Industry | Film industry |
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Founded | 2017 |
Headquarters | U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Parent | First Look Media |
Website | topicstudios |
Topic Studios is an American film production company owned by First Look Media. The company is known for producing films Leave No Trace (2018), Luce (2019), The Climb (2019), The Mauritanian (2021). The company also produces television shows including Love Fraud (2020) and 100 Foot Wave (2021).
In June 2017, it was announced First Look Media would be launching a film and television production and distribution company Topic Studios. [1] The company's first film was Roman J. Israel, Esq. directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Denzel Washington and released in November 2017, by Columbia Pictures. [2] In December 2020, Topic Studios signed a first look deal with The Population, a production company owned by Mynette Louie. [3] In February 2021, Studios also signed a first look deal with Loveless Media. [4] In January 2024, Topic Studios television division shuttered as part of layoffs and restructuring. [5]
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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November 17, 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing |
June 29, 2018 | Leave No Trace | distributed by Bleecker Street [6] |
October 12, 2018 | The Oath | co-distributed with Roadside Attractions [7] |
June 7, 2019 | XY Chelsea | distributed by Showtime [8] |
August 2, 2019 | Luce | co-distributed with Neon [9] |
October 4, 2019 | Wrinkles the Clown | distributed by Magnet Releasing |
October 18, 2019 | The Laundromat | distributed by Netflix |
November 15, 2019 | The Report | distributed by Amazon Studios [10] |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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July 8, 2020 | Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado | distributed by Netflix |
July 31, 2020 | The Fight | co-distributed with Magnolia Pictures [11] |
August 7, 2020 | A Thousand Cuts | distributed by PBS Distribution [12] |
November 13, 2020 | The Climb | distributed by Sony Pictures Classics [13] |
February 12, 2021 | The Mauritanian | distributed by STXfilms [14] |
May 21, 2021 | Dream Horse | distributed by Bleecker Street [15] |
August 6, 2021 | Bring Your Own Brigade | distributed by CBSN and Paramount Pictures [16] |
September 17, 2021 | The Nowhere Inn | distributed by IFC Films [17] |
November 5, 2021 | Spencer | co-distributed with Neon [18] |
January 14, 2022 | Italian Studies | distributed by Magnolia Pictures [19] |
March 4, 2022 | Dear Mr. Brody | distributed by Discovery+ and Greenwich Entertainment [20] |
November 23, 2022 | Nanny [21] | distributed by Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Productions [22] |
January 27, 2023 | Infinity Pool | distributed by Neon [23] |
July 14, 2023 | Theater Camp | distributed by Searchlight Pictures |
August 4, 2023 | Shortcomings | distributed by Sony Pictures Classics |
November 1, 2024 [24] [25] | A Real Pain | distributed by Searchlight Pictures [26] |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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TBA | Mother Mary | distributed by A24 |
TBA | Splitsville | co-production with Neon |
Roadside Attractions, LLC is an American production company and film distributor based in Los Angeles, California, founded on July 27, 2000, by Howard Cohen and Eric d'Arbeloff. Lionsgate Films bought a portion of Roadside in 2007, and has majorly served as the arthouse division for the studio since then.
Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film production label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films that are low budget and that are being released direct-to-disc, on demand, or through streaming services. Some of their films are also being released theatrically. Once a film is finished, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will decide if the film will be released theatrically or on a different platform.
Bleecker Street Media LLC is an independent American film company that specializes in film distribution. The company is based in New York City and named after 65 Bleecker Street, the street address of founder Andrew Karpen's prior company Focus Features. Founded in 2014, the studio was established with the goal to distribute "smart house" films that combine the entertainment of studio blockbusters with the artistic indie allure.
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NEON Rated, LLC, doing business as Neon, is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. As of 2019, League is no longer involved with daily operations for the company.
Studio 8 is an American entertainment company founded in 2014, by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, and Mark Miner based in Culver City. It specializes in film and television production.
The Picture Company is an American entertainment company founded in 2014, by Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman, in Glendale, California. It specializes in film, starting off moderately in 2018 with Jaume Collet-Serra's The Commuter and Albert Hughes' Alpha.
AGBO is an independent entertainment company based in Downtown Los Angeles, founded and led by Anthony and Joe Russo and Mike Larocca. The Russo brothers are best known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), most notably Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Recent television productions by AGBO include Citadel, a television series with Amazon Prime Video starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Recent AGBO films include Extraction, written by Joe Russo and starring Chris Hemsworth; Extraction 2; The Gray Man with Netflix in 2022; and the Academy Award-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once.
XTR is an American independent film production company founded in 2019 by Bryn Mooser. The company is best known for producing films Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020), The Fight (2020), 76 Days (2020), and Ascension (2021).
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AGC Studios is an American film and television production studio. It was founded and launched by Chairman and CEO Stuart Ford in February 2018 as a platform to develop, produce, finance and globally license a diverse portfolio of feature films, scripted, unscripted and factual television, digital and musical content from its dual headquarters in Los Angeles and London. The new studio's Hollywood output has a wide-ranging multicultural focus, designed for exploitation across an array of global platforms including major studio partnerships, streaming platforms, traditional broadcast and cable television networks and independent distributors, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Decal Releasing, LLC, doing business as Decal, is an American independent film distribution company owned by Neon and Bleecker Street. It was launched in February 2021.
Tango Productions, LLC, 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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