A Brief Introduction to Working Title Films

Working Title Films

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Working Title is a British film production company based in London and owned by Universal Studios.

Founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983, the company went on to be bought by PolyGram in 1992, then by Universal (a Seagram company) in 1998, and finally Seagram was bought by Vivendi in 2000.
Working Title has produced many successful films, including;

• Notting Hill
• Burn After Reading
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz & The World's End)

Working Title aim to make films imbued with European ideas and influences for a worldwide audience.

There is no other film company like Working Title, as it is allowed creative freedom but is owned by a conglomerate

They produce 4 - 5 films each year;

• 1 'risk free' film
• 2 mainstream films
• 2 projects they feel passionately about

"They have been listed as the most powerful figures in the British industry and in 2002 Premiere magazine put them at 41st in the world-wide movie power list."

(BBC News (2004)