About Us


Stacey Murray and Michael Knowles Made Up North Productions Limited was established in 2004 out of Northern Films, an award-winning short film production company. Our mission is to develop and maintain a profitable film production base outside London by developing and financing emerging talent, with commercial success as a key requirement.

 

Operating from bases in Derbyshire, Salford and Liverpool we have developed an impressive network of creative talent and high-quality industry collaborators, to produce a diverse range of creative and commercially viable film projects.

 

With two films now completed we are achieving our mission by:

 

  • balancing an innovative creative vision within a strong management and financial framework
  • attracting creative and commercially viable projects onto our slate
  • gaining the technical and commercial expertise to bring these projects to the screen;
  • spreading risk and potential returns across a diversity of projects
  • entering into working partnerships and/or co-production agreements with established and successful industry organisations and individuals – regionally, nationally and internationally
  • building a robust sales and distribution model
  • exploiting primary, secondary and third-line revenue streams, including theatre/cinema release, DVD/video release, broadcast commission and merchandise, both domestically and overseas.

 

Please visit our ‘Slate' section to read about the range of feature and short film projects we currently have in development and production.

 

If you want to discuss any aspect of our business please contact us.

 

 

The Made Up North team

 

Michael Knowles, Producer and Creative Director

Stacey Murray, Producer and Managing Director