Hatch Films

Hatch Films Award-winning social enterprise film production. Signature Pictures Academy is a film production company dedicated to diversifying the UK Film industry.

We inspire and support young people from diverse backgrounds to start a career in film (and make awesome films of course). Partnered with Princes Trust, ITV and Slick Films we develop and support diverse new talent to work sustainably in the industry. We also work with the likes of Marvel Studios, Sky Atlantic, BFI and BBC on our mission. Check out more on our website or Instagram

We are pleased to announce the incredible MD of , has joined the Hatch Films Industry Board.‘Increasing diversity in t...
10/07/2024

We are pleased to announce the incredible MD of , has joined the Hatch Films Industry Board.

‘Increasing diversity in the British entertainment industry is both a moral and creative imperative. Growing up in Hull in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, I had no representation of my queerness on film and TV, and forging a career within it, seemed impossible. Hatch Films amplifies diverse voices and stories, investing in and training talent that enriches our cultural landscape and inspires future generations. This work is crucial for showing that our industry is for everyone, and it’s an honour to join the Advisory board to support its mission.’ - Daniel Maynard

Our Industry Board is made up of key individuals that truly support our mission beyond kind words. They help us shape what we do to increase our impact and move our mission forward. Welcome Dan!
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We had a great time at the celebration of creative talent last night. Met some amazing people and made some fantastic c...
14/12/2023

We had a great time at the celebration of creative talent last night. Met some amazing people and made some fantastic connections making this industry a better place for the communities of talent we support. What a great way to end the year at Hatch. 🎉

It was amazing to spend the week at NBCU delivering one of our brand new talent development programmes, Future Producers...
22/11/2023

It was amazing to spend the week at NBCU delivering one of our brand new talent development programmes, Future Producers a few months back.

So much talent in the room and we are gearing up for a big 2024.

We are extremely happy to announce that 1 UP will have its UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival this weekend!So much ...
04/10/2023

We are extremely happy to announce that 1 UP will have its UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival this weekend!

So much hard work went into this stunning film and we are so proud of the team.

1 UP

A Hatch Films and Them Ones Production

Created by Greg Francis and Patrick Williams
Written and directed by Greg Francis
Produced by Tobi Kyeremateng
Executive Produced by .hatchfilms , & Giovanna Faso

Cast
Andrew: Lamar Waves
Mum: Mina Andala
Pappa Strings: Sean Earl McPherson
Mark: Ayo Awoyemi
Patrick: Jack Darling
Pups: Che Mate-Kole
Max: Tom Lincoln
Perry: Warren Graham
JB: Daniel Ezenyi
Michael: Michael Junior Onafowokan

Casting Director: Fran Cattaneo

Director of Photography: Dominic Lake
First Assistant Camera: Dan Deighton
Second Assistant Camera: Max Boon & Fabienne Piolini-Castle

First Assistant Director: Sue King
Script Supervisor: Tian Xu

Gaffer: Jed Clist
Spark: Lloyd Rubio

Production and Costume Designer: Paix Robinson
Art Director: Rema Kahsay
Assistant Art Director: Lucia Barsegian
Costume Assistant: Sophie Gabbay
Hair and Make Up Stylist: Kayla Selway-Rand
Hair and Make Up Assistants: Vivian Emelo & Rashida Blair

Sound Recordist: Brooks Warner-James
Music Supervisor: Dominic Farley
Sound Post Facility: Boom
Re-Recording Mixer: David Sendall
Sound Effect Editor: Ben Gayle
Dialogue Editor: Abbie Shaw
Colour Grade House: Electric Theatre Collective
Colour Executive Producer: Oliver Whitworth
Colorist: Megan Lee

Editor: Michal Zak
Trailer Editor: Rachel Franks
Poster Designer: Mica Murphy

Director Trainee: Benie Tshola
Director of Photography Trainee: Grier Thomas-Anderson
Producer Trainees: Queen Bera, Makella Ketedzi & Emmanuel Mbayi
Assistant Director Trainee: Geillo Kobba & Tyrone Parson
Camera Trainee: Augustine Baidoo
Lighting Trainee: Jazz Cole
Costume Trainee: Lizze Shade
Script Supervisor Trainee: Julia Rudd
BTS Photographer: Hansof Waller

Special thanks to Vivendi, Black@Uber, and The Wickers Charity

In Memory of Sunetta Kiarie

We are excited to announce 3 more guest speakers on our first Future Producers programme.Tobi Kyeremateng- BAFTA winning...
11/09/2023

We are excited to announce 3 more guest speakers on our first Future Producers programme.

Tobi Kyeremateng- BAFTA winning Producer

Georgia Brown - Media Exec and Former Head of Amazon Studios Europe

Jason Osborne - BAFTA Nominated Director and Filmmaker

Link in our bio to apply! Applications close this week.

Pleased to announce 3 of our guest speakers who will be sharing wisdom with our Future Producers.Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor -...
07/09/2023

Pleased to announce 3 of our guest speakers who will be sharing wisdom with our Future Producers.

Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor - Award winning Producer of Blue Story, For Love and Boxing Day and founder of Joi Productions.

Joan Iyiola - Award winning Writer, Actress and Producer of Dolápò is Fine

Dominic Buchanan - BAFTA winning Producer of The End of the F***ing World and Co-Founder of Home Team.

We can’t wait to for our first cohort to meet them.

Deadline to apply is 13th Sept, link in our bio!

We are pleased to announce Winnie Imara, Producer, Mentor and Founder of , as our facilitator for Future Producers. We ...
04/09/2023

We are pleased to announce Winnie Imara, Producer, Mentor and Founder of , as our facilitator for Future Producers.
 
We are so excited for Winnie to lead the very fist cohort of talented production assistants through our five day workshop and help them with the foundations to build the next level of their career.
 
Winnie will be joined by some amazing guests along the way, more announcements this week!
 
Remember, applications close next week! (Link in Bio)
 
 
More info: Winnie is the Founder of’ Save Black Women’ a collective that aims to producer untold stories and create new opportunities in film, tv and theatre. Working with guests from Channel 4 and BBC to Searchlight Pictures and BFI and producing a writers initiative, Winnie and her team have connected almost 200 Black Women, Mixed Black Women and non-binary individuals to industry professionals.
 
She has been a mentor for ‘I Like Networking’, Peckham Rose’ and has been feature on Black Girl Fest.

Apply now! We are looking to develop and support aspiring Producers for the next 12 months with our new development prog...
24/08/2023

Apply now! We are looking to develop and support aspiring Producers for the next 12 months with our new development programme, Future Producers.

We’ve teamed up with and to create a programme focussed on talent from the global majority.

Starting with a 5 day workshop on 25th Sept at NBCUniversal, London you will learn how to be an invaluable runner/assistant, build foundational skills as a Producer and be supported to reach your next career goals.

This programme is free and travel bursaries are available to apply for.

Link in our bio for more info and to apply!

We have been working hard behind the scenes to create development opportunities that benefit you directly. So we are so ...
22/08/2023

We have been working hard behind the scenes to create development opportunities that benefit you directly. So we are so excited to be teaming up with to create FUTURE PRODUCERS, a talent development initiative focussed on the global majority.

We are looking for the next generation of incredible producers to take part in an intensive weeklong training programme, which has been designed to upskill and equip early career talent.

The free to access programme is being supported by British actor and Hatch Films Industry Board Member,

If you are at runner/assistant level and want to progress to Producer then check out more details and application via the link in our bio.

A few snaps from our cast and crew screening of a few weeks back.Love that we get to do this.📸
14/08/2023

A few snaps from our cast and crew screening of a few weeks back.

Love that we get to do this.

📸

Very excited to say we are one of NatWest Top 100 leading Social Enterprises 2023!Thanks for the recognition ✌🏽These lit...
30/06/2023

Very excited to say we are one of NatWest Top 100 leading Social Enterprises 2023!

Thanks for the recognition ✌🏽

These little moments add even more fuel to our fire.

Film event. We are please to present a reading for this exciting new short written by and directed by .Join us to hear...
03/05/2023

Film event. We are please to present a reading for this exciting new short written by and directed by .

Join us to hear brand new work, meet the filmmakers and stay for networking.

The script:

MTNA (pronounced Martina) is a darkly comedic and provocative short film that illuminates the real life misogynoir that women of colour experience in the music industry. Inspired by writer/creator Jamila’s personal experiences as a mixed race actress, this film is a comment on how the music industry exploits and treats their artists and how when one no longer benefits the system you are discarded!

The details:
Friday 12th May
Doors open 2pm and reading starts 2.30pm
Carousel, Charlotte Street
Tickets available via Eventbrite (link in bio)

On behalf of Hatch Films we will forever be grateful for Sunetta’s life. Our relationship may have been short but her im...
29/04/2023

On behalf of Hatch Films we will forever be grateful for Sunetta’s life. Our relationship may have been short but her impact on our organisation has been huge. She championed us, supported us and secured an invaluable partnership for us. She was a community builder and a ray of light.

Our sincere condolences to her family and friends.

Hatch Films founders, Robert and Glen
🙏🏾

Congratulations to our friend and advisory board member on his new show The Diplomat on Netflix.Keep rising 🙏🏽
25/04/2023

Congratulations to our friend and advisory board member on his new show The Diplomat on Netflix.

Keep rising 🙏🏽

Man>Code….let’s go. We need to raise funds for post production on our new short film by , produced by and and Directe...
16/04/2023

Man>Code….let’s go. We need to raise funds for post production on our new short film by , produced by and and Directed by .

We are almost half way there and we have two weeks left to go.

Click the link in our bio and go to our Greenlit page to find out how you can support.

Follow for updates 🙌🏾

Our co-founder Robert Douglas was part of the ‘For the culture’ panel at the last week in association with It was amaz...
28/01/2023

Our co-founder Robert Douglas was part of the ‘For the culture’ panel at the
last week in association with

It was amazing to meet some many exciting new filmmakers and orgs working towards the same goals.

Another exciting announcement. Tobi Asare is the Businesses Development Director at OMD UK. Recently she was listed in t...
13/12/2022

Another exciting announcement. Tobi Asare is the Businesses Development Director at OMD UK. Recently she was listed in the Top New business Chiefs list by Campaign magazine UK, in recognition of achieving an impressive streak of new business wins, embedding wellbeing and inclusivity policies, within her team.

She is also the Author of The Blend : How to Successfully Manage a Career and a Family.

Tobi says: “Hatch’s mission to help underrepresented young talent enter and thrive in the world of film and TV is undeniably one I am excited to support and I am thrilled to be part of the mission and make an impact.”

Tobi is an amazing addition to our Industry Board!

Georgia, recently Head of Amazon Studios Europe and previously EVP of Global Content at Fremantle, joins our Advisory Bo...
12/12/2022

Georgia, recently Head of Amazon Studios Europe and previously EVP of Global Content at Fremantle, joins our Advisory Board.

She is passionate about investing into the next generation of talent to create a more inclusive industry and reducing barriers to entry. A perfect fit for Hatch.

Georgia brings SO much energy to Hatch we cannot wait to see where it takes us.

More info on Georgia and some other board members, click the link in bio 💥

We are so pleased to announce that actor, has joined our Industry Advisory Board helping us drive forward our work for ...
12/12/2022

We are so pleased to announce that actor, has joined our Industry Advisory Board helping us drive forward our work for equity in the film industry.

David, best known for his roles in Interstellar (Christopher Nolan), Carnival Row (Amazon Prime) and The Sandman (Netflix), has long been a champion of Hatch Films and its mission and has joined the board to strive to make change in the industry he loves.

We cannot wait to work more closely with David!

After months in the making we are please to announce we are supported by Black@Uber and Uber Global Social Impact.Howeve...
02/12/2022

After months in the making we are please to announce we are supported by Black@Uber and Uber Global Social Impact.

However small we may seem, partnerships like this allow us to do huge things.

More to come!

Wanna help us disrupt some things?Get in touch.
23/09/2022

Wanna help us disrupt some things?
Get in touch.

Come and join us for a panel discussion with Channel 4, Film4, NFTS and Film London discussing what the industry is doin...
05/09/2022

Come and join us for a panel discussion with Channel 4, Film4, NFTS and Film London discussing what the industry is doing and needs to be doing to encourage and progress more women of colour within the industry.

Hosted by us and

Link in our bio to reserve your space (only a few left).

This is us. 01.09.22
30/08/2022

This is us. 01.09.22

This is our passion. The next stage of our growth is 01.09.22
29/08/2022

This is our passion. The next stage of our growth is 01.09.22

As a company that champions underrepresented talent, we are always looking how to best serve those people. They are at t...
27/07/2022

As a company that champions underrepresented talent, we are always looking how to best serve those people. They are at the heart of what we do and what drives us to do more. And in order to do more, we need to grow. That’s why we are excited to be part of the Accelerate programme for social entrepreneurs.

There’s some brand new stuff to come over the next few months and EY are helping us make that happen. 🙌🏾🙌🏼

You’ll be hearing a lot about 1 Up over the next few months. Written by the talented and , it’s the film that won our ...
17/06/2022

You’ll be hearing a lot about 1 Up over the next few months. Written by the talented and , it’s the film that won our script submission call out and we are so excited to bringing it to life!

There are a plethora of stories from the black community, not just the common themes we see on screen and this story is a fresh one.

We are making this film using our unique process of training and developing young people alongside pre-production so they are involved from the very start and get a full experience.

Team - let’s go.

We are pleased to announce the first co-writer of our short film for the SPA Film Programme 22, Patrick Williams aka .P...
08/06/2022

We are pleased to announce the first co-writer of our short film for the SPA Film Programme 22, Patrick Williams aka .

Patrick is a DJ and musician (and now script writer) whose passion for reggae has influenced this fresh story.

Please welcome Patrick to the team.

More info on the film itself coming soon.

We are pleased to announce the first co-writer of our short film for the SPA Film Programme 22, Patrick Williams aka .P...
08/06/2022

We are pleased to announce the first co-writer of our short film for the SPA Film Programme 22, Patrick Williams aka .

Patrick is a DJ and musician (and now script writer) whose passion for reggae has influenced this fresh story.

Please welcome Patrick to the team.

More info on the film itself coming soon.

We’ve teamed up with to create a space for women of colour in film and tv to talk about Breaking the Barriers!Come and ...
20/05/2022

We’ve teamed up with to create a space for women of colour in film and tv to talk about Breaking the Barriers!

Come and have a drink with us at Channel 4 on 22nd June and join in the important discussion with our industry panel and meet your peers.

The link for tickets is in our bio. It’s a free event and tickets are limited.

We’ll announce the exciting panel over the next few weeks so look out for more info!

Here we go, Great news! We have now opened our SPA Film Programme out people that live in any of the London Boroughs.Spr...
12/05/2022

Here we go, Great news! We have now opened our SPA Film Programme out people that live in any of the London Boroughs.

Spread the word. It’s an opportunity not to be missed.

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Signature Pictures is a social enterprise film production company. Partnered with the Prince’s Trust and Jobcentre Plus, we provide training and work experience opportunities to unemployed and at risk young people in every department of our film productions.