Description
Dirty Films is an Australian independent film and television production company founded by married couple, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2000. Films produced include Bangers (1999), Little Fish (2005), Carol (2015), Shayda (2023), The New Boy (2023), and Fingernails (2023). Television productions include the series Stateless (2020), and Mrs. America (2020).
The company's first feature film, Little Fish, directed by Rowan Woods, was released in 2005. The romantic drama film Carol (2015), directed by Todd Haynes, was produced in association with Dirty Films, and received six Academy Awards nominations.
In June 2020, Dirty Films signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures. In July 2020, it signed a first look television deal with FX Productions, with Coco Francini joining the company as a partner.
In February 2022, it released its first podcast on Audible, Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy, hosted by Blanchett and Kennedy.
In 2023, Dirty Films produced Shayda directed by Noora Niasari, The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton, and Fingernails directed by Christos Nikou.
Upcoming projects include the television series Disclaimer for Apple TV+, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.