Working Title Films is a British film production company founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe and based in London. It produces feature films and television shows across genres to appeal to broad audiences. The company is structured to finance and distribute multiple films simultaneously through development, production, music, marketing, and finance departments with offices in the UK and US. Working Title has survived as an independent studio by partnering with major American studios on films to expand its reach and name recognition globally.

1. WORKING TITLE

2. INTRODUCTION
Working Title Films is a British film production
company, based in London, UK. The company was
founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983.
It produces feature films and several television
productions, including films starring comic actor
Rowan Atkinson. Eric Fellner and Bevan are now
the co-owners of the company.

3. HOW WORKING TITLE IS
STRUCTURED
• They have more than one movie going at once, preferably of
different genres to keep a balance of films and appeal to large
audiences.
• Tim Bevan said they envisioned it as ‘a machine set up for the
development and producing of movies’
• They take care of financing and distribution
• Developing department has wings in the UK and the US
• Book area to know about what rights are available
• Business affairs department
• 3-4 in house lawyers
• Production department
• Music and marketing people
• Finance department

4. HOW IT HAS SURVIVED IN AN
INDUSTRY DOMINATED BY
AMERICAN CONGLOMERATES
• Has a site based in America
• Has worked with American conglomerates on
some films such as Green Zone starring Matt
Damon where they worked with Universal
pictures
• These things spread their name and their
movies to American audiences

5. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Production:
• Production companies: Studio Canal, Karla
Films (co-production), Paradis Films (co-
production), Kinowelt Filmproduktion (co-
production), Working Title Films (co-producer),
Canal+ (support) and CinéCinéma (support) (as
Cinecinema)
• Director: Tomas Alfredson
• Writers: Bridget O'Connor (screenplay), Peter
Straughan (screenplay) and John le Carré (novel)
• Stars: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin
Firth, John Hurt, Mark Strong and Toby Jones
• Budget: £20,000,000
• UK release: 16th September 2011
• Certificate 15

6. Distribution and Marketing:
• UK distributor: StudioCanal
• Official website
Exhibition and Consumption:
• Opening Weekend: £2,814,860 (UK) (18 September 2011) (382 Screens)
• Gross: $39,694,989 (Worldwide) (14 January 2011)
• Won BAFTA film awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding
British Film, also had other nominations at the BAFTA film awards and
nominations for Oscars