Short Film & Digital Storytelling
Founded in 2011 as a result of a collaboration between director Benjamin Bate and actor Robert Eldridge, Workhouse Pictures are an independent film outfit based in London, England. Aiming to create character driven stories with meaningful narratives Workhouse focus on low budget short films and features. The studio currently receives no public funding and is 100% self financed.
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In the future, we hope to increase our activities to include documentaries, television entertainment and multimedia projects, but initially our focus remains on developing short films in a digital format. Our company culture and independent thinking allows us to work in an autonomous and creative environment, allowing opportunities for innovative ideas and alternative methods of creation to take place.
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News: We are currently heavily investing into our studio so that over a two-year period we can upgrade our cameras, sound and postproduction equipment. With the first stage of this investment already underway we soon hope to provide a stronger and more stable platform for our writers, directors and videographers.
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Annabel trained as an actor at Central School of Speech and Drama (BA) graduating in 2006. In 2010, she moved into producing and gained experience at the BBC, BFI, Hopscotch Films and Screen South. She has assisted for TailorMade Productions, Sinnerman Pictures, The River Film and Another Word.
She continues to act and has experience in all aspects of the industry including theatre, film and voiceover.
Annabel is a member of Equity and WFTV and teaches film and acting.
Annabel Bates​
Creative Producer
Benjamin Bate
Director
Having studied Physical Theatre and Directing at Brighton University, Ben began his career directing for the stage. After several years building upon his knowledge for character and pacing he subsequently started to develop his own scripted work and sensing that his ambitions for character and story could no longer be confined to theatrical performance he built Workhouse Pictures as a vehicle to help develop his stories for a digital medium.
Robert left drama school in June 2009, he has worked xtensively in theatre and film.
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He is a company director at Workhouse Pictures and takes an active role in helping steer the course of our output.
Robert Eldridge
Company Director