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, as well as documentary, filmed opera and dance. Notable films under Axiom ownership include '' Half Nelson'',Axiom gets UK rights to Fleck's Half Nelson , News , Screen
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'', which won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2011 Academy Awards, and the majority of

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’s feature and documentary films. Axiom is owned by UKI Investments and founders Douglas Cummins and Rocio Freire-Bernat, who also retain a controlling interest and act as managing director and director of acquisitions respectively. UKI is one of the largest privately owned investment companies in the United Kingdom, with interests in real estate, mining, agriculture, financial services and technology across a broad geographical footprint. Axiom distributes an average 10 theatrical releases and 20 DVD films each year, as well as online and digitally through

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Films under UK and Irish ownership

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* Film distributors of the United Kingdom {{UK-film-company-stub