Altitude Film Distribution#Altitude Film Entertainment
{{Short description|British film distribution company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
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| name = Altitude Film Distribution
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| trade_name = Altitude
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| type = Private Company
| industry = Film
| products = Motion Pictures
| services = Film distribution
| parent = Altitude Film Entertainment
| founder = Will Clarke
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| foundation = 2012
| location_city =
| location_country = England
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.altitudefilment.com/}}
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Altitude Film Distribution is a British film distribution company, part of the Altitude Film Entertainment group.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-sales-production-banner-altitude-652119|title=U.K. Sales and Production Banner Altitude Film Launches Distribution Division| last=Kemp|first=Stuart|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2013-10-31|accessdate=2016-03-15}} The parent company was launched in 2012 by Optimum Releasing founder Will Clarke. Altitude Film Entertainment is vertically integrated, with divisions that handle film production, finance and international sales, as well as UK distribution.{{cite web | title=About | website=Altitude Films | url=http://www.altitudefilment.com/about | access-date=20 April 2022}}
History
Altitude Film Distribution's first release came in 2014 with the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which was followed by Fruitvale Station and Abel Ferrara's Welcome to New York. In 2015, Altitude released Ira Sachs' Love Is Strange; a biopic film, Amy, about the British singer Amy Winehouse, which was directed by Asif Kapadia and was released in cinemas on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom; international espionage thriller Spooks: The Greater Good; and Narcopolis, a science fiction film. In 2016, they released Bolshoi Babylon, a behind-the-scenes portrait of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Altitude would partner with the British Academy Award winning film director Kevin Macdonald, on a new documentary film on Whitney Houston's life and death. It was released in 2018. It's been revealed that the movie is to include rare unheard tracks & performances, with family members & friends to help build up the film through recorded interviews and archive footage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36160713|title=Whitney Houston's life to be documented on film|access-date=2016-04-28|work=BBC News|date=28 April 2016}}
In 2023, Altitude Film gave limited theatrical releases in the United Kingdom for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, a universally panned indie slasher film starring Nikolai Leon, Craig David Dowsett and Chris Cordell, and Wham!, a critically praised documentary film about the titular English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.{{Cite web |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |title=“It’s about two great friends who lived the dream,” says Ventureland’s John Battsek of Sheffield DocFest title ‘Wham!’ |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/its-about-two-great-friends-who-lived-the-dream-says-venturelands-john-battsek-of-sheffield-docfest-title-wham/5183253.article |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Screen |language=en}}
In 2024, Altitude Film released Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, the sequel to Blood and Honey, starring Scott Chambers (who is also the film's producer) and Simon Callow. The film divided critics, but many of them considered it an improvement over its predecessor.
Filmography
= Select cinema releases =
= Home Entertainment Releases =
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| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Flu | Sung-su Kim |
| Sx Tape | Bernard Rose |
| Dracula 3D | Dario Argento |
| All Cheerleaders Die | Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson |
| Iceberg Slim | Jorge Hinojosa |
| Somm | Jason Wise |
| Narco Cultura | Shaul Schwarz |
| Torment | Jordan Barker |
| The Rendlesham UFO Incident | Daniel Simpson |
| Drew: The Man Behind The Poster | Erik Sharkey |
| Doc of the Dead | Alexandre O. Philippe |
| Wolves | David Hayter |
| Superfast! | Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer |
| Colt 45 | Fabrice Du Welz |
| The Dead 2 | Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford |
| Zombie Fight Club | Joe Chien |
| The Match | Jakov Sedlar, Dominik Sedlar |
Altitude Film Entertainment
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| name = Altitude Film Entertainment |
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| type = Private
| owner = 30West (minority stake)
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2012}} |
| location_city = |
| location_country = United Kingdom |
| key_people = Will Clarke (chairman & CEO)
Andy Mayson (Co-CEO)
Mike Runagall (Management Director)
Hamish Moseley (Managing Director)
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| industry = Motion picture |
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| subsid = Altitude Film Distribution
Altitude Film Production
Altitude Film Sales
Altitude Factual |
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.altitudefilment.com/}}
|}}
Altitude Film Entertainment is a British entertainment company. The company comprises Altitude Film Production led by Will Clarke chairman and joint-CEO with Andy Mayson; Altitude Film Sales with Managing Director Mike Runagall; and Altitude Film Distribution.{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Altitude Films |url=http://www.altitudefilment.com/about |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=www.altitudefilment.com}}
On 21 February 2020, 30West acquired a minority stake in Altitude Film Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/30west-altitude-1203510376/|title=30West to Acquire Stake in British Film Company Altitude|website=Variety|date=21 February 2020|author=Leo Barraclough|accessdate=26 April 2020}} On 4 March that same year, Altitude created Altitude Factual, a unit for natural history documentaries.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/altitude-launches-natural-history-documentary-tv-film-unit-headed-by-paul-sowerbutts-1203523735/|title=Altitude Launches Natural History Documentary TV, Film Unit|website=Variety|date=4 March 2020|author=Ed Meza|accessdate=3 July 2020}}
References
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Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom
Category:2014 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:International sales agents
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