Working title

1. Who were the co-founders of Working Title? Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe.

2. When was the company founded? 1983

3. Where is Working Title based? London, UK

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

5. What awards have Working Title won? Two Academy Awards for Senna, six Bafta nominations for Pride and Prejudice, 3 Bafta nominations for Love Actually, coveted accolade for Shaun of the dead, etc.

6.How many full time staff does WT employ? 42 – split between main Working Title production arm, and its low budget offshoot WT2.

7.What is Working Title’s philosophy?  The Working Title philosophy has always been to make films for an audience - by that I mean play in a multiplex. We totally believe in this because we know it is the only hope we have of sustaining the UK film industry.

8.List 5 box-office hits that Working Title have made. Four weddings and a funeral, Dead man walking, Bridget Jones: The edge of reason, Hot Fuzz

9.List 5 flops that Working Title has made.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin

10.What is Richard Curtis’ relationship with Working Title? Richard Curtis is a screenwriter for British films, e.g. Four weddings and a funeral, Love actually, Bridget Jones Diary. As well as sitcoms, like Blackadder, Mr bean and the Vicar of Dibley. 10. Richard Curtis began his career through working title after they produced his first film, The Tall Guy (1989) came well known through working titles, by writing Four Weddings and A Funeral (1994). He has continued to work with them ever since on films such as Notting Hill, Bridget Jones diary and Love Actually.

11. One famous director, working title have worked with is Richard Curtis, who has directed Love Actually, and The Boat That Rocked. The second is Tim Robbins, who directed films such as Dead Man Walking (1996) and has been nominated at the Oscars for Best Director for this film.

12. Working Title and Hugh Grant are long time collaborators, as Grant prefers to work with friends. Working Title feature Grant in a lot of their films, such as  Bridget Jones, Love Actually, About A Boy and Notting Hill.

13. The Coen Brothers are two brothers who work on films together on films such as Burn After Reading and A Serious Man. They specialise in dry humour and shocking visuals.

14. Working Title’s films are distributed by NBC Universal who owns 67% of the company and are classed as the Parent company, this partnership was as of 2007.

15. Hot Fuzz had a production budget of $16 million whereas Billy Elliot had a production budget of $5,000,000

16. Working Title is most well-known for its Romantic Comedies.

17. Another example of genres is the heritage genre which films like Antonement and Pride and Prejudice have done.

18. WT2 was founded in 1999. The company is an independent film production arm run by Natascha Wharton, and has produced films that include Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead and The Calcium Kid.

19.   What information can you find out about Working Title through their web page?20. Working Title films more recent films are Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and One DayYou can find out ‘what’s new’, you can find out about films, what films are coming soon, the film of the month, films on release, out on DVD, etc. You can watch trailers, find out the news about films. E.g. The Johnny English reborn publicity tour. You can play games, like matching pairs. Can find out about theatres, like Billy Elliot. You can get details about a training programme from working title films.

You can find out ‘what’s new’, you can find out about films, what films are coming soon, the film of the month, films on release, out on DVD, etc. You can watch trailers, find out the news about films. E.g. The Johnny English reborn publicity tour. You can play games, like matching pairs. Can find out about theatres, like Billy Elliot. You can get details about a training programme from working title films.