Darko Entertainment

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Darko Entertainment LLC
Company type Production company
Industry Film
Founded2007
Founder Richard Kelly
Headquarters 1999 Avenue of the Stars, ,
Key people
Sean McKittrick
Ted Hamm
Edward Hamm Jr.
Products Films
Website www.darko.com

Darko Entertainment LLC [1] is a production company that was launched in late 2007 by writer/director Richard Kelly, who is best known for directing the 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko . [2] Based in Los Angeles, it creates, produces and finances director-driven films, the first of which was Southland Tales . Other notable Darko Entertainment films include World's Greatest Dad , God Bless America , The Box , and Bad Words . [3]

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References

  1. "DARKO ENTERTAINMENT LLC". OpenCorporates . 20 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. Bartyzel, Monika (17 September 2007). "Richard Kelly Launches Darko Entertainment". Moviefone. Moviefone. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. "Donnie Darko Writer/Director Richard Kelly subject of Galway Film Fleadh Screenwriters Masterclass". The Irish Film & Television Network. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.