Newmarket Films

Newmarket Films

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Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, United States
Parent	Exclusive Media Group

Newmarket Films was an American film production and distribution company and a subsidiary of Newmarket Capital Group. It was founded in 1994 by Chris Ball and Will Tyre, with the company’s executive team made up of Chris Calhoon, Rene Cogan, John Crye and Robert Fyvolent. Newmarket Films was acquired by Exclusive Media Group in 2009.

Brief summary

Newmarket Films was a privately owned independent production and distribution company. Newmarket looked to acquire, produce, and distribute diverse films. The company produced such films as The Mexican, Cruel Intentions, and the Christopher Nolan films The Prestige and Memento. Newmarket has distributed, in North America, such films as The Passion of the Christ, Whale Rider, Monster, Donnie Darko, and God Grew Tired of Us.

Film involvement

Newmarket Films has been involved with distributing or producing the following movies:

• Agora
• The Chumscrubber (co-production with Go Fish Pictures, El Camino Pictures, Equity Pictures and L.B. Laurence Bender Productions)
• Creation
• Cruel Intentions
• Death of a President
• Donnie Darko (co-production with Pandora) (DVD distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
• God Grew Tired of Us
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• Lilya 4-ever
• Memento (co-production with Summit Entertainment)
• The Mexican
• Monster (co-production with DEJ Productions and Media 8 Entertainment)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• The Nines (co-production with Destination Films)
• Open Hearts
• The Passion of the Christ (co-production with Icon Entertainment)
• Prom Night (co-production with Alliance Films and Original Film)
• Real Women Have Curves
• Silver City
• The Skulls
• Spun
• Topsy Turvy
• The Usual Suspects
• Whale Rider
• Y tu mamá también

See also

• Independent film