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Working title fact sheet
   Working Title Films is a British film production
    company, based in London.
   Working Title Films was co-founded by
    producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in
    1983. They were initially funded by film councils,
    government grants and tax schemes. In 1992,
    PolyGram became the company’s corporate
    backer. Radclyffe left Working Title, and Eric
    Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, join
    the company. PolyGram Films was later merged
    and sold to Universal Studios in 1999 for a
    reported $600 million.
Owners of
                                                everything

Parent Company




                                                       Funding
  Working Title did
  have a ‘little sister’
  company (WT2) who
  is now stopped
  production
                                                    Production




                            French -                 UK -
                           European    German
                                                   European

                                                   Distribution
   Working Title are contractually allowed to
    produce any film with a budget of up to £35
    million.
   Its located in London, and is known for having
    a limited number or employees.
   The company also has other offices located in
    Los Angeles, and Ireland.
   It produces feature films and several
    television productions, including some films
    starring comic actor Rowan Atkinson
 Working Title 2 is their smaller
 subsidiary company and they
 make small budget films that
 appeal to select audiences. Many
 of them are intended for a British
 spectators.
   Working Title have cleverly thought of a
    relation that will appeal to a very large
    audience...

   Films + American stars = Appeal to
    international market (and success for the
    British film industry)

   This approach has provoked criticism about
    the ‘mid-Atlantic nature of the films’

    Universal are the parent company of Working
    Title. They provide funding of up to £35
    million to Working Title so they can make the
    films they desire . Working Title have the
    appearance of being independent - but really
    they are owned and cared for by Universal.
   Over time Working Title have become a
    global company and now produce
    commercial films which appeal to a mass
    market, such as the US, as well as British
    audiences. Storylines are narrow and safe,
    such as ‘Nanny McPhee’ which is appealing to
    all ages. As working Title also have a bugger
    budget, they have access to big resources,
    and use new technologies for films such a
    ‘Paul’
   The idea that Working Title are a British
    company in some ways belies the financial
    reality – that of a company bankrolled by a
    Hollywood studio (Universal) and a European
    media conglomerate (Canal Plus), working in the
    heart of LA.
   It is this willingness to deal with Hollywood on its
    own terms that has lead to Working Title’s
    unique position in Hollywood – a British-run
    company with the power to green-light any film
    it chooses
   They mainly produce genres such as:
   Action
   Comedy
   Rom-com
   Adventure
   Period-drama
Working title fact sheet
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Working title fact sheet

  • 2. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London.  Working Title Films was co-founded by producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. They were initially funded by film councils, government grants and tax schemes. In 1992, PolyGram became the company’s corporate backer. Radclyffe left Working Title, and Eric Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, join the company. PolyGram Films was later merged and sold to Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported $600 million.
  • 3. Owners of everything Parent Company Funding Working Title did have a ‘little sister’ company (WT2) who is now stopped production Production French - UK - European German European Distribution
  • 4. Working Title are contractually allowed to produce any film with a budget of up to £35 million.  Its located in London, and is known for having a limited number or employees.  The company also has other offices located in Los Angeles, and Ireland.  It produces feature films and several television productions, including some films starring comic actor Rowan Atkinson
  • 5.  Working Title 2 is their smaller subsidiary company and they make small budget films that appeal to select audiences. Many of them are intended for a British spectators.
  • 6. Working Title have cleverly thought of a relation that will appeal to a very large audience...  Films + American stars = Appeal to international market (and success for the British film industry)  This approach has provoked criticism about the ‘mid-Atlantic nature of the films’
  • 7. Universal are the parent company of Working Title. They provide funding of up to £35 million to Working Title so they can make the films they desire . Working Title have the appearance of being independent - but really they are owned and cared for by Universal.
  • 8. Over time Working Title have become a global company and now produce commercial films which appeal to a mass market, such as the US, as well as British audiences. Storylines are narrow and safe, such as ‘Nanny McPhee’ which is appealing to all ages. As working Title also have a bugger budget, they have access to big resources, and use new technologies for films such a ‘Paul’
  • 9. The idea that Working Title are a British company in some ways belies the financial reality – that of a company bankrolled by a Hollywood studio (Universal) and a European media conglomerate (Canal Plus), working in the heart of LA.  It is this willingness to deal with Hollywood on its own terms that has lead to Working Title’s unique position in Hollywood – a British-run company with the power to green-light any film it chooses
  • 10. They mainly produce genres such as:  Action  Comedy  Rom-com  Adventure  Period-drama