uMedia

Umedia
Industry Funding-Production and Investment-Visual effects-International Sales-Distribution
Founded 2010
Founder Nadia Khamlichi
Adrian Politowski
Jeremy Burdek
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Number of employees
 100
Website www.umedia.eu

Umedia is an international film group founded by Nadia Khamlichi, Jeremy Burdek and Adrian Politowski, which encompasses the activities of fundraising (uFund, formerly called Motion Investment Group), Production & Financing, VFX, international sales, and distribution.

Activity and organisation of the Umedia group

History

Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi and Adrian Politowski

Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski and Jeremy Burdek created Motion Investment Group (renamed uFund in 2010) in 2004. After 109 million euros were raised[1] via the Tax Shelter in Belgium and 78 films cofinanced[1] up till 2009, they decided to expand their cinematographic activities and founded Umedia in 2010.

Structure

Umedia is the parent company of the following businesses: fundraising (uFund), production, international sales, VFX, distribution.

uFund-Fundraising

Formerly called Motion Investment Group, uFund, the financing arm of Umedia, is responsible for fundraising via the mechanism of the Tax Shelter.[2] Raising over 50 million euros a year, uFund finances between 30 and 40 projects every year and is one of the main sources of audiovisual financing in Belgium in 2014.

Production & Financing

Umedia Production & financing is involved in:

International Sales

Umedia International is the latest addition to the group. It manages international sales and financing for the group. The company sells movies produced by third parties as well as uMedia’s own in-house productions and coproductions. Based in London, Umedia International is headed by Peter Rogers, the former President of Lakeshore International, who brings with him 20 years of experience with credits such as “Million Dollar Baby”, “Runaway Bride”, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and the “Underworld” series.

Umedia VFX

Umedia VFX is a visual effects studio in Brussels and London which is involved in: budgeting, previz, design, on-set and 2D & 3D VFX.

Distribution

Umedia partners with Belga Films for its Benelux distribution.

Some awards and nominations for Umedia films

Filmography

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 uFund figures (ex-Motion Investment Group).
  2. ↑ Tax Shelter document by Belgian Ministry of Finance
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cannes Film Festival
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Academy Awards
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Venice Film Festival
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Toronto International Film Festival
  7. ↑ Berlinale
  8. ↑ Sundance Film Festival

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