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Altitude Film Distribution
Altitude
Company typePrivate Company
IndustryFilm
Founded2012
FounderWill Clarke
Headquarters
ProductsMotion Pictures
ServicesFilm distribution
ParentAltitude Film Entertainment
Websitewww.altitudefilment.com

Altitude Film Distribution is a British film distribution company, part of the Altitude Film Entertainment group.[1] The parent company was launched in 2012 by Optimum Releasing founder Will Clarke. Altitude Film Entertainment is vertically integrated, with divisions that handle film production, finance and international sales, as well as UK distribution.[2]

History

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Altitude Film Distribution's first release came in 2014 with the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which was followed by Fruitvale Station and Abel Ferrara's Welcome to New York. In 2015, Altitude released Ira Sachs' Love Is Strange; a biopic film, Amy, about the British singer Amy Winehouse, which was directed by Asif Kapadia and was released in cinemas on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom; international espionage thriller Spooks: The Greater Good; and Narcopolis, a science fiction film. In 2016, they released Bolshoi Babylon, a behind-the-scenes portrait of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Altitude would partner with the British Academy Award winning film director Kevin Macdonald, on a new documentary film on Whitney Houston's life and death. It was released in 2018. It's been revealed that the movie is to include rare unheard tracks & performances, with family members & friends to help build up the film through recorded interviews and archive footage.[3]

In 2023, Altitude Film gave limited theatrical releases in the United Kingdom for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, a Razzie-"winning" indie slasher film starring Nikolai Leon, Craig David Dowsett and Chris Cordell, and Wham!, a critically praised documentary film about the titular English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.[4]

Filmography

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Select cinema releases

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Title Director Release date
20 Feet From Stardom Morgan Neville 28 March 2014
Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler 6 June 2014
A Promise Patrice Leconte 1 August 2014
Welcome To New York Abel Ferrara 8 August 2014
Love Is Strange Ira Sachs 13 February 2015
White Bird in a Blizzard Gregg Araki 6 March 2015
Spooks: The Greater Good Bharat Nalluri 8 May 2015
The Connection Cédric Jimenez 29 May 2015
Amy Asif Kapadia 3 July 2015
Narcopolis Justin Trefgarne 29 September 2015
A Nazi Legacy : What Our Father's Did David Evans 6 November 2015
Bolshoi Babylon Nick Read 8 January 2016
Moonlight Barry Jenkins 17 February 2017
The Florida Project Sean Baker 10 November 2017
Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev 24 January 2018
Whitney Kevin Macdonald 6 July 2018
Monster Family Holger Tappe 2 March 2018
Mary and the Witch's Flower Hiromasa Yonebayashi 15 May 2018
Final Score Scott Mann 4 September 2018
Black '47 Lance Daly 28 September 2018 [5][6]
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Dominic Brigstocke 26 July 2019
Little Monsters Abe Forsythe 15 November 2019
The Real Charlie Chaplin James Middleton, James Spinney 18 February 2022[7]
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley 10 February 2023[8]
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Rhys Frake-Waterfield 15 February 2023[9]
Wham! Chris Smith 27 June 2023[4]

Home Entertainment Releases

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Title Director
Flu Sung-su Kim
Sx Tape Bernard Rose
Dracula 3D Dario Argento
All Cheerleaders Die Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson
Iceberg Slim Jorge Hinojosa
Somm Jason Wise
Narco Cultura Shaul Schwarz
Torment Jordan Barker
The Rendlesham UFO Incident Daniel Simpson
Drew: The Man Behind The Poster Erik Sharkey
Doc of the Dead Alexandre O. Philippe
Wolves David Hayter
Superfast! Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Colt 45 Fabrice Du Welz
The Dead 2 Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford
Zombie Fight Club Joe Chien
The Match Jakov Sedlar, Dominik Sedlar

Altitude Film Entertainment

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Altitude Film Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Key people
Will Clarke (chairman & CEO)
Andy Mayson (Co-CEO)
Mike Runagall (Management Director)
Hamish Moseley (Managing Director)
Owner30West (minority stake)[10]
SubsidiariesAltitude Film Distribution
Altitude Film Production
Altitude Film Sales
Altitude Factual[11]
Websitewww.altitudefilment.com

Altitude Film Entertainment is a British entertainment company. The company comprises Altitude Film Production led by Will Clarke chairman and joint-CEO with Andy Mayson; Altitude Film Sales with Managing Director Mike Runagall; and Altitude Film Distribution.[12]

On 21 February 2020, 30West acquired a minority stake in Altitude Film Entertainment.[10] On 4 March that same year, Altitude created Altitude Factual, a unit for natural history documentaries.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Kemp, Stuart (31 October 2013). "U.K. Sales and Production Banner Altitude Film Launches Distribution Division". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "About". Altitude Films. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Whitney Houston's life to be documented on film". BBC News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b Macnab, Geoffrey. ""It's about two great friends who lived the dream," says Ventureland's John Battsek of Sheffield DocFest title 'Wham!'". Screen. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ Heath, Paul (28 July 2018). "Black 47 trailer lands ahead of a UK release this September" The Hollywood News. Retrieved 20 August 2018
  6. ^ Black 47 , Altitude Films Retrieved 20 August 2018
  7. ^ "The Real Charlie Chaplin - Documentary". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Blue Jean Trailer: Georgie Oakley's Astonishing Queer Drama To Hit UK Theaters In February". The Playlist. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ Ritman, Alex (1 November 2022). "Viral Low-Budget Horror 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Getting Theatrical Release in U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b Leo Barraclough (21 February 2020). "30West to Acquire Stake in British Film Company Altitude". Variety. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b Ed Meza (4 March 2020). "Altitude Launches Natural History Documentary TV, Film Unit". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. ^ "About | Altitude Films". www.altitudefilment.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.