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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | April 1998 as USA Films, 2002 as Focus Features |
| Headquarters | Universal City, California, United States |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Owner | General Electric (80%) and Vivendi (20%) |
| Parent | NBC Universal |
| Website | http://www.focusfeatures.com |
Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine) is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Studios, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County California, that encompasses the 415 acre ( For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995 A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages An Art film (also called an “art cinema” “art movie” or in the U NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American A film distributor is an independent company a Subsidiary company or occasionally an individual which acts as the final agent between a film production company World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries
Focus was formed from the 2002 divisional merger of USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Good Machine is an independent Film production and Film distribution company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers Ted Hope USA Films was created by Barry Diller in 1999 by combining October Films, Gramercy Pictures, and USA Home Entertainment. Barry Diller (born 2 February 1942 is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s October Films was a US Independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky Gramercy Pictures was a Film distributor launched in 1993 a joint venture of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Vivendi sold the studio, among other entertainment assets, to GE in 2004 to form NBC Universal.
Focus' most successful release to date is Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned $83,043,761 at the North American box office. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue However, this is not counting the domestic total of Traffic (2000), which earned $124,107,477 under the USA Films banner. Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. [1][2]
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Films (only including United States releases)
| Year | Film | Release Date | Academy Awards | Studio |
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| 1998 | Happiness | October 16 | USA Films Universal Focus Good Machine |
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| 1999 | I Want You | June 4 | ||
| Autumn Tale | July 9 | |||
| The Muse | August 27 | |||
| Black Cat, White Cat | September 10 | |||
| Sugar Town | September 17 | |||
| Lucie Aubrac | September 17 | |||
| Plunkett & Macleane | October 15 | |||
| Being John Malkovich | October 15 | Nominations Best Director: Spike Jonze Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener Best Original Screenplay |
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| Rosetta | November 5 | |||
| Ride with the Devil | November 24 | |||
| Agnes Browne | December 3 | |||
| Topsy-Turvy | December 15 | Winner Best Costume Design Best Makeup Nominations Best Art Direction Best Original Screenplay |
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| 2000 | Rear Window | January 21 | ||
| Pitch Black | February 18 | |||
| Condo Painting | March 10 | |||
| Waking the Dead | March 24 | |||
| Joe Gould's Secret | April 7 | |||
| Where the Money Is | April 14 | |||
| The Idiots | April 28 | |||
| Up at the Villa | May 5 | |||
| Boricua's Bond | June 21 | |||
| Blood Simple | July 7 | |||
| Alice and Martin | July 21 | |||
| Wonderland | July 28 | |||
| Mad About Mambo | August 4 | |||
| Nurse Betty | September 8 | |||
| Billy Elliot | October 13 | Nominations Best Director: Stephen Daldry Best Supporting Actress: Julie Walters Best Original Screenplay |
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| Loving Jezebel | October 27 | |||
| A Room for Romeo Brass | October 27 | |||
| Traffic | December 27 | Winner Best Director: Steven Soderbergh Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Editing Nominations Best Picture |
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| 2001 | In the Mood for Love | February 2 | ||
| Series 7 | March 2 | |||
| The Caveman's Valentine | March 2 | |||
| Beautiful Creatures | April 6 | |||
| One Night at McCool's | April 21 | |||
| Rat | April 27 | |||
| The Long Run | May 4 | |||
| Pavilion of Women | May 4 | |||
| Bloody Angels | May 25 | |||
| The Man Who Cried | May 25 | |||
| Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | June 15 | |||
| Pandaemonium | June 29 | |||
| Wet Hot American Summer | July 71 | |||
| Session 9 | August 10 | |||
| Maybe Baby | August 24 | |||
| The Man Who Wasn't There | October 31 | Nominations Best Cinematography |
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| Gosford Park | December 26 | Winner Best Original Screenplay Nominations Best Picture Best Director: Robert Altman Best Supporting Actress: Helen Mirren Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith Best Art Direction Best Costume Design |
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| 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | February 22 | ||
| Never Again | July 12 | Focus Features | ||
| The Kid Stays in the Picture | July 26 | |||
| Possession | August 16 | |||
| 8 Women | September 20 | |||
| Far From Heaven | November 8 | Nominations Best Actress: Julianne Moore Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Original Score |
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| Long Time Dead | December 6 | |||
| The Pianist | December 27 | Winner Best Director: Roman Polanski Best Actor: Adrien Brody Best Adapted Screenplay Nominations Best Picture Best Film Editing Best Cinematography Best Costume Design |
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| 2003 | Deliver Us From Eva | February 7 | ||
| The Guys | April 4 | |||
| The Shape of Things | May 9 | |||
| My Little Eye | June 6 | |||
| Swimming Pool | July 2 | |||
| Lost in Translation | September 12 | Winner Best Original Screenplay Nominations Best Picture Best Director: Sofia Coppola Best Actor: Bill Murray |
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| Sylvia | October 17 | |||
| 21 Grams | November 21 | Nominations Best Actress: Naomi Watts Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro |
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| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | March 19 | Winner Best Original Screenplay Nominations Best Actress: Kate Winslet |
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| Ned Kelly | March 26 | |||
| The Door in the Floor | July 14 | |||
| Vanity Fair | September 1 | |||
| The Motorcycle Diaries | September 24 | Winner Best Original Song Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay |
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| 2005 | Rory O'Shea Was Here | February 4 | ||
| Unleashed | May 13 | |||
| My Summer of Love | June 17 | |||
| Broken Flowers | August 5 | |||
| The Constant Gardener | August 31 | Winner Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Original Score |
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| Pride and Prejudice | November 11 | Nominations Best Actress: Keira Knightley Best Art Direction Best Costume Design Best Original Score |
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| The Ice Harvest | November 23 | |||
| Brokeback Mountain | December 9 | Winner Best Director: Ang Lee Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Score Nominations Best Picture Best Actor: Heath Ledger Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams Best Cinematography |
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| 2006 | Something New | February 3 | ||
| Brick | March 31 | |||
| On a Clear Day | April 7 | |||
| Scoop | July 28 | |||
| Hollywoodland | September 8 | |||
| The Ground Truth | September 15 | |||
| Catch a Fire | October 27 | |||
| 2007 | Evening | June 29 | ||
| Talk to Me | July 20 | |||
| Eastern Promises | September 14 | Nominations Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen |
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| Lust, Caution | September 28 | |||
| Reservation Road | October 19 | |||
| Atonement | December 7 | Winner Best Original Score Nominations Best Picture Best Supporting Actress: Saoirse Ronan Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Costume Design |
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| 2008 | In Bruges | February 8 | ||
| The Other Boleyn Girl | February 29 | |||
| Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | March 7 | |||
| Hamlet 2 | August 22 | |||
| Burn After Reading | September 26 | |||
| 9 | December 26 | |||
| TBD | Milk | |||
| Coraline | ||||
| The Argentine | ||||
| Guerrilla | ||||
| Taking Woodstock |
In addition to all these, Focus owns the backlog of predecessor October Films and Gramercy Pictures' in-house productions, as well as some rights to the 1974 film The Return of the Pink Panther (with the main exception of theatrical distribution, still held by its original distributor, United Artists), and most of the Savoy Pictures backlog, including Serial Mom. Happiness is a 1998 Black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz, that portrays the lives of three sisters and their families I Want You is an 1998 English film directed by Michael Winterbottom starring Rachel Weisz. Conte d'automne ( A Tale Of Autumn) is a 1998 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, Marie Rivière, Alain Libolt The Muse is a 1999 film starring Albert Brooks and Sharon Stone. Black Cat White Cat ( Serbian: Црна мачка бели мачор, Crna mačka beli mačor) is a Yugoslavian For the song see " Sugar Town " Sugar Town is a 1999 Independent film written and directed by Allison Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 Period movie directed by Jake Scott, starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel October 22, 1969) is an American director of Music videos and commercials and an Academy Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is a two time Academy Award and Emmy -nominated American Actress. Rosetta is a 1999 French - Belgian Film written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Ride with the Devil is a 1999 American Civil War drama directed by Ang Lee. This article is about the 1999 film For the Sing-Along Songs video see Disney Sing Along Songs. Rear Window is a 1998 American Television movie directed by Jeff Bleckner. Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black) is a 2000 Science fiction action movie directed Waking the Dead is a 2000 American Drama film directed by Keith Gordon. Joe Gould's Secret is a 2000 film based on the 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell. Where the Money Is is a 2000 film directed by Marek Kanievska, written by E The Idiots ( Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier. Up at the Villa is a 1941 Novella by William Somerset Maugham about a young widow caught between three men her Suitor, her One-night Blood Simple is a 1985 Neo-noir Crime film. It was the directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen, and the first major film of Alice et Martin ( Alice and Martin) is a 1998 French drama film by André Téchiné. Mad About Mambo is a 2000 Irish Film written and directed by John Forte Nurse Betty ( 2000) is an American Black comedy Film, directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger Billy Elliot is a 2000 Film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English A Room for Romeo Brass is a 1999 film directed and written by Shane Meadows. Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14 1963 is an American Film producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, editor, and Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19 1967 is a Puerto Rican Actor and Film producer. In the Mood for Love ( Traditional Chinese: 花樣年華 Simplified Chinese: 花样年华 Pinyin: Huāyàng niánhuá Jyutping Series 7 The Contenders is a 2001 Film directed by Daniel Minahan. The Caveman's Valentine aka Sign of the Killer (UK video title is a 2001 Mystery - Drama starring Samuel This article is about the movie For the Glam metal band see Beautiful Creatures (band, for the self-titled album by the same band see Beautiful Creatures One Night at McCool's is a 2001 Dark comedy / Neo-noir, directed by Harald Zwart and starring Matt Dillon, The Man Who Cried is an Anglo - French film released in 2000, written and directed by Sally Potter. Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a Film written by Ben Steiner, directed by Peter Hewitt and released in 1999 Pandaemonium is a 2000 Film, directed by Julien Temple, screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 Feature film. The film is a cult comedy about the last day of Summer camp in Session 9 is a 2001 Horror film directed by Brad Anderson. The film takes place in and around the Danvers State Mental Hospital Maybe Baby is a 2000 British film, written and directed by Ben Elton based upon his novel Inconceivable The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 Neo-noir film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Gosford Park is a 2001 film directed by Robert Altman. The Screenplay is by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and producer Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 Film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan, which depicts various romantic entanglements The Kid Stays in the Picture is the name of a 1994 autobiography by film producer Robert Evans. Possession is a 2002 motion picture written and directed by Neil LaBute, based on the novel of the same name by A 8 Women (Original French title 8 femmes) is a French musical comedy murder-mystery film released in 2002 directed by François Far from Heaven is a 2002 film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Ryan Ward, Dennis Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress About Long Time Dead is a 2002 Horror film / Horror-of-demonic set in the UK in which a group of college students Adrien Brody (born April 14 1973 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor. Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 Feature film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union, revolving around LL's character Ray being paid The Guys is a 2002 play by Ann Nelson about the effects of the 9/11 events as viewed from the eyes of Joan a reporter who is tasked with writing obituaries for fallen The Shape of Things is a play by American author and Film director Neil LaBute and a 2003 American movie. My Little Eye is a 2002 British horror Film directed by Marc Evans about five adults who agree to spend Swimming Pool is a Psychological thriller released in 2003. It was directed by François Ozon and stars Charlotte Rampling and Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Sylvia is a 2003 British Motion picture that tells a biographical story of the romance between Sylvia Plath, a prominent American 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19 1967 is a Puerto Rican Actor and Film producer. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American drama and Romantic comedy by French director Michel Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Ned Kelly is an Australian Film directed by Gregor Jordan. The movie portrays the life of Ned Kelly who was a well-known The Door in the Floor is a 2004 Film directed by Tod Williams. William Makepeace Thackeray 's novel Vanity Fair ( 1847 - 1848) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations The Motorcycle Diaries ( 2004) is a Biographical film about the journey and written Memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara who would years Inside I'm Dancing (also known as Rory O'Shea Was Here) is a film that was released in 2004. Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog) is a 2005 action / thriller film, directed by Louis Leterrier My Summer of Love ( 2004) is a British film written and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Broken Flowers is a 2005 Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith The Constant Gardener is a 2005 Drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles. Rachel Hannah Weisz ( "vice" born 7 March, in 1970 or 1971 is an Academy Award -winning English Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 film based on the popular Jane Austen novel of the same name. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated The Ice Harvest is a 2005 Neo-noir / Comedy-drama Film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Richard Russo Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9 1980 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. Something New is a 2006 romance film written by Kriss Turner and directed by Sanaa Hamri. Brick is a 2006 American Film written and directed by Rian Johnson. For the 1960s musical see On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Scoop is a 2006 Romantic comedy / Murder mystery written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson Hollywoodland is a 2006 Biopic / Docudrama directed by TV alum Allen Coulter (his feature directorial debut about a down-on-his-luck The Ground Truth (also known as The Ground Truth After the Killing Ends) is a 2006 documentary film about Veterans of the Catch a Fire is a 2006 dramatic thriller about Terrorism and Freedom fighters in Apartheid -era South Africa, based on a Evening is a 2007 American Drama film directed by Lajos Koltai. Talk To Me is a 2007 Film about Washington DC Radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became Eastern Promises is a 2007 Crime drama Mystery Thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, from a Screenplay Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Lust Caution ( is a 2007 Chinese Espionage thriller film directed by Taiwanese director Ang Lee, based Reservation Road is a 2007 film directed by Terry George and based on the book of the same title by John Burnham Schwartz, who along with George adapted Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan 's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, and based Saoirse Ronan (ˈsirʃə ˈroʊnən born April 12 1994) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - and Golden Globe -nominated American born In Bruges is a 2008 film directed and written by Martin McDonagh. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 British Romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri. Hamlet 2 is a Comedy film directed by Andy Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Burn After Reading is a 2008 Dark comedy film written produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. 9 is an upcoming animated feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker 's short film of the same name. Milk is a 2008 biopic about the later life and Assassination of San Francisco Coraline is a 2009 animated Stop-motion Fantasy film based on Neil Gaiman 's Novella of the same name. The Argentine is a 2008 film about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Guerrilla is a 2008 biopic about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, portrayed by Benicio del Toro. The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series released in. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Savoy Pictures Inc was an independent motion picture company in operation from 1993 to 1996 Serial Mom is a 1994 Dark comedy film Written and directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner
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