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Entertainment Film Distributors Limited is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, founded by Michael L. Green and currently run by his son Nigel Green.
Aug 14, 2024 · Entertainment Film Distributors is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland, started in 1978 and owned by Nigel Green. Their home entertainment division is named Entertainment in Video. They are notable for distributing New Line Cinema titles in the UK from 1990-2010.
Entertainment Film Distributors is the leading UK independent distributor and producer of British films. The company was founded in 1978 and is headed up by Nigel Green.
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd. is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, founded by Michael L. Green and currently run by his son Nigel Green. Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment also released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures.
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Entertainment Film Distributors is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, currently run by Nigel and Trevor Green.
Michael L. Green, their father, was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972 he formed Variety the prolific film distributor. In 1978 Green closed Variety and with his two sons Nigel and Trevor formed Entertainment Film Distributors (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video), and was one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green died on 17 June 2003 aged 84.
Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment also released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures.
Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Beginning in 2008, Entertainment Film Distributors become The Weinstein Company's main United Kingdom distributor, In 2010, distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Line's parent company Warner Bros. Entertainment Film Distributors have released many BAFTA- and Oscar-winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Gosford Park, Brokeback Mountain and The Artist.
It is basically the shining, stylized "F" shape with the company name appearing underneath.
An early logo from 1987 to 2003 has "ENTERTAINMENT" emerging from the water inside a vertical rectangle, two stylized "F"s colored in red and yellow respectively appearing on the left side, "FILM DISTRIBUTORS" on the bottom on the rectangle.
A logo from 2003 to 2007 has the purple "F" and the company name appearing in front of it.
For marketing, the company name had to be changed to "ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO" and the "F" replaced by a inverted triangle. This was used on all logos.
Entertainment Film. 53,359 likes · 4,744 talking about this. Entertainment Film Distributors Ltd is the UK's leading independent film distributor and producer.
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