Shudder Films

Producers of: KNEECAP, GOD'S OWN COUNTRY, LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER. BAFTA & BIFA winners. Co-founder Mother Tongues Award.

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

Learning to Breathe Under Water WINNER: Club of Festivals Award and HONOURABLE MENTION OF THE JURY: International Feature Film Competition SCHLiNGEL FILM FESTIVAL @schlingelpress @R4tuneDirector

[Finite Films and TV @finitefilmsldn]

🏆 LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER has won the Audience Award at the 38th @GalwayFilm Fleadh!

What a beautiful way to end the Fleadh back in the original filming location of Rebekah Fortune's second feature. 🇮🇪

Congratulations to all involved in this wonderful production.

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER WINS AUDIENCE AWARD @GalwayFilm Fleadh. Congrats to Rebekah Fortune @R4tuneDirector Rory Kinnear, Ezra Carlisle & @MariaBakalova96

[Screen International @Screendaily]

‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ Galway review: Winning Irish heartwarmer takes a child’s eye view of healing from grief. By @nikkibaughan #FilmFleadh https://t.co/bosDU6Av9k

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

"CHARMING, MOVING AND PACKING A POWERFUL EMOTIONAL PUNCH" Learning to Breathe Under Water features "A TRIO OF KNOCKOUT PERFORMACES" from Rory Kinnear, Ezra Carlisle and @MariaBakalova96

https://t.co/tNQ4Nq1lB2

[Finite Films and TV @finitefilmsldn]

Happy Irish Premiere Day! 🇮🇪 LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER returns to its original filming location in Galway to celebrate its Irish premiere at the 38th @GalwayFilm Fleadh, 7-12 July, 2026. #FilmFleadh

https://t.co/3H0vQSHohk

[Karlovy Vary IFF @KVIFF]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER
A film for parents and children about how to both talk and grieve together. About how the world of adults is sometimes hard to understand, and how children’s opinions should be taken seriously.
#KVIFF60 #SpecialScreenings
https://t.co/UVZnyEv6ta

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

THR exclusively premieres a clip from Learning to Breathe Under Water, starring Maria Bakalova, Rory Kinnear and Ezra Carlisle, about an autistic boy, his grieving father and an au pair who shakes up their lives.

The film debuts Tuesday, July 7 in the Special Screenings program of the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. https://t.co/YaDQ5lENzE

[Wildcard @WildcardFilm]

Ahead of the world premiere of Learning To Breathe Under Water at @KVIFF tomorrow, @THR has shared an exclusive clip from the film along with interviews with director Rebekah Fortune and star Maria Bakalova.

🎬 Directed by Rebekah Fortune.
✍️ Written by Richard Brabin.
✨ Starring Rory Kinnear, Maria Bakalova and Ezra Carlisle.
🎥 Produced by Wildcard's @patrickon and Jack Tarling (@ShudderFilms).

Read the exclusive 👇
https://t.co/LXN5AuzGfG

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Why Maria Bakalova and Rebekah Fortune Fell in Love With 'Learning to Breathe Under Water' and What's Up With That Shark on the Roof https://t.co/NrvBNu3Hxp

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

Wonderful @THR interview with @MariaBakalova96 and @R4tuneDirector for Learning to Breathe Under Water https://t.co/hOdRqiZL2Z

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER the first film to sell out @GalwayFilm!! More tickets release soon...... hopefully!!!

[Wildcard @WildcardFilm]

Exciting festival news!

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDERWATER, directed by Rebekah Fortune, will have its World Premiere at the 60th Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival in the Special Screenings section, followed by its Irish Premiere at the @GalwayFilm in July.

Starring Rory Kinnear and Maria Bakalova, the film which was made in Galway last year introduces Irish rising talent Ezra Carlisle in his first major screen role.

Produced by Patrick O’Neill for Wildcard and Jack Tarling for Shudder Films, in co-production with KeyFilm and One Wave Films, and in association with Éiru Films.

[BFI @BFI]

We're delighted to see Rebekah Fortune's Learning to Breathe Underwater selected to world premiere at the 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival!

A UK / Netherlands / Ireland co-production proudly supported by #UKGlobalScreenFund

@ShudderFilms @DCMS #KVIFF60

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER, by @R4tuneDirector, to World Premiere at Karlovy Vary!!

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Karlovy Vary Unveils Lineup, Including Competition Film 'Hijamat' From Nader Saeivar, Jafar Panahi https://t.co/raQnXIdJrm

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER World Premiere at 60th Karlovy Vary @KVIFF !! Starring Ezra Carlisle, Rory Kinnear @MariaBakalova96, writer Richard Brabin, director Rebekah Fortune @R4tuneDirector. Thanks @ScreenIreland UK Global Screen Fund @FfilmCymruWales Netherlands Film Fund

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

Great couple of years at Shudder Films, with Dermot O'Dempsey joining the team, high profile successes and exciting films set for 2026. Thanks to all our partners, great to be recognised as one of the UK production companies on the rise! https://t.co/tGlzS12FJh

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

Thrilled that we're producing Fateme Ahmadi @AhmadiFateme's debut film DAUGHTER OF EDEN, with this fantastic cast, backed by @BFI @BBCFilm @ScreenIreland and @Civic_Studios https://t.co/IBQgarX8N8

[Shudder Films @ShudderFilms]

GOD'S OWN COUNTRY is back in @picturehouses today, and Film of the Week on @BFIPlayer, introduced by Mark Kermode https://t.co/TkJGr4k1zw

[Finite Films and TV @finitefilmsldn]

LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER, directed by Rebekah Fortune, has been officially selected for the 'Great 8' showcase at @Festival_Cannes #Cannes2025

A @ShudderFilms and @WildCardDistrib production in association with Finite Films.

https://t.co/90017TZkqT