Altitude Film Distribution Explained

Altitude Film Distribution
Trade Name:Altitude
Type:Private Company
Industry:Film
Products:Motion Pictures
Parent:Altitude Film Entertainment
Founder:Will Clarke
Foundation:2012
Location Country:England

Altitude Film Distribution is a British film distribution company, part of the Altitude Film Entertainment group.[1] The parent company was launched in 2012 by Optimum Releasing founder Will Clarke. Altitude Film Entertainment is vertically integrated, with divisions that handle film production, finance and international sales, as well as UK distribution.[2]

History

Altitude Film Distribution's first release came in 2014 with the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which was followed by Fruitvale Station and Abel Ferrara's Welcome to New York. In 2015, Altitude released Ira Sachs' Love Is Strange; a biopic film, Amy, about the British singer Amy Winehouse, which was directed by Asif Kapadia and was released in cinemas on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom; international espionage thriller ; and Narcopolis, a science fiction film. In 2016, they released Bolshoi Babylon, a behind-the-scenes portrait of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Altitude would partner with the British Academy Award winning film director Kevin Macdonald, on a new documentary film on Whitney Houston's life and death. It was released in 2018. It's been revealed that the movie is to include rare unheard tracks & performances, with family members & friends to help build up the film through recorded interviews and archive footage.[3]

In 2023, Altitude Film gave limited theatrical releases in the United Kingdom for , a Razzie-"winning" indie slasher film starring Nikolai Leon, Craig David Dowsett and Chris Cordell, and Wham!, a critically praised documentary film about the titular English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.[4]

Filmography

Select cinema releases

Title Director Release date
28 March 2014
Fruitvale Station6 June 2014
A Promise1 August 2014
8 August 2014
Love Is Strange13 February 2015
White Bird in a Blizzard6 March 2015
8 May 2015
The Connection 29 May 2015
Amy3 July 2015
Narcopolis Justin Trefgarne 29 September 2015
A Nazi Legacy : What Our Father's DidDavid Evans 6 November 2015
Bolshoi BabylonNick Read 8 January 2016
Moonlight 17 February 2017
The Florida Project 10 November 2017
Loveless 24 January 2018
Whitney 6 July 2018
Monster Family Holger Tappe 2 March 2018
Mary and the Witch's Flower 15 May 2018
Final ScoreScott Mann4 September 2018
Black '47 28 September 2018 [5] [6]
Dominic Brigstocke 26 July 2019
Little Monsters 15 November 2019
The Real Charlie Chaplin James Middleton, James Spinney 18 February 2022[7]
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley 10 February 2023[8]
15 February 2023[9]
Wham!Chris Smith27 June 2023

Home Entertainment Releases

Title Director
Sung-su Kim
Sx Tape Bernard Rose
Dracula 3D Dario Argento
All Cheerleaders Die Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson
Iceberg Slim Jorge Hinojosa
Somm Jason Wise
Narco Cultura Shaul Schwarz
Jordan Barker
The Rendlesham UFO Incident Daniel Simpson
Erik Sharkey
Doc of the Dead Alexandre O. Philippe
David Hayter
Superfast! Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Colt 45 Fabrice Du Welz
The Dead 2 Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford
Zombie Fight Club Joe Chien
The Match Jakov Sedlar, Dominik Sedlar

Altitude Film Entertainment

Altitude Film Entertainment
Type:Private
Owner:30West (minority stake)
Location Country:United Kingdom
Key People:Will Clarke (chairman & CEO)
Andy Mayson (Co-CEO)
Mike Runagall (Management Director)
Hamish Moseley (Managing Director)
Subsid:Altitude Film Distribution
Altitude Film Production
Altitude Film Sales
Altitude Factual

Altitude Film Entertainment is a British entertainment company. The company comprises Altitude Film Production led by Will Clarke chairman and joint-CEO with Andy Mayson; Altitude Film Sales with Managing Director Mike Runagall; and Altitude Film Distribution.[10]

On 21 February 2020, 30West acquired a minority stake in Altitude Film Entertainment.[11] On 4 March that same year, Altitude created Altitude Factual, a unit for natural history documentaries.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.K. Sales and Production Banner Altitude Film Launches Distribution Division. Kemp. Stuart. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-10-31. 2016-03-15.
  2. Web site: About . Altitude Films . 20 April 2022.
  3. News: Whitney Houston's life to be documented on film. 2016-04-28. BBC News. 28 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Macnab . Geoffrey . “It’s about two great friends who lived the dream,” says Ventureland’s John Battsek of Sheffield DocFest title ‘Wham!’ . 2023-07-07 . Screen . en.
  5. Heath, Paul (28 July 2018). "Black 47 trailer lands ahead of a UK release this September" The Hollywood News. Retrieved 20 August 2018
  6. http://www.altitudefilment.com/film/sales/37/black-47 Black 47, Altitude Films
  7. Web site: The Real Charlie Chaplin - Documentary . 2023-02-13 . British Comedy Guide.
  8. Web site: Blue Jean Trailer: Georgie Oakley’s Astonishing Queer Drama To Hit UK Theaters In February . 2023-02-13 . The Playlist.
  9. Web site: Viral Low-Budget Horror 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Getting Theatrical Release in U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico (Exclusive) . . Ritman . Alex . November 1, 2022 . November 1, 2022.
  10. Web site: About Altitude Films . 2023-07-07 . www.altitudefilment.com.
  11. Web site: 30West to Acquire Stake in British Film Company Altitude. Variety. 21 February 2020. Leo Barraclough. 26 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Altitude Launches Natural History Documentary TV, Film Unit. Variety. 4 March 2020. Ed Meza. 3 July 2020.