Echo Films

Echo Films
Motion Picture
Industry Motion pictures, Entertainment
Founded 2008
Founder Jennifer Aniston
Kristin Hahn
Headquarters Washington, U.S.
Products Films
TV films
Owner Jennifer Aniston
Kristin Hahn

Echo Films is an American production company founded in April 2008 by American actress Jennifer Aniston and production partner Kristin Hahn.[1] Echo Films has a "first-look" production deal with Universal Pictures.[2] Most of the projects star Aniston.

History

This is Jennifer Aniston's second production company. She previously found Plan B Entertainment with Brad Pitt and Brad Grey in 2002. In 2006, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, and Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures, Pitt became the sole owner of the company. Kristin Hahn also has another production company that she created in 2015 named Hahnscape Entertainment.[3]

Cinema

Year Title Director Box Office Notes
2009 Management [4] Stephen Belber $2.4 million
2010 The Switch [5] Will Speck
Josh Gordon		 $49.8 million
2015 Cake [6] Daniel Barnz $2.2 million[7] Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Montecito Award (for Jennifer Aniston)
Capri-Hollywood Film Festival - Best Actress (for Jennifer Aniston)
People Magazine Award for Movie Performance of the Year by an Actress (for Jennifer Aniston)
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (for Jennifer Aniston)
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (for Jennifer Aniston)
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress (for Jennifer Aniston)
Nominated - Casting Society of America for a Low Budget Drama (for Mary Vernieu and Lindsay Graham)
2016 The Yellow Birds Alexandre Moors Post-Production
2017 The Fixer Pre-Produciton[8][9][10]
The Goree Girls Pre-Produciton[11][12]

Television

Year Title Director Channel Notes
2011 Five [13] Jennifer Aniston
Patty Jenkins
Alicia Keys
Demi Moore
Penelope Spheeris		 Lifetime Gracie Awards - Outstanding Drama
Nominated - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special(for Rosario Dawson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jenifer Lewis)
Nominated - Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film
Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable(for Rosario Dawson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jenifer Lewis)
Nominated - Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Movie or Mini Series
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association - Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries (for Patricia Clarckson)
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries (for Jenifer Lewis)
Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries (for Patricia Clarckson)
Nominated - Imagen Awards - Best Primetime Program: Special or Movie-of-the-Week
Nominated - Imagen Awards - Best Actress/Television (for Rosario Dawson)
Nominated - NAMIC Vision Awards - Best Performance - Drama(for Rosario Dawson and Jenifer Lewis)
Nominated - Writers Guild of America - Long Form - Original
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film [14] Laura Dern
Bryce Dallas Howard
Bonnie Hunt
Ashley Judd
Sharon Maguire		 Lifetime Gracie Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Drama
PRISM Awards - TV Movie or Miniseries
PRISM Awards - Best Ensemble Cast
Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable (for Octavia Spencer)
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (for Melissa Leo)
Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor: Television Movie/Cable (for Ernie Hudson)

Recurring collaborators

Actor/actress Management (2009) The Switch (2010) Five (2011) Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) Cake (2015) The Yellow Birds (2016)
Jennifer Aniston No No No No

References

  1. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983220.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
  2. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983220.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
  3. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/cake-producer-kristin-hahn-hahnscape-production-company-1201458072/
  4. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/jennifer-aniston-cake-typecasting-not-754710?utm_source=twitter
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889573/companycredits
  6. ↑ http://www.thewrap.com/sam-worthington-anna-kendrick-chris-messina-join-jennifer-aniston-cake-exclusive/
  7. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=cake.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-aniston-star-fixer-fox-860216
  9. ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/jennifer-aniston-sports-drama-fixer-1201691334/
  10. ↑ http://www.thewrap.com/jennifer-aniston-to-play-sports-agent-denise-white-in-fox-2000s-the-fixer/
  11. ↑ http://www.bustle.com/articles/140497-jennifer-aniston-producing-partner-kristin-hahn-spills-on-the-duos-biggest-project-yet
  12. ↑ http://www.redonline.co.uk/reviews/film-reviews/jennifer-aniston-goree-girls-film-finally-happening-kristin-hahn
  13. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877740/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2536846/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast


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