Ingenious is pleased to have been involved in the production of Marcella, written by internationally renowned screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt starring Anna Friel in the lead role.

Marcella follows a former fast-track Metropolitan Police detective, played by Anna Friel. She returns to the murder squad after 11 years, following a traumatic divorce, to find a notorious killer.

The new series also stars, Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock and Sinead Cusack.

Marcella was produced with the support of Ingenious Broadcasting. The 8 part series will air on Monday 4 April at 9pm.

We are delighted that Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell has won two Baftas at this year’s Television Craft Awards. The period drama, backed by Ingenious Broadcasting, took home trophies for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects and Production Design at the London ceremony on Sunday evening. 

The debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke depicts an alternative history in which magic is widely acknowledged, but rarely practised. The series, which focuses on magician Mr Norrell (Eddie Marsan) and his apprentice Jonathan Strange (Bertie Carvel), investigates the nature of ‘Englishness’ and the boundaries between reason and unreason. 

The programme, which aired on BBC One in 2015, also received two further Bafta nominations as well as high praise from critics across the globe. 

We are absolutely delighted that Brooklyn, backed by our Shelley Media fund, has won the coveted Outstanding British Film award at last night’s BAFTAs. The film won the category competing against Amy, 45 Years, The Danish Girl, The Lobster and Ex Machina. The award was presented by Idris Elba and Kate Winslet.

Set in nineteen-fifties Ireland and New York, Brooklyn tells the story of young Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), an Irish girl who, lured by the promise of the USA, leaves behind her family to start a new life in New York. The film was adapted by Nick Hornby from the 2009 award-winning novel by Colm Tóibín. Speaking at last night’s ceremony, Hornby said that getting Brooklyn to the big screen was not easy:

‘This film was really, really hard to put together… it took five years to get to production because no one would fund us. You have to sort of pinch yourself really to think that it’s made it all the way through to this.’

Brooklyn has also been nominated for best picture in this year’s Oscars.

The Broadcast Awards took place this week and we are delighted that three productions backed by Ingenious have been recognised. Tasked with rewarding the UK’s most successful television content, creators and channels, the prestigious awards ceremony is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the television sector and is attended by British television’s most influential people, who come together to celebrate the best of the industry.

Dr Foster, backed by the Ingenious Estate Planning service, won best drama series, with Clangers and So Awkward (both backed by Ingenious Broadcasting) winning best pre-school programme and best children’s programme. Judged by some of the industry’s biggest names, the awards cover key genres and reward creativity, quality and originality.

We are delighted to announce that Brooklyn, backed by our Shelley Media Fund, has been named film of the year at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards this week.

Set in fifties Ireland and New York, Brooklyn tells the story of young Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), an Irish girl who, lured by the promise of the USA, leaves behind her family to start a new life in New York.

The awards were hosted by TV presenter and comedian Simon Amstell and took place at the BBC’s former Television Centre in London.

This award is the latest in a number of accolades for Brooklyn: Ronan has already won best actress at the British Independent Film Awards. The film is also nominated for an impressive six awards at this weekend’s BAFTAs as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Ingenious is pleased to announce that Doctor Foster, produced with the support of Ingenious Estate Planning, has won two awards, including new drama, at the National Television Awards.

The five part series aired in September last year to much critical acclaim. Suranne Jones also won the drama performance award for her role as the titular character.

The awards are unique in that they are decided by public vote rather than industry experts.

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced and we’re thrilled that two Ingenious films are continuing their stellar run this awards season with nine nominations.

Among the films with the highest nominations this year is Carol, backed by our Shelley Media fund, which received 6 nominations. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara have been nominated for best actress and best supporting actress respectively and the film has also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Costume Design.

Brooklyn, also backed by Shelley, is nominated for the highly coveted Best Picture award as well as Best Actress for Saiorse Ronan, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 28 February in Los Angeles.

The nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2016 have been announced and we’re thrilled that a number of films supported by Ingenious have received such acclaim.

Carol, backed by our Shelley Media fund, leads this year’s BAFTA selection with a formidable nine nominations across a number of categories. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1950s novel, Carol is set in 1950s New York and tells the story of a department-store clerk, Therese (Rooney Mara) who falls for an older, married woman, Carol (Cate Blanchett). The film is nominated for Best Film, Director for Todd Haynes, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair. Cate Blanchett has been nominated for Leading Actress and Rooney Mara for Supporting Actress.

Dilemma and decision sits at the heart of Brooklyn, a stunning adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s bestselling novel that follows young Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) as she emigrates from rural Ireland to New York. Also supported by our Shelley Media fund, the film follows with an impressive six nominations – for Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with two further accolades for Saoirse Ronan in Leading Actress and Julie Walters in Supporting Actress.

The annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 14 February at the Royal Opera House, London – two weeks before the Oscars.

The 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival took place in California this week with many of the expected main players in this year’s awards season attending. Eleven awards were given out during the annual event, with the winners announced beforehand.

Carol star Cate Blanchett received the Desert Palm achievement award while Saoirse Ronan won the coveted International Star award for her role in Brooklyn. Blanchett thanked the festival for giving its honourees ‘a moment of glory’ even if ‘we are not nominated for any other award’.

Both actresses have received nominations for this year’s Golden Globe awards for their performances. Carol is also in the running for best picture, best director and best score making it the most nominated film in this year’s awards.

Both films were backed by our Shelley Media Fund.

A United Kingdom will open the BFI London Film Festival on 5 October 2016, marking the second consecutive year that an Ingenious production has headlined the 60-year-old event.  Directed by Amma Asante, the drama stars David Oyelowo (Selma) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and will make its European premiere at the LFF.

Set in the late 1940s, A United Kingdom depicts the controversial marriage of Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana (Oyelowo) and British office worker Ruth Williams (Pike), in the face of fierce international opposition.

Other cast members include Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean), Terry Pheto (Mandela), Tom Felton (Harry Potter) and Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey) with the screenplay written by Guy Hibbert (Eye in the Sky). 

The film is produced by Rick McCallum (Star Wars), David Oyelowo, Justin Moore-Lewy, Brunson Green (The Help) and Charlie Mason. Executive producers are Cameron McCracken (Pathé), Christine Langan (BBC Films), Ben Roberts (BFI), Eleanor Clark Windo (Ingenious Media) and Guy Hibbert.

Asante is the second consecutive female director to open the festival, following on from Ingenious’ Suffragette in 2015, directed by Sarah Gavron. 

The festival will run from October 5 – 16 and the full programme of events will be released on 1 September.