Quiddity is a critically acclaimed UK production company, founded by BAFTA and BIFA winning producer, Emily Morgan and launched with support from a BFI Vision Award in 2016. The company has a bold and diverse slate of film and TV projects in development with partners all over the world. In 2024 the company expanded, thanks to support from the BBC’s Small Indie Fund, the UK Global Screen Fund and a strategic investment from leading Mexico-based production services giant The Lift. The investment from The Lift supports the development of Quiddity’s upcoming projects and the companies are also collaborating on select titles.
Recent feature films include the Latin American co-production The Settlers, a revisionist Western directed by Felipe Gálvez that premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2023. The debut feature won the FIPRESCI Prize, before going on to be Chile’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 2024 Academy Awards. Quiddity also recently produced Swimming Home, written and directed by Justin Anderson, based on the novel by Deborah Levy, starring Christopher Abbott, Mackenzie Davis and Ariane Labed.
Quiddity’s next releases are set to be Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s BBC Film backed debut feature Dreamers and Butterfly, a co-production with Mer Film in Norway, Zentropa in Sweden, and Nordfilm in Germany, and a recipient of the UK Global Screen Fund.
Previously, Quiddity produced Claire Oakley’s psychological thriller Make Up through the iFeatures scheme and Supernova by Harry Macqueen, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci.
Meet the Team
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Emily Morgan
Founder
Before launching Quiddity in 2016, Emily held a variety of roles in the film industry across development, production, post-production and distribution for companies such as Studio Canal, Soda Pictures, Partizan, The Bureau, Hot Property Films and Steel Mill Pictures. She studied for a Producing MA at the NFTS, was featured as a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2015 and a Future Leader in 2018. In 2023 Emily was President of the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Jury. She is a member of BAFTA, the European Film Academy and ACE Producers. Alongside her love of film, Emily has always had a passion for exploring cultures beyond the UK and speaks Spanish, Portuguese and French.
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Filiz-Theres Erel
Head of Production
Filiz-Theres moved from Austria to the UK in 2007 and studied Film & Drama at the University of Kent. Since her move to London in 2010 she has taken the traditional route as a freelancer through the Production department and has since become a seasoned UPM/Line Producer, leveraging her expertise since 2013. Her portfolio boasts acclaimed projects like 'Persuasion' featuring Dakota Johnson as well as 'The Duke' featuring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent. In 2023, Filiz joined Quiddity Films as Head of Production and has since successfully overseen several of Quiddity’s projects in different stages of development, financing, production and post production including ‘The Settlers’, ‘Swimming Home’, ‘Dreamers’ and ‘Butterfly’.
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Alex Hitch
Head of Development
Alex is passionate about supporting international voices and underrepresented groups to develop bold, exhilarating and unique stories. She is excited to find film and TV projects for the Quiddity slate that unveil new perspectives, challenge old ideas and cultivate connection. Most recently she worked as a Development Executive for Ray Pictures, where she built close relationships with writers and lead projects across the feature film and television slate. She has also held positions at Carnival Film and Television, Wildgaze Films and Left Bank Pictures.
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Chiara Di Filippo
Team Assistant
Originally from Argentina, Chiara moved to the UK in 2019 to study Sociology at the University of Cambridge. During her time there, she worked at the Watersprite Film Festival, first as Awards Officer (2020 - 2021) and later as Head of Awards (2021 - 2022). After graduating, she joined the Royal Television Society East as Events Manager and Centre Administrator, where she produced notable events such as “Televising Violence Against Women and Girls” with Stacey Dooley, Anna Hall and Mina Smallman, and “Meet the Factual Commissioners” with Jo Clinton-Davis, Carl Callam and Daniel Pearl. In 2023, she worked as a Production Assistant for Particle6 Productions, contributing to both music videos and commercial projects. She joined Quiddity Films as Team Assistant in June 2024, and assists across administration, development, and production.
Quiddity has received a strategic investment from leading Mexico-based production services giant The Lift. The investment from The Lift will support the development of Quiddity’s upcoming projects, and the companies will also collaborate together on select titles. The Lift offers world-class production support in Mexico – one of the world’s largest cinema markets with an annual Box Office revenue of over $700m (USD). This is The Lift’s first international investment as the company builds on the success of its film division, which it started in 2021.