Becker Group, formerly R. A. Becker & Co., was an Australian independent film and television distribution company founded by Russell Becker. It was established in 1965 and sold to
Prime Television in 2007.
In 2008, a new company, Becker Film Group, was created by Richard Becker. In 2018, Becker formed a new film distribution company with Robert Slaviero, called R & R Films.
History
Becker Group was established in 1965 as R. A. Becker & Co.
by Russell Becker.
In 2002 it took over
Dendy Films Dendy may refer to:
* Arthur Dendy, English zoologist who worked on the "living fossil" ''Peripatus''
* Edward Stephen Dendy, English officer of arms
* Henry Dendy, founder of Brighton, Melbourne
* Marquis Dendy (born 1992), American long jumper
* ...
and became known as Dendy/Becker; however, both continued to operate separately. It also owned
OnSite Broadcasting,
Moonlight Cinemas,
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Dendy Cinemas
Dendy Cinema Pty Limited is an Australian cinema chain. Dendy operates in Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast. Its main competitors are Hoyts, Village, Event, Wallis Cinemas, Palace Cinemas and Reading. It is a subsidiary of Icon Prod ...
,
[ and had offices in New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and London.]
Becker Film Group
In 2008 Richard Becker started a new company called Becker Film Group, and was managing director of the company.[
]
R & R Films
In 2018, after Richard Becker had decided to "put Becker Films to the side", he asked Robert Slaviero, former CEO of Hoyts Distribution
The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas and Val Morgan. Hoyts operates more than 450 cinema screens and 55,000 seats, making it Australia's second largest movie exhibitor after Event Hospita ...
(which was sold to StudioCanal in 2012) to join him in a new venture, a distribution and consultancy company called R & R Films. The company was registered as R & R Films Pty Ltd in April 2018, and is still operational. The focus of the new company is Australian films, to date distributing both feature films for the cinema, such as '' Black Water: Abyss'', ''H Is for Happiness
Premise
A twelve-year-old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family – whatever it takes.
Cast
* Daisy Axon as Candice Phee
* Wesley Patten ...
'', and ''The Wishmas Tree
''The Wishmas Tree'' is a 2019 Australian 3D computer-animated adventure film written and directed by Ricard Cussó from a story by Peter Ivan. Financed by Screen Queensland and Screen Australia, it is the first film in Like a Photon Creative's ...
'';and DVDs and digital media ('' Angel of Mine'').
Films
Becker Group was involved in the production or distribution of the following films:Emma
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...
'' (1996)
* '' FairyTale: A True Story'' (1997)
* ''Rabbit Proof Fence
The State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, formerly known as the Rabbit-Proof Fence, the State Vermin Fence, and the Emu Fence, is a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1901 and 1907 to keep rabbits, and other agricultural pests from th ...
'' (2002)
* '' Margin Call'' (2011)
* '' Amélie'' (2001)
* '' Brassed Off'' (1997)
* ''Black Dog
Black dog or blackdog may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* Black Dog, a bio-robot in the 1982 Bulgarian animated science fiction film ''The Treasure Planet''
* The Black Dog, an inn in 2015–2016 British drama TV series '' T ...
'' (1998)
* ''An American Werewolf in Paris
''An American Werewolf in Paris'' (the "An" does not appear in the title scene) is a 1997 dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Anthony Waller, screenplay by Tim Burns, Tom Stern, and Waller, and starring Tom Everett Scott and Julie De ...
'' (1997)
* '' Enigma'' (2001)
* '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (2000)
* '' Swingers'' (1996)
* '' Vera Drake''
* '' A Simple Plan''
* ''Primary Colors
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''
* '' Supersize Me''
* '' Wonder Boys'' (2000)
* ''Waking Ned Devine
''Waking Ned'' (titled ''Waking Ned Devine'' in North America) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones and starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his r ...
'' (1998)
* ''Candy
Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English
Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language an ...
'' (2006)
* ''Control
Control may refer to:
Basic meanings Economics and business
* Control (management), an element of management
* Control, an element of management accounting
* Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization
* Controlling ...
''Like Minds
''Like Minds'' is a 2006 Australian thriller film written and directed by Gregory J. Read. The film was produced by the South Australian Film Corporation. It debuted in Australia on 9 November 2006. The psychological thriller is the first Austr ...
''December Boys
''December Boys'' is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Rod Hardy and written by Marc Rosenberg and adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Michael Noonan. It was released on 14 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and the United ...
''
References
External links
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Film distributors of Australia
Mass media companies established in 1965
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