Dirty Films

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Dirty Films is an Australian independent film and television production company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2000. [1] Films produced include Bangers (1999), Little Fish (2005), Carol (2015), Shayda (2023), The New Boy (2023), and Fingernails (2023). Television productions include the series Stateless (2020), and Mrs. America (2020).

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History

The company's first feature film, Little Fish , [2] directed by Rowan Woods, was released in 2005. The romantic drama film Carol (2015), directed by Todd Haynes, was produced in association with Dirty Films, [3] and received six Academy Awards nominations. [4]

In June 2020, Dirty Films signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures. [5] In July 2020, it signed a first look television deal with FX Productions, with Coco Francini joining the company as a partner. [6]

In February 2022, it released its first podcast on Audible, Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy , hosted by Blanchett and Kennedy. [7]

In 2023, Dirty Films produced Shayda directed by Noora Niasari, [8] The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton, [9] and Fingernails directed by Christos Nikou. [10]

Upcoming projects include the television series Disclaimer for Apple TV+, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. [11]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleDirectorProduction companyDistributorRotten Tomatoes
2005 Little Fish Rowan Woods Porchlight Films
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Mullis Capital Independent
Myriad Pictures
Icon Film Distribution 90%
2015 Truth James Vanderbilt Echo Lake Entertainment
Mythology Entertainment
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Sony Pictures Classics 63%
Carol Todd Haynes Number 9 Films
Film4
Killer Films
StudioCanal 94%
2021 Burning Eva Orner Amazon MGM Studios Amazon Prime Video 94%
2022 Apples Christos NikouBoo Productions
Lava Films
Perfo Production
Greek Film Centre
Polish Film Institute
ERT
MEDIA
Madman Entertainment 93%
2023 The New Boy Warwick Thornton Scarlett Pictures
Screen Australia
Fremantle Australia
Longbridge Nominees
South Australian Film Corporation
Screen NSW
Roadshow Films 72%
Shayda Noora Niasari Origma 45
The 51 Fund
HanWay Films
Parandeh Pictures
Madman Entertainment96%
Fingernails Christos Nikou FilmNation Entertainment Apple TV+ 60%
Television
YearTitleCreatorProduction companyNetwork
2020 Mrs. America Dahvi Waller Shiny Penny Productions
Gowanus Projections
Federal Engineering
FXP
FX on Hulu
Stateless Cate Blanchett
Tony Ayres
Elise McCredie
Matchbox Pictures ABC TV
2024 Disclaimer Alfonso Cuarón Esperanto Filmoj
Anonymous Content
Apple TV+
Podcast
YearTitleNetwork
2022Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy Audible

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