Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley’s Number 9 Films has appointed Claudia Yusef as the UK indie’s head of development. The exec, who joins from Scottish Film Talent Network, will oversee development of all upcoming projects at Number 9 as well as focusing on discovering, nurturing and working with emerging talent…

Last year, all it took was a hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite, to re-energize an important conversation. Twelve months later, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins made history by becoming the first African-American filmmaker to be nominated for Best Director, Picture and Screenplay at the Academy Awards. And, as everyone knows…

Stephen Wooley and Elizabeth Karlsen’s Number 9 Films are teaming up with the StudioCanal-owned production banner RED a TV adaptation of Henry James' seminal 1881 novel Portrait of A Lady. The project will be Number 9’s first foray into TV. Karlsen and Woolley will exec produce alongside RED’s Nicola Shindler (Happy Va…

EXCLUSIVE– Getting one high-end, sophisticated independent film off the ground in today's climate is no mean feat. Carol producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen and their company Number 9 Films seem to have cracked a way to turn good taste into a viable business. They are on the verge of having their biggest…

EXCLUSIVE: Best Actress Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan will star in On Chesil Beach for Number 9 Films’ Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley. Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown) will make his feature directorial debut with the adaptation of the acclaimed Ian McEwan novel. This is another classy project for Number 9, which…

Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley are among Britain’s most accomplished film producers. Through their company Number 9 Films, they’ve been behind some of the country’s most successful indies — movies including The Crying Game, How To Lose Friends And Alienate People and a pair of projects at this year’s Canness…