Renowned Films
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Renowned Films is a London/LA based production company.
Renowned Films has produced documentary, format and reality television alongside its branded content division that has worked with clients including Adidas, Selfridges, Apple and Beats by Dre. Renowned's projects include 'The Peng Life' with the Chicken Connoisseur for Channel 4,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/oct/05/chicken-connoisseur-youtube-elijah-quashie-channel-4-peng-life|title=Chicken Connoisseur Elijah Quashie gets his own Channel 4 show|last=Ruddick|first=Graham|date=2017-10-05|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 'NYPD Biggest Gang in New York?' for the BBC,{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040v890|title=NYPD: Biggest Gang in New York? - BBC Three|website=BBC|access-date=2017-10-24}} 'The Women Who Kill Lions',{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/30/the-women-who-kill-lions-review-agut-wrencing-look-at-the-senselessness-of-bloodsports|title=The Women Who Kill Lions review – a gut-wrenching look at the senselessness of bloodsports|last=Ramaswamy|first=Chitra|date=2016-06-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 'Top Dad with Ashley Walters'{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/top-dad/on-demand/62738-001|title=Top Dad - On Demand - All 4|website=www.channel4.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}} and series 3 of 'Random Acts'{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/talent-line-up-announced-for-new-series-of-random-acts|title=Talent line-up announced for new series of Random Acts - Channel 4 - Info - Press|website=www.channel4.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-10-24}} for Channel 4, as well as Pranksterz for ITV2.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/comedy-and-comedy-entertainment-shows-coming-itv2-autumn|title=ITV|website=ITV}}
In 2015 Channel 4 took an equity stake in Renowned Films as part of its £20 million Growth Fund,{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/c4-backs-its-first-bame-indie/5085713.article|title=C4 backs its first BAME indie|work=broadcastnow.co.uk}} which has made the company one of the fastest growing indie production companies in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/channel-4-takes-equity-stake-in-renowned-films|title=Channel 4 takes equity stake in Renowned Films - Channel 4 - Info - Press|work=channel4.com}}
In 2017 Critical Content acquired an undisclosed stake in Renowned with Channel 4 exiting the business.{{Cite news|url=http://tbivision.com/news/2017/10/critical-buys-renowned-films/807622/|title=Critical buys into Renowned Films - TBI Vision|date=2017-10-18|work=TBI Vision|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-US}} Critical Content CEO Tom Forman joined the board.