Saturday 7 February 2009

some info on working title.

Working Title was founded in 1985 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radcliffe. When they first started out their films didn't make much profit with more going out than coming in. They found a corporate backer to fund their films which was Polygram.
The first film they made was My Beautiful Laundrette which tackled many contreversial issues such as homosexuality and racism.
Their films would often try to push the boundaries on regular films.
It was after this that Sarah Radcliffe left and Eric Fellner joined.
Their first success was Four Weddings and a Funeral which was released in 1994. Their other successes have been Attonnement, Bridget Jones, Elizabeth and Bean. Universal in America have given a lot of money to Working Title, in 1999 Working Title signed a deal with Universal at $600m giving Tim Bevan and Eric Felner the power to commision films with a budget up to $35m. This has allowed them to make more mainstream films such as Nanny McPhee this has caused their audience to also become more diversed.
What has made Working Title so successful is there ability to take risks for example the film they put most of their money in was Captain Corellis mandeolin and which was predicted so successful managed to flop.
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner where listed the most powerful figures in British History in 2002.
This is due to their success and broad spectrum of Working Title.
Due to their success they have managed to go back to their roots and appeal to their original audience which was more 'art house' by creating Working Title 2. This deals with the lower budget films of Working Title and is run by Natascha Warton since 1999. It has produced successes such as Billy Elliot and Calcium Kid.
It is now thought that Working Title have grossed more than £1.12 billion in the last 12 years and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are worth £20m each.

Films coming up in 2009 to watch out for by working title:
Green Zone
A Serious Man
The Soloist
State of Play
The Boat That Rocked
Birdsong (2009)
The Dangerous Husband
Hippie Hippie Shake
Lost for Words
The Troubleshooter

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