Background
Working Title Films is a British film production company. It was founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe and is currently co-owned by Eric Fellner and Bevan. The company itself produces feature films and a handful of television productions.
Films
Working Title produces many Richard
Curtis-scripted romantic comedies, such as the Bridget Jones movies and Notting Hill. The company also produce many Coen Brother movies, such as Fargo and O Brother Where Art Thou? Other films that the institution is famous for include; Shaun of the dead, Billy Elliot, Hot Fuzz and Mr Bean's Holiday.
Success of the Institution
In
2004, Working Title made a £17.8 million profit. As of 2007, all its films were distributed
by Universal Pictures, which owns a 67% stake in the company, and many of its
recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal. The remaining shares are owned by the
company's founders, BBC Films, and private investors.
How it Appeals to British Audiences
Many of Working Title's films are set in Britain, and aimed at British audiences, such as Love Actually. However this doesn't mean that their films fail to produce takings at box offices across the world. Brigdet Jones, for example, is very well known in America as well as the UK. This may be because of the representation of the praised British humour and the realtic betrayl of British culture and daily life.
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/company/co0057311/
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/working_title_history/
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