The History of "Working Title"
- "Working Title" is a British Film Company that is based in London. It was founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, and is now owned by Universal Studios (Parent Company.) The co-chairs of the company now are Bevan, and Eric Fellner.
- "Working Title" produces feature films and some television productions.
- In 1992 "PolyGram" (an Anglo-Dutch film studio) became "Working Title"'s corporate backer, until 1999 when "PolyGram" was sold to "Seagram" and merged with "MCA Music Entertainment" to form "Universal Music Group".
- "Polygram Films" was sold and folded into "Universal Studios" in 1999.
- "WT2" (or "Working Title 2") is a subsidiary company of "Working Title" which Bevan and Fellner launched in 1999.
- "WT2" is an indépendant film production run by Natasha Wharton, and has produced films such as "Billy Elliot" and "Shaun of the Dead"
- "Working Title" work in Television production in the early 1990's.
- In 2010 "Working Title" launched its TV division as a joint venture with "NBCUniversal" (its parent company) producing content for both British and American TV.
Useful. No source given. No illustration or links.
ReplyDelete