October Eleven Pictures is an award-winning Irish film production company based in Dublin, Ireland. A company dedicated to the development and encouragement of new and existing talent in the arenas of film, design and music.
October Eleven Pictures was born out of a desire to write and produce feature films using the digital format in order to challenge the tried and tested formula of 35mm film. It believes that the future of film-making lies in this area. Unfortunately, the restrictions of the spiralling cost of 35mm film has sadly been one of the reasons for the dampening of creativity in movie-making circles. How many times has a brilliant idea been levelled by the restrictions of a budget? Digital technology answers the question of how to make an excellent quality film on tight finances. With the advent of 3chip DV & HDV/HD, original ideas can finally be realized.
October Eleven Pictures consists of the Figgis Brothers, Jason and Jonathan whose childhood dreams of making movies and the advent of digital technology lead them to set up the company in February 2001. Jason directs while his younger brother Jonathan produces. The Figgis Brothers have had a love of Cinema since they were very young. Watching Hammer Films was a passion for them both. Equal to the terror as they half hid behind pillows was the thrill at being confronted by monsters, swirling mists and dark villainous characters. The love of Hammer progressed to film noir with it's enigmatic shadows depicting world's where the good as well as the bad seemed to inhabit the same sinister environment.
It's a safe bet that darkness in varying forms will be a strong trademark in a number of the Figgis Brothers productions. Completing the team are a further two directors; Alan Foley, Creative Director and Mark Holmes, Finance Director.
