uMedia
Industry | Funding-Production-Financing-Development-Visual effects-Finishing |
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Founded | 2010 |
Founder |
Nadia Khamlichi Adrian Politowski Jeremy Burdek |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Number of employees | 160 |
Website | www.umedia.eu |
Founded by Nadia Khamlichi, Jeremy Burdek and Adrian Politowski,Umedia is a vertically integrated, international film group with 160 staff based in London, Brussels, Paris, Vancouver and Los Angeles. The company is one of Europe’s leading production groups, combining the activities of development, production, financing, visual effects and finishing. Since its inception in 2004, Umedia has invested more than $500 million via its tax shelter, equity and development funds, and has been involved in 320 films including GRACE OF MONACO, JOHN WICK, YVES SAINT LAURENT and multi-Academy Award-winning THE ARTIST.
Umedia’s recent growth strategy has included the acquisition of TV production company Be-FILMS and independent production company Nexus Factory, as well as a first-look development deal with the award winning prolific producers Egoli Tossell.
Activity and organisation of the Umedia group
History
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, development, VFX and finishing.
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 2017.
Production & Financing
Umedia Production & financing is involved in:
- co-production and investment of Tax Shelter funds in a selection of films
- line production in Belgium of international films
- development of original projects in various genres (thrillers, dramas, comedy, etc.).
Umedia VFX
Founded in 2010, the Umedia VFX studio now operates in 3 different cities: Paris, Brussels, and Vancouver. Specialized in visual effects, we offer complete services from budgeting, previz, design, to set supervision and 2D & 3D effects.
Finishing
Based in Vancouver, Finishing is the latest addition to the group.
Some awards and nominations for Umedia films
- L'Amant Double – Official selection at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
- Ôtez-moi d'un doute – Official selection at the 2017 Cannes Directors' Fortnight
- After the war - Official selection at the 2017 Un certain regard official selection of Cannes Film Festival
- Frantz – 11 nominations at the 2017 César award and won the award of the best cinematography
- La Famille Belier – 6 nominations and the most promising actress award for Louane Emera at the 2015 César award
- Yves Saint Laurent – 6 nominations and best actor award for Pierre Niney at the 2015 César award[3]
- Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! – won the SACD Prize and the Art Cinema Award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival ( Director's Fortnight selection), won the César for Best Film, Best First Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Adaptation and Best Editing in 2014
- Grace of Monaco – Opening film for the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014, out of competition
- The Artist – Best Actor award for Jean Dujardin at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[4] and won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource and Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges
- Hors-la-loi – Official selection at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival[4] and Oscar[5] nomination in 2011 for Best Foreign Film
- The Last Circus – Silver Lion and prize for best scenario at the 2010 Venice Film Festival[6]
- The Vintner’s Luck – Nominated at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival[7]
- Vinyan – Official selection at the 2008 Venice[6] and Toronto Film Festivals[7]
- Julia – Official selection at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival[8]
- Khadak - Lion du Futur at the 2006 Venice Film Festival,[6] Swarovski Cultural Innovation Award at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival,[7] nominated for the Jury prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival[9]
Filmography
- 14 days with Victor
- 9 mm
- A Bout Portant
- A Deux C'est Plus Facile
- A Dix Minutes de Nulle Part
- A Hundred Streets
- A Sad Trumpet Ballad
- African Safari 3D
- Alle Tijd
- Around the World in 80 Minutes
- Ashes to Ashes
- Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques
- Au Cul du Loup
- Balada Triste de Trompeta
- Ballerina
- Black Heart White Men
- Book of Blood
- Bruxelles - USA
- Bye Bye Harry
- Chaos
- Chemical Wedding
- Cinderella
- Cloclo
- De Force
- Deep
- Devil's Playground
- Disco
- Dread
- Dunya & Desie
- Duska
- Eichmann
- Elle ne Pleure pas, Elle Chante
- En Chantier Monsieur Tanner
- Ernst & Bobbie en het Geheim van de Monta Rossa
- Estás Ahí?
- Faux Coupable
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Generation Z
- Gloss
- Gooische Vrouwen
- Grabouillon
- Grace of Monaco
- Groove High
- Hitler in Hollywood
- Hollywoo
- Hors-la-Loi
- The Hot Potato
- I Kill Giants
- Jackboots on Whitehall
- John Wick
- Julia
- Kaeloo
- Khadak
- Kidnapping Freddy Heineken
- Kika & Bob
- L'Amour Caché
- l'Homme Qui A Vu
- l'Insoumis
- La Désintégration
- La Famille Belier
- la Fille du Chef
- La Guerre des Boutons
- La Mer à Boire
- la Meute
- La Possibilité d'une Ile
- La révolte du portemanteau
- La Très Excellente et Divertissante Histoire de François Rabelais
- La Véritable Histoire du Chat Botté
- Le Cochon de Gaza
- le Fils à Jo
- le Jour des Corneilles
- Le Monde de Pahe
- Le Monde Nous Appartient
- Le Petit Témoin
- Le Pot de Colle
- Le President
- Le Repenti
- Le Sacre de l'Homme
- Le Tableau
- Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table !
- Les Poissons Marteaux
- Les P'tites Poules
- Les Tribulations d'une Caissière
- les Dents de la Nuit
- Les Deux Mondes
- les Liens du Sang
- Les Lyonnais
- Les Yeux de sa mère
- Late Bloomers
- Légitime Défense
- Libre Echange
- Little Big Panda
- Little Box of Sweets
- Little Glory
- Louis Chez Les Flamands
- Louis la Brocante
- Mademoiselle Drot
- Majesteit
- Marseille
- Masangeles
- Max & Co
- Mijn Opa de Bankrover
- Nicostratos
- Nuit Blanche
- Oliver Twist
- Otages
- Overdrive
- OVNI
- Outside the Law
- Paradise Lost
- Pierre Goldman
- Plus Belle la Vie
- Pom le Poulain
- Poulet Aux Prunes
- Princess Ka'iulani
- Réveillon des Bonnes
- Rondo
- Ruby Blue
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
- Silence Becomes You
- Snow White
- Submergence
- Surviving Evil
- Survivre avec les Loups
- The Artist
- The Best Offer
- The Correspondence
- The Exception
- The Expatriate
- The Fifth Estate
- The Haven
- The Last Harbor
- The Magic Crystal
- The Numbers Station
- The Vintner's Luck
- The Lost World Raiders
- This Is England
- Titeuf
- Tombé sur la Tête
- Tony Tien
- Torpedo
- Un Crime Très Populaire
- Un Monstre à Paris
- Une Estonienne à Paris
- Vinyan
- Viva Riva !
- Wallies
- Welcome to NY
- What Happened to Monday
- Where Hands Touch
- Within the Whirlwind
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Zwartboek
References
- 1 2 uFund figures (ex-Motion Investment Group).
- ↑ Tax Shelter document by Belgian Ministry of Finance
- ↑ "César Award". Wikipedia. 2017-04-27.
- 1 2 Cannes Film Festival
- ↑ Academy Awards
- 1 2 3 Venice Film Festival
- 1 2 3 Toronto International Film Festival
- ↑ Berlinale
- ↑ Sundance Film Festival
External links
- Official site of Umedia
- Nicolas Cage To Star In Action Thriller ‘Mandy’ From SpectreVision, XYZ Films & Umedia
- Berlin: Umedia Signs First-Look Deal With Egoli Tossell Pictures
- Cannes: Umedia CEO Adrian Politowski on Nicole Kidman's 'Grace of Monaco' (Q&A)
- Umedia launches Vancouver VFX house
- Umedia To Finance ‘I Kill Giants’ Starring Zoe Saldana – Cannes
- Skip Woods Tapped To Pen ‘Universal War One’
- Umedia on IMDb
- uFilm on IMDb