In new releases from PGGB Members and Partners this week, we're highlighting the long-awaited return of everybody's favourite marmalade-loving bear.
Paddington in Peru, in cinemas today, sees the duffel-coated bear (Ben Whishaw) travel to South America to pay a visit to his beloved Aunt Lucy along with the Brown family. On arrival at the home for retired bears he’s told by a guitar-playing nun (Olivia Colman) that Lucy has trekked into the jungle on a mysterious quest, sending Paddington with the Brown's in tow on an unexpected journey in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Also releasing this week is new film Bird which follows a 12-year-old who lives with her brother and single dad in a squat in North Kent. As she approaches puberty she seeks attention and adventure elsewhere. The drudgery of everyday life is thrown off kilter when she meets Bird, a mysterious stranger on a journey of his own.
Finally, in television is the release of The Day of the Jackal to Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW. In a modern retelling of the 70's novel and subsequent iconic film, Eddie Redmayne stars as notorious assassin The Jackal, who lives a normal double life away from his murderous career path opposite co-star Lashana Lynch who plays tenacious MI6 agent Bianca.
Her relentless pursuit of The Jackal leads to a global cat-and-mouse chase where there can only be one winner, leaving devastation in their wake.
Take an in-depth look at which Members and Partners worked on these productions below.
PADDINGTON IN PERU
StudioCanal; Heyday Films; Marmalade Films
PGGB Members:
Tim Wellspring – Executive Producer
Sheerin Khosrowshahi-Miandoab – Production Supervisor
Emma Bendell – Financial Controller
James Broom – Production Accountant
Simon Mills – 2nd Unit Production Manager
Danielle Rogers – 2nd Unit Co-ordinator
Marc Ronnie – Assistant Accountant
Shaun Garbutt – Assistant Accountant
Nicolas von Schlippe – Accounts Assistant
Jon Cole – Accounts Clerk
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
SetKeeper – provided production office software
Film London – supported work on locations for final scenes
Universal Pixels – provided equipment
Sky Studios Elstree – shot on lot
Mission Digital – provided DIT services 2nd Unit: Anthony Dias
Entertainment Partners – provided Casting Portal software
Hertfordshire Film Office – supported location shooting in Hemel Hempstead, shot locally at Sky Studio Elstree, and Elstree Studios
Panavision – serviced the production
Universal Production Services – provided Set Lighting & Rigging services
Location Collective & OMA Studio Group – provided location services
Team Engine – supplied Digital Onboarding & Timecard Services
BIRD
BBC Film; BFI; Pinky Promise; FirstGen Content; Access Entertainment
PGGB Member:
Jack Knott – Line Producer
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
Kodak Motion Picture & Entertainment – shot on 16mm film
Digital Orchard – scan team supported scanning 16mm film at 4k resolutions on Scanity HDR machine as part of partnership with Kodak Film Lab London. Head of Scanning: Dan Redrup, Scanning Operators: Harry Wilson & Timi Oladeji
Panavision – serviced the production
Team Engine – supplied Digital Onboarding & Timecard Services
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Carnival Film & Television
PGGB Members:
Karen Swinney – Payroll Accountant (UK Shoot)
Charlie Watson – 1st Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy – 1st Assistant Director (Budapest and Croatia)
Rachael Allinson – Cashier
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
TPH Global – Provided payroll services
Mission Digital – UK Unit – Digital Dailies: Raquel Martin, DIT services: Thomas Patrick
Entertainment Partners – provided Casting Portal services
The Base Camp Co.– provided unit base and crew parking hires
Maloney & Associates Location Services – provided security services around London through shooting in 2023
Team Engine – supplied Digital Onboarding & Timecard Services
