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Founded by Andrew Macdonald in 1983.1
Private company
DNA Films
Logo: dnafilms.com3
British film production company
Franchise Holder Limited, trading as DNA Films, is a British film production company founded by Andrew Macdonald and Duncan Kenworthy in 1997, best known for producing films directed by Alex Garland. They also have a television division with Walt Disney Television called DNA TV Limited.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1983Founded1
- HeadquartersLondon1
- Websitewww.dnafilms.com
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Franchise Holder Limited, trading as DNA Films, is a British film production company founded by Andrew Macdonald and Duncan Kenworthy in 1997, best known for producing films directed by Alex Garland. They also have a television division with Walt Disney Television called DNA TV Limited.2
Leadership
Who has led DNA Films, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAndrew Macdonald1
Products and brands
Location
DNA Films has been one of the most successful production companies that is located in the United Kingdom. DNA Films is located in London.
Film productions
Trainspotting (1996)
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
Strictly Sinatra (2001)
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The Parole Officer (2001)
Heartlands (2002)
The Final Curtain (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
Love Actually (2003)
Separate Lies (2005)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
The History Boys (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Sunshine (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Dredd (2012) (co-production with IM Global, Lionsgate, Reliance BIG Pictures, IMAX and Entertainment Film Distributors)
Sunshine on Leith (2013)
Ex Machina (2014)
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Annihilation (2018)
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
Men (2022)
Civil War (2024)
Warfare (2025)
28 Years Later (2025)
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Elden Ring (2028)
From Wikipedia’s article on DNA Films, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1983Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.dnafilms.com1
- WikipediaDNA Films
- WikidataQ3700480
Sources
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- 1WikidataDNA Films on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDNA Films on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteDNA Films logo
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