A24 (company)
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Formerly | A24 Films (2012–16) |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | August 20, 2012[1] |
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Headquarters | 31 West 27th Street, New York, New York, United States |
Number of locations | 2 (2016) |
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Number of employees | 11–50[2] (2016) |
Divisions | A24 Television |
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A24 is an American independent entertainment company founded on August 20, 2012,[3] by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges and based in New York City. It specializes in film distribution, and film and television production.
Katz, Fenkel and Hodges prior to A24 worked in film and production, before leaving to eventually co-found the company, originally A24 Films, which specialized in film distribution. Starting off moderately in 2013 with A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, the company's growth started with the release of Spring Breakers later that year. They became better-known after picking up the U.S. rights to Ex Machina and Room, and worldwide rights to The Witch, growing substantially since then. They entered into deals with DirecTV Cinema and Amazon Prime in late 2013, with some films distributed through them, and the name was shortened to A24 in 2016.
As of 2018, the company has received a total of twenty-four Academy Award nominations. In 2016, films distributed by A24 won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Brie Larson in Room), Best Documentary Feature (Amy), and Best Visual Effects (Ex Machina). In 2017,[4] Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture (the first such award for the company), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). A24's television division released The Carmichael Show.
History
2012–2013: Founding and early years
A24 was founded on August 20, 2012, by film veterans Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges. Katz formerly led the film finance group at Guggenheim Partners, Fenkel was the president, co-founder and partner at Oscilloscope, and Hodges served as Head of Production and Development at Big Beach.[3]
Guggenheim Partners provided the seed money for A24. The company was started for the founders to experience the company's "movies from a distinctive point of view".[5] In October 2012, Nicolette Aizenberg joined as head of publicity, carrying over from 42West where she was senior publicity executive.[6]
The company began in 2013.[7] The company marked its first theatrical release with Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, which had a limited release. Other 2013 theatrical releases included Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, and James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now.[8][9]
In September 2013, A24 entered a $40 million deal with DirecTV Cinema, where DirecTV Cinema would offer day-and-date releases 30 days prior to a theatrical release by A24; Enemy was the first to be distributed effectively.[10] That same year, A24 entered a deal with Amazon Prime, where A24-distributed films would be available on Amazon Instant Video after becoming available on DVD and Blu-ray.[11]
2014–2017: Television and later productions
In May 2015, A24 announced that it would start a television division and began producing the USA Network series Playing House, as well as working to develop a television series that would later become Comrade Detective, produced by Channing Tatum. The company also announced that they would also finance and develop pilots.[12]
In January 2016, Sasha Lloyd joined the company to handle all film, television distribution and business development in the international marketplace.[13] The company, with cooperation from Bank of America, J.P. Morgan & Co. and SunTrust Banks, also raised its line of credit from $50 million to $125 million a month later to build upon its operations.[14] In April, the company acquired all foreign rights to Swiss Army Man, distributing the film in all territories, and partnering with distributors who previously acquired rights to the film, a first for the company.[15] In June, the company, along with Oscilloscope and distributor Honora, joined BitTorrent Now to distribute the work of their portfolio across the ad-supported service.[16]
In January 2017, the company acquired the United States and Chinese distribution rights for their first foreign language film, Menashe.[17]
2018–present: Management changes, rumored acquisition by Apple
On March 26, 2018, co-founder John Hodges announced that he was exiting the company.[18] That same month, the studio was reportedly seen as an acquisition target of Apple Inc. to build its video business.[19] On February 20, 2018, A24 also launched a podcast titled The A24 Podcast.[20][21] Episodes are based around a discussion between two members of the film industry. Notable guests to the show include Bo Burnham, Paul Shrader, Sofia Coppola, and Alia Shawkat. Despite lacking any pre-defined structure, episodes generally contain discussions around recent works of the two guests, allowing for branching discussions to other areas. As of October 2018, five episodes have been released thus far.
Filmography
A24 distributes and produces around 18–20 films a year.[5][22]
Television
Year | Name | Air date | Number of seasons | Number of episodes | Distributor |
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2014 | Playing House | April 29, 2014 – July 14, 2017 | 3 | 26 | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
2015 | The Carmichael Show | August 26, 2015 – August 9, 2017 | 3 | 32 | NBCUniversal Television Distribution 20th Television |
2017 | Comrade Detective | August 4, 2017 | 1 | 6 | Amazon Video |
2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | August 4, 2018 | 1 | 6 | HBO |
TBA | Euphoria[113] | TBA | 1 | TBA | HBO |
TBA | Moonbase 8[114] | TBA | 1 | 6 | TBA |
TBA | Ramy[115] | TBA | 1 | TBA | Hulu |
TBA | Briggs Land[116] | TBA | 1 | TBA | AMC, Dark Horse Entertainment |
See also
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External links
- Official website
- A24 on IMDbPro (subscription required)