2. FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
oEstablished in 1994 as a sister company of 20th Century Fox.
oOwned by Rupert Murdoch.
oFox Searchlight Pictures is a US distributor of independent and British
Films. Alongside this, it distributes dramedy and horror as well as
non-English language films.
oCurrent and post productions include: Golden Globe Award-Best
Motion Pictures, Academy Award-Best Actress, ESPY Award-Best
Sport Movie, etc.
3. SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
oIs an American film production company and distributor founded in
1991 by film producer Bernd Eichinger, Arnon Milchan and Andrew
G.Vajna. However, Summit was officially lanched in 1993 by Patrick
Wachsberger, Bob Hayward and David Garrett as a production,
distribution and sales organisation. In 2006, it became a fully
independent film production company.
o It is a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment.
oCurrent and post productions include: The Twilight Sage: New Moon,
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Divergent, etc.
4. FILM4
oFilm4 is a British digital television channel available in the United
Kingdom, owned and operated by Channel Four Television
Corporation.
oThe channel is also available in the Republic of Ireland on Virgin
Media Ireland, Sky Ireland and Eir Vision and in Switzerland on UPC
Cablecom and Swisscom.
oFilm4 was founded 1st November 1998.
oFilm4 has sister channels 4Seven, Channel 4, E4, More4, etc.
oCurrent and post productions include: Danny Boyle’s Slumdog
Millionaire and Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron Lady.
5. ICON
Icon Films is an American established production company.
oThe 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. It also uses its Australian
subsidiary Icon Film Distribution Pty Ltd.
oOwns a library of over 250 film titles including: Hamlet(1990), Forever
Young(1992), Airborne(1993) and Maverick(1994).
oIcon is an independent production company.
oTheir current and past productions include: Generates in excess of £150million
at the box office.
oFounded in August 1989 by actor/director Mel Gibson and Australian producing
partner Bruce Davey.
oIn UK and Australia, its DVDs are usually distributed by Warner Home Video,
through some UK DVDs have been released by MGM Home Entertainment.
oIcon films are currently distributed in DVD, Blu-Ray Disc and HD VMD.
6. WARP FILMS
oWarp Films is an independent film and television production
company based in Sheffield and London, UK. It also has a further
affiliated company Warp Films Australia based in Melbourne,
Australia.
oWarp Films was founded by Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett. It was
initially produced with the financial support from NESTA and had a
remit to produce a number of short films.
oCurrent and post productions include: 71(2014), For Those in
Peril(2013) and Dead Man’s Shoe(2004).
