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Element Pictures was founded in 2001 by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe.[3][4]
The company often co-produces with or arranges funding from Irish governmental organizations such as Screen Ireland, as well as from BBC Film and Film4 in the United Kingdom and US companies A24 and Searchlight Pictures.[5][2][6][7]
The company has operated Light House Cinema since January 2012,[8] and the Pálas Cinema in Galway since 2018. Element also owns and operates a distribution company Volta.[9]
In 2015 the company co-produced the television series Red Rock with TV3[7][10] as well as the feature film The Lobster.[11]
Also, in 2015, Element Pictures received three Independent Spirit Award nominations[12] and its co-production, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, was nominated for three Golden Globe awards [13][14]
In May 2022, a majority stake in Element Pictures was acquired by the European production and distribution company, Fremantle.[15]
In January 2024, Element Pictures co-production Poor Things won the Golden Globe awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Emma Stone.[16]