In the late summer of 2012, independent film production and distribution company A24 was born. Drama, Comedy, Horror, Documentary, Animation – there was nothing forbidden for the New York group. Whether it’s a monochromatic reflection on a family (“C’mon C’mon”), a gay character study of a former porn star (“Red Rocket”), or a man unable to resist a female robot (“Ex Machina”), some of its doors have come out. One of the most memorable films of the past decade.
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, diverse It ranks the top 30 films released by A24.
It was on August 17, 2012, when diverse He first wrote about the company’s launch with a plan to release eight to 10 titles per year. A24 was started by David Fenkel, former President and CEO of Oscilloscope Laboratories at ThinkFilm; Daniel Katz, who led the film financing group at Guggenheim Partners and John Hodges, who served as Head of Production and Development at Big Big Beach Films.
The company will release its first film on a limited scale in February 2013 – A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, the sophomore film directed by Roman Coppola, starring Charlie Sheen. Critics panned it, but nevertheless, A24 went on to have four releases over the next six months – “Ginger & Rosa” with Elle Fanning, Spring Breakers with James Franco, “The Bling Ring” with Emma Watson and “The Spectacular Now” with Miles Teller.
By 2016, the studio had quickly found its way through the Hollywood machine, navigating confidently from the East Coast, becoming a production studio and fully funding its first feature film — the upcoming LGBTQ drama “Moonlight” from co-writer and director Barry Jenkins. In partnership with Plan B Entertainment, the film won worldwide acclaim and earned eight Academy Award nominations. In addition to winning a supporting actor (Mahershala Ali) and adapted screenplay, at one of the most famous and remembered Oscar ceremonies (until the infamous slap of 2022), it was named Best Picture of the Year in a mix-packed with one of the nominees, having been named “La La Land.” By winning for the first time (for about 30 seconds).
The sky was the limit. With dear critics such as Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” (2017) and “Eighth Grade” (2018), the studio has been part of partnership deals with Apple TV+ and Showtime Networks for its digital releases. He continues to do some of the most creative and thought-provoking films, such as “Hereditary” (2018) by Ari Aster and “Uncut Gems” by the Safdie brothers.
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After a decade in the game, the studio created one of its strongest movie slates to date in 2022, including The Daniels’ “Everywhere Everywhere All at One” with Michelle Yeoh, the highest-grossing movie to date. In addition, two more highly-anticipated titles loom large – “The Whale” by Darren Aronofsky with Brendan Fraser, and “The Inspection” with Jeremy Pope.
Read miscellaneous Rank below and see the best clip from each of the selections.
little honor: “Enemy” (2014) by Denis Villeneuve; “Morris of America” (2016) by Chad Hartigan; “Swiss Army Man” by Daniel Cowan and Daniel Scheinert; “The Florida Project” (2017) by Sean Baker; “Boys State” (2020) by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine; “Zola” (2021) by Janicza Bravo
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