won the King's Cross New Writing Award, 2004. He has since been commissioned by the National Theatre and is writing for television. Ed Boase (director) graduated from the London College of Printing in 2001. His latest short film Home Video was shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the prestigious Rushes Short Film Festival[2] and won the Silver Melies award at the Leeds International Film Festival 2006.[3] Magma Pictures' first feature film is Blooded, which received UK theatrical and DVD release in April 2011.

Films

Magma's films include:

Awards

Screening

Screened on BBC Four, HTV, Canal +, Rai Uno.

Blooded

In June 2008, directors Ed Boase and James Walker completed principal photography on their first feature film, Blooded, set on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The film, made with collaborator Nick Ashdon (Ptarmigan ACP), had a UK release on 1 April 2011 by Revolver Entertainment.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380602/awards
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ukscreenassociation.co.uk/news/articles.htm?aId=306
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/leeds-film-festival-awards-2006/
  4. ↑ IMDB(starring Desmond Llewelyn)
  5. ↑ IMDB

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