Dirty Films

Dirty Films is an Australian independent film and television production company founded by married couple, 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).

Dirty Films

Industry	Film industry
Founder	Cate Blanchett Andrew Upton
Key people	Coco Francini
Website	dirtyfilms.com

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

Year	Title	Director	Production company	Distributor	Rotten 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 Nikou	Boo 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 Entertainment	96%
	Fingernails	Christos Nikou	FilmNation Entertainment	Apple TV+	60%

Television

Year	Title	Creator	Production company	Network
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

Year	Title	Network
2022	Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy	Audible

References

1. "Dirty Films Limited". Companies House. 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
2. "Andrew Upton". The University of Sydney. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
3. Rosser, Michael (August 17, 2015). "Todd Haynes' 'Carol' set for BFI London Film Festival". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
4. Begley, Sarah (January 14, 2016). "Here Is the Complete List of 2016 Oscar Nominations". Time. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
5. N'Duka, Amanda (30 June 2020). "Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films Inks First-Look Film Deal With New Republic Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
6. Petski, Denise (10 July 2020). "Cate Blanchett Inks First-Look TV Deal With FX Productions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "Audible and Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films to Launch New Original Podcast". Audible. February 3, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
8. "Noora Niasari's Feature Film Debut Shayda Announced". Screen Australia. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
9. Jackson, Angelique (10 February 2022). "Cate Blanchett to Star in and Produce 'The New Boy' From Indigenous Australian Filmmaker Warwick Thornton". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
10. Fleming, Mike Jr. (22 May 2022). "Apple Original Films Lands WW On Jessie Buckley-Riz Ahmed Drama 'Fingernails,' Director Christos Nikou's English Language Debut: Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
11. Jackson, Angelique (11 March 2022). "How Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films Production Company Is Making a Global Impact". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

External links

• Official website