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| - | The United Kingdom has had a significant film industry for over a century. While film production reached an all-time high in 1936, the "golden age" of British cinema is usually thought to have occurred in the 1940s, during which the directors [[David Lean]], [[Michael Powell]], (with [[Emeric Pressburger]]) produced their most highly acclaimed work. Many British actors have achieved international fame and critical success, including [[Maggie Smith]], [[Michael Caine]], [[Sean Connery]] and [[Kate Winslet]]. Some of the films with the largest ever box office returns have been made in the United Kingdom, including the second and third [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing film series|highest-grossing film series]] (''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' and [[James Bond (film series)|''James Bond'']]). | + | '''Goldcrest Films''' is an independent British distribution, production, post production and finance company. |
| - | The identity of the British industry, and its relationship with the [[Cinema of the United States]], has been the subject of debate. The history of film production in Britain has often been affected by attempts to compete with the American industry. The career of the producer [[Alexander Korda]] was marked by this objective, the [[Rank Organisation]] attempted to do so in the 1940s, and [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest]] in the 1980s. Numerous British-born directors, including [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[Ridley Scott]], and performers, such as [[Charlie Chaplin]] and [[Cary Grant]], have achieved success primarily through their work in the United States. | + | Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. |
| - | In 2009 British films grossed around $2 billion worldwide and achieved a market share of around 7% globally and 17% in the United Kingdom. UK box-office takings totalled £1.1 billion in 2012, with 172.5 million admissions. | + | == History == |
| - | The [[British Film Institute]] has produced a poll ranking what they consider to be the 100 greatest British films of all time, the [[BFI Top 100 British films]]. The annual [[BAFTA]] awards hosted by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] are considered to be the British equivalent of the [[Academy Award]]. | + | Goldcrest Films was founded by [[Jake Eberts]] in January 1977. |
| - | [[Michael Winner]] and [[Michael Winterbottom]].{{GFDL}} | + | It enjoyed great success in the 1980s with films such as ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981), ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), ''[[Local Hero]]'' (1983), ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' (1984), ''[[Hope and Glory (film)|Hope and Glory]]'' (1987), ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven|All Dogs Go To Heaven]]'' (1989), and ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room With a View]]'' (1985). The company also benefited from the new investment of [[Channel 4]] in film production. The company won two [[Academy Awards]] for Best Picture, for ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' in 1981 and ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' in 1982. After these initial successes the company backed more expensive productions with established Hollywood stars that often ran over schedule and budget culminating in ''[[Revolution (1985 film)|Revolution]]'' (1985), ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'' (1986) and ''[[Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners]]'' (1986) that all turned out to be box office flops. |
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| + | == Goldcrest Films == | ||
| + | Goldcrest Films oversees the production, distribution and marketing of films produced by Goldcrest and third-party acquisition in addition to monetising Goldcrest’s celebrated library of over 100 titles. Goldcrest Films current slate includes ''[[Slumber film|Slumber]], [[Come and Find Me]]'''', [[Stonewall (2015 film)|Stonewall]]'' directed by [[Roland Emmerich]]'', BBC's EARTH: One Amazing Day'' directed by [[Peter Webber]] and [[Joe Dante]]'s ''Labirintus.'' | ||
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| + | == Post Production == | ||
| + | Goldcrest Post Production opened in Soho, London in 1982 and in West Village, New York in 2000. Recent expansion and investment has culminated in the opening of central London’s largest purpose built [[Dolby Atmos|Dolby ATMOS]] Premier sound mixing theatre at Goldcrest’s Dean Street, Soho premises. | ||
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| + | Offering full picture and sound post production services to both the Film and Television industry Goldcrest Post Production credits include ''[[Jason Bourne (film)|Jason Bourne]], [[Carol (film)|Carol]], [[American Honey (film)|American Honey]], [[Morgan (2016 film)|Morgan]], [[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]].'' | ||
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| + | ==Financing Arm== | ||
| + | Goldcrest Films' financing arms, Goldcrest Pictures and Goldcrest Capital Partners, structure transactions in the media sector. From 2006 to 2008 — the first two years of operation — the companies provided services on 18 films, including ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', ''[[Knowing (film)|Knowing]]'', ''[[Eagle Eye]]'', ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' and ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]''. Goldcrest Capital also raises funds and provides services on UK independent feature films. The first two films of this new initiative were Andrea Arnold’s ''[[Wuthering Heights (2011 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' - produced by Douglas Rae and Robert Bernstein of [[Ecosse Films]] and Kevin Loader and co-financed with the [[UK Film Council]], [[Film4]] and [[Screen Yorkshire]] - and [[Phyllida Lloyd]]’s biopic of [[Margaret Thatcher]], ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]''. This starred 16-time Oscar nominee [[Meryl Streep]] and was produced by [[Damian Jones]] for [[Pathé]], [[Film4]] and the [[UK Film Council]] with the participation of [[Canal+]] and Cine Cinema. | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Film Title and Year | ||
| + | ! US Release Date | ||
| + | ! Budget | ||
| + | ! Gross (worldwide) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981) || March 1981 || $5.5 million || $58,972,904 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981) || July 10, 1981 || $6 million || $50,000,000 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) || December 3, 1982 || $22 million || $52,767,889 (US only) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (film)|An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' (1982) || April 26, 1985 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Secrets'' (1983) || August 17, 1984 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Local Hero]]'' (1983) || February 17, 1983 || N/A || $5,895,761 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[The Ploughman's Lunch]]'' (1983) || October 19, 1984 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Runners (film)|Runners]]'' (1983) || August 1983 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]'' (1983) || December 9, 1983 || N/A || $5,310,748 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Another Country (film)|Another Country]]'' (1984) || June 29, 1984 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Cal'' (1984) || August 24, 1984 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' (1984) || November 2, 1984 || $14.4 million || $34,700,291 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Nemo'' (1984) || December 12, 1984 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Mr. Love]]'' (1985) || April 25, 1986 || £486,000 || $4,264 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Dance with a Stranger]]'' (1985) || August 9, 1985 || N/A || $2,260,519 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Smooth Talk]]'' (1985) || November 17, 1985 || N/A || $16,785 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Revolution (1985 film)|Revolution]]'' (1985) || December 25, 1985 || $28 million || $346,761 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''The Frog Prince'' (1986) || October 5, 1986 || £896,000 || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Winter Flight'' (1986) || February 14, 1986 || N/A || $2,729 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners]]'' (1986) || April 18, 1986 || £8.4 million || $1,010,313 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'' (1986) || May 24, 1986 || $24.5 million || $17,218,023 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Knights & Emeralds'' (1986) || October 1986 || £1.1 million || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[White Mischief (film)|White Mischief]]'' (1987) || May 1988 || $5.3 million || $3,107,551 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Matewan]]'' (1987) || August 28, 1987 || $4 million || $1,680,358 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Hope and Glory (film)|Hope and Glory]]'' (1987) || November 13, 1987 || $3 million || $10,021,120 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Black Rainbow]]'' (1989) || December 5, 1991 || $7 million || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' (1989) || November 17, 1989 || $13.8 million || $27,100,027 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' (1991) || April 3, 1992 || $18 million || $11,657,385 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''Driftwood'' (1997) || March 28, 1997 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Clockwatchers]]'' (1997) || May 15, 1998 || N/A || $537,948 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis]]'' (1997) || January 16, 1998 || N/A || £46,244 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Elvis and Anabelle]]'' (2007) || March 10, 2007 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[Cass (2008 film)|Cass]]'' (2008) || August 1, 2008 || N/A || N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011) || December 26, 2011 || $13,000,000 || $114,943,631 | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===TV films and series=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Forever Young (1983 film)|Forever Young]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | * ''[[P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''These Glory Glory Days'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[Concealed Enemies]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'' (1984–1986) (TV series) | ||
| + | * ''Sharma and Beyond'' (1986) | ||
| + | * ''Arthur's Hallowed Ground'' (1986) | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {{GFDL}} | ||
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Goldcrest Films is an independent British distribution, production, post production and finance company.
Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company.
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History
Goldcrest Films was founded by Jake Eberts in January 1977.
It enjoyed great success in the 1980s with films such as Chariots of Fire (1981), Gandhi (1982), Local Hero (1983), The Killing Fields (1984), Hope and Glory (1987), All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989), and A Room With a View (1985). The company also benefited from the new investment of Channel 4 in film production. The company won two Academy Awards for Best Picture, for Chariots of Fire in 1981 and Gandhi in 1982. After these initial successes the company backed more expensive productions with established Hollywood stars that often ran over schedule and budget culminating in Revolution (1985), The Mission (1986) and Absolute Beginners (1986) that all turned out to be box office flops.
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Goldcrest Films
Goldcrest Films oversees the production, distribution and marketing of films produced by Goldcrest and third-party acquisition in addition to monetising Goldcrest’s celebrated library of over 100 titles. Goldcrest Films current slate includes Slumber, Come and Find Me', Stonewall directed by Roland Emmerich, BBC's EARTH: One Amazing Day directed by Peter Webber and Joe Dante's Labirintus.
[edit]
Post Production
Goldcrest Post Production opened in Soho, London in 1982 and in West Village, New York in 2000. Recent expansion and investment has culminated in the opening of central London’s largest purpose built Dolby ATMOS Premier sound mixing theatre at Goldcrest’s Dean Street, Soho premises.
Offering full picture and sound post production services to both the Film and Television industry Goldcrest Post Production credits include Jason Bourne, Carol, American Honey, Morgan, The Danish Girl.
[edit]
Financing Arm
Goldcrest Films' financing arms, Goldcrest Pictures and Goldcrest Capital Partners, structure transactions in the media sector. From 2006 to 2008 — the first two years of operation — the companies provided services on 18 films, including Twilight, Tropic Thunder, Knowing, Eagle Eye, Revolutionary Road and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Goldcrest Capital also raises funds and provides services on UK independent feature films. The first two films of this new initiative were Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights - produced by Douglas Rae and Robert Bernstein of Ecosse Films and Kevin Loader and co-financed with the UK Film Council, Film4 and Screen Yorkshire - and Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic of Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady. This starred 16-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep and was produced by Damian Jones for Pathé, Film4 and the UK Film Council with the participation of Canal+ and Cine Cinema.
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Filmography
| Film Title and Year | US Release Date | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariots of Fire (1981) | March 1981 | $5.5 million | $58,972,904 |
| Escape from New York (1981) | July 10, 1981 | $6 million | $50,000,000 |
| Gandhi (1982) | December 3, 1982 | $22 million | $52,767,889 (US only) |
| An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) | April 26, 1985 | N/A | N/A |
| Secrets (1983) | August 17, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Local Hero (1983) | February 17, 1983 | N/A | $5,895,761 |
| The Ploughman's Lunch (1983) | October 19, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Runners (1983) | August 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| The Dresser (1983) | December 9, 1983 | N/A | $5,310,748 |
| Another Country (1984) | June 29, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Cal (1984) | August 24, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| The Killing Fields (1984) | November 2, 1984 | $14.4 million | $34,700,291 |
| Nemo (1984) | December 12, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Mr. Love (1985) | April 25, 1986 | £486,000 | $4,264 |
| Dance with a Stranger (1985) | August 9, 1985 | N/A | $2,260,519 |
| Smooth Talk (1985) | November 17, 1985 | N/A | $16,785 |
| Revolution (1985) | December 25, 1985 | $28 million | $346,761 |
| The Frog Prince (1986) | October 5, 1986 | £896,000 | N/A |
| Winter Flight (1986) | February 14, 1986 | N/A | $2,729 |
| Absolute Beginners (1986) | April 18, 1986 | £8.4 million | $1,010,313 |
| The Mission (1986) | May 24, 1986 | $24.5 million | $17,218,023 |
| Knights & Emeralds (1986) | October 1986 | £1.1 million | N/A |
| White Mischief (1987) | May 1988 | $5.3 million | $3,107,551 |
| Matewan (1987) | August 28, 1987 | $4 million | $1,680,358 |
| Hope and Glory (1987) | November 13, 1987 | $3 million | $10,021,120 |
| Black Rainbow (1989) | December 5, 1991 | $7 million | N/A |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) | November 17, 1989 | $13.8 million | $27,100,027 |
| Rock-a-Doodle (1991) | April 3, 1992 | $18 million | $11,657,385 |
| Driftwood (1997) | March 28, 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Clockwatchers (1997) | May 15, 1998 | N/A | $537,948 |
| Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997) | January 16, 1998 | N/A | £46,244 |
| Elvis and Anabelle (2007) | March 10, 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| Cass (2008) | August 1, 2008 | N/A | N/A |
| The Iron Lady (2011) | December 26, 2011 | $13,000,000 | $114,943,631 |
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TV films and series
- Forever Young (1983)
- P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1984)
- These Glory Glory Days (1984)
- Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House (1984)
- Concealed Enemies (1984)
- Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986) (TV series)
- Sharma and Beyond (1986)
- Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1986)
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