ABOUT

Forty Foot Pictures is a film and television production company set up by producer Collie McCarthy. With a base in London and Dublin, we are working with both emerging and established talent to create engaging audience-focused entertainment. The company’s debut feature, Netflix Original I USED TO BE FAMOUS by writer/director Eddie Sternberg, released in September '22 and was the streamer’s 4th most watched film globally in it’s first week, hitting the Top 10 in 68 countries including the UK and US. Up next is Screen Ireland-backed mockumentary FRAN THE MAN, which premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival, hits Irish cinemas in April ‘25 and is being sold internationally by CAA Media Finance and LevelK. Our award-winning short film work has screened at over 100 festivals worldwide, been IFTA nominated and Academy Award longlisted.

Collie Mccarthy - FOUNDER / PRODUCER

Collie founded Forty Foot Pictures in 2014. He has produced five award-winning short films as well as the company's debut feature I Used to Be Famous starring Ed Skrein, Eleanor Matsuura and autistic newcomer Leo Long. Commissioned by Netflix UK, the film is executive produced by Damian Jones and Paul Grindey, with original music by London Grammar’s Dan Rothman and Hannah Reid.

Previously, Collie worked at Shoebox Films under producers Paul Webster and Guy Heeley on films such as Joe Wright’s PAN for Warner Bros and BBC Films’ DENIAL starring Rachel Weisz. He also coordinated post production for Working Title on Rowan Atkinson starrer JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN and Danny Boyle’s Beatles-based comedy YESTERDAY among others.

Collie was selected as a Screen International ‘Rising Star’ in 2023 and BIFA-longlisted in the ‘Breakthrough Producer’ category in 2022.

lois gration - HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

Lois joined Forty Foot Pictures in 2022 to grow the development slate for both Film and Television. She spent three years with Netflix UK’s Original Series team prior to script-editing season three of Sky’s hit comedy series CODE 404 and script coordinating for Judd Apatow on THE BUBBLE and on Apple TV’s MASTERS OF THE AIR. She is currently mentored by ex-Netflix and BBC exec Chris Sussman through Creative UK’s consultancy scheme.

 
 

DIARMUID HUGHES - HEAD OF CO-PRODUCTION & POST 

Diarmuid joined Forty Foot Pictures in 2024 to lead the co-production side of the business. Prior to this, Diarmuid was Head of Post Production at Searchlight UK overseeing projects such as Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Sam Mendes’ EMPIRE OF LIGHT, and Yorgos Lanthimos’ POOR THINGS. Diarmuid previously worked across production and post with companies such as Working Title, Big Talk Pictures and Warner Bros. Diarmuid has produced a number of award winning short films that have screened at the likes of Toronto, Galway, London and Tribeca, and will continue to develop features with emerging filmmakers.