Method 7 - Working Title Films

Working Title Films is a British film production company. It is based in London, and was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. In 1992 Bevan went looking for a corporate backer. Polygram was the one, and then Fellner came on board, Radclyffe having left.
Working Title Films produces feature films and sometimes television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are presently the co-owners. Working Title gained mainstream traction after the aparently unexpected flobal box-office success of Four Weddings and a Funeral, starring Hugh Grant. This film made the term British Blockbuster seem less of an oxymoron.
Among the company's many successful films are Ricard Curtis-scripted romantic comedies (usually starring Grant) and Coen Brothers' films. However, recently the company has moved into many other types of films, such as United 93.
In 2004 Working Title made a profit of £17.8 million, and as of 2007 all its films were being distrubuted by Universal Studios (which owns 67% stakein the company), and many of Working Title's recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal. The remaining shares are owned by the company's founders, BBC Films, and some private investors.
In 1991 Working Title was involved in a bid for the London Weekend ITV licence. Mentorn, Palace, Polygram and Working Title wanted to take over from London Weekend Television and broadcast to London under the name London Independent Broadcasting. In the event LWT retained its licence and London Independent Broadcasting's proposals were deemed to fail the quality threshold by the Independent Television Commission, who were overseeing the big process.
Working Title Films has always wanted to make films for an audience – films to play in a multiplex. They believe in this because they “know” it’s the only hope of sustaining the UK film industry. (Lucy Guard & Natasha Wharton)

Despite the famous name, Working Title has a pretty lean structure. There are only 42 full time staff, which are split between the main Working Title production arm, and the low-budget WT2 (run by Natasha Wharton, existed since 1999).
The company’s smaller, low-budget film brand, Working Title 2 (WT2) has produced films such as Billy Elliot (2000) and Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Ali G In Da House. Recently the company produced Burn After Reading, a comedy starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
WT2 was founded when they set up a New Writers Scheme to develop new talent, for which they relaxed and open the doors to unsolicited material (scripts that aren’t from an agent or producer).
The major problem with Working Title, was that smaller films would get less attention than bigger budget projects, so they decided to set up WT2 to give proper attention to those smaller films. Quite a few of the writers from the New Writers Scheme now work with WT2, while others have set up their projects with other companies.


Films they have produced...

That i have seen:
Burn After Reading (2008) ... Production Company
Wild Child (2008) ... Production Company
Atonement (2007) ... Production Company
Hot Fuzz (2007) ... Production Company
Nanny McPhee (2005) ... Production Company
Pride & Prejudice (2005) ... Production Company (as Working Title)
The Interpreter (2005) ... Production Company
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) ... Production Company
Wimbledon (2004) ... Production Company
The Calcium Kid (2004) ... Production Company (presents)
Shaun of the Dead (2004) ... Production Company
Love Actually (2003) ... Production Company (producer) (as Working Title)
Johnny English (2003) ... Production Company
The Guru (2002) ... Production Company
About a Boy (2002) ... Production Company
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) ... Production Company
Billy Elliot (2000) ... Production Company (presents)
Notting Hill (1999) ... Production Company
The Borrowers (1997) ... Production Company
Dead Man Walking (1995) ... Production Company
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) ... Production Company

That i haven't seen:
Bran Mak Morn (2010) ... Production Company
Paul (2010) ... Production Company
The World's End (2010) ... Production Company
Green Zone (2009) ... Production Company
A Serious Man (2009) ... Production Company
The Soloist (2009) ... Production Company
State of Play (2009) ... Production Company
The Boat That Rocked (2009) ... Production Company
Birdsong (2009) ... Production Company
The Dangerous Husband (2009) ... Production Company
Hippie Hippie Shake (2009) ... Production Company
Lost for Words (2009) ... Production Company
The Troubleshooter (2009) ... Production Company
Frost/Nixon (2008) ... Production Company
Definitely, Maybe (2008) ... Production Company
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) ... Production Company
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) ... Production Company
Gone (2007/III) ... Production Company
Smokin' Aces (2006) ... Production Company (producer)
Sixty Six (2006) ... Production Company
Catch a Fire (2006) ... Production Company
United 93: The Families and the Film (2006) (V) ... Production Company
United 93 (2006) ... Production Company
The Answer (2004) ... Production Company
Inside I'm Dancing (2004) ... Production Company
Mickybo and Me (2004) ... Production Company
Thunderbirds (2004) ... Production Company (presents)
Double Bill (2003) (TV) ... Production Company
Ned Kelly (2003) ... Production Company
The Shape of Things (2003) ... Production Company
Thirteen (2003) ... Production Company
My Little Eye (2002) ... Production Company
Ali G Indahouse (2002) ... Production Company
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) ... Production Company
Long Time Dead (2002) ... Production Company
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) ... Production Company
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) ... Production Company
The Man Who Cried (2000) ... Production Company
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) ... Production Company (as Working Title)
High Fidelity (2000) ... Production Company
Plunkett & Macleane (1999) ... Production Company
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) ... Production Company
Elizabeth (1998) ... Production Company
What Rats Won't Do (1998) ... Production Company
"More Tales of the City" (1998) ... Production Company
The Big Lebowski (1998) ... Production Company
Eight (1998) ... Production Company
The MatchMaker (1997) ... Production Company
Bean (1997) ... Production Company
Huitième jour, Le (1996) ... Production Company
"Zig and Zag's Dirty Deeds" (1996) ... Production Company
Fargo (1996) ... Production Company (in association with)
Loch Ness (1996) ... Production Company
Moonlight and Valentino (1995) ... Production Company
French Kiss (1995) ... Production Company
Panther (1995) ... Production Company
Land and Freedom (1995) ... Production Company (developed with the support of) (as Working Title)
That Eye, the Sky (1994) ... Production Company
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) ... Production Company
"The Return of the Borrowers" (1993) ... Production Company
The Young Americans (1993) ... Production Company
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) ... Production Company
Posse (1993) ... Production Company
"Tales of the City" (1993) ... Production Company
Map of the Human Heart (1993) ... Production Company
Bob Roberts (1992) ... Production Company
Dakota Road (1992) ... Production Company
"The Comic Strip Presents...: Red Nose of Courage (#6.1)" (1992) ... Production Company
London Kills Me (1991) ... Production Company
Edward II (1991) ... Production Company
Barton Fink (1991) ... Production Company
Smack and Thistle (1991) (TV) ... Production Company
Robin Hood (1991/I) (TV) ... Production Company (as A Working Title Production)
Drop Dead Fred (1991) ... Production Company
Rubin and Ed (1991) ... Production Company
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) ... Production Company
Fools of Fortune (1990) ... Production Company
Arcadia (1990) ... Production Company
Diamond Skulls (1989) ... Production Company
The Tall Guy (1989) ... Production Company
Paperhouse (1988) ... Production Company
A World Apart (1988) ... Production Company
Echoes (1988) (TV) ... Production Company
For Queen & Country (1988) ... Production Company
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) ... Production Company
Wish You Were Here (1987) ... Production Company
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) ... Production Company
The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984) ... Production Company (as Big Science Ltd.)