Working title film company was founded by Time Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983, however Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are now co-owners of the company Working title films HQ is now based in London. The company started out by producing low budget films and a few television programs. The company gained mainstream success after an unexpected film gained global box office success, this film was called "Four Weddings and a funeral"
In 1999 Universal Studios agreed a deal with Working Title films which was worth around $600 million dollars. As part of this deal it entitles Universal Studios to 67% of working title films and this deal runs all the way through until 2015. The remaining 33% of the shares belong to the founders of the company, The BBC and private investors. Many of working titles recent films are co-produced by Studio canal.
No comments:
Post a Comment