FilmNation Entertainment
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| Privately Held LLC | |
| Industry | Independent film production and distribution |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Glen Basner, CEO |
| Headquarters |
150 West 22nd Street 9th Floor New York, New York 10017 United States |
Key people |
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| Owner |
Steven Samuels Village Roadshow (33%) |
Number of employees | 40 (2017)[1] |
| Website |
www |
FilmNation Entertainment, LLC is an American film production and international sales company, founded by film executive Glen Basner in 2008. The company has the capacity to fund $80 to $100 million in films at any give time[1] and is a member of the American Film Market.[2]
History
FilmNation Entertainment was founded in 2008 by Glen Basner with funding from real estate developer Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.[1]
In 2012, Filmnation produced its first film, Mud. However, until Village Roadshow invested $18 million in December 2018 for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations.[1] On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the American Film Market for the first time, acquiring and then selling the international rights to Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight and Bill Condon's Mr. Holmes.[2]
In early February 2017, the company sued The Weinstein Company over the released date of The Founder.[1] In April 2018, Filmnation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.[3]
Filmography
In Release
- Arrival
- The Big Sick
- Beatriz at Dinner
- The Catcher Was a Spy
- Disobedience
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
- The Founder
- Gifted
- Kill Switch
- Last Flag Flying
- Logan Lucky
- The Man with the Iron Heart[4]
- The Only Living Boy in New York
- The Sense of an Ending[5]
- Sleepless
- Song to Song[6]
- The Wall
- Wonderstruck
- Wonder Wheel
Upcoming Releases
Past Releases
- Act of Valor
- All Is Lost
- Aftershock
- American Ultra
- Arrival
- The Bling Ring
- Blue Jasmine
- Café Society
- Ceremony
- Chernobyl Diaries
- Clown
- Crush
- Frozen
- The Flowers of War
- The Founder
- Gambit
- Genius
- House at the End of the Street
- The Imitation Game
- I'm So Excited!
- Indignation
- I Love You Too
- The Joneses
- Julieta
- The King's Speech
- Knight of Cups
- Lawless
- Life
- Lola Versus
- Looper
- Magic in the Moonlight
- Magic Mike
- Midnight's Children
- Midnight Special[7]
- Mirror Mirror
- A Most Violent Year
- A Most Wanted Man
- Mr. Holmes
- Mud
- Miss Sloane
- Nebraska
- The Oranges
- Premature
- The Raven
- Red Dawn
- Regression
- The Rewrite
- The Road
- Room[8]
- The Rover
- Safe Haven
- Sanctum
- Seeking Justice
- Self/less
- Sully
- Solace[9]
- Side Effects
- Sing Street[10]
- The Skin I Live In
- Take Shelter
- Top Five
- To Rome with Love
- To the Wonder
- Tracers
- Truth
- Under the Skin
- The Ward
- While We're Young
- The Whole Truth[11]
- Zero Days[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Zeitchik, Steven (February 23, 2017). "FilmNation, the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- 1 2 McNary, Dave (November 7, 2013). "AFM: Woody Allen, Bill Condon Pics on FilmNation's Block". Variety. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (April 18, 2018). "FilmNation Closes Deal On $120M In New Financing". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ↑ HHhH
- ↑ The Sense of an Ending
- ↑ Weightless
- ↑ Midnight Special
- ↑ Room
- ↑ Solace
- ↑ Sing Street
- ↑ The Whole Truth
- ↑ Zero Days