‘Aftersun’ Producer Amy Jackson & Former Film4 Exec Lauren Dark Launch UK Film & TV Outfit Unified​on March 11, 2025 at 3:08 pm

EXCLUSIVE: A buzzy new UK production company is officially launching today in the shape of Unified, which is headed by Amy Jackson, producer of Aftersun and The Nest, and former Film4 exec Lauren Dark, producer of Michael Pearce’s Beast and upcoming Vanessa Kirby pic Night Always Comes. With bases in Edinburgh and London, the company […]EXCLUSIVE: A buzzy new UK production company is officially launching today in the shape of Unified, which is headed by Amy Jackson, producer of Aftersun and The Nest, and former Film4 exec Lauren Dark, producer of Michael Pearce’s Beast and upcoming Vanessa Kirby pic Night Always Comes. With bases in Edinburgh and London, the company   

EXCLUSIVE: A buzzy new UK production company is officially launching today in the shape of Unified, which is headed by Amy Jackson, producer of Aftersun and The Nest, and former Film4 exec Lauren Dark, producer of Michael Pearce’s Beast and upcoming Vanessa Kirby pic Night Always Comes.

With bases in Edinburgh and London, the company is currently developing a slate of film and TV projects and will have an emphasis on international collaboration, global co-productions and support in creative development, financing, and physical production.

Dark spent four years as an executive producer at Film4 and while there commissioned Molly Manning Walker’s Cannes winner How To Have Sex, and was an exec producer on Florian Zeller’s Oscar winner The Father starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, Rebecca Hall’s BAFTA nominee Passing, and Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes 2022.

Upcoming, the BAFTA-winning producer has Benjamin Caron’s Netflix film Night Always Comes, starring Vanessa Kirby, with whom she was previously partnered on company Aluna Entertainment. She is well known in the UK for Michael Pearce’s breakout debut Beast and Jack Thorne and Tom Harper’s political thriller War Book.

Indie Spirit and BIFA winner Jackson is known for producing Charlotte Wells’ 2022 Cannes sensation Aftersun, Sean Durkin’s Jude Law starrer The Nest, Mahalia Belo’s 2023 debut feature The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer, as well as Nick Hornby’s 2019 Emmy-winning short-form TV series State of the Union.

She was Head of Production for See-Saw Films from 2014 through 2018, joining during the initial expansion of the UK office. Overseeing physical production, she worked closely with filmmakers, helped build co-productions and secure production finance. In 2020, she set up Scottish-based production outfit Unified Theory. She is Vice Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Amy Jackson and Lauren Dark said: “We’re excited to launch Unified as a space where ambitious filmmakers can thrive, and international co-productions can be built.

“Our mission, with our own slate, is to champion distinctive, thought-provoking work and build a supportive home for story tellers to come and create work. By collaborating with the most exciting creative voices in the industry, we aim to deliver stories that inspire, entertain, and endure.

“Our experience, relationships and ability to assemble incredible teams combined with our passion for collaboration, makes us trusted partners for local and international companies seeking a producer skillset out of the UK. We look forward to partnering on exceptional projects this year.”