Newmarket Films, LLC was an American privately owned independent film production and distribution company and a former film distribution subsidiary of Newmarket Capital Group. Newmarket distributed, in North America, such films as Memento,The Passion of the Christ, Whale Rider, Monster, Donnie Darko, and God Grew Tired of Us.
History Newmarket Capital Group was founded in 1994 by William Tyrer and Chris Ball, with the company's executive team made up of Chris Calhoon, Rene Cogan, John Crye and Robert Fyvolent. The company was originally launched as a film financing company. Newmarket financed and produced films that had "break-out potential" and finance as small as $2 million and as large as $20 million. Newmarket had output deals with Summit Entertainment, Original Film and Escape Artists.
While financing and producing Memento, the company had trouble trying to find a distribution deal. Memento was a critical and commercial success, thus leading Newmarket Films to become a full theatrical distribution company. In 2005, members of the company left to start its own distribution wing, Picturehouse.
Newmarket Films was acquired by Exclusive Media Group (which eventually became Exclusive Media) in 2009. In 2010, Newmarket made a deal with Lionsgate Home Entertainment to become the exclusive home entertainment distributor for Newmarket's film library. Later that year, Chris Ball left the company to form the distribution company Wrekin Hill Entertainment; Rene Cogan and John Crye joined him. Exclusive Media then sold its own film library, including the Newmarket library, to AMBI Group in 2015.
Filmography As distributor Release date Title Notes March 16, 2001 Memento Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017 October 26, 2001 Donnie Darko October 18, 2002 Real Women Have Curves Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019 February 21, 2003 Open Hearts March 14, 2003 Spun April 18, 2003 Lilya 4-ever June 6, 2003 Whale Rider December 17, 2003 Monster February 25, 2004 The Passion of the Christ August 16, 2004 Stander September 24, 2004 Silver City October 15, 2004 P.S. December 10, 2004 The Green Butchers December 24, 2004 The Woodsman February 2, 2005 Daybreak February 18, 2005 Downfall April 8, 2005 A Hole in My Heart June 3, 2005 Rock School August 5, 2005 The Chumscrubber January 27, 2006 Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story October 27, 2006 Death of a President January 12, 2007 God Grew Tired of Us August 31, 2007 The Nines January 22, 2010 Creation May 28, 2010 Agora October 21, 2010 The Last Play at Shea December 29, 2010 The Way Back May 13, 2011 Hesher
As financier/producer American Pie Anna Karenina A Better Way to Die Bound Cruel Intentions Cruel Intentions 2 Cruel Intentions 3 Dead Man Devour Different for Girls FairyTale: A True Story Felicia's Journey A Hole in My Heart The Importance of Being Earnest In Your Hands It's the Rage The King Is Alive The Loss of Sexual Innocence Mean Guns Memento (co-production with Summit Entertainment) (DVD distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) The Mexican Mrs Dalloway My Big Fat Greek Wedding My Family Open Hearts The Prestige Prom Night Rogue Trader S. Darko The Shooter Sidewalks of New York Silent Trigger A Simple Plan The Skulls The Skulls II The Skulls III Sliding Doors Splendor Stark Raving Mad (co-production with Summit Entertainment) (DVD distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Stranger than Fiction Top Dog Topsy-Turvy The Usual Suspects Velvet Goldmine A Walk on the Moon The Whole Wide World Wrong Turn Y Tu Mamá También
See also Independent film
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