Transmission Films is an Australian

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and

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company based in

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and

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founded in 2008 by Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie.

History

Transmission Films was founded in 2008 by Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie, who were previously general managers at Dendy Films. It initially launched in partnership with

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, but in 2015 signed a multi-year home entertainment output deal with

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. As of 2009, Transmission was doing the physical distribution work for Australian film distribution company Footprint Films. Transmission has released a number of films into the Australian and

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market, including '' Rare Exports'', ''

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'', '' Amour'', '' Samson & Delilah'', '' The Railway Man'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Tracks'', '' Mr. Turner'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Carol'' and ''

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''. It has also released a number of successful New Zealand films into the NZ market including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Dark Horse'' and ''

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''.

Description

The company is based in Sydney. It is a sister company of

See-Saw Films See-Saw Films is a British-Australian film and television production company founded in 2008 by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, with offices in London and Sydney. Their productions include ''The King's Speech'', ''Top Of The Lake'', ''Lion'', ...

, an Oscar-winning producer of films as ''The King's Speech'', ''Shame'' and ''

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''.

Ranking

In May 2012, ''

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'' called Transmission Films principals Andrew Mackie and Richard Payten the 23rd most influential individuals in the Australian arts. In 2014 Transmission Films was ranked as the best-reviewed Australian distributor across all episodes of the TV series '' At The Movies''.''At The Movies'': Data reveals Margaret and David's likes and dislikes
Retrieved on 2016-08-12

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Official website
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