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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Multimedia |
| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Motion pictures TV shows Theater |
| Website | boldfilms |
Bold Films is an American independent multimedia production and finance company.[1] It was founded in 2004.
Bold's first three films wereSlingshot,Come Early Morning andMini's First Time. In 2006 the company had its first hit, producing and financing theGolden Globe-nominated period pieceBobby, written and directed byEmilio Estevez. In 2009 Bold produced and releasedJoe Dante's 3D thrillerThe Hole, which won an award for Best 3D Film at the Venice Film Festival.Roger Ebert called the best use of 3D ever.[2] In 2010 Bold had its first major studio filmLegion, which was co-financed and released byScreen Gems, a division ofSony Pictures Entertainment. In 2011 Bold co-produced and co-financed withOddLot EntertainmentDrive starringRyan Gosling andCarey Mulligan, for which directorNicolas Winding Refn won the Best Director Award at theCannes Film Festival[3] while also receiving accolades from theBAFTA Awards,The Golden Globes andAcademy Awards. In 2014 the company produced and financedNightcrawler starringJake Gyllenhaal, andWhiplash withBlumhouse Productions,[4] the latter of which received fiveAcademy Award nominations,[5] including Best Picture. Other awards nominations for the film include theSpirit Awards,PGA Awards,SAG Awards, andWGA Awards.
The company also produces content for television, including the short-livedABC seriesBlack Box and theSyfy seriesDominion.[6]
In February 2015, Bold Films opened offices in London[7] and produced its first UK productionColette,[8] which starredKeira Knightley andDominic West.Colette was nominated for Best Screenplay at theIndependent Spirit Awards that year.
In 2021, Bold Films produced and financedThe Guilty, directed byAntoine Fuqua and starringJake Gyllenhaal which was released onNetflix. This adaptation of the Sundance Audience Award-winning Danish filmDen Skyldige, was seen by 69 million households in the first 28 days on the platform, and was its top movie in 91 countries.[9] Bold Films also produced the Emmy nominatedOslo in 2021, which was based on theTony Award-winningplay of the same name.
Jeff Kleeman joined Bold Films as CEO in 2023, succeeding Gary Michael Walters, and now oversees the company's film, tv and franchise expansion efforts.[10]
| Year | Series | Creator |
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| 2014 | Black Box | Amy Holden Jones |
| Dominion | Vaun Wilmott |
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List of accolades received by Whiplash
List of accolades received by Nightcrawler
List of accolades received by Drive (2011 film)