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'', and '' Monsters''. It now focuses solely on the production of television series, with subsidiary company Vertigo Releasing taking over film distribution.

History

Vertigo Films was created in July 2002, by producers

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'' and '' South West 9'') and James Richardson (producer of '' Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)''). Director Nick Love (screenwriter and, prior to company formation, director of '' Goodbye Charlie Bright'' and '' The Football Factory'') and distributor Rupert Preston (distributor of '' Chopper'', '' Chasing Amy'' and '' Bride of Chucky'', among others) joined a year later, while entrepreneur Rob Morgan began investment in November 2004. The company was formed for the express purpose of distributing and producing two films, '' The Football Factory'' and '' It's All Gone Pete Tong.'' Vertigo Films's film releases were distributed on home video by Entertainment One. Vertigo Films teamed up with Film4 and

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in January 2008, to form a sales company called Protagonist Pictures. They also own a post production company in Berlin called The Post Republic. Having built up one of the most successful feature film businesses in the United Kingdom, encompassing production, distribution, sales and post production, the company is now solely concentrating on television production. Film distribution is currently handled by Vertigo Releasing, launched in 2014, for the sole purpose of acquiring films for release. Its first two shows, '' Britannia'' and '' Bulletproof'', were commissioned by Sky, with both programmes renewed for a second series. In May 2021 Bulletproof was cancelled by Sky following extensive allegations of on-set bullying and sexual misconduct against actor and executive producer Noel Clarke.

Filmography

Television shows

Released films

Awards

'' It's All Gone Pete Tong'': * Best Canadian Feature –

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

– 2004 * Best Feature – US Comedy Arts Festival – 2005 * Best Actor (

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) – US Comedy Arts Festival – 2005 * Grand Jury Award – Gen Art Film Festival – 2005 * Audience Award – Gen Art Film Festival – 2005 * Best British Columbian Film –

Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and telev ...

– 2005 * Best Male Performer' (

Mike Wilmot Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

) –

Canadian Comedy Awards The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) is an annual ceremony that awards the Beaver for achievements in Canadian comedy in live performance, radio, film, television, and Internet media. The awards were founded and produced by Tim Progosh in 2000. T ...

– 2005 * Best Overall Sound –

Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...

– 2005 * Best Sound Editing – Leo Awards – 2005 * Best Feature-Length Drama – Leo Awards – 2005 '' Clean'': * Best Actress ( Maggie Cheung) – Cannes Film Festival – 2004 '' London to Brighton'': *Best Achievement in Production –

British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

– 2006 *Golden Hitchcock ( Paul Andrew Williams) – Dinard Festival of British Cinema – 2006 *New Director's Award (Paul Andrew Williams) –

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

– 2006 *Most Promising Newcomer (Paul Andrew Williams) –

Evening Standard British Film Awards The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by London's ''Evening Standard'' newspaper. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony ...

– 2007 *Best Feature Film – Foyle Film Festival – 2006 *Jury Prize (UK Feature) –

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove t ...

– 2006 '' Shotgun Stories'': *New American Cinema Award –

Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more th ...

– 2007 '' Bronson'': * Best Actor Tom Hardy –

– 2009 * Best Film –

Sydney Film Festival The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize. the festival's director is Nashen Moodley. Histo ...

– 2009 '' Monsters'': *Best International Film – Saturn Award —2011 *Best First Film – Austin Film Critics Association – 2010 *Best Achievement in Production –

– 2010 *Best Director –

– 2010 *Best Technical Achievement

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For visual effects –

– 2010 *Best Technical/Artistic Achievement

For the Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects –

– 2010 *Breakthrough British Filmmaker for

– London Film Critics' Circle – 2011 *Top Independent Films –

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts. Its awards, which are announced in early December, are considered an early harbinger of the film awards season that culminat ...

– 2010

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External links

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