Institutional Research
Vertigo Films is a vertically integrated UK Development, Finance, Production and Distribution media company founded in July 2002. In 2004 Vertigo Film made The Football Factory which is just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong.
Vertigo Films was created in 2002 by producers Allan Niblo (producer of Human Traffic and South West 9), James Richardson (producer of Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)), director Nick Love (screenwriter and, prior to company formation, director of Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Football Factory), distributor Rupert Preston (distributor of Chopper, Chasing Amy and Bride of Chucky, among others), and entrepreneur Rob Morgan. The company was formed for the express purpose of distributing and producing two films, The Football Factory and It's All Gone Pete Tong.
Vertigo Films current stated goal is to produce and distribute four films per year. Their first film was Nick Love's The Football Factory which is the biggest selling independent UK DVD with 1.3M units to date. Vertigo films are interesting as they represent a vision of England that one could argue is more realistic than the Working Title stable of work.
Based on John King’s excellent book, which was directed by Nick Love, the film stars an all British cast featuring rising stars Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan. The Football Factory centres on a group of Chelsea fans, examining the comradeship and bitter feuds that exist between the ‘top boys’ and their troops. Here, the theory that football violence only attracts the disenfranchised is finally laid to rest, courtesy of solid characterisation. It is also fast-paced, often brutal story of the narrow-minded and twisted mentality of the so-called supporters, who look forward to the big fight rather that the big game. The film unpicks their manifesto, and offers insight into their perverse world and their reasons for bloodshed which could be because of the fact their parents beat them and that England has too many immigrants etc. Such pathetic excuses for their way of life make their barbaric acts of cruelty even more deplorable. This film really demonstrates that even the chance of redemption cannot alter their course in life.
EOne Momentum (Formerly known as Momentum Pictures and Alliance Atlantis UK) is one of the leading independent motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with several dtv releases. It is also one of the leading motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with another 25+ STV titles to feed our fully-integrated distribution operation. On 9 January 2013, Entertainment One acquired the parent company of Momentum, Alliance Films. The company was renamed EOne Momentum.
Momentum's most successful theatrical releases include the Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA-winning The King's Speech, Amélie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Control, Downfall, The Young Victoria, Defiance, Milk, Let the Right One In, The Illusionist, Just Friends, District B13 Ultimatum, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, Glorious 39 and P.S. I Love You.
Momentum Pictures distributed Vertigo Films The Football Factory.
I think The Football Factory links well with our film 'Sidelined' as it is a classic, hardcore British film with football around it. It also has violence in it which we are focusing more on as well in our film. I believe that Vertigo Films would be ideal for us because of their history of low budget British, hardcore films. And the fact they are well establish at making films with genres similar to ours which in this case action, urban, youth culture. The Football Factory is a clear example of how we would like to make our film in a way it is set such as the genre, the way it appeals to our target audience and the fact it has football along with violence in the film makes it better for us to use it as an example. Another example Vertigo Films have made is London To Brighton which would link well with our film as it is a young, gritty ad urban film. Also the genre is action, thriller which goes well with our film because of the we have made our genre similar to ours. Furthermore, Vertigo Films productions of Sweeney also links well with our film as it is a another example of a hardcore, British, action film. It also would have the same target audience as ours, as it is more of a male dominant film.
EOne Momentum (Formerly known as Momentum Pictures and Alliance Atlantis UK) is one of the leading independent motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with several dtv releases. It is also one of the leading motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with another 25+ STV titles to feed our fully-integrated distribution operation. On 9 January 2013, Entertainment One acquired the parent company of Momentum, Alliance Films. The company was renamed EOne Momentum.
Momentum's most successful theatrical releases include the Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA-winning The King's Speech, Amélie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Control, Downfall, The Young Victoria, Defiance, Milk, Let the Right One In, The Illusionist, Just Friends, District B13 Ultimatum, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, Glorious 39 and P.S. I Love You.
Momentum Pictures distributed Vertigo Films The Football Factory.
I think The Football Factory links well with our film 'Sidelined' as it is a classic, hardcore British film with football around it. It also has violence in it which we are focusing more on as well in our film. I believe that Vertigo Films would be ideal for us because of their history of low budget British, hardcore films. And the fact they are well establish at making films with genres similar to ours which in this case action, urban, youth culture. The Football Factory is a clear example of how we would like to make our film in a way it is set such as the genre, the way it appeals to our target audience and the fact it has football along with violence in the film makes it better for us to use it as an example. Another example Vertigo Films have made is London To Brighton which would link well with our film as it is a young, gritty ad urban film. Also the genre is action, thriller which goes well with our film because of the we have made our genre similar to ours. Furthermore, Vertigo Films productions of Sweeney also links well with our film as it is a another example of a hardcore, British, action film. It also would have the same target audience as ours, as it is more of a male dominant film.
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