Entertainment Film Distributors

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Entertainment Film Distributors
FormerlyRewbond Limited (November 1977–December 1978) [1]
Company type Film distributor
Founded1978;46 years ago (1978)
FounderMichael L. Green
Headquarters London, England
Website Entertainment Films

Entertainment Film Distributors Limited is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, founded by Michael L. Green and currently run by his son Nigel Green.

Michael L. Green was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972, he founded Variety, a prolific film distributor. In 1978, Green closed Variety and with his two sons (Nigel and Trevor) formed Entertainment Film Distributors (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video), which served as one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green died on 17 June 2003 at the age of 84 [2] and Trevor Green died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 66. [3]

Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment also released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures.

Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Beginning in 2008, Entertainment Film Distributors became The Weinstein Company's main United Kingdom distributor up until 2017, when the Harvey Weinstein scandal began. In 2010, distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Line's parent company Warner Bros. Entertainment Film Distributors have released many BAFTA- and Oscar-winning films including The Departed , Million Dollar Baby , Gosford Park , Brokeback Mountain and The Artist .

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References

  1. ↑ "Entertainment Film Distributors Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House . 10 November 1977. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Michael L. Green bio".
  3. ↑ "Trevor Green, Entertainment chief and UK distribution stalwart, dies aged 66". Screendaily.com. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entertainment IMDb Entry #2".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Entertainment IMDb Entry #1".
  6. ↑ Newman, Kim (September 1987). "Hellraiser". Monthly Film Bulletin (644). British Film Institute: 276–277. ISSN   0027-0407.
  7. ↑ "Screenrush.co.uk".
  8. ↑ Squires, John (10 June 2022). "'The Crow' Reboot Taking Flight With Several Big Deals Made for International Rights". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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