Embankment Films

Embankment Films

Industry	Film and Television Sales and Finance
Founded	2012
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Tim Haslam (Co-Director), Hugo Grumbar (Co-Director)
Website	http://www.embankmentfilms.com/

Embankment Films is an international film and television sales and financing 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.^[1]

Haslam was formerly CEO at Hanway Films, and has overseen sales of more than 150 films, including Steve McQueen's Shame starring Michael Fassbender, Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy, Resident Evil starring Milla Jovovich, seven films directed by Woody Allen, and Academy Award winners The Piano, Dances With Wolves and Iris.^[2]

Grumbar was formerly joint MD of the UK division of Icon Film Distribution. Grumbar was responsible for the acquisition and distribution of films such as Paranormal Activity, Apocalypto, The Passion Of The Christ, La Vie En Rose, Man on Wire, A Single Man, Drive and Precious.

Since the creation of the company, Embankment has raised finance for over 17 feature films including The Dressmaker starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth,^[3] Boychoir starring Dustin Hoffman, and Le Week-End, starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan.^[4]

Upcoming films include Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy,^[5] Brimstone starring Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Kit Harrington,^[6] and Churchill, starring Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson and John Slattery^[7]

Film Library

• Le Week-End (2013)
• Diana(2013)^[8]
• Boychoir (2014)^[9]
• Robot Overlords (2014)^[10]
• Pressure (2015)
• The Dressmaker (2015)
• Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)^[11]
• Brimstone (2016)
• The Monster (2016)
• Zeroville (2016)
• Churchill (2016)
• Inside (2016)^[12]
• Hush (2016)
• Please Stand By (2016)^[13]
• The Wife (2016)^[14]
• Animal Farm^[15]
• Mission Blacklist (2016)^[16]

External links

• Official Website
• Embankment Films at The Internet Movie Database

References

1. "Haslam, Grumbar launch Embankment". Variety. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
2. "Tim Haslam". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
3. "Hunger Games' Liam Hemsworth joins Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker". www.screendaily.com. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
4. "Embankment takes on Michell's Le Weekend". www.screendaily.com. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
5. "Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy Join Andy Serkis' 'Breathe'". Variety. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
6. "'Game of Thrones' Star Kit Harington Joins Cast of 'Brimstone'". Variety. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
7. "Brian Cox to star in 'Churchill'". www.screendaily.com. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
8. "Haslam and Grumbar's Embankment sells Princess Di film to 40 territories". www.screendaily.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
9. "Dustin Hoffman's 'Boychoir' Sings Strong Sales". Variety. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
10. "Robot Overlords sparks new investment". www.screendaily.com. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
11. "Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Alfredson join Heineken kidnap thriller". www.screendaily.com. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
12. "Spanish genre aces team on thriller 'Inside'". www.screendaily.com. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
13. "Helen Hunt, Dakota Fanning Join 'Please Stand By'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
14. "Berlin: Frances McDormand, Brit Marling, Christian Slater Join 'The Wife'". Variety. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
15. "Embankment boards Wyatt's Birdsong, Serkis' Animal Farm; Gillian Anderson on sci-fi". www.screendaily.com. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
16. "Robert Pattinson joins Preferred Content's Mission: Blacklist". www.screendaily.com. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2015-12-08.