Sikelia Productions

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| name = Sikelia Productions

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1989}}[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nyed-2_14-cv-01044/pdf/USCOURTS-nyed-2_14-cv-01044-2.pdf Greene v. Paramount Pictures] Govinfo.gov, 11 september 2017

| founder = Martin Scorsese

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| location = New York City, New York

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Sikelia Productions, formerly known as Cappa Productions and Cappa Films, is an American film production company established by Martin Scorsese in 1989.{{Cite web | title=Sikelia Production New York NY, 10019 – Manta.com | url=https://www.manta.com/c/mr4xjz0/sikelia-production | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802040135/https://www.manta.com/c/mr4xjz0/sikelia-production | access-date=2024-12-29 | archive-date=2019-08-02}} It has produced over 40 different television shows, documentaries, and films. Some of the most notable are Shutter Island (2010), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016) and The Irishman (2019).{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/martin-scorsese-sikelia-productions-rt-features-port-authority-murina-1202802569/|title=Martin Scorsese's Sikelia Prods., RT Features Join Forces on 'Port Authority,' 'Murina' (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|website=Variety|date=May 9, 2018|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/martin-scorsese/|title=Martin Scorsese|website=Variety|date=10 November 2013|access-date=March 23, 2019}} The company is based in New York City.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/martin-scorsese-production-company-escapes-wolf-wall-street-libel-lawsuit-1037637|title=Martin Scorsese Production Company Escapes 'Wolf of Wall Street' Libel Lawsuit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Eriq|last=Gardner|date=September 11, 2017|accessdate=March 23, 2019}}

History

In 1989 Martin Scorsese founded his own production company with Cappa Productions."[https://www.govinfo.gov/content /pkg/USCOURTS-nyed-2_14-cv-01044/pdf/USCOURTS-nyed-2_14-cv-01044-2.pdf Greene v. Paramount Pictures]" Govinfo.gov, September 11, 2017 "Cappa" is the maiden name of his mother, Catherine Scorsese, who regularly played roles in his films. In the 1990s, his (ex-) wife Barbara De Fina also worked as a producer for the company. The two also sometimes released films under the label De Fina – Cappa.

In the early 1990s, the company entered into a partnership with Universal Pictures. In 1996, the deal was terminated and, at the behest of Michael Ovitz, Scorsese's former agent, the company began a partnership with Walt Disney Studios.{{aut | Leighton Grist}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=yPhSX-Sxd5wC The Films of Martin Scorsese, 1978-99: Authorship and Context II]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)

The name of the company was changed to Sikelia Productions in 2003. "Sikelia" is the Greek name for Sicily, the Italian region where Scorsese's grandparents came from. In the 2010s, the company had a partnership agreement with Paramount Pictures.[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/martin-scorsese-paramount-deal-extension-1201628822/ Martin Scorsese Extends Paramount Deal to 2019] Variety, October 28, 2015 In 2020, Sikelia entered a first-look deal with Apple. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812135847/https://deadline.com/2020/08/martin-scorsese-apple-first-look-deal-sikelia-productions-killers-of-the-flower-moon-1203010010/ Martin Scorsese Makes Apple First-Look Film & Television Deal For His Sikelia Productions Banner] Deadline.com , August 11, 2020

References

Category:1989 establishments in New York City

Category:American companies established in 1989

Category:Film production companies of the United States

Category:Martin Scorsese

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Category:Mass media companies established in 1989

Category:Television production companies of the United States