working title fact file

Working title

The main people in charge are Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner who has been there since '92. The company has been going since '83 and has made over 100 films which have grossed a whopping 6 billion dollars! Their films have collected an impressive 10 Academy Awards and a huge 35 BAFTAs. Tim and Eric have also been awarded CBEs for their dedication and service to the British film industry. They have worked on big collaborations with Richard Curtis, the Coen Brothers, Stephen Daldry, Paul Greengrass, Edgar Wright, and Joe Wright; and actors Rowan Atkinson, Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Gary Oldman and Emma Thompson as well as other big names too. Tim and Eric are the 41st most powerful people in the film industry to date.

Some of the biggest films they have made include, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Anna Karenina, Love Actually, About Time, the Bean movies, Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz. These are just some of the biggest films that have braced the help of Working Title and have contributed towards that 6 billion dollars income.

Also with the success of the film Billy Elliot and the popular demand of the public, the movie was turned into a theatre production which won many awards and has been such a big hit that it managed to last for many years at the west end and as a touring live show. It has won 81 theatre awards internationally and has been seen around the world by over 9 million people.

They also managed to create a Working Title TV called WTTV which is based in London and LA and is part of NBC.

In the early days Eric and Tim spent the majority of their time raising money to create films, the spent 90% of their time raising money and 10% of finding a director and scripter.