FilmNation Entertainment, LLC. is an American entertainment company focused on film production, financing, and distribution.
History
2008–2012: Founding FilmNation Entertainment is an independent film production and distribution company co-founded in 2008 by Glen Basner and Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.
2012–2018: Early growth In 2012, FilmNation produced its first film, Mud, which competed at the Cannes Film Festival. On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the American Film Market for the first time. In December 2014, Village Roadshow invested $18 million for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations. As a result, Village Roadshow distributes all FilmNation films in Australia via their Roadshow Entertainment banner, regardless of the major studio involved. With growing success, the Los Angeles Times labeled FilmNation as "the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of."
2018–present: Expansion In April 2018, FilmNation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by MUFG Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.
In early 2019, FilmNation and Nordic Entertainment Group formed a television joint venture based in the United Kingdom that will operate under the FilmNation name. Nordic Entertainment Group will have first option on exclusive distribution rights to all of the joint venture's productions in the Nordic countries. FilmNation hired Kirstie Macdonald to spearhead the London division.
In September 2022, FilmNation Entertainment announced it had established its production label that would produce & finance feature films with potential turn into franchise build called Infrared Pictures as Drew Simon had served as president of production of FilmNation Entertainment's new production label Infrared Pictures whilst the new production label had appointed Sam Speiser as vice president of production at the new production unit.
In November 2025, FilmNation Entertainment signed a long-term distribution deal with 101 Studios to handle international distribution sales of films distributed by 101 Studios's newly distribution division while FilmNation Entertainment would manage international sales to 101 Studios' upcoming feature films.
Filmography 2009 The Joneses The Road
2010 Ceremony Frozen I Love You Too The King's Speech The Ward
2011 The Flowers of War The Oranges Sanctum Seeking Justice The Skin I Live In Take Shelter
2012 Act of Valor Aftershock Chernobyl Diaries Gambit House at the End of the Street Lawless Lola Versus Looper Magic Mike Midnight's Children Mirror Mirror Mud The Raven Red Dawn To the Wonder To Rome with Love
2013 21 & Over21 & Over All Is Lost The Bling Ring Blue Jasmine Crush I'm So Excited! Nebraska Side Effects Safe Haven Under the Skin
2014 Clown The Imitation Game Magic in the Moonlight A Most Violent Year A Most Wanted Man Premature The Rewrite The Rover Top Five While We're Young
2015 American Ultra Life Knight of Cups Mr. Holmes RoomRoom SolaceSolace Regression Self/less Tracers Truth
2016 Arrival Army of OneArmy of One Café Society The Founder Genius Indignation Julieta Midnight SpecialMidnight Special Miss Sloane Nocturnal Animals The Promise Sing StreetSing Street Sully The Whole TruthThe Whole Truth Zero DaysZero Days
2017 The Big Sick Beatriz at Dinner The Children Act Disobedience Gifted Kill Switch Last Flag Flying Logan Lucky The Man with the Iron Heart The Only Living Boy in New York The Sense of an EndingThe Sense of an Ending Sleepless Song to Song The Wall Wonderstruck Wonder Wheel
2018 Beautiful Boy The Catcher Was a Spy Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot City of Lies Gloria Bell Life Itself The Nightingale Show Dogs Suspiria Wildlife
2019 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 7500 The Aeronauts The Day Shall Come The Irishman The King The Last Vermeer Late Night The Laundromat The Lodge Lucky Day Marriage Story Pain and Glory The Two Popes
2020 Bad Hair The Courier The Glorias Greyhound The Human Voice The Nest Palm Springs The Personal History of David Copperfield Promising Young Woman
2021 Larry Flynt for President The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Operation Mincemeat Parallel Mothers Red Rocket Reminiscence Spencer
2022 The 355 Baby Ruby Dog Emancipation The Good House The Good Nurse Happening The Outfit The People We Hate at the Wedding Sharp Stick Three Thousand Years of Longing
2023 Asphalt City Down Low Finally Dawn Fingernails Firebrand Flora and Son Knock at the Cabin Knox Goes Away One Life To Catch a Killer Waitress: The Musical The Young Wife You Hurt My Feelings
2024 Anora Babes Blink Twice Conclave The Crow The Life of Chuck Maria The Room Next Door Small Things like These Treasure Without Blood
2025 Alpha Bad Apples Carolina Caroline In the Lost Lands Last Breath Novocaine (under Infrared Pictures) Roofman The Wave
2026 The Invite The Uprising Way of the Warrior Kid Wildwood
2027 Skeletons (under Infrared Pictures) Ti Amo!
Upcoming 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank Bad Bridgets Brides King Snake Painter (under Infrared Pictures)
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