FilmNation Entertainment

FilmNation Entertainment, LLC is an American film production and international sales company, founded by film executive Glen Basner in 2008.

FilmNation Entertainment

Type	Privately Held LLC
Industry	Independent film production and distribution
Founded	2008; 11 years ago
Founder	Glen Basner, CEO
Headquarters	150 West 22nd Street 9th Floor New York, New York 10017 United States
Key people	Glen Basner (CEO) Milan Popelka (COO) Aaron Ryder Ben Browning (Co-Presidents, Production & Acquisitions)
Owner	Steven B. Samuels
Number of employees	40 (2017)[1]
Website	www.filmnation.com

History

FilmNation Entertainment was founded in 2008 by Glen Basner with funding from real estate developer Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.[1]

In 2012, Filmnation produced its first film, Mud. On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the American Film Market for the first time, acquiring and then selling the international rights to Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight and Bill Condon's Mr. Holmes.[2] In December 2014, Village Roadshow invested $18 million for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations.[1]

In early February 2017, the company sued The Weinstein Company over the released date of The Founder.[1] In April 2018, Filmnation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by MUFG Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.[3]

In early 2019, FilmNation and Nordic Entertainment Group formed a television joint venture based in the United Kingdom that will operate under the FilmNation name. Nordic Entertainment Group will have first option on exclusive distribution rights to all of the joint venture’s productions in the Nordic countries.[4]

Filmography

Upcoming

• Promising Young Woman (upcoming)
• The Glorias (upcoming)
• The Courier (upcoming)
• The Nest (upcoming)
• 355 (upcoming)
• Reminiscence (upcoming)
• The Good House
• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Filmography by Year

2020

• Palm Springs (2020)
• Greyhound (2020)

2019

• Pain and Glory (2019)
• Late Night (2019)
• The Lodge (2019)
• The Day Shall Come (2019)
• 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
• Lucky Day (2019)
• 7500 (2019)
• The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
• The Irishman (2019)
• The Aeronauts (2019)

2018

• Gloria Bell (2018)
• The Nightingale (2018)
• Beautiful Boy (2018)
• The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
• Life Itself (2018)
• Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
• Suspiria (2018)
• Wildlife (2018)

2017

• The Big Sick (2017)
• Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
• The Children Act (2017)
• Disobedience (2017)
• Gifted (2017)
• Kill Switch (2017)
• Last Flag Flying (2017)
• Logan Lucky (2017)
• The Man with the Iron Heart[5] (2017)
• The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
• The Sense of an Ending[6] (2017)
• Sleepless (2017)
• The Wall (2017)
• Song to Song[7] (2017)
• Wonderstruck (2017)
• Wonder Wheel (2017)

2016

• Arrival (2016)
• The Promise[8] (2016)
• The Founder (2016)
• Genius (2016)
• Café Society (2016)
• Indignation (2016)
• Julieta (2016)
• Midnight Special[9] (2016)
• Miss Sloane (2016)
• Sing Street[10] (2016)
• Sully (2016)
• The Whole Truth[11] (2016)
• Zero Days[12] (2016)

2015

• American Ultra (2015)
• Knight of Cups (2015)
• Life (2015)
• Mr. Holmes (2015)
• Room[13] (2015)
• Solace[14] (2015)
• Regression (2015)
• Self/less (2015)
• Tracers (2015)
• Truth (2015)

2014

• Clown (2014)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
• A Most Violent Year (2014)
• A Most Wanted Man (2014)
• Premature (2014)
• The Rover (2014)
• The Rewrite (2014)
• Top Five (2014)
• While We're Young (2014)

2013

• 21 & Over (2013)[15]
• All Is Lost (2013)
• Blue Jasmine (2013)
• Crush (2013)
• The Bling Ring (2013)
• I'm So Excited! (2013)
• Nebraska (2013)
• Side Effects (2013)
• Safe Haven (2013)
• Under the Skin (2013)

2012

• Act of Valor (2012)
• Gambit (2012)
• House at the End of the Street (2012)
• Aftershock (2012)
• Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
• Lawless (2012)
• Lola Versus (2012)
• Looper (2012)
• Magic Mike (2012)
• Midnight's Children (2012)
• Mirror Mirror (2012)
• Mud (2012)
• The Raven (2012)
• Red Dawn (2012)
• To the Wonder (2012)
• To Rome with Love (2012)

2011

• The Oranges (2011)
• The Flowers of War (2011)
• Sanctum (2011)
• Seeking Justice (2011)
• The Skin I Live In (2011)
• Take Shelter (2011)

2010

• Ceremony (2010)
• Frozen (2010)
• I Love You Too (2010)
• The King's Speech (2010)
• The Ward (2010)

2009

• The Joneses (2009)
• The Road (2009)

References

1. Zeitchik, Steven (February 23, 2017). "FilmNation, the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
2. McNary, Dave (November 7, 2013). "AFM: Woody Allen, Bill Condon Pics on FilmNation's Block". Variety. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
3. Hipes, Patrick (April 18, 2018). "FilmNation Closes Deal On $120M In New Financing". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
4. "FilmNation, NENT Launch UK-Based TV Joint Venture". filmnation.com. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
5. "HHhH". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
6. The Sense of an Ending
7. Weightless
8. Army of One
9. Midnight Special
10. Sing Street
11. The Whole Truth
12. Zero Days
13. Room
14. Solace
15. 21 & Over

External links

Official website