Film production companies

Universal

Universal pictures is one of the six major movie studios. It was founded 1912 by Carl Laemmle and is one of the oldest American movie studios that is still in continuous production. As well as owning a large film library spanning from the earliest years of cinema to more contemporary works, it also owns a large collection of TV shows through it's NBC Universal Television Distribution. It's production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California and is the second longest living Hollywood studio. Films they have produced include, Childs Play 2, Jurassic Park, The River Wild, Casper, Happy Gilmore.


Working Title

Working Title is a British film production company based in London. It was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and also several TV shows. The co-owners of the company now are Eric Fellner and Bevan. The company have produced a variety of films for PolyGrams London based production company PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. They are located on Oxford Street in London and have a contact allowing them a film budget of 25 million pounds on a practical basis. Films they have produced include, About A Boy, Billy Elliot, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Hot Fuzz, Jonny English, Notting Hill.


Studio Canal

Studio Canal is a French based production company that owns the third largest film library in the world. The company is part of the Canal+ Group owned by Vivendi SA. It was founded in 1988 by Pierre Lescure. The original goal was to focus on French and European productions but they later made deals with American production companies. Films they have produced include, Terminator 2, Basic Instinct, Cliffhanger, Free Willy, Santa Claus.


Big Talk Productions

Big Talk Productions is an English film and television production company and was established in 1995 by Nira Park. The company which is located in London, continues to establish itself as a leader of British sitcoms. The company's most notable productions feature actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Besides it's feature films the company will produce several TV series for BBC Two and BBC Three. 'Him And Her' is a new comedy series focussing on a couple in their mid-series. Films that they have produced include, Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.