Stillking Films
{{Short description|Czech media production company}}
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| name = Stillking Films
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| image_caption = Stillking Films building, Barrandov Film Studios (2022)
| type = Private
| industry = Motion picture, television, music
| foundation = Prague, Czech Republic ({{Start date and age|1993}})
| founder = Matthew Stillman
| location_city = Prague
| location_country = Czech Republic
| locations = 8
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| key_people = Matthew Stillman
| products = Casino Royale, Snowpiercer, Legends
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| subsid = Stillking Cape Town Radio House, Stillking London, Stillking USA, Pioneer Stillking Films
| homepage = http://www.stillking.com/
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Stillking Films is a film production company headquartered in Prague,{{cite web |date=13 November 2014 |title=Nejvíce veřejných peněz proteklo přes filmovou produkci Stillking Films |url=http://www.borovan.cz/17531/nejvice-verejnych-penez-proteklo-pres-filmovou-produkci-stillking-films |accessdate=5 August 2016 |language=cs}} Czech Republic. The company offers a range of services in the film production industry, which includes location scouting, casting, equipment rental, and post-production. Over the years, STILLKING FILMS has worked on various high-profile projects, including feature films, commercials, and television series. Some notable works include the movies Casino Royale, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Poor Things.
The company also focuses on producing television series and has recently been involved in projects like an American horror comedy series Wednesday for Netflix and a detective series set in a dark, futuristic Victorian city Carnival Row.
The company’s award-winning Music Video & TV commercial division encompasses many successful and critically acclaimed works including productions with Michael Bay, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Tarsem Singh, Michel Gondry, Luke Scott, Dave Meyers, John Hillcoat, Joe Pytka, Danny Kleinman, Lance Accord, Martin Krejci, Tryan George, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Olivier Gondry, Sebastian Strasser, Micheal Gracey or [https://traktor.com Traktor].
History
Stillking was founded by Matthew Stillman in 1993. The company initially produced music videos and TV commercials.{{Cite news|last=Morais|first=Richard C.|url=https://www.stillking.tv/press/Forbes/goeast/index.htm|title=Go East|date=December 1999|work=Forbes|access-date=24 February 2020}} The company co-produced its first full-length film in 1995. In the years that followed, the production of feature films became an increasingly important part of the company’s business. The company has also grown, with subsidiaries established in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Chile.{{cite web |title= Chceme jen to, co je běžné všude - rozhovor s producentem Matthewem Stillmanem|url=http://www.culturenet.cz/aktuality/chceme-jen-to-co-je-bezne-vsude-rozhovor-s-producentem-matthewem-stillmanem/n:3084/ |website= culturenet.cz |accessdate= 5 August 2016}}
Offices
- Stillking Films, at Barrandov Film Studios – Prague
- Stillking Cape Town Radio House – Cape Town
- ‘Anima Stillking Films - Malaga
- Stillking WIP - Belgrade
- Pioneer Stillking – Budapest
- Icon Stillking Films – Bucharest
- Stillking London – London
- Stillking USA – Los Angeles
Works
=Music videos=
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! Year !! Artist !! Song !! Director | |||
| 1995 | Ozzy Osbourne | I Just Want You | Samuel Bayer |
| 1997 | Duran Duran | Out Of My Mind | Dean Karr |
| 1997 | Mylene Farmer | Désenchantée | Haussman Michael |
| 1997 | David Bowie | Hallo Spaceboy | David Mallet |
| 1999 | Geri Halliwell | Look At Me | Vaughan Arnell |
| 2001 | Basement Jaxx | Where Is Your Head At | Traktor |
| 2002 | Prodigy|Prodigy | Baby's Got a Temper | Traktor |
| 2002 | Lighthouse Family | Free | Douglas Andrew |
| 2003 | Linkin Park | From the Inside | Joe Hahn |
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Numb | Joe Hahn |
| 2005 | Faithless | Why Go? | Stylewar |
| 2005 | Kanye West | Diamonds | Hype Williams |
| 2019 | Thom Yorke | Anima | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| 2021 | Halsey | Power | Tilley Colin |
| 2023 | Zara Larsson | Can't Tame Her | Global |
=Film and television=
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