‘The Father’ Outfit Embankment Joins Forces With ‘Death Of Stalin’ Producer Kevin Loader To Create Free Range Entertainment

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EXCLUSIVE: UK sales and production firm Embankment (The Father, The Wife) is teaming up with veteran UK producer Kevin Loader (The Death Of Stalin, The Lady In The Van) to create new label Free Range Entertainment.The key shareholders in the company are Embankment’s Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar and Free Range’s Kevin Loader.The combined company will develop, produce, co-produce, sell, and distribute film, TV and “allied” content, while also investing directly into production and working with third party investors and financiers.Tim Haslam explained: “Free Range Entertainment is a creative hub for like-minded storytellers, writers, directors, and producers; converting IP from inception and development, through to production and commercial global exploitation.

The Embankment sales brand will continue.”Free Range Films was founded by producer Kevin Loader and director Roger Michell in 1996.

Following Michell’s untimely passing last September, the production company has decided to embark on a new structural partnership.Loader commented: “Having worked so closely with Embankment on Michell’s last film, Elizabeth: A Portrait In Parts, I know Roger would proudly approve of this partnership.

Tim, Hugo and their colleagues have consistently proven that they convert storytelling into high-quality films. It’s exhilarating to be working together within the complex matrix of film finance and a constantly evolving distribution landscape.”Embankment co-founder Hugo Grumbar added: “Both Free Range Films and Embankment are coming through Covid-19 with productions filmed throughout 2021 and early 2022.