Film and Music Entertainment is one of the UK’s most successful and prolific independent production companies. It was formed by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in January 2000 with the aim of financing and producing feature films. Stephen Daldry (two-times Oscar-nominated, director of Billy Elliott and The Hours) acts as Chairman of the board and as executive producer.

With over 30 films under our belt, including a winner of the Golden Lion in Venice, an Academy Award Nominee and multiple official entries in the Sundance, Berlin, Montreal, Toronto, San Sebastian and Locarno film festivals, the Film and Music Entertainment brand has over the last eight years become synonymous with the production of quality feature films with a wide variety of British, American and European authors,  notably, Gunter Grass, Thomas Kennealy and James Ellroy.

In the last year we have completed the exciting new film, White Lightnin’, working with the ever-expanding international VICE brand which premiered in Sundance and screened in Panorama at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. Made with the UK Film Council White Lightnin’ tells the captivating tale of cult figure Jesco White, the last of the great Appalachian mountain dancers. We have also recently completed Turtle: The Incredible Journey, directed by Emmy award-winner, Nick Stringer, which tells the extraordinary story of the giant loggerhead turtle in F&ME’s first feature documentary.

F&ME swept the board at the 2008 Sarajevo Film Festival winning all major awards with Buick Riviera - a gripping tale of a meeting between two men from ex Yugoslavia.