Axiom Films
{{Short description|International film distributor and producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Axiom Films International Ltd.
| logo = Axiom Films Logo 2013.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Film Distribution/Production
| foundation = 1997
| founder = Douglas Cummins
Rocio Freire-Bernat
| location_city = London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = Douglas Cummins (MD, Axiom Films International Ltd.)
Rocio Freire-Bernat (Director of Acquisitions, Axiom Films International Ltd.
| num_employees =
| industry = Film distribution
| products = Film
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| homepage = {{URL|axiomfilms.co.uk}}
}}
Axiom Films is an international film distributor and producer[http://www.screendaily.com/axiom-films-and-journeyman-pictures-to-co-produce-the-girl/4042761.article Axiom Films and Journeyman Pictures to co-produce The Girl. | News | Screen] based in London.
Founded in 1997 by producer Douglas Cummins and partner Rocio Freire-Bernat, Axiom specialises in independent and world cinema, as well as documentary, filmed opera and dance.[https://variety.com/2012/film/news/axiom-takes-side-by-side-in-u-k-1118062610/ Axiom takes ‘Side by Side’ in U.K. | Variety]
Notable films under Axiom ownership include Half Nelson,[http://www.screendaily.com/axiom-gets-uk-rights-to-flecks-half-nelson/4029319.article Axiom gets UK rights to Fleck's Half Nelson | News | Screen] for which actor Ryan Gosling was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 2007 Academy Awards, In a Better World, which won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2011 Academy Awards, and the majority of Wim Wenders’s feature and documentary films.
Axiom is owned by UKI Investments and founders Douglas Cummins and Rocio Freire-Bernat, who also retain a controlling interest and act as managing director and director of acquisitions respectively. UKI is one of the largest privately owned investment companies in the United Kingdom, with interests in real estate, mining, agriculture, financial services and technology across a broad geographical footprint. Axiom distributes an average 10 theatrical releases and 20 DVD films each year, as well as online and digitally through LoveFilm, iTunes and FilmFlex.
Films under UK and Irish ownership
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Title |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Directed by |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Original Release Year |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Country |
About Elly
|2009 |Iran |
À l'aventure
|2008 |France |
Alice in the Cities
|1974 |Germany |
Any Way the Wind Blows
|2003 |Belgium |
The American Friend
|1977 |Germany |
Atash / Thirst (English title)
|Tawfik Abu Wael |2004 |Israel/Palestine |
Ballast
|2008 |USA |
Blood and Rain
|Jorge Navas |2009 |Colombia/Argentina |
Blue Eyelids
|2007 |Mexico |
Born and Bred
|2006 |Argentina |
Brilliant Moon
|2010 |USA |
Broken Lines
|Sallie Aprahamian |2008 |UK |
Buena Vista Social Club
|1999 |Germany/USA/UK/France/Cuba |
Carancho
|2010 |Argentina |
Chop Shop
|2008 |USA |
Cold Weather
|2011 |USA |
Juan
|2010 |Denmark |
Dark Horse
|2011 |USA |
De Bruit et de Fureur
|1988 |France |
Deliver Us from Evil
|2009 |Denmark/Sweden/Norway |
Don't Look Down
|2008 |Argentina/France |
Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World
|Emiko Emori |2010 |USA |
Easier with Practice
|Kyle Patrick Alvarez |2009 |USA |
El Bola
|2000 |Spain |
The Exterminating Angels
|2006 |France |
Familia Rodante
|2004 |Argentina/Brazil/France/Germany/Spain/UK |
Frozen River
|2008 |USA |
Goodbye Solo
|2009 |USA |
Half Nelson
|2006 |USA |
Honeydripper
|2007 |USA |
The Housemaid
|2010 |South Korea |
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
|2007 |Malaysia/Taiwan |
In a Better World
|2011 |Denmark/Sweden |
In the City of Sylvia
|2007 |Spain |
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
|2007 |Spain/Portugal/France/USA |
Kings of the Road
|1976 |
The Kreutzer Sonata
|2008 |USA |
La Bohème
|2008 |Austria/Germany |
Land of Plenty
|2004 |USA |
Leap Year
|Michael Rowe |2010 |Mexico |
Libero
|2006 |Italy |
Life and Debt
|2001 |USA |
Lion's Den
|2008 |Argentina |
Lisbon Story
|1994 |Germany/Portugal/France/Spain |
The Living Wake
|Sol Tryon |2007 |USA |
Lost Embrace
|2005 |Argentina/France/Italy/Spain |
Louise-Michel
|Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine |2008 |France |
Mademoiselle Chambon
|2009 |France |
Mammuth
|Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine |2010 |France |
Milarepa
|2006 |Bhutan |
My Dog Tulip
|2009 |USA |
Nightwatching
|2007 |Canada/France/Germany/Poland/Netherlands/UK/USA |
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
|1990 |West Germany/France |
Off the Black
|2006 |USA |
One Who Set Forth
|Marcel When |2008 |Germany |
Paris, Texas
|1984 |West Germany/France/UK/USA |
Passenger Side
|2009 |Canada |
Q
|Laurent Bouhnik |2011 |France |
Return to Gorée
|2007 |Luxembourg/Senegal/Swaziland |
Room 666
|1982 |France/West Germany |
Side by Side
|Christopher Kenneally |2012 |USA |
The Sea Wall
|2009 |France/Cambodia/Belgium |
Spanking the Monkey
|1994 |USA |
The State of Things
|1982 |West Germany/Portugal/USA |
Sugar
|2008 |USA |
Tony Takitani
|2005 |Japan |
Tokyo-Ga
|1985 |USA/West Germany |
Tosca
|2001 |Italy/France/UK/Germany |
Un Jeu Brutal
|1983 |France |
Undertow
|2009 |Peru |
Uniform
|Diao Yi'nan |2003 |China/Hong Kong |
Vampires
|Vincent Lannoo |2010 |Belgium |
The Wayward Cloud
|2005 |France/Taiwan |
Who Loves the Sun
|2006 |Canada |
Why We Fight
|2005 |Canada/France/UK/USA |
Wings of Desire
|1987 |West Germany/France |
Wrong Move
|1987 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.axiomfilms.co.uk}}
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Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom
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