Axiom Films

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Axiom Films International Ltd
Company typeFilm Distribution/Production
Industry Film distribution
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
FounderDouglas Cummins
Rocio Freire-Bernat
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Key people
Douglas Cummins (MD, Axiom Films International Ltd.)
Rocio Freire-Bernat (Director of Acquisitions, Axiom Films International Ltd.
Products Film
Website axiomfilms.co.uk

Axiom Films International Ltd is an international film distributor and producer [1] based in London.

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Founded in 1997 by producer Douglas Cummins and partner Rocio Freire-Bernat, Axiom specialises in independent and world cinema, as well as documentary, filmed opera and dance. [2]

Notable films under Axiom ownership include Half Nelson , [3] for which actor Ryan Gosling was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 2007 Academy Awards, In a Better World , which won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2011 Academy Awards, and the majority of Wim Wenders’s feature and documentary films.

Axiom is owned by UKI Investments and founders Douglas Cummins and Rocio Freire-Bernat, who also retain a controlling interest and act as managing director and director of acquisitions respectively. UKI is one of the largest privately owned investment companies in the United Kingdom, with interests in real estate, mining, agriculture, financial services and technology across a broad geographical footprint. Axiom distributes an average 10 theatrical releases and 20 DVD films each year, as well as online and digitally through LoveFilm, iTunes and FilmFlex.

Films under UK and Irish ownership

TitleDirected byOriginal Release YearCountry
About Elly Asghar Farhadi 2009Iran
À l'aventure Jean-Claude Brisseau 2008France
Alice in the Cities Wim Wenders 1974Germany
Any Way the Wind Blows Tom Barman 2003Belgium
The American Friend Wim Wenders 1977Germany
Atash / Thirst (English title)Tawfik Abu Wael2004Israel/Palestine
Ballast Lance Hammer 2008USA
Blood and RainJorge Navas2009Colombia/Argentina
Blue Eyelids Ernesto Contreras 2007Mexico
Born and Bred Pablo Trapero 2006Argentina
Brilliant Moon Neten Chokling 2010USA
Broken LinesSallie Aprahamian2008UK
Buena Vista Social Club Wim Wenders 1999Germany/USA/UK/France/Cuba
Carancho Pablo Trapero 2010Argentina
Chop Shop Ramin Bahrani 2008USA
Cold Weather Aaron Katz 2011USA
Juan Kasper Holten 2010Denmark
Dark Horse Todd Solondz 2011USA
De Bruit et de Fureur Jean-Claude Brisseau 1988France
Deliver Us from Evil Ole Bornedal 2009Denmark/Sweden/Norway
Don't Look Down Eliseo Subiela 2008Argentina/France
Ed Hardy: Tattoo the WorldEmiko Emori2010USA
Easier with Practice Kyle Patrick Alvarez2009USA
El Bola Achero Mañas 2000Spain
The Exterminating Angels Jean-Claude Brisseau 2006France
Familia Rodante Pablo Trapero 2004Argentina/Brazil/France/Germany/Spain/UK
Frozen River Courtney Hunt 2008USA
Goodbye Solo Ramin Bahrani 2009USA
Half Nelson Ryan Fleck 2006USA
Honeydripper John Sayles 2007USA
The Housemaid Im Sang-soo 2010South Korea
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Tsai Ming-liang 2007Malaysia/Taiwan
In a Better World Susanne Bier 2011Denmark/Sweden
In the City of Sylvia José Luis Guerín 2007Spain
The Inner Life of Martin Frost Paul Auster 2007Spain/Portugal/France/USA
Kings of the Road Wim Wenders 1976 West Germany
The Kreutzer Sonata Bernard Rose 2008USA
La Bohème Robert Dornhelm 2008Austria/Germany
Land of Plenty Wim Wenders 2004USA
Leap YearMichael Rowe2010Mexico
Libero Kim Rossi Stuart 2006Italy
Life and Debt Stephanie Black 2001USA
Lion's Den Pablo Trapero 2008Argentina
Lisbon Story Wim Wenders 1994Germany/Portugal/France/Spain
The Living Wake Sol Tryon2007USA
Lost Embrace Daniel Burman 2005Argentina/France/Italy/Spain
Louise-Michel Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine 2008France
Mademoiselle Chambon Stéphane Brizé 2009France
Mammuth Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine 2010France
Milarepa Neten Chokling 2006Bhutan
My Dog Tulip Paul Fierlinger 2009USA
Nightwatching Peter Greenaway 2007Canada/France/Germany/Poland/Netherlands/UK/USA
Notebook on Cities and Clothes Wim Wenders 1990 West Germany/France
Off the Black Jame Ponsoldt 2006USA
One Who Set ForthMarcel When2008Germany
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 1984 West Germany/France/UK/USA
Passenger Side Matt Bissonnette 2009Canada
QLaurent Bouhnik2011France
Return to Gorée Pierre-Yves Borgeaud 2007Luxembourg/Senegal/Swaziland
Room 666 Wim Wenders 1982France/West Germany
Side by Side Christopher Kenneally2012USA
The Sea Wall Rithy Panh 2009France/Cambodia/Belgium
Spanking the Monkey David O. Russell 1994USA
The State of Things Wim Wenders 1982 West Germany/Portugal/USA
Sugar Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck 2008USA
Tony Takitani Jun Ichikawa 2005Japan
Tokyo-Ga Wim Wenders 1985USA/West Germany
Tosca Benoît Jacquot 2001Italy/France/UK/Germany
Un Jeu Brutal Jean-Claude Brisseau 1983France
Undertow Javier Fuentes-León 2009Peru
Uniform Diao Yi'nan2003China/Hong Kong
VampiresVincent Lannoo2010Belgium
The Wayward Cloud Tsai Ming-liang 2005France/Taiwan
Who Loves the Sun Matt Bissonnette 2006Canada
Why We Fight Eugene Jarecki 2005Canada/France/UK/USA
Wings of Desire Wim Wenders 1987 West Germany/France
Wrong Move Wim Wenders 1987 West Germany

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