Spice Factory (UK) Ltd Information

In 1997, Michael Cowan and Jason Piette founded Spice Factory (UK) Ltd. Spice Factory is one of Europe’s most dynamic independent production companies, having produced over 50 films from $1M to $100M. Spice Factory is involved in structured financing of films, and have raised over £300M for film production in the last 10 years. Recently, Spice Factory moved into television event mini-series. Included in their list of accomplishments as producers and financiers are films such as THE MERCHANT OF VENICE directed by Michael Radford with Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons, HEAD IN THE CLOUDS starring Charlize Theron and Penelope Cruz, futuristic vampire thriller PERFECT CREATURE with Dougray Scott and Saffron Burrows, and quirky romantic comedy PLOTS WITH A VIEW (a.k.a. UNDERTAKING BETTY) starring Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Walken, Alfred Molina and Naomi Watts, and WOLF CREEK which went on to gross over $100M worldwide. Other production highlights include A DIFFERENT LOYALTY starring Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett directed by Marek Kanievska, THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY featuring a stellar cast including Robert De Niro, Kathy Bates, Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne, STEAL by Gérard Pires (Taxi) with Stephen Dorff and Natasha Henstridge and THE STATEMENT, directed by Norman Jewison starring Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton and Charlotte Rampling. Over and above theatrical releases, Spice Factory productions have also featured in numerous film festivals and won awards. PLOTS WITH A VIEW was awarded a Welsh BAFTA, BOLLYWOOD QUEEN was selected for Sundance 2003, André Téchiné’s STRAYED (aka LES ÉGARÉS) was selected for competition in Cannes 2003, MR IN-BETWEEN won best feature at Raindance 2001 and Best Actor for Andrew Howard at Tokyo Film Festival, and children’s time travel drama AN ANGEL FOR MAY has picked up 14 awards since 2001.