Been feeling patriotic recently as weve been doing a lot of work with Mrs Francis on British films.. so i thought id jot down some notes about one of the two britsh film companies weve been studying...
Working Title
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now.
The company gained mainstream traction after the unexpected global box-office success of Hugh Grant-starrer, Four Weddings and a Funeral. Among the company's films are Richard Curtis-scripted romantic comedies, which usually star Grant, and Coen Brothers' films, but has in recent times moved into many other types of film, such as United 93.
In 2004 it made a profit of £17.8 million pounds sterling. As of 2007, all its films are distributed by Universal Pictures, which owns a 67% stake in the company, and many of its recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal. The remaining shares are owned by the company's founders, BBC Films, and private investors.
The company gained mainstream traction after the unexpected global box-office success of Hugh Grant-starrer, Four Weddings and a Funeral. Among the company's films are Richard Curtis-scripted romantic comedies, which usually star Grant, and Coen Brothers' films, but has in recent times moved into many other types of film, such as United 93.
In 2004 it made a profit of £17.8 million pounds sterling. As of 2007, all its films are distributed by Universal Pictures, which owns a 67% stake in the company, and many of its recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal. The remaining shares are owned by the company's founders, BBC Films, and private investors.
The film company also has a smaller low-budget film brand, WT2 (Working Title 2) which has produced films such as Billy Elliot (2000) and Shaun of the Dead (2004).
Recently the company produced Burn After Reading, a comedy starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
My favourite Working Title films are ...
Bridget Jones' Diary 
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Shaun of the Dead
Love Actually
Notting Hill
And my favourite film, Pride and Prejudice!
Look on this link for more information about Working Title - http://www.workingtitlefilms.co.uk/ecards/index.htm
1 comment:
That's quite a list, when you see all the films grouped together.
A good post. Well done.
I look forward to reading your updates.
S
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