Cottonopolis is a television and film production company based in the UK and US. Cottonopolis specialises in high-end documentaries, feature film and drama, music videos and other short content.

Mojave 3 ‘Breaking The Ice’

February 28th, 2007

Breaking The Ice Cottonopolis produces video for 4AD Read the rest of this entry »

James Erskine directs episode of Torchwood

January 28th, 2007

TorchwoodCottonopolis’ James Erskine recently directed an episode of the hit BBC drama Torchwood. Read the rest of this entry »

Flaming Lips Live at the Manchester Apollo

December 20th, 2006

Wayne CoyneWayne CoyneCottonopolis produces a live recording of the Flaming Lips at the Manchester Apollo. Read the rest of this entry »

Mates of State - “Ha Ha” music video

November 20th, 2006

Ha ha music video

After a successful collaboration on their “Proofs” video, Mates of State and Cottonopolis Films have teamed up again, this time for “Ha Ha”.

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EMR - pioneering simultaneous release

November 15th, 2006

EMR PosterEMR‘, Cottonpolis’ first feature film, was completed in early 2005. The film was made on a micro-budget and shot on HD. A work in progress was screened at the DC Independent Film Festival and won the Audience Award. EMR subsequently won the Jury Prize at Raindance 2004 for ‘Best UK Feature’. In early 2005, EMR won Germany’s cult Weekend of Fear Festival, taking the jury prize for best feature, the Golden Glibb. The film also won best feature at San Francisco’s Fearless Tales Festival. The UK cinematic release subsequently by Dogwoof Pictures made history as the world’s first simultaneous release.
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