Intermedia (company)

Intermedia Films was an American independent film production company, wholly owned by IM Internationalmedia AG.

Intermedia Films
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
PredecessorMajestic Films International
Largo Entertainment
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991) (as Intermedia Film Equities)[1]
1995; 29 years ago (1995) (as Intermedia Films)[2]
FounderNigel Sinclair
Guy East
Defunct2006
SuccessorIM Global
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
OwnerIM Internationalmedia AG
Number of employees
11–50[citation needed]
Websiteinternationalmediaag.com (archive)

The company mostly acted as a co-producer, funding films through the IMF (Internationale Medien und Film, German for "International Media and Film") funds. As of 2012, Intermedia's library was owned by Ron Tutor and David Bergstein.

History

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The company was founded in London in 1991 as Intermedia Film Equities.[1] Four years later, it was re-established as Intermedia Films by Guy East (formerly of Goldcrest Films and Majestic Films International) and Nigel Sinclair.[2] By 1997, Intermedia began operations in Los Angeles, as did Pacifica Film Distribution.[citation needed] The two companies merged on March 29, 2000.[3]

Its first success of note was Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, which opened the Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

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YearTitleDirector(s)Production partner(s)Distributor(s)BudgetBox office
1998Sliding Doors[4]Peter HowittMirage EnterprisesMiramax Films
(United States),
Paramount Pictures
(United Kingdom and worldwide home media distribution)
$6 million[5]$67 million[6]
Playing by HeartWillard CarrollHyperion PicturesMiramax Films$14–20 million$3,970,078
The Land GirlsDavid LelandGramercy Pictures,
Channel Four Films,
Greenpoint Films,
Camera One,
West Eleven Films,
Arena Films,
Canal+,
Sofineurope
Polygram Filmed Entertainment$6 million$3.2 million
Clay PigeonsDavid DobkinGramercy Pictures,
Scott Free Productions
Polygram Filmed Entertainment$8 million$1.8 million
1999Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Peter HewittOctober Films,
West Eleven Films
USA FilmsN/AN/A
2000Nurse Betty[7]Neil LaButeGramercy Pictures,
Pacifica Film,
Propaganda Films,
ab'-strakt pictures
USA Films$25 million[8]$29.4 million[9]
Where the Money IsMarek KanievskaGramercy Pictures,
Pacifica Film,
Scott Free Productions
USA Films$28 million$7 million
Up at the VillaPhilip HaasOctober Films,
Pacifica Film,
Mirage Enterprises
USA FilmsN/AN/A
Company ManPeter Askin,
Douglas McGrath
N/AParamount Classics$16 million$146,193
Love's Labour's LostKenneth BranaghThe Shakespeare Film CompanyMiramax Films$13 million$299,792
2001EnigmaMichael AptedJagged Films,
Broadway Video
Manhattan Pictures
(United States)
Buena Vista International
(United Kingdom)
N/AN/A
The Wedding Planner[10]Adam ShankmanColumbia Pictures,
Tapestry Films,
Dee Gee Entertainment,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG,
Prufrock Pictures
$35 million$95 million[11]
K-PAX[12]Iain SoftleyLawrence Gordon ProductionsUniversal Pictures$68 million[13]$65 million[13]
IrisRichard EyreBBC Films,
Fox Iris Productions,
Mirage Enterprises
Miramax Films
(United States),
Buena Vista International
(United Kingdom)
$5.5 million$16.2 million
Blow DryPaddy BreathnachMirage Enterprises,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
Miramax FilmsN/A$830,286
After ImageRobert ManganelliCatch 23 EntertainmentN/ABuena Vista Home EntertainmentN/A
2002K-19: The Widowmaker[14]Kathryn BigelowFirst Light Production,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG,
K-19 Film Production,
National Geographic Society,
New Regency Pictures,
Palomar Pictures
Paramount Pictures$90 million[15]$65.7 million[16]
The Quiet American[17]Phillip NoyceIMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG,
Mirage Enterprises,
Pacifica Film and Saga
Miramax Films$30 million[18]$27,674,124[18]
Adaptation[19]Spike JonzeColumbia Pictures,
Good Machine,
Propaganda Films
Sony Pictures Releasing$19 million$32.8 million[20]
Dark BlueRon SheltonUnited Artists,
Alphaville
MGM Distribution Co.$15 million$12,150,301
She Gets What She WantsMelanie MayronIMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KGConstantin FilmN/A$1.7 million
2003National SecurityDennis DuganColumbia PicturesSony Pictures ReleasingN/A$54 million
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[21][22]Jonathan MostowC2 Pictures,[22]
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG,
Mostow/Lieberman Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures (United States/Canada)
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (through Columbia Pictures[23]) (International)
$187.3 million
($167.3 million excluding production overhead)
$433.3 million[24]
BasicJohn McTiernanColumbia Pictures,
Phoenix Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing$50 million$42.8 million
The Life of David GaleAlan ParkerSaturn FilmsUniversal Pictures$38 million$38.9 million
2004Welcome to MooseportDonald PetrieN/A20th Century Fox$30 million$14.6 million
Alexander[25]Oliver StoneIxtlan Productions,
France 3 Cinéma,
Pacific Film,
Egmond Film & Television,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG
Warner Bros. Pictures
(United States/United Kingdom/Italy),
Constantin Film
(Germany),
Pathé Distribution
(France),
A-Film Distribution
(Netherlands)
$155 million[26]$167.3 million[26]
The Aviator[27]Martin ScorseseWarner Bros. Pictures, Miramax Films, Forward Pass,
Appian Way,
Initial Entertainment Group,
Cappa Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
(North America),
Buena Vista International
(Select Territories),
Initial Entertainment Group
(International)
$110 million$213.7 million[28]
MindhuntersRenny HarlinDestination Films,
Dimension Films,
Outlaw Productions,
Avenue Pictures,
Weed Road Pictures
Miramax Films (USA)
Alliance Atlantis(Canada, Spain and Netherlands)
Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
$27 million$21.1 million
Suspect ZeroE. Elias MerhigeColumbia Pictures,
Lakeshore Entertainment
Paramount Pictures (USA & Canada)
Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
$27 million$11.4 million
If OnlyGil JungerOutlaw Productions,
Love Spell Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television$3 million$532,673 million
2006Basic Instinct 2[29]Michael Caton-JonesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures,
C2 Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing$70 million$38.6 million[30]
RV[31]Barry SonnenfeldColumbia Pictures,[32]
Red Wagon Entertainment[31]
Sony Pictures Releasing$50 million$87.5 million

References

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  1. ^ a b Petrikin, Chris (March 9, 1997). "Goodman signs on with Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Macnab, Geoffrey (September 2013). "THE INDUSTRY (PROFILE): Life in the Fast Lane" (PDF). Sight and Sound. Vol. 23, no. 9. British Film Institute (BFI). p. 17. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (March 29, 2000). "Intermedia, Pacifica cap merger, plan IPO". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.
  7. ^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Steve Daly (September 15, 2000). "'Nurse Betty': Daze of Her Lives". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Wedding Planner (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  11. ^ The Wedding Planner (2001). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  12. ^ "K-Pax (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "K-PAX (2001)". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ "K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  15. ^ – The Widowmaker' (12A)." The Numbers. Retrieved: April 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)." BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved: July 3, 2016.
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  20. ^ "Adaptation. (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  21. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  22. ^ a b IM International Media AG (2010). "Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines". Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  23. ^ Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris (January 3, 2002). "Sony has 'T3' o'seas". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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  28. ^ "The Aviator (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  29. ^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  30. ^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
  31. ^ a b "RV (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  32. ^ "RV (2006)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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