Becker Group
Becker Group was an Australian independent film and television distribution company. It was established in 1965, and sold to Prime Television in 2007.[1]
History
Becker Group was established in 1965 by Russell Becker.[2]
In 2002 it took over Dendy Films and became known as Dendy/Becker, however both continued to operate separately.[1] It also owned the OnSite Broadcasting and Moonlight Cinemas,[1][2] and had offices in New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and London.[2]
In April 2006 Richard Becker, the managing director and son of Russell, announced he was stepping down and the chief operating officer and finance director Tim Keens would become the managing director on 1 July 2007.[1] In June 2007 the group was sold to Prime Television.[3][4]
In 2008 Richard Becker started a new company Becker Film Group.[5][6]
Films
Becker Group has been involved in the production or distribution of the following films:[7]
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
- Scream (1996)
- Two Hands (1999)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- Drop Dead Fred (1991)
- A Walk to Remember (2002)
- Emma (1996)
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
- Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
- The World's Fastest Indian (2006)
- Margin Call
- Amélie (2001)
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
- White Oleander
- Loch Ness (1996)
- Brassed Off (1997)
- Black Dog (1998)
- An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
- Anna Karenina (1997)
- Crush (2001)
- Scarfies
- Enigma (2001)
- Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
- Mimic (1997)
- Swingers (1996)
- Slackers
- Blurred
- The New Adventures of Black Beauty
- Angel Baby
- Tunnel Vision
- Grind
- Welcome to Collinwood
- Posse
- The Last Station
- Swimming Pool
- Kalifornia
- Vera Drake
- A Simple Plan
- Primary Colors
- Backbeat
- The Real Macaw
- Supersize Me
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- Arlington Road (1999)
- Wonder Boys (2000)
- Nell
- French Kiss
- Strange Bedfellows
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
- Waking Ned Devine (1998)
- The Very Thought of You (1998)
- H2O: Just Add Water
- Virus (1999)
- Becoming Jane
- Volver
- Candy (2006)
- Control[8]
- Like Minds[8][9]
- December Boys[9]
- Feed[9]
References
- ^ a b c d Becker Group, Film & TV Database, British Film Institute
- ^ a b c "Becker chief to step down". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 April 2006.
- ^ "Prime buys Becker stake in film biz". Encore Magazine. 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Prime gains control of Becker Group". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
- ^ Boland, Michaela (15 July 2008). "Becker returning with new shingle". Daily Variety.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Ian Mohr (3 November 2005). "Morton takes hold of indie 'Control'". Variety.
- ^ a b c "Becker offers rich tax opportunity". SMH. 21 June 2005.
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