Film Noir Institutions

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Focus Features

• Founded in 1992 as Gramercy Pictures• Became USA Films in 1999• Finally became Focus Features in 2001• Their UK distributors are Momentum Pictures,

Entertainment Film Distributors, Universal Pictures and Pathe

• Also has distributors in Australia and Canada• Consistently profitable• Distributed film noir films such as Neo – Noir Brick

(2005)

Warner Bros

• Founded in 1923• Under the media conglomerate of Time Warner• Warner Bros has several subsidiary companies

(Warner Bros Studios, Warner Bros Pictures, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros Television, Warner Bros Animation, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, TheWB.com and DC Entertainment).

• Has distributed many film noir films such as• Also has distributed neo-noir films such as L.A.

Confidential, Body Heat, Bladerunner etc

Paramount pictures

• Founded in 1912 as Famous Players Film Company and then in 1914 as Paramount Pictures.

• Subsidiary of Viacom.• Consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-

grossing) film studios.• It’s revenue is $1.2 billion (2011)• In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first big

Hollywood studio that distributes all it’s film in digital only.

• Paramount has distributed many film noir films such as Double Indemnity (which was later distributed by Universal Studios).

Universal Studios inc.

• Founded June 8th 1912 as Universal Film and Manufacturing Company.

• American motion picture studio owned by Comcast through it’s wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.

• It is one of the six major movie studios.• It’s revenue is $4.239 billion (2011)• Oldest movie studio in the United States of America• Fourth oldest of the world that is still in continuous

production• Three of Universal Studios Films include Jaws

(1975), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993), all of which became the highest-grossing film at the time.

• It’s distributed many film noir films such as Scarlet Street and currently, Double Indemnity.

Lionsgate Films

• Founded in 1962 as Cinepix Film Properties and in 1998 became Lions Gate films.

• Canadian-American film production/distribution studio.

• Division of Lions Gate Entertainment• Largest and most successful mini-major film

studio in North America• Focuses mainly on foreign and independent films.• Distributed many film noir and neo-noir films such

as American Psycho.