See-Saw Films

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See-Saw Films
Industry Motion picture
Founded2008, 15 years ago
Founder Iain Canning
Emile Sherman
Headquarters
London, England, United Kingdom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
Iain Canning
Emile Sherman
Products Film production
Television production
Website www.see-saw-films.com

See-Saw Films is a British-Australian film and television production company founded in 2008 by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, with offices in London and Sydney. Their productions include The King's Speech , Top Of The Lake , Lion , The Power of the Dog, Slow Horses and the British teen series Heartstopper .

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History

Producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman co-founded See-Saw Films in 2008. [1]

In 2011, See-Saw won the Academy Award for Best Picture for their film The King's Speech directed by Tom Hooper. The film stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. [2] [3] [4]

See-Saw's first television series was Top Of The Lake , directed by Jane Campion and starring Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter. The first series released in 2013 and was nominated for eight Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. [5] The second series, Top Of The Lake: China Girl , also directed by Campion, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. [6] Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as Detective Robin Griffin in Top Of The Lake: China Girl, which also stars Nicole Kidman and Gwendoline Christie. [7]

See-Saw produced Lion , which premiered in 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. [8] [9] The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, won two BAFTA Awards, and won 12 AACTA Awards. [10] [11]

In 2019, See-Saw produced short-form British comedy series, State of the Union, which premiered on Sundance TV. The first season won three Emmy Awards and stars Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd. In 2021, the series was renewed for a second season and stars Brendan Gleeson and Patricia Clarkson. [12]

In 2021 releases included British TV series The North Water, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell; and Australian TV series Firebite , written by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher and directed by Thornton, Fletcher and Tony Krawitz. Both series premiered on AMC+ in the United States. [13] [14]

Toward the end of 2021, Netflix released The Power of the Dog , which is See-Saw's second collaboration with Jane Campion. [15] In 2022, the film won two BAFTAs including Best Film, and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, with Jane Campion going on to win Best Director. [16] The film originally premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and Campion was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Director.[ citation needed ]

TV released in 2022 include Slow Horses seasons one and two [17] and The Essex Serpent for Apple TV+, and Heartstopper season one for Netflix. See-Saw's films that released in 2022 were Operation Mincemeat and The Stranger . [18] [19] Florian Zeller's The Son premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and will release theatrically in early 2023. [20]

People

Iain Canning and Emile Sherman co-founded the company, [1] and as of June 2022 remain co-managing directors. [21]

Executive producer of television in the UK, Patrick Walters, [21] joined the company in 2014 and was promoted in 2018 to head of TV development in the UK, US and Australia as well as serving as executive producer on selected UK productions. [22]

Simon Gillis is chief operating officer. [21]

Subsidiaries and associated companies

See-Saw has an in-house sales arm, Cross City Films, which handles international sales of its titles in select territories. [23]

Between 2019 and 2020, See-Saw Films launched joint venture production companies I Am That with Lion director Garth Davis, and Picking Scabs with Samantha Strauss, creator and screenwriter of the Fox Showcase/Sky Atlantic television series The End . [24] I Am That's 50-50 partnership with See-Saw develops feature film and TV projects for Davis to direct and produce alongside See-Saw's managing directors, Canning and Sherman, [25] while Picking Scabs develops projects for Strauss to write and produce with See-Saw [24]

Productions

Film

YearFilmDirectorWriterNotes
2009 Linear Anton Corbijn
2010 Oranges and Sunshine Jim Loach Rona Munro
The Kings of Mykonos Peter Andrikidis Nominated – AFI Readers' Choice Award [27]
The King's Speech Tom Hooper David Seidler
2011 Shame Steve McQueen Steve McQueen;

Abi Morgan

2012 Dead Europe Tony KrawitzLouise Fox
2013 Tracks John Curran Marion Nelson
2015 Life Anton Corbijn Luke Davies
Macbeth Justin Kurzel Jacob Koskoff; Michael Lesslie; Todd Louiso
Mr. Holmes Bill Condon Jeffrey Hatcher
Slow West John Maclean John Maclean
2016 Lion Garth Davis Luke Davies
2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties John Cameron Mitchell Philippa Goslett; John Cameron Mitchell
2018 Mary Magdalene Garth Davis Helen Edmundson; Philippa Goslett
Widows Steve McQueen Gillian Flynn; Steve McQueen
2019 The Day Shall Come Chris Morris Chris Morris; Jesse Armstrong
2020 Ammonite Francis Lee Francis Lee
2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Jane Campion
2022 Operation Mincemeat John Madden Michelle Ashford
The Stranger Thomas M. Wright Thomas M. WrightPremiered in Un Certain Regard at 75th Cannes Film Festival
The Son Florian Zeller Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton
2023 Foe Garth Davis Iain Reid and Garth Davis [33]
The Royal Hotel Kitty Green Kitty Green and Oscar Redding [34]
One Life James Hawes Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake [35]
TBA Wizards! David Michôd David Michôd [36]

Television

YearShowWriterDirectorNotes
2013 Top of the Lake Jane Campion, Gerard Lee Jane Campion, Garth Davis
2015 Banished Jimmy McGovern, Shaun Duggan Daniel Percival, Jeffrey Walker Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries [38]
2016Codes of Conduct Matthew Michael Carnahan Steve McQueen
Love, Nina Nick Hornby, Nina Stibbe S.J. Clarkson
2017 Top of the Lake: China Girl Jane Campion, Gerard Lee Jane Campion, Ariel Kleiman Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
2018 The New Legends of Monkey Jacquelin Perske Gerald JohnstoneNominated - AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series
2019 State of the Union Nick Hornby Stephen Frears Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series [39]
2020 The End Samantha Strauss Jessica M. Thompson; Jonathan Brough Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature
2021 The North Water Andrew Haigh Andrew Haigh
Firebite Warwick Thornton; Brendan Fletcher Warwick Thornton; Brendan Fletcher; Tony Krawitz
2022 Slow Horses Will Smith; Morwenna Banks; Mark Denton; Jonny Stockwood James Hawes
Heartstopper Alice Oseman Euros Lyn Nominated for nine Children's and Family Emmys
The Essex Serpent Anna Symon Clio Barnard
2024 Sweetpea Kirstie SwainElla JonesIn production [40] [41]

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