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Magma Pictures

Production company based in London

Magma Pictures Limited is a film production company based in London, founded in 2004 by directors James Walker and Ed Boase who have been working together in the film industry. Magma Pictures' educational sister company is Young Film Academy. Magma Pictures specialises in feature films and corporate films.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Magma Pictures Limited is a film production company based in London, founded in 2004 by directors James Walker and Ed Boase who have been working together in the film industry. Magma Pictures' educational sister company is Young Film Academy. Magma Pictures specialises in feature films and corporate films.2

The story

Magma Pictures' films have been shown in over fifty festivals worldwide and broadcast on BBC Four, HTV, Canal+ and Rai 1, among others. Their awards include Best UK Short (Raindance Film Festival), Cocotte-Minute Grand Prix (Brest European Short Film Festival ) and Best Director (Capalbio International Film Festival). James Walker (director) graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2001. He was nominated for the London Writer's Award in 2002 and won the King's Cross New Writing Award, 2004. He has since been commissioned by the National Theatre and is writing for television. Ed Boase (director) graduated from the London College of Printing in 2001. His latest short film Home Video was shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Rushes Short Film Festival and won the Silver Melies award at the Leeds International Film Festival 2006. Magma Pictures' first feature film is Blooded, which received UK theatrical and DVD release in April 2011.

From Wikipedia’s article on Magma Pictures, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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