Tango Entertainment

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Tango Productions, LLC
Tango Entertainment
Company type Private
Industry Film industry
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
Founder
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Website tango-entertainment.com

Tango Productions, LLC, [1] doing business as Tango Entertainment, is an American film production company founded in 2017 by Lia Buman and Tim Headington. The company is best known for producing films Little Woods (2018) The Old Man & the Gun (2018), Skate Kitchen (2019), Little Fish (2020), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), Resurrection (2022), and Aftersun (2022).

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History

In January 2017, Lia Buman and Tim Headington launched the company, aiming to finance and produce film and television series. [2] The company's first film Skate Kitchen had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018, and was released in August 2018, by Magnolia Pictures. [3] Little Woods directed by Nia DaCosta, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018, and was released in April 2019, by Neon. [4] [5]

Filmography

2010s

Release DateTitleNotes
August 10, 2018 Skate Kitchen distributed by Magnolia Pictures
September 28, 2018 The Old Man & the Gun distributed by Searchlight Pictures [6]
April 19, 2019 Little Woods distributed by Neon
April 19, 2019 Rafiki distributed by Film Movement [7]

2020s

Release DateTitleNotes
February 7, 2020 Come to Daddy distributed by Saban Films [8]
March 13, 2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always distributed by Focus Features [9]
March 20, 2020 Blow the Man Down distributed by Amazon Studios [10]
May 8, 2020 How to Build a Girl distributed by IFC Films [11]
August 28, 2020 Get Duked! distributed by Amazon Studios [12]
February 5, 2021 Little Fish distributed by IFC Films [13]
April 23, 2021 Together Together distributed by Bleecker Street [14]
January 14, 2022 Italian Studies distributed by Magnolia Pictures [15]
August 5, 2022 Resurrection distributed by IFC Films and Shudder [16]
October 21, 2022 Aftersun distributed by A24 [17]
November 4, 2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story distributed by The Roku Channel [18]
August 4, 2023 Shortcomings distributed by Sony Pictures Classics [19]
March 1, 2024 Spaceman distributed by Netflix [20]
April 5, 2024 Housekeeping for Beginners distributed by Focus Features [21]

Upcoming

Release DateTitleNotes
September 6, 2024 His Three Daughters distributed by Netflix [22]

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  3. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (February 14, 2018). "Crystal Moselle's 'Skate Kitchen' Goes to Magnolia Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Raup, Jordan (7 March 2018). "Tribeca 2018 Lineup Includes 'Disobedience,' 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post,' 'The Seagull,' and More". The Film Stage. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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  6. ↑ Winfrey, Graham (March 24, 2017). "Film Acquisition Rundown: Fox Searchlight Buys 'The Old Man and The Gun,' Grasshopper Film Picks Up 'Bronx Gothic' and More". Indiewire.com . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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