Cloud Eight Films (originally known as Cloud Eight) is a British

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founded on 19 December 2008 by

Christian Colson Christian Colson (born 15 September 1968) is a British film producer. He is best known as the producer of the 2008 film ''Slumdog Millionaire'', for which he received numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe A ...

, based in

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. It is known for film such as ''

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'', '' Selma'' and ''

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'' and currently owns a sister production company named Selma Films.

History

The company was founded on 19 December 2008 in

, who originally was managing director at

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. It was founded as Colson Films, but renamed on 28 March 2009 to Cloud Nine Films, alongside setting up a

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with

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within the same month and then to Cloud Eight Films on 19 November. In February 2011, however, producer Ivana MacKinnon left the company to produce ''Cheerleaders 3D'', to be directed by Tom Harper. In May, author

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was reported to have sold the film rights of '' Untold Story'' to the company. On 7 October 2013 English filmmaker

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

was announced to be making a film based on documentary ''Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers'' with Cloud Eight Films to produce. On 11 October, FX ordered a 10-part

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titled ''Telemark'', through Boyle's Decibel Films and Cloud Eight Films. In October 2014, FX granted both Colson and Boyle a first look deal, in which films would still be produced through Decibel Films and Cloud Eight Films, following their collaboration on ''Telemark''. In July 2015, Cloud Eight's ''

'' was announced as the Centerpiece for the

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at the

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Filmography

References

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