QED International
QED International is an American-based film production studio, financier and international distributor, best known for financing and producing 2014 films Sabotage and Fury.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Bill Block |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | John Friedberg (President) Paul Hanson |
| Products | Motion picture |
| Website |
History
Bill Block formed QED in 2002 as CEO. In May 2012, Media Content Capital, an Anton Lessine and Sasha Shapiro global media fund, gained a controlling interest in QED through QED Holdings with an eight figure investment.[1][2]
Before 2013, Paul Hanson, as COO, was involved in all aspects of the company overseeing film financing, production, and distribution.[3]
On February 24, 2015, Deadline confirmed that CEO Bill Block had officially left the post from the company to join a new company Merced Media.[4][5] This allowed Lessine and Shapiro to operate QED International under QED Holdings as its principal financiers through the global media fund, Media Content Capital (McC).[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
Financier/Producer
- The Hunting Party (2007)
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
- Smart People (2008)
- The Lucky Ones (2008)
- The Echo (2008)
- W. (2008)
- A Perfect Getaway (2009)
- District 9 (2009)
- Texas Killing Fields (2011)
- Alex Cross (2012)
- Elysium (2013) - also financier
- Haunt (2013)
- Sabotage (2014) - also financier
- Breathe In (2014)
- Fury (2014) - also financier
- Time Out of Mind (2014) - also financier
- Rock the Kasbah (2015) - also financier
- The Family Fang (2015) - also financier
- Dirty Grandpa (2016)
International distributor
- Smart People (2008)
- The Echo (2008)
- District 9 (2009)
- New York, I Love You (2009)
- Texas Killing Fields (2011)
- The Kings of Summer (2013)
- That Awkward Moment (2014)
- Sabotage (2014)
References
- McNary, Dave (May 16, 2012). "Media Content Capital fuels QED growth". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- Fleming, Jr., Mike (May 16, 2015). "Bill Block's QED Gets Cash Infusion From Media Content Capital; Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- Lincoln, Ross A. (August 26, 2015). "Veteran Exec Paul Hanson To Head New Film Company Covert Media". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- Busch, Anita (February 24, 2015). "Bill Block Officially Leaves QED Int'l CEO Post As Merced Media Ramps Up". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- McNary, Dave (February 24, 2015). "Bill Block to Exit QED International". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- McNary, Dave (August 26, 2015). "Covert Media Launching With Former Annapurna Exec Paul Hanson". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- Kay, Jeremy (August 26, 2015). "MCC, Paul Hanson launch Covert Media". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- Hunter, Walker (August 21, 2014). "How Putin's Media Czar May Have Funded Brad Pitt's New Movie". Business Insider. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- Block, Alex Ben; Holdsworth, Nick (contributed from Moscow) (February 24, 2015). "Bill Block to Exit Indie Film Player QED, Russian Investors Take Control (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2015.