Stillking Films

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Stillking Films
Company type Private
IndustryMotion picture, television, music
FoundedPrague, Czech Republic (1993;31 years ago (1993))
FounderMatthew Stillman
Headquarters,
Czech Republic
Number of locations
8
Key people
Matthew Stillman
Products Casino Royale , Snowpiercer , Legends
Subsidiaries Stillking Cape Town Radio House, Stillking London, Stillking USA, Pioneer Stillking Films
Website http://www.stillking.com/

Stillking Films is a film production company headquartered in Prague, [1] Czech Republic. The company offers a range of services in the film production industry, which includes location scouting, casting, equipment rental, and post-production. Over the years, STILLKING FILMS has worked on various high-profile projects, including feature films, commercials, and television series. Some notable works include the movies Casino Royale, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Poor Things.

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The company also focuses on producing television series and has recently been involved in projects like an American horror comedy series Wednesday for Netflix and a detective series set in a dark, futuristic Victorian city Carnival Row .

The company’s award-winning Music Video & TV commercial division encompasses many successful and critically acclaimed works including productions with Michael Bay, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Tarsem Singh, Michel Gondry, Luke Scott, Dave Meyers, John Hillcoat, Joe Pytka, Danny Kleinman, Lance Accord, Martin Krejci, Tryan George, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Olivier Gondry, Sebastian Strasser, Micheal Gracey or Traktor.

History

Stillking was founded by Matthew Stillman in 1993. The company initially produced music videos and TV commercials. [2] The company co-produced its first full-length film in 1995. In the years that followed, the production of feature films became an increasingly important part of the company’s business. The company has also grown, with subsidiaries established in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Chile. [3]

Offices

Works

Music videos

YearArtistSongDirector
1995 Ozzy Osbourne I Just Want YouSamuel Bayer
1997 Duran Duran Out Of My MindDean Karr
1997 Mylene Farmer DésenchantéeHaussman Michael
1997 David Bowie Hallo SpaceboyDavid Mallet
1999 Geri Halliwell Look At MeVaughan Arnell
2001 Basement Jaxx Where Is Your Head AtTraktor
2002ProdigyBaby's Got a TemperTraktor
2002 Lighthouse Family FreeDouglas Andrew
2003 Linkin Park From the InsideJoe Hahn
2003 Linkin Park NumbJoe Hahn
2005 Faithless Why Go?Stylewar
2005 Kanye West Diamonds Hype Williams
2019 Thom Yorke AnimaPaul Thomas Anderson
2021 Halsey PowerTilley Colin
2023 Zara Larsson Can't Tame HerGlobal

Film and television

YearWorkTypeGenreDirectorStarringOther Production companiesNotes
2024 White Bird FilmDrama Marc Forster Helen Mirren, Gillian Anderson Lionsgate, Participant Sequel to Wonder .
2024 Spaceman FilmSci-Fi, Drama Johan Renck Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan NetflixBased on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia.
2023 Extraction 2 FilmAction, Thriller Sam Hargrave Chris Hemsworth NetflixSequel to Extraction .
2022 The Gray Man FilmAction, Thriller Anthony and Joe Russo Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans NetflixBased on the novel by Mark Greaney.
2022 Chevalier FilmBiographical, Drama Stephen Williams Kelvin Harrison Jr. Searchlight Pictures Based on the life of composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home FilmAction, Sci-Fi Jon Watts Tom Holland Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios Sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming .
2018 Ophelia FilmDrama Claire McCarthy Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts Covert Media, Forthcoming FilmsA retelling of William Shakespeare's Hamlet .
2017 Interlude in Prague FilmHistorical, Drama John Stephenson Aneurin Barnard Productive InternationalBased on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars FilmAction, HorrorAnna Foester Kate Beckinsale Lakeshore Entertainment
2015 Child 44 FilmThriller Daniel Espinosa Tom Hardy Worldview Entertainment, Scott Free Productions
2014–2015 Legends TV seriesAction, Crime Sean Bean TNT
2013 Snowpiercer FilmAction, Sci-Fi Bong Joon-ho Chris Evans Moho Film, Opus PicturesThe most expensive Korean production ever.
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol FilmAction Brad Bird Tom Cruise Paramount Pictures
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra FilmAction Stephen Sommers Channing Tatum Paramount Pictures
2009MasterworkTV filmAdventure, Thriller Jeffrey Nachmanoff Ariyon Bakare FOX
2009 The Philanthropist TV seriesAction Peter Horton James Purefoy NBC
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian FilmFantasy Andrew Adamson Georgie Henley Walt Disney Pictures
2008 Quantum of Solace FilmAction Martin Campbell Daniel Craig Eon Productions 22nd film in James Bond series
2006 The Illusionist FilmRomantic Mystery Neil Burger Edward Norton Bob Yari Productions, Contagious Entertainment
2006 Last Holiday FilmComedy Wayne Wang Queen Latifah ImageMovers
2006 Casino Royale FilmAction Martin Campbell Daniel Craig Eon Productions21st film in James Bond series
2006 Nodame Cantabile TV seriesRomantic Comedy Hideki Takeuchi Juri Ueno Cine Bazar, Fuji Television Network, Kodansha Adaptation of Manga comics of the same name.
2006 Tristan & Isolde FilmEpic romantic drama Kevin Reynolds James Franco 20th Century Fox Based on medieval legend Tristan and Iseult
2005 Revelations MiniseriesMystery Lili Fini Zanuck Bill Pullman NBC Universal
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe FilmFantasy Andrew Adamson Georgie Henley Walt Disney Pictures
2005 Doom FilmAction Horror Andrzej Bartkowiak Karl Urban Universal Pictures Based on video game series of the same name
2005 Everything Is Illuminated FilmBiographical Drama Liev Schreiber Elijah Wood Warner Independent Pictures, Cinetic Media Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer.
2004 Van Helsing FilmAction, Horror Stephen Sommers Hugh Jackman Universal Pictures
2004 The Prince and Me FilmRomantic Comedy Martha Coolidge Julia Stiles Paramount
2004 Alien vs. Predator FilmAction, Sci-Fi Paul W. S. Anderson Sanaa Lathan 20th Century Fox
2003 Shanghai Knights FilmAction Comedy David Dobkin Jackie Chan Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
2002 Young Arthur TV filmDrama Mikael Salomon Julian Morris NBC
2001 From Hell FilmHorror, Mystery Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Johnny Depp FOXLoosely based on the graphic novel From Hell.
2001 The Mists of Avalon MiniseriesFantasy Uli Edel Anjelica Huston Warner Bros, TNT
1999 The Idiot Returns FilmDrama Saša Gedeon Pavel Liška Negativ Film/Czech TV
1999 Plunkett & Macleane FilmAction, Comedy Jake Scott Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle USA Films, Working Title
1996 The Ring FilmRomantic Drama Armand Mastroianni Nastassja Kinski The Cramer Company, NBC Productions

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References

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