Momentum Pictures

Momentum Pictures

Industry	Film distribution
Founded	London, England (1996)
Products	Motion pictures
Owner(s)	Alliance Communications (1996-1998) Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (1998-2007) Alliance Films (2007-2013) Entertainment One (2013-present)
Website	MomentumPictures.co.uk

Momentum Pictures (also known as Momentum) is one of the leading independent motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with several dtv releases.

Momentum's most successful theatrical releases include the Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA-winning The King's Speech, Amélie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Control, Downfall, The Young Victoria, Defiance, Milk, Let the Right One In, The Illusionist, Just Friends, District B13 Ultimatum, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, Glorious 39, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Red Tails (co-distribution with 20th Century Fox) and P.S. I Love You.

The studio has also released several family films, such as Hoodwinked, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (co-distributed with United International Pictures as part of a two-year agreement), Arthur and the Invisibles, Just Visting and Igor, as well as the home video rights for popular TV series Creature Comforts.

On 9 January 2013, Entertainment One acquired the parent company of Momentum, Alliance Films.^[1]

Theatrical releases

2013

Theatrical releases

• Quartet
• V/H/S
• Movie 43
• Antiviral
• Safe Haven
• Dark Skies
• The Bay
• Robot & Frank
• Welcome to the Punch
• In the House
• 21 & Over
• Snitch
• Populaire
• Dead Man Down
• Diana
• Calvary
• How I Live Now
• Tracks
• Insidious Chapter 2
• Paranoia
• Ender's Game
• A Most Wanted Man
• Can A Song Save Your Life

2012

Theatrical release:

• Shame
• Haywire
• The Woman in Black
• The Divide
• Act of Valour
• Jo Nesbo's Headhunters
• Safe
• Cafe de Flore
• The Raid
• Red Tails
• White Collar Hooligan
• Red Lights
• Lawless
• Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
• Hope Springs
• The Players
• Anton Corbijn: Inside Out
• House at the End of the Street
• Sinister
• The Babymaker
• Hit & Run
• Gambit
• Seven Psychopaths
• Dead Europe

2011

2011 theatrical releases:

• Season of the Witch
• The King's Speech
• The Mechanic
• The Fighter
• Chalet Girl
• Limitless
• Red Hill
• Insidious
• Hobo With a Shotgun
• Troll Hunter
• Weekender
• Justice

2010

2010 theatrical releases:

• 44 Inch Chest
• Youth in Revolt
• The Crazies
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Spy Next Door
• Dear John
• Brooklyn's Finest
• Another Year
• The Rebound
• Frozen
• The Horde
• Catfish
• Skyline
• The Girl Who Played With Fire
• Tamara Drewe
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Awards

In February 2011, Momentum Pictures won 8 BAFTA awards, more than any other UK distributor. 7 awards went to The King's Speech, including Best Film and Best Actor and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo won Best Film Not in the English Language.

References

External links

• Official website
• Momentum Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
• Momentum Pictures's channel on YouTube