Bedlam Productions
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Bedlam Productions is an independent film and television production company based in Soho, London and has been in operation since 2009. Bedlam was founded by Simon Egan and Gareth Unwin
; the two met while studying film at Ravensbourne College. Creative Director Simon Breen joined the production company at the beginning of 2011.
, Geoffrey Rush
and Helena Bonham Carter
. The critically acclaimed film grossed over $400m at the global box office and won four Oscars including Best Film and Best Actor for Colin Firth at the 83rd Academy Awards
and seven BAFTA Awards (including both Best Film and Best British Film). Unwin's work on The King's Speech made him a co-recipient of the Producers Guild of America
award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. In total, The King's Speech won more than 70 awards worldwide in 2010 and 2011.
The King's Speech was followed by the documentary The King's Speech Revealed, which first aired on Five (in the UK) in May 2011. Bedlam had earlier co-produced the BAFTA-nominated Exam (film)
(2009), a feature-length thriller written and directed by Stuart Hazeldine
.
Bedlam has announced two feature films currently in development. 'The Lady Who Went Too Far', is a story about Lady Hester Stanhope
. The film's screenplay is currently being written by Academy Award winner David Seidler
from the biography Star Of The Morning by Kirsten Ellis. 'Zaytoun' is about the unlikely alliance between a 10-year old Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut in 1982; the film is to be directed by Eran Riklis
.
In June 2011, Bedlam Productions was invited to provide a 'masterclass' at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Gareth Unwin
Gareth Unwin is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film The King's Speech, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture...
; the two met while studying film at Ravensbourne College. Creative Director Simon Breen joined the production company at the beginning of 2011.
History
Bedlam's first major feature production was the award winning The King's Speech (2010), starring Colin FirthColin Firth
SirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...
, Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...
and Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
. The critically acclaimed film grossed over $400m at the global box office and won four Oscars including Best Film and Best Actor for Colin Firth at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
and seven BAFTA Awards (including both Best Film and Best British Film). Unwin's work on The King's Speech made him a co-recipient of the Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. In total, The King's Speech won more than 70 awards worldwide in 2010 and 2011.
The King's Speech was followed by the documentary The King's Speech Revealed, which first aired on Five (in the UK) in May 2011. Bedlam had earlier co-produced the BAFTA-nominated Exam (film)
Exam (film)
Exam is a British thriller film written by Simon Garrity and Stuart Hazeldine, directed by Stuart Hazeldine and starring Colin Salmon, Jimi Mistry, Luke Mably, Chuk Iwuji, and Nathalie Cox.- Cast :* Luke Mably as White* Adar Beck as Dark...
(2009), a feature-length thriller written and directed by Stuart Hazeldine
Stuart Hazeldine
Stuart Hazeldine is a British screenwriter, film producer and director. He lives in London.-Biography:...
.
Bedlam has announced two feature films currently in development. 'The Lady Who Went Too Far', is a story about Lady Hester Stanhope
Lady Hester Stanhope
Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope , the eldest child of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope by his first wife Lady Hester Pitt, is remembered by history as an intrepid traveller in an age when women were discouraged from being adventurous.-Early life and travels:Lady Hester was born and grew up at her...
. The film's screenplay is currently being written by Academy Award winner David Seidler
David Seidler
David Seidler is a British-American playwright and film and television writer. He was most successful for writing the play and the screenplay for the film The King's Speech, for which he won the Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.-Early life and family:Seidler was born in...
from the biography Star Of The Morning by Kirsten Ellis. 'Zaytoun' is about the unlikely alliance between a 10-year old Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut in 1982; the film is to be directed by Eran Riklis
Eran Riklis
Eran Riklis is an Israeli filmmaker. His films include Cup Final , The Syrian Bride , and Lemon Tree . He was born in 1954 and he studied at the National Film and Television School in England. He is married to Dina Riklis and they have two children, a daughter, Tammy, and a son, Jonathan...
.
In June 2011, Bedlam Productions was invited to provide a 'masterclass' at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.