Altitude Film Distribution
Altitude Film Distribution is a British film company. The company was launched in 2012 by Optimum Releasing founder Will Clarke[1] and is part of The Altitude Film Entertainment Group.[2]
Altitude | |
Type | Private Company |
Industry | Film |
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Will Clarke |
Headquarters | |
Products | Motion Pictures |
Services | Film production Film distribution |
Parent | Altitude Film Entertainment Group |
History
Altitude Film Distribution's first release came in 2014 with the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which was followed by Fruitvale Station and Abel Ferrara's Welcome to New York. In 2015, Altitude released Ira Sachs' Love Is Strange; a biopic film, Amy, about the British singer Amy Winehouse, which was directed by Asif Kapadia and was released in cinemas on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom; international espionage thriller Spooks: The Greater Good; and Narcopolis, a science fiction film. In 2016, they released Bolshoi Babylon, a behind-the-scenes portrait of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Altitude would partner with the British Academy Award winning film director Kevin Macdonald, on a new documentary film on Whitney Houston's life and death. It was released in 2018. It's been revealed that the movie is to include rare unheard tracks & performances, with family members & friends to help build up the film through recorded interviews and archive footage.[3]
Filmography
Theatrical Releases
Home Entertainment Releases
Title | Director |
---|---|
Flu | Sung-su Kim |
Sxtape | Bernard Rose |
Dracula 3D | Dario Argento |
All Cheerleaders Die | Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson |
Iceberg Slim | Jorge Hinojosa |
Somm | Jason Wise |
Narco Cultura | Shaul Schwarz |
Torment | Jordan Barker |
The Rendlesham UFO Incident | Daniel Simpson |
Drew: The Man Behind The Poster | Erik Sharkey |
Doc of the Dead | Alexandre O. Philippe |
Wolves | David Hayter |
Superfast | Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer |
Colt 45 | Fabrice Du Welz |
The Dead 2 | Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford |
Zombie Fight Club | Joe Chien |
Altitude Film Entertainment Group
Type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Motion picture |
Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Key people | Will Clarke (chairman & CEO) Andy Mayson (Co-CEO) Mike Runagall (Management Director) Hamish Mosley (Head of Distribution) |
Owner | 30West (minority stake)[6] |
Subsidiaries | Altitude Film Distribution Altitude Film Production Altitude Film Sales Altitude Factual[7] |
Altitude Film Entertainment Group is a British entertainment Company.The company comprises Altitude Film Production led by Will Clarke chairman and joint-CEO with Andy Mayson; Altitude Film Sales with Managing Director Mike Runagall; and Altitude Film Distribution with Head of Distribution Hamish Moseley.
On 21 February 2020, 30West acquired a minority stake in Altitude Film Entertainment.[6] On 4 March that same year, Altitude created Altitude Factual, a unit for natural history documentaries.[7]
References
- "About | Altitude Films".
- Kemp, Stuart (31 October 2013). "U.K. Sales and Production Banner Altitude Film Launches Distribution Division". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- "Whitney Houston's life to be documented on film". BBC News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- Heath, Paul (28 July 2018). "Black 47 trailer lands ahead of a UK release this September" The Hollywood News. Retrieved 20 August 2018
- Black 47 , Altitude Films Retrieved 20 August 2018
- Leo Barraclough (21 February 2020). "30West to Acquire Stake in British Film Company Altitude". Variety. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Ed Meza (4 March 2020). "Altitude Launches Natural History Documentary TV, Film Unit". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2020.