Newmarket Films was an American film production and distribution company and a subsidiary of Newmarket Capital Group. It was founded in 1994 by Chris Ball and Will Tyre, with the company’s executive team made up of Chris Calhoon, Rene Cogan, John Crye and Robert Fyvolent. Newmarket Films was acquired by Exclusive Media Group in 2009.
Brief summary
Newmarket Films was a privately owned independent production and distribution company. Newmarket looked to acquire, produce, and distribute diverse films. The company produced such films as The Mexican, Cruel Intentions, and the Christopher Nolan films The Prestige and Memento. Newmarket has distributed, in North America, such films as The Passion of the Christ, Whale Rider, Monster, Donnie Darko, and God Grew Tired of Us.
Film involvement
Newmarket Films has been involved with distributing or producing the following movies:
- Agora
- Cruel Intentions
- Prom Night (co-produced with Alliance Films and Original Film)
- The Chumscrubber (co-production with Go Fish Pictures, El Camino Pictures", '"Equity Pictures" and "L.B. Laurence Bender Productions)
- Donnie Darko (co-production with "Pandora") (DVD Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
- Death of a President
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lilya 4-ever
- God Grew Tired of Us
- Memento (co-production with Summit Entertainment)
- The Mexican
- Monster (co-production with DEJ Productions and "Media 8 Entertainment)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Open Hearts
- The Passion of the Christ (co-production with Icon Entertainment)
- Real Women Have Curves
- Silver City
- The Skulls
- The Nines (co-production with Destination Films)
- Spun
- Topsy Turvy
- The Usual Suspects
- Whale Rider
- Y tu mamá también
- Creation
See also
- Independent Film
References
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