A24 (company)
A24 is an American independent entertainment company founded on August 20, 2012,[3] by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges and based in New York City. It specializes in film production, television production and distribution.
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Formerly called
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A24 Films (2012–16) |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | August 20, 2012[1] |
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Headquarters | 31 West 27th Street, New York, New York, United States |
Number of locations
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2 (2016) |
Key people
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Number of employees
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11–50[2] (2016) |
Divisions | A24 Television |
Website | a24films |
Katz, Fenkel and Hodges prior to A24 worked in film and production, before leaving to pursue the company, which was originally A24 Films. Moderately starting out in 2013 with A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, the company's growth started with the release of Spring Breakers later that year. Their existence became well-known with Ex Machina, Room and The Witch, and has grown substantially since then. They entered into deals with DirecTV Cinema and Amazon Prime later in 2013, with some films distributed through them, and the name was shortened to A24 in 2016.
As of January 2018, their films have been nominated for Academy Awards twenty-four times. In 2016, A24's films won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Brie Larson in Room), Best Documentary Feature (Amy), and Best Visual Effects (Ex Machina). In 2017, their production Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture (the first such award for the company), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). A24's television division released The Carmichael Show.
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HistoryEdit
Founding and early yearsEdit
A24 was founded on August 20, 2012, by film veterans Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges.[4] Katz formerly led the film finance group at Guggenheim Partners, Fenkel was the former president, co-founder and partner at Oscilloscope, and Hodges served as Head of Production and Development at Big Beach.[3]
Guggenheim Partners provided the seed money for A24. The company was started for the founders to experience the company's "movies from a distinctive point of view".[5] In October 2012, Nicolette Aizenberg joined A24 as head of publicity, carrying over from 42West where she was senior publicity executive.[6]
The company began in 2013.[7] The company marked its first theatrical release with Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, which had a limited release. Other 2013 theatrical releases included Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, and James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now.[8][9]
In September 2013, A24 entered a $40 million deal with DirecTV Cinema, where DirecTV Cinema would offer day-and-date releases 30 days prior to a theatrical release by A24; Enemy was the first to be distributed effectively.[10] That same year, A24 entered a deal with Amazon Prime, where A24-distributed films would be available on Amazon Instant Video after becoming available on DVD and Blu-ray.[11]
2014–present: Television and later productionsEdit
In May 2015, A24 announced that it would start a television division and began producing the USA Network series Playing House, as well as working to develop a television series that would later become Comrade Detective, produced by Channing Tatum. The company also announced that they would also finance and develop pilots.[12]
In January 2016, Sasha Lloyd joined the company to handle all film, television distribution and business development in the international marketplace.[13] The company, with cooperation from Bank of America, J.P. Morgan & Co. and SunTrust Banks, also raised its line of credit from $50 million to $125 million a month later to build upon its operations.[14] In April, the company acquired all foreign rights to Swiss Army Man, distributing the film in all territories, and partnering with distributors who previously acquired rights to the film, a first for the company.[15] In June, the company, along with Oscilloscope and distributor Honora, joined BitTorrent Now to distribute the work of their portfolio across the ad-supported service.[16]
In January 2017, the company acquired the United States and Chinese distribution rights for their first foreign language film, Menashe.[17]
FilmographyEdit
A24 distributes and produces around 18–20 films a year.[5][18]
Year | Name | Air date | Number of seasons | Number of episodes | Distributor |
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2014 | Playing House | April 29, 2014 – July 14, 2017 | 3 | 26 | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
2015 | The Carmichael Show | August 26, 2015 – August 9, 2017 | 3 | 32 | NBCUniversal Television Distribution 20th Television |
2017 | Comrade Detective | August 4, 2017 – present | 1 | 6 | Amazon Video |
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ a b McNary, Dave (August 20, 2012). "Katz, Fenkel, Hodges launch A24". Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2012-08-20). "Katz, Fenkel, Hodges launch A24". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ a b Doster, Adam (January 11, 2016). "Upstart Distributor A24 Is Making Indie Films Exciting Again". Fast Company. Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via Mansueto Ventures, LLC.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (October 3, 2012). "Nicolette Aizenberg Joins A24 As Head Of Publicity". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Chris (June 14, 2013). "A24: the brains behind 'The Bling Ring' zing". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (2015-09-30). "The Distributor as Auteur". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ Baron, Zach (2017-05-09). "Hollywood, Disrupted: Inside the Scrappy Film Company that Made "Moonlight" and "The Witch"". GQ. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (September 30, 2013). "DirecTV Pacts with Indie Film House A24 for Early-Release VOD Titles". Variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 21, 2013). "Amazon Prime, A24 Announce Exclusive Multi-Year Streaming Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (May 12, 2015). "'Ex Machina' Studio A24 Launching TV Division With Channing Tatum-Produced Comedy, Asia-Set Action Show (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Busch, Anita (January 12, 2016). "Sasha Lloyd Takes Top International Post At A24". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Lieberman, David (23 February 2016). "A24 Says It Will Boost Film And TV Operations With Raise in Bank Credit Line". Deadline. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (April 5, 2016). "A24 To Handle 'Swiss Army Man' Global Release In Company's First World Rights Move; New U.S. Release Date – Update". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 23, 2016). "A24, Oscilliscope, Honora Join New BitTorrent Now Program". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 31, 2017). "A24 Lands Sundance Film 'Menashe;' First Foreign Language Film For 'Moonlight' Distributor". Deadline. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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- ^ "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Ginger & Rosa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Spring Breakers at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Bling Ring at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Spectacular Now at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Enemy at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Under The Skin at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Locke at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Obvious Child at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Rover at Box Office Mojo
- ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Life-After-Beth#tab=summary
- ^ The Captive at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Tusk at Box Office Mojo
- ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Son-of-a-Gun#tab=summary
- ^ Revenge of the Green Dragons at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Laggies at Box Office Mojo
- ^ A Most Violent Year at Box Office Mojo
- ^ While We're Young at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Cut Bank (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Ex Machina at Box Office Mojo
- ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Barely-Lethal#tab=summary
- ^ Slow West at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Amy (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "The End of the Tour (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Dark Places (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Mississippi Grind". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Room (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Mojave at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Witch at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Remember at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Krisha at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Green Room at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Adderall Diaries at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "The Lobster (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ De Palma at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Swiss Army Man at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Equals (2016)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Into the Forest at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Morris from America at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "The Sea of Trees (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ American Honey at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Moonlight at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Oasis: Supersonic at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Monster at Box Office Mojo
- ^ 20th Century Women at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Trespass Against Us at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Blackcoat's Daughter at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Free Fire at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Lovers at Box Office Mojo
- ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Kaisers-Last-Kiss-The-(UK)#tab=summary
- ^ It Comes at Night at Box Office Mojo
- ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ghost-Story-A-(2017)#tab=summary
- ^ Menashe at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Good Time (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Woodshock (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "The Florida Project (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ Lady Bird at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Disaster Artist at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ The Last Movie Star at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Lean on Pete (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/a24-sundance-and-sxsw-pic-never-goin-back-exclusive-1202721120/
- ^ "Charlie Plummer Joins Adaptation of Pippa Bianco's Short 'Share' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2017-11-01). "Film News Roundup: Poorna Jagannathan Starring in Pippa Bianco Drama (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ http://deadline.com/2018/02/willem-dafoe-robert-eggers-the-lighthouse-the-florida-project-a24-new-regency-1202281074/
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a24-picks-up-horror-script-author-viral-short-story-cat-person-1092445
- ^ http://deadline.com/2018/03/native-son-movie-ashton-sanders-rashid-johnson-suzan-lori-parks-a24-1202338720/
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-sandler-star-uncut-gems-safdie-brothers-a24-1099297
External linksEdit
- Official website
- A24 on IMDbPro (subscription required)