Fox Searchlight Pictures was established in 1994 as a sister company to 20th Century Fox to distribute independent and British films in the US. It has produced successful and acclaimed films like Slumdog Millionaire, Black Swan, and 12 Years a Slave. Film4, established in 1998, has co-financed and developed many successful and award-winning UK films, including 12 Years a Slave, Slumdog Millionaire, and Mr. Turner. Summit Entertainment, founded in 1991, is an American film production and distribution company known for films like Twelfth Night, Bound, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Icon Entertainment, established in 1989, produces films in the UK, US, and Australia, and

1. Production companies
By Maisie smith

2. Fox searchlight pictures
• Established in 1994 a sister company of ‘20th century Fox’.
• US distribution of independent and British films.
• Produced the following films:
• Slumdog millionaire - budget $15,000,000.
• Black swan - budget $13,000,000. through market research they
found that there are more females that go to the cinema than
males.
• Bend it like Beckham.
• Juno.
• 12years a slave.

3. Budget and gross profit of films produced by Fox
searchlight pictures

4. Film 4
• Established in 1998.
• Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most
successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award winners
such as Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave, Danny Boyle’s
Slumdog Millionaire and Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron Lady in
addition to critically-acclaimed award winners such as Mike
Leigh’s Mr Turner, Chris Morris’s Four Lions, Martin
McDonagh’s In Bruges, Shane Meadows’ This is England, Ben
Wheatley’s Sightseers, Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant,
Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and David Mackenzie’s
Starred Up.

5. Summit
• Established in 1991.
• American film production company and distributor.
October 25, 1996 Twelfth Night: Or What You Will co-production with Fine Line Features
1996 Bound
co-production with Gramercy Pictures and
Republic Pictures
May 22, 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
co-production with Universal Pictures and
Rhino Films
January 24, 1999 Kill the Man
March 5, 1999 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
co-production with PolyGram Filmed
Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures
May 28, 1999 The Loss of Sexual Innocence co-production with Sony Pictures Classics
July 9, 1999 American Pie co-production with Universal Pictures
September 17, 1999 Breakfast of Champions co-production with Hollywood Pictures
September 17, 1999 Splendor
co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn
Company

6. Icon
• Established in 1989.
• American independent production company.
• The company also produces films in the UK and Australia
through its British subsidiary Icon Entertainment
International, and distributes cinema films through its
British subsidiary Icon Film Distribution Ltd, and its
Australian subsidiary Icon Film Distribution Pty Ltd.

7. Produced the following films:
• Hamlet (1990)
• Forever Young (1992)
• Airborne (1993)
• The Man Without a Face (1993)
• Immortal Beloved (1994)
• Maverick (1994)
• Braveheart (1995)

8. Warp film
• Established in 1999.
• Warp Films is an independent film and television
production company based in Sheffield & London, UK,
with a further affiliated company Warp Films Australia
based in Melbourne, Australia.

9. Produced the following films:
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2002 Chris Morris Short film
Dead Man's Shoes 2004 Shane Meadows
Rubber Johnny 2005 Chris Cunningham Short film
Scummy Man 2006 Paul Fraser Short film/Music video
This Is England 2006 Shane Meadows
Grow Your Own 2007 Richard Laxton
Dog Altogether 2007 Paddy Considine Short film