Founded 2012 | Headquarters London, England | |
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Industry Film and Television Sales and Finance Key people Tim Haslam (Co-Director), Hugo Grumbar (Co-Director) Website | ||
Embankment Films is an international film and television sales and financing company based in London, England.
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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.
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.
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, Boychoir starring Dustin Hoffman, and Le Week-End, starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan.
Upcoming films include Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, Brimstone starring Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Kit Harrington, and Churchill, starring Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson and John Slattery.