Working Title Fact File

• Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe founded the company in 1983.
• The co chairman are Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
• Working Title was founded in 1983. From 1992 onwards they were backed by PolyGram, a music company. Radclyffe left and shortly afterwards Bevan came on-board. The company made films from PolyGram filmed entertainment and these were very successful. Eventually this company was sold to Universal Studios and Working Title remains linked to Universal. Universal paid hundreds of millions to buy the company and they still get a good slice of the profits.
• Working Title has 2 subsidiary companies: WT2 for independent movies and Working Title Television for TV productions.  
• The Working Title chairmen make decisions together and focus less on finding money and more on finding good scripts. Being part of one of the major film studios has helped then stay in the business. Although Universal make many of the decisions, the chairmen still have some control and there's always an emphasis on quality. They release films strategically to make sure they don't lose profits.
• Major films include Barton Fink, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Fargo, Elizabeth, Notting Hill, Billy Elliot, About a Boy, Love Actually, Shaun of the Dead, Bridget Jones, Pride & Prejudice, Hot Fuzz, Atonement, Green Zone, Senna, Rush and The Theory of Everything.
• Working Title films have grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, have won 10 Oscars, 35 BAFTAs and various other prestigious awards.  
• Collaborators include the Coen Brothers, Richard Curtis, Stephen Daldry, Paul Greengrass, Edgar Wright, Joe Wright, Rowan Atkinson, Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightly, Saoirse Ronan, Gary Oldman and Emma Thompson.
• Working Title have various other projects lined up for release and are still going strong.