23/10/2017

Aconite is delighted to announce that Elizabeth Benjamin has now joined our family, as a Producer of Marketing and Distribution. A communications specialist for 14 years, and an impact producer since 2007, Elizabeth brings her expertise and enthusiasm to Aconite.

“I began my career working at the British Film Institute developing a passion for artistic and socially minded films. I’ve worked with a range of filmmakers over the years, from Shane Meadows and The Dardenne Brothers to the late Mike Grigsby, Penny Woolcock and Laura Poitras. Aconite has a great slate and I am excited to be part of the team.”

Meanwhile, after a successful world premiere in Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, BRASILIA: LIFE AFTER DESIGN has hit the road, and is now touring in Festivals around the world to include: Bergen International Film Festival in Norway; Arquiteturas Film Festival in Lisbon, Melbourne’s Environmental Film Festival, Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto, Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York…

BRASILIA Director Bart Simpson’s Q&A in Planet in Focus FF in Toronto.

Aconite is growing in scale and ambition, with new projects in our minds and hearts.

For more info about our company, productions and festivals coming up, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!