Celador Films was a small British film company founded in 1981 that produced successful films like Dirty Pretty Things and Slumdog Millionaire. It was later taken over by Complete Communications, which bought out shareholders including Paul Smith and Jasper Carrot. Although small, Celador was very productive, releasing 7 films over 10 years, and found major success with films like Dirty Pretty Things and Slumdog Millionaire, despite facing larger competitors like Sony.