Altitude Film Distribution is a British

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company, part of the Altitude Film Entertainment group. The parent company was launched in 2012 by

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founder Will Clarke. Altitude Film Entertainment is vertically integrated, with divisions that handle

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, finance and international sales, as well as UK distribution.

History

Altitude Film Distribution's first release came in 2014 with the Oscar-winning documentary ''

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'', which was followed by ''

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'' and

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's '' Welcome to New York''. In 2015, Altitude released Ira Sachs' ''

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''; a biopic film,

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, about the British singer

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, which was directed by

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and was released in cinemas on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom; international espionage thriller '' Spooks: The Greater Good''; and '' Narcopolis'', a science fiction film. In 2016, they released '' Bolshoi Babylon'', a behind-the-scenes portrait of Moscow's

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. On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Altitude would partner with the British

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winning film director Kevin Macdonald, on a new

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's life and death. It was released in 2018. It's been revealed that the movie is to include rare unheard tracks & performances, with family members & friends to help build up the film through recorded interviews and archive footage.

Filmography

Theatrical Releases

Home Entertainment Releases

Altitude Film Entertainment

Altitude Film Entertainment is a British entertainment Company.The company comprises Altitude Film Production led by Will Clarke chairman and joint-CEO with Andy Mayson; Altitude Film Sales with Managing Director Mike Runagall; and Altitude Film Distribution with Head of Distribution Hamish Moseley. On 21 February 2020, 30West acquired a minority stake in Altitude Film Entertainment. On 4 March that same year, Altitude created Altitude Factual, a unit for natural history documentaries.

References

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