Vertigo Films

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Vertigo Films is a British film production and film distribution company.

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[edit] History

In 2002, Vertigo Films was created by producers Allan Niblo (producer of Human Traffic and South West 9), James Richardson (producer of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), director Nick Love (screenwriter and, prior to company formation, director of Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Football Factory), distributor Rupert Preston (distributor of Chopper, Chasing Amy and Bride of Chucky, among others), and entrepreneur Rob Morgan. The company was formed for the express purpose of distributing and producing two films, The Football Factory and It's All Gone Pete Tong; its current stated goal is to produce four films and distribute four films per year.[1]

[edit] Award-winning films

It's All Gone Pete Tong:

Clean:

London to Brighton:

Shotgun Stories:

[edit] Current Productions

Vertigo has produced WΔZ starring Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Ashley Walters and Selma Blair. The film, a New York-set thriller, centers on a the character of a well-worn police officer who finds that while hunting a serial killer, he becomes the hunted. Vertigo Films will release WΔZ in 2007.

The latter part of 2006 saw the debut feature from Simon Ellis, Dogging: A Love Story, go into production, under the aegis of Vertigo Films. The romantic comedy stars Luke Treadaway.[2]

Director Rupert Wyatt's The Escapist, a prison escape film, stars Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes and Liam Cunningham.

Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head and Bob Hoskins headline the romantic comedy Sparkle, by directors Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter. The film is slated for release on August 17, 2007.

Founder Nick Love's fourth feature for Vertigo Films is to be based on the UK TV show The Sweeney.

Vertigo recently announced its plans to produce an as yet untitled Cage Rage film in collaboration with Cage Rage Championships.

Other forthcoming projects include an adaptation of Terry Southern's controversial novel Blue Movie to be directed by Michael Dowse (It's All Gone Pete Tong).

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Released films

  1. The Football Factory (2004) Distributor[3]
  2. It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) Production Company
  3. A Good Woman (2004) Distributor
  4. Pusher II (2004) Distributor
  5. The Business (2005) Production Company
  6. Clean (2005) Distributor[4]
  7. Pusher 3 (2005) Distributor
  8. Stoned (2005) Distributor
  9. Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (2006) Production Company
  10. Shrooms (2006) Distributor
  11. London to Brighton (2006) Distributor
  12. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) Distributor
  13. WΔZ (2007) Production Company; Distributor—worldwide theatrical
  14. Shotgun Stories (2007) Distributor
  15. Outlaw (2007) Production Company; Distributor
  16. The Escapist (2007) Distributor—UK all media
  17. Sparkle (2007) Distributor


[edit] Films in development

  1. Dogging: A Love Story (2007) Production Company
  2. The Sweeney (scheduled 2008) Production Company
  3. Untitled Cage Rage Project (scheduled 2009) Production Company; Distributor—UK all media

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vertigo Films: "Everyone adds a glitz factor to making a movie" Accessed June 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Simon Ellis goes dogging March 15, 2007. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  3. ^ Except where otherwise noted, all distributor credits are for UK theatrical release.
  4. ^ Feature Films 2004: Clean Telefilm Canada. Accessed June 26, 2007.

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