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  BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Producers give backbone to industry
A roll call of their films is a virtual name check of all of the biggest British films of the last 10 years.
Their films have grossed more than $1.8 billion (£1.12 billion) in the last 12 years, and that is a conservative estimate.
Working Title's breakthrough hit was 1994's Four Weddings and a Funeral, a romantic comedy which made the term British blockbuster seem less of an oxymoron.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/2821801.stm   (895 words)

  
 Working title - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although a working title may be kept as the final title, the assumption is that a working title will be changed before the actual release of the project.
Working titles are often used for films, video games, music album and software development.
When the film prints were in shipping circulation to theaters, the cans were printed with the working title She Stands Alone to avoid the theft of such a high profile film.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Working_title   (505 words)

  
 Interview: Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, co-chairmen Working Title Films | Interviews | Guardian Unlimited Film
Bevan had founded Working Title in 1984 with Sarah Radclyffe, and in 1992 went looking for a corporate backer.
Their offices are in Oxford Street, London, with about 40 staff (the same number as in 1992) working on the development, marketing and legal sides - though when separate companies are formed for individual projects, they could have hundreds, even thousands of people on the books.
You have to have films that are going to do $200-$400m in box office revenue, and finding them from here is difficult." They are keen to staunch rumours that the era of British romantic comedies from Working Title is dead, and firmly place Pride and Prejudice as part of that brand.
film.guardian.co.uk /interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1461026,00.html   (1388 words)

  
 Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Evening the Odds: Is Title IX Working?
In 1972, Title IX was established, a civil rights act that prohibits gender discrimination at any school that receives federal funds.
The IU administration is working diligently to meet Title IX conditions by creating new athletics programs and spreading out scholarship dollars more evenly between male and female athletes.
Films Media Group, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, Shopware and their respective logos are trademarks of Films Media Group, a PRIMEDIA company.
www.films.com /id/10559/Evening_the_Odds_Is_Title_IX_Working.htm   (411 words)

  
 General Electric : NBC Universal's "Wimbledon" Premieres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
NBC Universal, in conjunction with Working Title Films, premieres its newest hit, "Wimbledon." In the tradition of their hit romantic comedies "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill" and "Bridget Jones's Diary," Working Title Films' "Wimbledon" is a sweet and funny tale of romance across the net.
Filming locations include Wimbledon, Shepperton Studios and London, with Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Austin Nichols also in the cast.
The film is executive produced by Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward and David Livingstone.
www.ge.com /stories/en/20261.html?category=Product_Home   (279 words)

  
 Working Title Films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England.
It is famous for its Richard Curtis-scripted romantic comedies and Coen brothers films, but has in recent times moved into many other types of film, such as United 93.
All its films are distributed by Universal Pictures, which owns a 67% stake in the company.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Working_Title_Films   (177 words)

  
 Working Films
As the film's title suggests, being released from prison after decades of serving time for crimes you did not commit may be the end of one story, but it is merely the beginning of another.
This moving film follows seven of the exonerated (of more than 150 released in the U.S. to date) through their transition back into family and society.
The power of this film is that it is neither the work of embedded journalists nor of anti-war activists.
www.workingfilms.org /fullframe.html   (487 words)

  
 DVD marketing by Pavel Skopal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the case of another Working Title romantic comedy Love Actually, both the U.S. and the English DVD are designed in a similar way – as a “present” tied in a bow.
They released that film, relying on a female audience, just one day after Star Wars II[10] – obviously counting on the fact that non-pre/teen audiences would be able to find very few other alternatives in the cineplexes to provide shelter from the whistling of laser swords.
But regardless of her statement, I have found clear market-specific distinctions in the Working Title Films DVDs' content, though the new extras are mixed with the extras taken over from the international editions.
www.ejumpcut.org /currentissue/DVDMktg/index.html   (2784 words)

  
 Tim Bevan Of Working Title Films - Channel 4 Film feature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I was working on a ghastly pop promo with Stephen Frears and afterwards he rang me up and said I've been sent this script and would you mind reading it and I did and it was called My Beautiful Laundrette.
It was a TV movie at that stage but got a lot of critical praise at the Edinburgh Festival and so there it was decided to give it a theatrical release.
Working Title Films at that stage was you and Producer Sarah Radclyffe?
www.channel4.com /film/reviews/feature.jsp?id=113008   (400 words)

  
 The Birth of Billy Elliot
The story gestated for about a year, mostly because Hall was working on other projects, then in a flurry of inspiration, he completed the first draft in three weeks.
The script was developed with executive producer Tessa Ross at BBC Films, and when Brenman felt it was ready he contacted producer Jon Finn who was heading up WT2, a division of Working Title Films, the company behind such hits as Notting Hill Elizabeth and four Weddings and a Funeral.
Daldry was in the middle of a three-year deal with Working Title and responded swiftly to Lee Hall's script.
www.baydance.com /belliot/bebirth.htm   (567 words)

  
 Jennifer Lopez is to make a TV sitcom
He claimed films were "geared around" the stars, who would leave the set as soon as they had finished their scene and were not particularly interested in the consistency of the film.
Buoyed by a rapturous reception at the Cannes Film Festival for a new, extended version of his 1979 hit "Apocalypse Now", the renowned US director said he was currently working on an even larger project than his cult Vietnam epic.
Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are the film's producers along with Michael London, who recently produced Working Title's "40 Days and 40 Nights" for Universal and Miramax.
www.dealmemo.com /Content/May2001/news0515.htm   (2354 words)

  
 Guide to Films for Independent Student Viewing
This film is as much about old versus new business methods as it is about the title.
This film is useful to illustrate the concept of group cohesiveness as portrayed in the sport of basketball.
This Japanese film is about a bureaucrat dying of cancer who searches for meaning in his life.
www.west.asu.edu /vanfleet/films.htm   (1238 words)

  
 iFMagazine.com News - WORKING TITLE AND FILMFOUR SET TO ADAPT FAULKS
THE SKINNY: Working Title Films is lining up an adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' best-selling WW1 story Birdsong, which Iain Softley may direct.
According to SCREENDAILY, the move marks the second Faulks adaptation in the works, with FilmFour moving ahead with the writer’s loose sequel to BIRDSONG titled CHARLOTTE GRAY.
Working Title is understood to have been one of a host of companies that chased the film rights to CHARLOTTE GRAY, which, as previously reported, is expected to be directed by Gillian Armstrong and star Cate Blanchett.
www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=894   (295 words)

  
 Peter Berg to Direct Bran Mak Morn - ComingSoon.net
Working Title Films has teamed with Film 44 for the feature film adaptation of Bran Mak Morn; Peter Berg will direct the film from a screenplay adaptation by John Romano.
Working Title optioned the rights to the early twentieth century classic fantasy adventure tales Bran Mak Morn by Robert E. Howard from Wandering Star Pictures.
Working Title is currently preparing to release Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, Dame Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland, and Brenda Blethyn on September 23, 2005 for Focus Features.
comingsoon.net /news/topnews.php?id=10369   (660 words)

  
 Welcome to Next Wave Films
His short film 'larceny' was shown at the Cambridge Film Festival in 1996, and his other 16mm shorts include a three-minute surreal film called 'doodlebug'.
Jeremy's first film acting experience was as the lead in Christopher's short film 'larceny', and he went on to work with Chris on 'doodlebug'.
Emma Thomas got her first experience of producing low budget films at University College London's film society, and enjoyed it so much that she decided to abandon any plans she'd had to further pursue her field of ancient history.
www.nextwavefilms.com /following   (781 words)

  
 Tim Bevan Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Working Title Films, the production company headed by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, was the driving force behind several successful films of the mid-1990s, including the Oscar-nominated "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994) and "Fargo" (1996).
Working Title had its first flop in 1991 with "Drop Dead Fred" and shortly thereafter, Bevan and Radclyffe parted ways with Eric Fellner joining the company.
Into the 90s, Working Title was seen as sponsoring many films with a new energy, but little broad commercial appeal.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/190629   (1045 words)

  
 DVD marketing in UK and US text version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the plotlines of these Working Title's romantic comedies, irony goes hand in hand with a pervasive sense of shame – and self-irony is a cure for it.
My second point about these film's international construction, which seemingly has later DVD distribution in mind, is the way that the overseas English setting of Working Title's films (London, primarily) is presented and exploited.
The other interesting thing in terms of getting the film received in America is that when you begin to show the city off like that, they begin to not feel that the film is an import.
www.ejumpcut.org /currentissue/DVDMktg/text.html   (5458 words)

  
 Bridget Jones's Diary Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
London, April 12, 2000 -- Hugh Grant and Colin Firth have been cast in the upcoming feature film Bridget Jones¹s Diary, it was announced today by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Co-Chairmen of Working Title Films.
The film will be helmed by first time feature director Sharon Maguire, produced by Jonathan Cavendish, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with a script from, Helen Fielding, Andrew Davis and Richard Curtis.
Universal Pictures have entered into an agreement with Canal+ Image, whereby films produced by Working Title will be distributed in the US through Universal Pictures, and internationally through Universal Pictures International and Canal+.
www.spring.net /karenr/mdbro/bjdpr.html   (347 words)

  
 Studios Hope Public Wants Flight 93 Films
The films are part of a growing trend of new Sept. 11-themed movies.
Greengrass' film is scheduled to be released in theaters April 28.
She said executives with Greengrass' film were meticulous about portraying people as true to life as possible.
www.prisonplanet.com /articles/december2005/061205publicwants.htm   (816 words)

  
 CanMag- Rogue Has a Fuzzy Feeling
The project is the second feature film from the co-creators of Shaun of the Dead, the sleeper comedic hit that took a humorous look at zombies.
A Working Title production in association with Big Talk Productions, Hot Fuzz marks the eagerly anticipated second feature from the co-creators of 2004's award-winning sleeper hit Shaun of the Dead, the romantic zombie comedy ("rom zom com") which was also made by Working Title and Big Talk and released by Rogue domestically.
Working Title Films is Europe's leading film production company, making movies that defy boundaries as well as demographics.
www.canmag.com /news/4/3/3579   (570 words)

  
 WIMBLEDON - Production Notes...CinemaReview.com....Movie Reviews, Movie Contents, Moviegoer Opinions and Much More!
The not so long history of the Working Title Films romantic comedy Wimbledon began around 120 years later in the late 1990s, when screenwriters Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin came up with the idea of a love story set amidst the world of professional tennis.
Loncraine embraced the challenge of not only working in the genre, but also overcoming many obstacles in filming scenes involving tennis, most of which would be played on some of the most honored ground in sports.
But before tackling the challenges of on-court filming, Loncraine and Wimbledon’s producers proceeded with moving the script forward, ensuring that the world of professional tennis would be rightly served, and filling the roles with actors at home in both worlds presented in the story.
www.cinemareview.com /production.asp?prodid=2674   (964 words)

  
 BW Online | June 11, 2001 | Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner
Films from this London-based company have grossed $1.5 billion in the past decade.
Bevan and Fellner both started in the film business in the mid-1980s, but the two didn't begin working together until 1992.
That's a strong endorsement of the value of their work--and another sign that you don't have to be American to make it big in Hollywood.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/01_24/b3736653.htm   (294 words)

  
 Films, Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is the curse of the filmmaker that movie making is the most expensive art form, requiring huge amounts of money and work by many individuals.
Most movies are created by people with money, those people want a return on their investment and there isn't much room for artistic license within that framework.
This is opposed to the mass of commercial productions in which the bottom-line is the driving force and the creation is largely in the hands of accountants.
films.wordit.com   (224 words)

  
 Universal Pictures :: UNIVERSAL PICTURES, WORKING TITLE FILMS, MISHER FILMS AND MIRAGE ENTERPRISES HOST THE PREMIERE OF ...
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Now in its fourth year, the Festival's mission is to promote New York City as the world's independent film capital and to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture.
Scenes of the film were shot on location at the United Nations with the cooperation of its Department of Public Information, who mission is to help fulfill the substantive purposes of the United Nations by strategically communicating the activities and concerns of the Organization to achieve the greatest public impact.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050414/LAW08113042005-1.html   (594 words)

  
 Working Title Films Limited - Google Finance
It may still be working on a finished version of its company's name, but Working Title Films has become an established film production company with several hit titles behind its belt, including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, and High Fidelity.
Through its association with the Coen brothers, the London-based Working Title Films has also produced The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Working Title Films maintains its status as an producer of independent art films (mostly British romantic comedies and literary adaptations) while having a distribution agreement with its owner, Universal Pictures.
google.com /finance?cid=10860615   (185 words)

  
 GONE BACKPACKING (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Crucible Media, Working Title Films and Universal Studios makes no warranty that the contents of the Site and the server that makes the Site available are free from infection by viruses or anything else which has contaminating or destructive properties.
You also agree to indemnify Working Title Films and Universal Studios against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by Working Title Films and Universal Studios as a result of your breach of the above warranty.
Working Title and Universal Studios have the right not to publish your link, or any content from your blog and to remove such content and/or link at their discretion.
www.gonebackpacking.net.cob-web.org:8888 /terms/index.html   (827 words)

  
 iFMagazine.com News - WORKING TITLE, DIRECTOR MARC EVANS TAKE ON 'TOWER'
THE SKINNY: DAILY VARIETY reports that Working Title Films has pacted with producer David Kelly to make TOWER, a $10 million feature based on the true story of Welsh coal miners who took on the British government and won.
Working Title has made such successful films as NOTTING HILL and ELIZABETH.
TOWER marks the first of two features Evans is committed to direct for Working Title.
www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=1103   (217 words)

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