Vertigo Films

Vertigo Films is a British independent TV and Film production company founded in 2002 by Allan Niblo and James Richardson and joined a few years later by current CEO and partner, Jane Moore.

The company has produced and distributed over 50 feature films, from critical hits Monsters and Bronson to Oscar Nominated Ajami, to No.1 UK box office hits StreetDance 3D and The Sweeney. It has also made over 100 hours of high end TV such as Britannia and Bulletproof for Sky, Mammals for Amazon, A Town Called Malice for Sky and Curfew for Paramount +.

Vertigo has a long history of discovering and supporting new talent, giving new stars their first leading role and offering directors their first feature, TV show or English language break. These include Tom Hardy (Bronson, Mad Max), Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Star Wars: Rogue One), Vanessa Kirby (Kill Command, Mission Impossible), Sofia Boutella (StreetDance 2, Rebel Moon), Tom Shankland (The Killing Gene, SAS Rogue Heroes), Max and Dania (Streetdance 3D, Walking on Sunshine), Rob Savage (Strings, Britannia, Boogeyman), Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive) and Issa Lopez (Britannia, True Detective 4).

As well as being one of the most prolific and experienced producers in the UK, Vertigo was co-founders in building the film distribution business (now Vertigo Releasing), the international sales company Protagonist Pictures as well as post and VFX companies Post Republic and Automatik (now manager owned) which has given the company huge expertise in film and TV marketing, international sales, post-production and VFX.

In September 2022, Federation Studios acquired a majority stake in Vertigo Films to expand their offering of premium film and TV to the global market.

History

Vertigo Films was created in July 2002, by producers Allan Niblo (producer of '' Human Traffic'' 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 Ingenious Media in January 2008, to form a sales company called Protagonist Pictures. They also owned a post production company in Berlin called The Post Republic.

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 – 2004
* Best Feature – US Comedy Arts Festival – 2005
* Best Actor ( Paul Kaye) – 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 – 2005
* Best Male Performer' ( Mike Wilmot) – Canadian Comedy Awards – 2005
* Best Overall Sound – Leo Awards – 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 – 2006
*Golden Hitchcock ( Paul Andrew Williams) – Dinard Festival of British Cinema – 2006
*New Director's Award (Paul Andrew Williams) – Edinburgh International Film Festival – 2006
*Most Promising Newcomer (Paul Andrew Williams) – Evening Standard British Film Awards – 2007
*Best Feature Film – Foyle Film Festival – 2006
*Jury Prize (UK Feature) – Raindance Film Festival – 2006

'' Shotgun Stories'':
*New American Cinema Award – Seattle International Film Festival – 2007

'' Bronson'':
* Best Actor Tom Hardy – British Independent Film Awards – 2009
* Best Film – Sydney Film Festival – 2009

'' Monsters'':
*Best International Film – Saturn Award —2011
*Best First Film – Austin Film Critics Association – 2010
*Best Achievement in Production – British Independent Film Awards – 2010
*Best Director – British Independent Film Awards – 2010
*Best Technical Achievement Gareth Edwards For visual effects – British Independent Film Awards – 2010
*Best Technical/Artistic Achievement Gareth Edwards For the Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects – Evening Standard British Film Awards – 2010
*Breakthrough British Filmmaker for Gareth Edwards – London Film Critics' Circle – 2011
*Top Independent Films – National Board of Review of Motion Pictures – 2010

References

External links

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{{Cinema of the United Kingdom

Vertigo Films films
Film distributors of the United Kingdom
Film production companies of the United Kingdom
Mass media companies established in 2002
Mass media companies based in London