Focus Features

Focus Features is an American film production and distribution company.

History

Universal acquired and merged in June 2002, the indie film studios USA Films and Good Machine. The established production, marketing and rental of U.S. film was supplemented with management and international distribution partners of Good Machine. The management of the newly founded Focus was James Schamus and David Linde ( Good Machine ) transmitted that enforced their opposition to planned compulsory redundancies after the merger.

Focus focuses primarily on the U.S. distribution of foreign films and celebrated great success with international hits such as Swimming Pool, The Pianist, Lost in Translation and House of Flying Daggers. The production of independent films, however, was crowned with laurels less. After the flop Owned and Vanity Fair is only Forget me could not! enforce critical and audience acclaim. Back in 2006, Focus has been nominated for 16 Oscars, whereupon David Linde joined the Universal Board and Schamus has since been president of the company.

Focus has offices in London, Los Angeles, New York City and Paris. After only five years of existence, Focus one next to Miramax and Lionsgate to the most prominent indie companies.

Awards

The qualitative strength of the Focus films resulted in considerable success in allocating film awards. Focus won the following awards:

2002

8 Women: Berlinale Best Ensemble and Audience Award; European Film Award Best Ensemble
Far from Heaven: Independent Spirit Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress ( Julianne Moore), Best Supporting Actor ( Dennis Quaid ) and Best Cinematography; Venice Film Festival Audience Award ( Julianne Moore) and special price for Todd Haynes and Edward Lachman
The Pianist: BAFTA Award for Best Film and Best Director; Cannes Film Festival Best Film; Oscar Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor ( Adrien Brody )
Talk to Her: Best foreign language film and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay; European Film Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Audience Award for Pedro Almodóvar and Javier Cámara; Oscar for Best Screenplay

2003

21 grams: Venice Film Festival Best Actor (Sean Penn ), Audience Award for Benicio Del Toro and Naomi Watts; National Board of Review Best Actor (Sean Penn )
Lost in Translation: BAFTA Award for Best Actor (Bill Murray ), Best Actress (Scarlett Johansson ) and Best Editing; Venice Film Festival Best Young Actress ( Scarlett Johansson ); Golden Globe for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Bill Murray ); Independent Spirit Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Bill Murray ); Oscar for Best Screenplay

2004

Brothers - Between Brothers: San Sebastián International Film Festival Best Actor (Ulrich Thomsen ) and Best Actress ( Connie Nielsen )
Inside I'm Dancing: London Film Critics Best British Supporting Actress ( Romola Garai )
Mean Creek: Independent Spirit Awards for Best Film and Best Ensemble
My Summer of Love: BAFTA Best British film
The Motorcycle Diaries: British Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Music; three prizes at the Cannes Film Festival; San Sebastián International Film Festival Audience Award; Oscar Best Song
Forget me not: BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay and Best Editing; Oscar for Best Screenplay

2005

Brick: Sundance Film Festival Special Award for visionary cinema
Brokeback Mountain: BAFTA Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal ); Venice Film Festival Golden Lion; Golden Globe Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Song; Oscar Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Music
Broken Flowers: Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
The Constant Gardener: BAFTA Award for Best Editing; Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress ( Rachel Weisz ); Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz )
Pride and Prejudice: BAFTA Award Best Debut Film

2006

Hollywoodland: Venice Film Festival Best Actor ( Ben Affleck )

2007

Atonement: BAFTA Award for Best Film and Best Art Direction; Golden Globe Best Picture and Best Music; Venice Film Festival and Forum Prize for literature and cinema; Oscar Best Music
Eastern Promises: Toronto Film Festival Best Film
Lust, Caution: Venice Film Festival Golden Lion and special price for Rodrigo Prieto
Into the Wild: Gotham Award for Best Film; National Board of Review Best Young Actor ( Emile Hirsch); Golden Globe Best Original Song
Talk To Me: Gotham Award Best Ensemble; Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor ( Chiwetel Ejiofor )

2008

In Bruges ... and die: BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay; ? Golden Globe Best Actor ( Colin Farrell )
Milk: Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay debut and Best Supporting Actor ( James Franco); National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor ( Josh Brolin ); Oscar for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Sean Penn )

2009

Coraline: BAFTA Best Children's Film
Thirst: Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
Sin nombre: Sundance Film Festival Best Director and Best Cinematography

2010

The Kids Are All Right: Teddy Award for Best Film

2011

The Kids Are All Right: Golden Globe Best Picture and Best Actress ( Annette Bening )

Swimming Pool (Film) The Pianist (2002 film) Lost in Translation (film) Miramax Films List of film awards Berlin International Film Festival Golden Globe Award British Academy of Film and Television Arts Brick (Film) Atonement (film) Lust, Caution (film) Into the Wild (film) Gotham Awards Talk to Me (2007 film) Film Independent Spirit Awards Milk (Film) Coraline (Film) Thirst (2009 film)

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