Working Title Questions

1-Who were the co-founders of Working Title?

Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe are co-founders.


2-When was the company founded?
Founded in 1983.


3-Where is working title based?
London, the United Kingdom.


4-Who are the co-chairpersons of WT now?
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are co-chairpersons.


5-What awards have Working Title won?
6 OSCARS, 26 BAFTA awards and prizes at Cannes and Berlin.


6-How many full time staff do they employ?
42 full time staff


7-What is working tile’s philosophy?
Their philosophy is to make movies for an audience to appreciate.


8-List 5 box-office hits that Working Title made
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Bean
Notting Hill
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Elizabeth


9-List 5 flops that working title have made
Green Zone
Thunderbirds
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
A serious Man
The Boat that rocked


10-What is Richard Curtis’ relationship with Working Title?
Richard Curtis has created his artistic home at Working Title has directed many of Working Titles films


11-List 2 Famous directors that Working Title has worked?
Richard Curtis and Kirk Jones


12-What is Hugh Grant’s relationship with Working Title?
He has appeared in many of Working titles movies as he claims that that there is something about the company that sets it apart from all other companies.


13-Find out about the Coen Brothers (films, genres, status) and what do they have to do with Working Title?
Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen born 3 years apart are brothers who are American Filmmakers, they write, direct and produce and they combine dry humour with sharp irony and amazing visuals.


14-Who owns 67% of Working Title films? When did this happen? Why did this happen?
Universal owns 67% of working title,


15-List 2 of working Title big blockbuster films and find out their budgets
1994- Four weddings and a Funeral had a budget of $4.4 million and made $245,700,832 in the box office.
1999- Notting Hill had a budget of $43 million and made $363,889,700 in the box office.


16-What genre of films is Working Title most famous for?
They don’t really have a genre that they are most famous for as they create movies to suit all types of audiences.


17-What other genres do Working Title films like to make?
Any range of films- romantic, comedy, family etc.


18-Find out as much as you can about WT2? (when established, films made, budgets, awards)
This is a subsidiary company there to deal with low budget titles, and since 1999 and has been run by Natasha Wharton which have made films like Billy Elliot and Ali G Indahouse


19-What information can you find out about Working Title through their web page?
Used to find upcoming movies, trailers and news and also theatre news as well.


20-Find out one other interesting fact about Working Title that you would like to share with the class
Working Title can spend up to $35 million before consulting with Universal.