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A24 (company)

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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, finance, television production and distribution.

A24
Formerly called
 A24 Films (2012–16)
Independent
Industry Entertainment
Founded August 20, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-08-20)[1]
Founder
  • Daniel Katz
  • David Fenkel
  • John Hodges
Headquarters 31 West 27th Street (Eleventh Floor), New York City, New York, United States
Number of locations
 2 (2016)
Key people
  • Daniel Katz
  • David Fenkel
  • John Hodges
Services
Number of employees
 11–50[2] (2016)
Divisions A24 Television
Website www.a24films.com

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 Room, The Witch and Ex Machina, 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 February 2017, their films have been nominated for Academy Awards fourteen times. In 2016, A24's films won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Brie Larson in Room), Best Visual Effects (Ex Machina), and Best Documentary Feature (Amy). In 2017, their production Moonlight won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for eight Oscars, winning 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. Katz formerly led the 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 seed money for A24 to start up. The company was started for the founders to experience the company's "movies from a distinctive point of view".[4] In October 2012, Nicolette Aizenberg joined A24 as Head of Publicity, carrying over from 42West as Senior Publicity Executive.[5]

The company began in 2013.[6] 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.

In September 2013, A24 entered a $40 million deal with DirecTV Cinema, where DirecTV Cinema will offer the film 30-days prior to a theatrical release by the company; Enemy was the first to be distributed effectively.[7] That same year, A24 entered a deal with Amazon Prime, where A24 distributed films would be available on Amazon Instant Video after they become available on DVD and Blu-ray.[8]

2014–present: Television and later productionsEdit

In May 2015, A24 announced that they 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 Iron Fisting, produced by Channing Tatum. The company also announced that they would also finance and develop pilots.[9]

In January 2016, Sasha Lloyd joined the company to handle all film, television distribution and business development in the international marketplace.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

On January 2017, the company acquired the United States and Chinese distribution rights for their first foreign language film, Menashe.[14]

FilmographyEdit

On average, A24 distributes and produces around 12 films a year.[4]

Motion pictures from A24, listed by release date
Year Film Release date Box office (USD)
Gross
2013 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III February 8, 2013 $210,565[15]
Ginger & Rosa March 15, 2013 $1.6 million[16]
Spring Breakers $32.1 million[17]
The Bling Ring June 14, 2013 $20 million[18]
The Spectacular Now August 2, 2013 $6.9 million[19]
2014 Enemy March 14, 2014 $3.3 million[20]
Under the Skin April 4, 2014 $5.7 million[21]
Locke April 25, 2014 $5 million[22]
Obvious Child June 6, 2014 $3 million[23]
The Rover June 13, 2014 $2.5 million[24]
Life After Beth August 15, 2014 $254,881[25]
The Captive September 5, 2014 $1.4 million[26]
Tusk September 19, 2014 $1.8 million[27]
Son of a Gun October 16, 2014 $1,411[28]
Revenge of the Green Dragons October 24, 2014 $2,500[29]
Laggies October 24, 2014 $1.8 million[30]
A Most Violent Year December 31, 2014 $5.9 million[31]
2015 While We're Young March 27, 2015 $10 million[32]
Cut Bank April 3, 2015 $137,642
Ex Machina April 10, 2015 $36.6 million[33]
Barely Lethal April 30, 2015 $6,075[34]
Slow West May 20, 2015 $229,094[35]
Amy July 3, 2015 $22.4 million[36]
The End of the Tour July 31, 2015 $3 million[37]
Dark Places August 7, 2015 $3.2 million[38]
Mississippi Grind September 25, 2015 $170,053[39]
Room October 16, 2015 $17.4 million[40]
2016 Mojave January 22, 2016 $8,602[41]
The Witch February 19, 2016 $40.4 million[42]
Remember March 11, 2016 $1.1 million[43]
Krisha March 18, 2016 $144,822[44]
Green Room April 15, 2016 $3.8 million[45]
The Adderall Diaries $15,364[46]
The Lobster May 13, 2016 $15 million[47]
De Palma June 10, 2016 $165,237[48]
Swiss Army Man June 24, 2016 $4.9 million[49]
Equals July 15, 2016 $1.3 million[50]
Into the Forest July 29, 2016 $37,418[51]
Morris from America August 19, 2016 $91,151[52]
The Sea of Trees August 26, 2016 $662,762[53]
American Honey September 30, 2016 $1.8 million[54]
Moonlight October 21, 2016 $42 million[55]
Oasis: Supersonic October 26, 2016 $1.4 million[56]
The Monster November 11, 2016 $62,953[57]
20th Century Women December 28, 2016 $5.3 million[58]
2017 Trespass Against Us January 20, 2017 $5,711[59]
The Blackcoat's Daughter March 31, 2017 $19,980[60]
Free Fire April 21, 2017 $2.6 million
The Lovers May 5, 2017
The Exception June 2, 2017
It Comes at Night June 9, 2017
A Ghost Story July 7, 2017
Menashe July 28, 2017
Good Time August 11, 2017
Woodshock September 15, 2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer November 3, 2017
The Disaster Artist December 1, 2017
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
A Prayer Before Dawn
Slice
Lean on Pete
Under the Silver Lake
Sidney Hall
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
The Florida Project
Television series by A24, listed by release date
Year Name Air date Number of seasons Number of episodes Distributor
2014 Playing House April 29, 2014 – present 2 18 NBCUniversal Television Distribution
2015 The Carmichael Show August 26, 2015 – present 19
2017 Iron Fisting TBA 1 N/A TBA

ReferencesEdit

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  6. ^ Lee, Chris (June 14, 2013). "A24: the brains behind 'The Bling Ring' zing". Los Angeles Times. 
  7. ^ Spangler, Todd (September 30, 2013). "DirecTV Pacts with Indie Film House A24 for Early-Release VOD Titles". Variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016. 
  8. ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 21, 2013). "Amazon Prime, A24 Announce Exclusive Multi-Year Streaming Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2016. 
  9. ^ 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. 
  10. ^ Busch, Anita (January 12, 2016). "Sasha Lloyd Takes Top International Post At A24". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016. 
  11. ^ 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. 
  12. ^ 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. 
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (June 23, 2016). "A24, Oscilliscope, Honora Join New BitTorrent Now Program". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2016. 
  14. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (31 January 2017). "A24 Lands Sundance Film ‘Menashe;’ First Foreign Language Film For ‘Moonlight’ Distributor". Deadline. Retrieved 28 February 2017. 
  15. ^ "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 5, 2016. 
  16. ^ "Ginger & Rosa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 5, 2016. 
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  18. ^ The Bling Ring at Box Office Mojo
  19. ^ The Spectacular Now at Box Office Mojo
  20. ^ Enemy at Box Office Mojo
  21. ^ Under The Skin at Box Office Mojo
  22. ^ Locke at Box Office Mojo
  23. ^ Obvious Child at Box Office Mojo
  24. ^ The Rover at Box Office Mojo
  25. ^ Life After Beth at Box Office Mojo
  26. ^ The Captive at Box Office Mojo
  27. ^ Tusk at Box Office Mojo
  28. ^ Son of a Gun at Box Office Mojo
  29. ^ Revenge of the Green Dragons at Box Office Mojo
  30. ^ Laggies at Box Office Mojo
  31. ^ A Most Violent Year at Box Office Mojo
  32. ^ While We're Young at Box Office Mojo
  33. ^ Ex Machina at Box Office Mojo
  34. ^ Barley Lethal at Box Office Mojo
  35. ^ Slow West at Box Office Mojo
  36. ^ "Amy (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12. 
  37. ^ "The End of the Tour (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12. 
  38. ^ "Dark Places (2015) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12. 
  39. ^ "Mississippi Grind". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016. 
  40. ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Room-(2015)#tab=summary
  41. ^ Mojave at Box Office Mojo
  42. ^ The Witch at Box Office Mojo
  43. ^ Remember at Box Office Mojo
  44. ^ Krisha at Box Office Mojo
  45. ^ Green Room at Box Office Mojo
  46. ^ The Adderall Diaries at Box Office Mojo
  47. ^ "The Lobster (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2016. 
  48. ^ De Palma at Box Office Mojo
  49. ^ Swiss Army Man at Box Office Mojo
  50. ^ "Equals (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 20, 2016. 
  51. ^ Into the Forest at Box Office Mojo
  52. ^ Morris from America at Box Office Mojo
  53. ^ "The Sea of Trees (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 24, 2016. 
  54. ^ American Honey at Box Office Mojo
  55. ^ Moonlight at Box Office Mojo
  56. ^ Oasis: Supersonic at Box Office Mojo
  57. ^ The Monster at Box Office Mojo
  58. ^ 20th Century Women at Box Office Mojo
  59. ^ Trespass Against Us at Box Office Mojo
  60. ^ The Blackcoat's Daughter at Box Office Mojo

External linksEdit

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