AGC Studios

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AGC Studios
Industry Film industry
Television industry
Predecessor IM Global
Founded2018
Founder Stuart Ford
Headquarters 1680 Vine Street,
Los Angeles, California 90028
,
United States
Divisions
  • AGC Television
  • AGC International
  • AGC Productions
  • AGC Capital
  • AGC Unwritten
Website agcstudios.com

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.

Contents

AGC Studios is initially backed by three key strategic investors: Latin American private asset management firm MediaNet Partners; Image Nation Abu Dhabi, one of the leading media and entertainment companies in the Arabic-speaking world; and leading Silicon Valley entrepreneur and chairman of Fibonacci Films, Greg Clark. [1]

Filmography

2010s

Release DateTitleNotes
November 8, 2019 Midway distributed by Lionsgate [2]
November 15, 2019Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirerdistributed by Magnolia Pictures [3]

2020s

Release DateTitleNotes
July 3, 2020 John Lewis: Good Trouble distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Participant [4]
September 16, 2020 The Secrets We Keep distributed by Bleecker Street [5]
January 14, 2021 Locked Down distributed by HBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures [6]
February 12, 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County distributed by American International Pictures [7]
April 9, 2021 Voyagers distributed by Lionsgate [8]
June 27, 2021 Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story distributed by CNN Films [9]
August 20, 2021 Demonic distributed by IFC Midnight [10]
September 10, 2021 Queenpins distributed by STXfilms [11]
February 2, 2022 The Tinder Swindler distributed by Netflix [12]
February 4, 2022 Moonfall distributed by Lionsgate
June 3, 2022 Watcher distributed by IFC Midnight and Shudder
February 10, 2023 Consecration distributed by IFC Films and Shudder
June 23, 2023 The Perfect Find distributed by Netflix
October 27, 2023 Freelance distributed by Relativity Media

Upcoming

Release DateTitleNotes
May 10, 2024 Poolman [13] distributed by Vertical Entertainment
May 24, 2024 Hit Man distributed by Netflix [14]
June 14, 2024 The Present distributed by Gravitas Ventures
2024 Woman of the Hour distributed by Netflix [15] [16]
TBA Eden [17]
The Silent Hour distributed by Republic Pictures [18]
Desert Warrior
All That I Am

Television

AGC Television is the television production and distribution division of Stuart Ford's independent content studio AGC Studios.

Released

YearTitleNotes
2019–2021 War of the Worlds
2022–present Troppo
2022 News of a Kidnapping
2022Leopard Skin
2023–presentGray

Upcoming

YearTitleNotes
2024 Those About to Die
TBA Nobu
TBABlack Girls

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  2. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (July 27, 2019). "'Midway' Trailer: Roland Emmerich Epic Sets Sail In Teaser". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Lang, Brent (August 15, 2019). "Magnolia Pictures Buys 'Scandalous,' Documentary About National Enquirer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ Lang, Brent (December 12, 2019). "Magnolia Pictures, Participant Buy 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (May 13, 2020). "Noomi Rapace-Joel Kinnaman Thriller 'The Secrets We Keep' Acquired By Bleecker Street". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 2, 2020). "HBO Max Lands Doug Liman-Directed 'Lockdown;' AGC Studios-Funded Pandemic Heist Pic Stars Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ McNary (October 7, 2020). "Allison Janney's Drama 'Breaking News in Yuba County' Bought by MGM". Dave. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ Welk, Brian (October 9, 2020). "Colin Farrell Sci-Fi 'Voyagers' and Hilary Swank Thriller 'Fatale' Bumped to 2021 by Lionsgate". The Wrap . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ Carey, Matthew (June 3, 2021). "CNN Announces June 27 Premiere Of 'Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story,' Biographical Doc On Famed Author". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (March 31, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp's Under-The-Radar Horror Thriller 'Demonic' Gets U.S. Deal With IFC Midnight". Deadline . Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ Day-Ramos, Dino (December 3, 2020). "Dayo Okeniyi, Joel McHale, Nick Cassavetes, Michael Masini, Eduardo Franco, Paul Rust And 3 More Join 'Queenpins'; Jack McBrayer And Annie Mumolo To Cameo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Ravindran, Manori (6 July 2021). "Netflix Buys 'Tinder Swindler' Documentary on Con Man Shimon Hayut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  13. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2022-02-08). "AGC Launches Chris Pine's Directorial Debut 'Poolman' With Patty Jenkins & Stacey Sher Producing; Pine Leads Cast With Annette Bening & Danny DeVito – EFM Hot Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  14. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr (September 18, 2023). "Netflix Lands Richard Linklater-Helmed Hit Man For $20 Million Toronto Deal; Aggregate/AGC Studios Pic Stars Glen Powell & Adria Arjona". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Netflix Wraps Up Anna Kendrick's Serial Killer Movie 'Woman of the Hour' in Toronto Mega-Deal". Variety . 11 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  17. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (October 30, 2023). "Vanessa Kirby & Sydney Sweeney Join Jude Law, Ana De Armas & Daniel Brühl In Ron Howard's Renamed Survival Thriller Eden Ahead Of November Shoot; Hans Zimmer To Score For Imagine & AGC — AFM". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (February 14, 2024). "Paramount's Republic Pictures Acquires North American Rights to 'The Silent Hour' From AGC Studios, Meridian Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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