Ed Guiney co-founded film and television production company Element Pictures with Andrew Lowe in 2001. Element has offices in Dublin, Belfast and London and works across film and television production. As Founder and Co-CEO, Guiney oversees the development and production of Element’s film and television slate.
Current film productions and upcoming releases include Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh (Netflix); Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter (BBC/A24); Stephen Williams historical biopic Chevalier, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Searchlight Pictures) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe (Film4/Searchlight Pictures).
Recent producer credits include Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and Room, directed by Lenny Abrahamson as well as Sean Durkin’s The Nest; Phyllida Lloyd’s Herself; and Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Part II, which had its world premiere at Director’s Fortnight in July 2021.
His most recent executive producer credits for television include the adaptations of Sally Rooney’s novels, Conversations With Friends, and critically acclaimed Normal People, both directed by Lenny Abrahamson (BBC/HULU); and Nancy Harris’ The Dry (Britbox/ITV Studios); Shane Meadows’ period drama The Gallows Pole (BBC/A24) is currently in post-production.
Guiney has been nominated for two Oscars for Best Picture and has won two BAFTAs.
In May 2022, Fremantle announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Element Pictures, marking a new and ambitious phase of growth for Element.
