Vertigo Films

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Not to be confused with Vertigo Entertainment or Vertigo Comics.

Vertigo Films
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm, television
FoundedJuly 2002; 22 years ago (July 2002)
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Key people
James Richardson (co founder)
Allan Niblo (co founder)
Jane Moore (CEO)
ParentFederation Studios
DivisionsProtagonist Pictures (joint venture with Film4 Productions and Ingenious Media)[1]
Websitevertigofilms.com

Vertigo Films is a British television and film production company based in London, England. It now focuses solely on the production of television series, with subsidiary company Vertigo Releasing taking over film distribution.

History

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Vertigo Films was created in July 2002, by producers Allan Niblo (producer of Human Traffic and South West 9) and James Richardson (producer of Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)).[2]

Director Nick Love (screenwriter and, prior to company formation, director of Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Football Factory) and distributor Rupert Preston (distributor of Chopper, Chasing Amy and Bride of Chucky, among others) joined a year later,[3] while entrepreneur Rob Morgan began investment in November 2004.[4]

The company was formed for the express purpose of distributing and producing two films, The Football Factory and It's All Gone Pete Tong. Vertigo Films's film releases were distributed on home video by Entertainment One.[5] Vertigo Films teamed up with Film4 and Ingenious Media in January 2008, to form a sales company called Protagonist Pictures.[6] They also own a post production company in Berlin called The Post Republic.[7]

Having built up one of the most successful feature film businesses in the United Kingdom, encompassing production, distribution, sales and post production, the company is now solely concentrating on television production.[8] Film distribution is currently handled by Vertigo Releasing, launched in 2014, for the sole purpose of acquiring films for release.[9][citation needed]

Its first two shows, Britannia and Bulletproof, were commissioned by Sky, with both programmes renewed for a second series.[10][11]

In May 2021 Bulletproof was cancelled by Sky following extensive allegations [12][13] of on-set bullying and sexual misconduct against actor and executive producer Noel Clarke.[14]

Filmography

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Television shows

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Title Broadcast date Executive Producers Broadcaster Seasons Episodes
Britannia 18 January 2018 Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, James Richardson Sky Atlantic 2 19
Bulletproof 15 May 2018 Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, Nick Love, Allan Niblo Sky One 3 17
A Town Called Malice 16 March 2023 Paul Gilbert, Jane Moore, Peter Welter Soler Sky Max 1 8

Released films

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Film Release date Director Production company(s) Type
The Football Factory 14 May 2004 Nick Love Rockstar Games[15] Production, Distribution
A Good Woman 13 May 2005 Mike Barker Beyond Films[16] Distribution
It's All Gone Pete Tong 27 May 2005 Michael Dowse True West Films / Redbus Film Distribution[17][18] Production
Clean 1 July 2005 Olivier Assayas UK Film Council / Arte France Cinéma / Canal+ / Téléfilm Canada Distribution
The Business 2 September 2005 Nick Love Monkey Productions S.L. / Powder Films / Pathé Production
Pusher II 16 September 2005 Nicolas Winding Refn Billy's People / Nordisk Film[19] Distribution
Stoned 18 November 2005 Stephen Woolley Number 9 Films / Finola Dwyer Productions Distribution
Pusher 3 9 June 2006 Nicolas Winding Refn Det Danske Filminstitut / Nordisk Film / TV2 Danmark / NWR Film Productions Distribution
Dirty Sanchez: The Movie 22 September 2006 Jim Hickey MTV Europe[20] Production
London to Brighton 1 December 2006 Paul Andrew Williams Steel Mill Pictures / Wellington Films / LTB Films Limited Distribution
Outlaw 9 March 2007 Nick Love Pathé / Ingenious Film Partners Production, Distribution
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 18 May 2007 Julien Temple Parallel Film Productions / FilmFour / Nitrate Films Distribution
Sparkle 17 August 2007 Tom Hunsinger Isle of Man Film / Magic Light Pictures Distribution
WΔZ 20 August 2007 Tom Shankland UK Film Council / Ingenious Film Partners[21] Production, Distribution
Shotgun Stories 19 October 2007 Jeff Nichols A Lucky Old Sun Production / Muskat Filmed Properties / Upload Films[22] Distribution
In the Shadow of the Moon 2 November 2007 David Sington Discovery Films / FilmFour / Passion Pictures Distribution
Shrooms 23 November 2007 Paddy Breathnach Capitol Films / Ingenious Film Partners / Nepenthe Film Distribution
Outpost 16 May 2008 Steve Barker Black Camel Pictures / Regent Capital Distribution
In Search of a Midnight Kiss 13 June 2008 Alex Holdridge Midnight Kiss Productions Distribution
The Escapist 20 June 2008 Rupert Wyatt Picture Farm / Parallel Film Productions Distribution
Faintheart 20 September 2008 Vito Rocco MySpace / Screen West Midlands / Slingshot Productions Distribution, Production
Summer 5 December 2008 Kenneth Glenaan UK Film Council / EM Media Distribution
The Children 5 December 2008 Tom Shankland Aramid Entertainment / Barnsnape Films / BBC Films Production
Dogging: A Love Story 25 January 2009 Simon Ellis Production
Bronson 13 March 2009 Nicolas Winding Refn Aramid Entertainment / Str8jacket Creations / EM Media / Perfume Films Distribution, Production
French Film 15 May 2009 Jackie Oudney Slingshot Productions / APT Films / IWC Media / Met Film Production Distribution
Doghouse 12 June 2009 Jake West Carnaby International Distribution
Chiko 21 August 2009 Özgür Yildirim Corazón International / Norddeutscher Rundfunk Distribution
The Firm 18 September 2009 Nick Love Warner Bros. Production
The Cove 23 October 2009 Louie Psihoyos Diamond Docs / Fish Films / Oceanic Preservation Society / Participant Media / Quickfire Films Distribution
1 Day 6 November 2009 Penny Woolcock Blast! Films / Screen West Midlands Distribution
Humpday 18 December 2009 Lynn Shelton Seashel Pictures Distribution
Monsters 13 March 2010 Gareth Edwards Protagonist Pictures Production, Distribution
Boogie Woogie 16 April 2010 Duncan Ward The Works International / S Films / Constance Media / Muse Productions Distribution
Valhalla Rising 30 April 2010 Nicolas Winding Refn Nimbus Film / One Eye Production Distribution
StreetDance 3D 21 May 2010 Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini BBC Films Production, Distribution
Ajami 18 June 2010[23] Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani Inosan Productions / Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduction Distribution
Jackboots on Whitehall 8 October 2010 McHenry Brothers Entertainment Motion Pictures / Swipe Films / uFilm Distribution
Outcast 10 December 2010 Colm McCarthy Bankside Films Distribution
Wake Wood 25 March 2011 David Keating Hammer Film Productions / Spitfire Pictures / Fantastic Films Distribution
Point Blank 10 June 2011 Fred Cavayé LGM Films / Gaumont / TF1 Films / K.R. Productions Distribution
Horrid Henry: The Movie 29 July 2011 Nick Moore Novel Entertainment / UK Film Council / Prescience Production, Distribution
A Night in the Woods 29 August 2011 Richard Parry Production
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil 23 September 2011 Eli Craig Reliance Big Pictures / Loubyloo Productions Distribution
Retreat 14 October 2011 Carl Tibbetts Ripple World Pictures Distribution
StreetDance 2 30 March 2012 Michael Dowse BBC Films Production, Distribution
The Facility 23 June 2012 Ian Clark Incendiary Pictures Production
What If 25 June 2012 Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini Production, Distribution
Top Cat: The Movie[24] 1 June 2012 Alberto Mar Ánima Estudios / Illusion Studios / Lightning Entertainment International Distribution
The Sweeney 12 September 2012 Nick Love Embargo Films / Exponential Films Production
Pusher 12 October 2012 Luis Prieto Embargo Films Production, Distribution
Spring Breakers 5 April 2013 Harmony Korine Muse Productions / Iconoclast / MJZ Distribution
All Stars 3 May 2013 Ben Gregor Production, Distribution
Hammer of the Gods 30 May 2013 Farren Blackburn TV Puls Production
A Haunted House[25] 19 June 2013 Michael Tiddes Open Road Films / IM Global / Baby Way Productions Distribution
Spike Island 21 June 2013 Mat Whitecross Bankside Films / Fiesta Productions Distribution
Hawking 20 September 2013 Stephen Finnigan Darlow Smithson Productions Distribution
Powder Room 6 December 2013 M.J. Delaney DJ Films Distribution
Walking on Sunshine 27 June 2014 Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini IM Global Production, Distribution
Pudsey: The Movie 13 July 2014 Nick Moore Syco Entertainment Production, Distribution
The Unbeatables 15 August 2014 Juan José Campanella Antena 3 Films Distribution
The Last Showing 22 August 2014 Phil Hawkins The Philm Company / Little Fish Films Distribution
Monsters: Dark Continent 9 October 2014 Tom Green Between the Eyes / International Traders Production, Distribution
Moomins on the Riviera 22 May 2015 Xavier Picard Handle Productions / Pictak Cie Distribution
Sword of Vengeance 29 May 2015 Jim Weedon Production, Distribution
Maggie 24 July 2015 Henry Hobson Lionsgate / Grindstone Entertainment Group / Gold Star Films Distribution
The Diary of a Teenage Girl 7 August 2015 Marielle Heller Caviar / Cold Iron Pictures Distribution
Bill 18 September 2015 Richard Bracewell Punk Cinema / Cowboy Films / BBC Films Distribution
Black Souls 30 October 2015 Francesco Munzi Cinemaundici / Rai Cinema Distribution
Welcome to Me 25 March 2016 Shira Piven Bron Studios / Gary Sanchez Productions Distribution
The Sweeney: Paris 15 April 2016 Benjamin Rocher SND Films Production
Ratchet & Clank 28 April 2016 Kevin Munroe and Jericca Cleland Rainmaker Entertainment Distribution
Kill Command 13 May 2016 Steven Gomez Production, Distribution
Learning to Drive 10 June 2016 Isabel Coixet Distribution
American Hero 19 June 2016 Nick Love Production, Distribution
Baskin 24 June 2016 Can Evrenol XYZ Films Distribution
400 Days 19 August 2016 Matt Osterman Content Media / New Artists Alliance Distribution
Black 19 August 2016 Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah Distribution
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 16 September 2016 Taika Waititi Piki Films / Defender Films / Curious Film Distribution
31 23 September 2016 Rob Zombie PalmStar Media / Protagonist Pictures Distribution
Under the Shadow 30 September 2016 Babak Anvari Distribution
Ethel & Ernest 28 October 2016 Roger Mainwood BBC / BFI / Film Fund Luxembourg / Ffilm Cymru Wales Distribution
100 Streets 11 November 2016 James O'Hanlon Distribution
Indignation 18 November 2016 James Schamus Likely Story / RT Features Distribution
Chi-Raq 2 December 2016 Spike Lee Amazon Studios / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Distribution
Snowden 9 December 2016 Oliver Stone Endgame Entertainment Distribution
The Young Offenders 13 January 2017 Peter Foott Screen Ireland Distribution
iBoy 27 January 2017 Adam Randall XYZ Films / Netflix Distribution
The Time of Their Lives 10 March 2017 Roger Goldby Bright Pictures Distribution
Another Mother's Son 24 March 2017 Christopher Menaul Bill Kenwright Films Distribution
The Belko Experiment 21 April 2017 Greg McLean BH Tilt / Orion Pictures / The Safran Company Distribution
Jawbone 12 May 2017 Thomas Napper EMU Films / Revolution Films Distribution
The Secret Scripture 19 May 2017 Jim Sheridan Distribution
Dough 2 June 2017 John Goldschmidt Distribution
The Last Word 7 July 2017 Mark Pellington Myriad Pictures Distribution
Wish Upon 28 July 2017 John R. Leonetti Broad Green Pictures Distribution
Final Portrait 18 August 2017 Stanley Tucci Distribution
Stratton 1 September 2017 Simon West Distribution
Goon: Last of the Enforcers 8 September 2017 Jay Baruchel Distribution
Killing Ground 29 September 2017 Damien Power Distribution
Boy 13 October 2017 Taika Waititi Distribution
Base 27 October 2017 Richard Parry Infinite Wisdom Studios Production
The Dinner 8 December 2017 Oren Moverman Distribution
Menashe 8 December 2017 Joshua Z. Weinstein Distribution
The Prince of Nothingwood 15 December 2017 Sonia Kronlund Distribution
Brad's Status 5 January 2018 Mike White Amazon Studios / Plan B Entertainment / Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Distribution
Mom and Dad 9 March 2018 Brian Taylor The Fyzz Facility / XYZ Films Distribution
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House 23 March 2018 Peter Landesman Scott Free Productions Distribution
Death Wish 6 April 2018 Eli Roth Distribution
The Strangers: Prey at Night 4 May 2018 Johannes Roberts thefyzz Distribution
Every Day 4 May 2018 Michael Sucsy Likely Story / Orion Pictures Distribution
Revenge 11 May 2018 Coralie Fargeat Distribution
Overboard 22 June 2018 Rob Greenberg Distribution
The Bookshop 29 June 2018 Isabel Coixet Distribution
Swimming with Men 6 July 2018 Oliver Parker Distribution
The Escape 3 August 2018 Dominic Savage Shoebox Films Distribution
The Domestics 10 August 2018 Mike P. Nelson Distribution
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 7 September 2018 Desiree Akhavan Distribution
The Intent 2: The Come Up 21 September 2018 Femi Oyeniran Distribution
Fahrenheit 11/9 19 October 2018 Michael Moore Dog Eat Dog Films Distribution
Hell Fest 16 November 2018 Gregory Plotkin Valhalla Motion Pictures Distribution
Anna and the Apocalypse 30 November 2018 John McPhail Distribution
Piercing 22 February 2019 Nicolas Pesce Distribution
The Hole in the Ground 1 March 2019 Lee Cronin Distribution
The Prodigy 15 March 2019 Nicholas McCarthy XYZ Films / Orion Pictures Distribution
Five Feet Apart 22 March 2019 Justin Baldoni Distribution
Motherhood 29 March 2019 Marianna Palka Distribution
Bel Canto 26 April 2019 Paul Weitz Distribution
Destination Wedding 10 May 2019 Victor Levin thefyzz Distribution
Thunder Road 31 May 2019 Jim Cummings Distribution
The Hummingbird Project 14 June 2019 Kim Nguyen Distribution
Child's Play 21 June 2019 Lars Klevberg Bron Studios / Orion Pictures Distribution
Tell It to the Bees 19 July 2019 Annabel Jankel Distribution
Mrs Lowry & Son 30 August 2019 Adrian Noble Distribution
Corpus Christi 18 October 2019 Jan Komasa Distribution
After the Wedding 1 November 2019 Bart Freundlich Ingenious Media Distribution
The Nightingale 29 November 2019 Jennifer Kent Bron Studios Distribution
The Assistant 31 January 2020 Kitty Green Cinereach Distribution
Villain 28 February 2020 Philip Barantini Distribution
Vivarium 27 March 2020 Lorcan Finnegan XYZ Films Distribution
The Wretched 8 May 2020 Brett and Drew T. Pierce Distribution
Resistance 19 June 2020 Jonathan Jakubowicz Distribution
Saint Frances 4 July 2020 Alex Thompson Distribution
100% Wolf 31 July 2020 Alexs Stadermann Distribution
The Vigil 31 July 2020 Keith Thomas Distribution
Gretel & Hansel 3 August 2020 Oz Perkins Bron Studios / Orion Pictures Distribution
Pinocchio 7 August 2020 Matteo Garrone Archimede / Rai Cinema Distribution
Sputnik 14 August 2020 Egor Abramenko Art Pictures Studio Distribution
Miss Juneteenth 18 September 2020 Channing Godfrey Peoples Distribution
Becky 28 September 2020 Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion Distribution
I Am Woman 9 October 2020 Unjoo Moon Distribution
Host 4 December 2020 Rob Savage Distribution
The Racer 18 December 2020 Kieron J. Walsh Distribution
Sound of Metal 29 January 2021 Darius Marder Distribution
Minamata 12 February 2021 Andrew Levitas Distribution
Crimes of the Future 9 September 2022 David Cronenberg Neon / Metropolitan Filmexport / Argonauts Productions S.A. / Serendipity Point Films / Davis Films / Telefilm Canada / Ingenious Media / Bell Media / CBC / Ekome / Natixis Coficiné Distribution

Awards

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It's All Gone Pete Tong:

Clean:

London to Brighton:

Shotgun Stories:

Bronson:

Monsters:

References

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  1. ^ "Film4, Ingenious, Vertigo form film sales company". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Allan Niblo: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "ABOUT :: VERTIGO FILMS //". music.vertigofilms.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ "MR ROBERT LLEWELYN MORGAN director information. Free director information. Director id 913708792". Company Check. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ^ "BBC - UK MOVIES - Vertigo Films Interview". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Film4, Ingenious, Vertigo form film sales company". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ^ E, Joshua (5 March 2010). "Media in the Film Industry: The History and Role of Vertigo Films". Media in the Film Industry. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ^ "About". Vertigo Films. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. ^ "About - Vertigo Releasing". Vertigo Releasing. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. ^ White, Peter (19 June 2018). "Sky One Renews Buddy Cop Drama 'Bulletproof' For Second Season". Deadline. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ "The Dead Man says 'hello' in this first look at the second series of BRITANNIA, the unique Sky Original Production which returns this Autumn to Sky Atlantic and TV streaming service NOW TV".
  12. ^ Kale, Sirin; Osborne, Lucy (29 April 2021). "'Sexual predator': Actor Noel Clarke accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women". The Guardian.
  13. ^ Kale, Sirin; Gentleman, Amelia; Osborne, Lucy (27 May 2021). "After Noel Clarke: Can the UK film and TV industry bring an end to on-set bullying?". The Guardian.
  14. ^ "Noel Clarke: Bulletproof cancelled by Sky after misconduct allegations against actor".
  15. ^ Elley, Derek (14 May 2004). "The Football Factory". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  16. ^ "A Good Woman (2006) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. ^ Minns, Adam. "It's all gone UK, US for Pete Tong". Screen. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Who is the real Frankie Wilde? | OMM | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  19. ^ McNally, Matt (12 September 2005). "BBC - Movies - review - Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands". BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  20. ^ Mitchell, Wendy. "Pathe, MTV, Vertigo Start Dirty Sanchez Film". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  21. ^ Elley, Derek (21 August 2007). "WAZ". Variety. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  22. ^ "notcoming.com | Shotgun Stories". notcoming.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  23. ^ Heron, Ambrose (1 June 2010). "UK Cinema Releases: June 2010". FILMdetail. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Top Cat: The Movie to hit UK cinemas in 3D, Vertigo films confirms | Metro News". Metro. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  25. ^ Dark Angel (2 June 2013). "Realm of Horror – News and Blog: A Haunted House – Poster and trailer". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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