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2008–2012: Founding
FilmNation Entertainment is an independent film production and distribution company co-founded in 2008 by Glen Basner and Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.
2012–2018: Early growth
In 2012, FilmNation produced its first film, Mud, which competed at the Cannes Film Festival. On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the American Film Market for the first time. In December 2014, Village Roadshow invested $18 million for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations. As a result, Village Roadshow distributes all FilmNation films in Australia via their Roadshow Entertainment banner, regardless of the major studio involved. With growing success, the Los Angeles Times labeled FilmNation as "the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of."
2018–present: Expansion
In April 2018, FilmNation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by MUFG Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.
In early 2019, FilmNation and Nordic Entertainment Group formed a television joint venture based in the United Kingdom that will operate under the FilmNation name. Nordic Entertainment Group will have first option on exclusive distribution rights to all of the joint venture's productions in the Nordic countries. FilmNation hired Kirstie Macdonald to spearhead the London division.
In September 2022, FilmNation Entertainment announced it had established its production label that would produce & finance feature films with potential turn into franchise build called Infrared Pictures as Drew Simon had served as president of production of FilmNation Entertainment's new production label Infrared Pictures whilst the new production label had appointed Sam Speiser as vice president of production at the new production unit.
In November 2025, FilmNation Entertainment signed a long-term distribution deal with 101 Studios to handle international distribution sales of films distributed by 101 Studios's newly distribution division while FilmNation Entertainment would manage international sales to 101 Studios' upcoming feature films.
2009
The Joneses
The Road
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2010
Ceremony
Frozen
I Love You Too
The King's Speech
The Ward
2011
The Flowers of War
The Oranges
Sanctum
Seeking Justice
The Skin I Live In
Take Shelter
2012
Act of Valor
Aftershock
Chernobyl Diaries
Gambit
House at the End of the Street
Lawless
Lola Versus
Looper
Magic Mike
Midnight's Children
Mirror Mirror
Mud
The Raven
Red Dawn
To the Wonder
To Rome with Love
2013
21 & Over
All Is Lost
The Bling Ring
Blue Jasmine
Crush
I'm So Excited!
Nebraska
Side Effects
Safe Haven
Under the Skin
2014
Clown
The Imitation Game
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Violent Year
A Most Wanted Man
Premature
The Rewrite
The Rover
Top Five
While We're Young
2015
American Ultra
Life
Knight of Cups
Mr. Holmes
Room
Solace
Regression
Self/less
Tracers
Truth
2016
Arrival
Army of One
Café Society
The Founder
Genius
Indignation
Julieta
Midnight Special
Miss Sloane
Nocturnal Animals
The Promise
Sing Street
Sully
The Whole Truth
Zero Days
2017
The Big Sick
Beatriz at Dinner
The Children Act
Disobedience
Gifted
Kill Switch
Last Flag Flying
Logan Lucky
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Only Living Boy in New York
The Sense of an Ending
Sleepless
Song to Song
The Wall
Wonderstruck
Wonder Wheel
2018
Beautiful Boy
The Catcher Was a Spy
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
City of Lies
Gloria Bell
Life Itself
The Nightingale
Show Dogs
Suspiria
Wildlife
2019
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
7500
The Aeronauts
The Day Shall Come
The Irishman
The King
The Last Vermeer
Late Night
The Laundromat
The Lodge
Lucky Day
Marriage Story
Pain and Glory
The Two Popes
2020
Bad Hair
The Courier
The Glorias
Greyhound
The Human Voice
The Nest
Palm Springs
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Promising Young Woman
2021
Larry Flynt for President
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Operation Mincemeat
Parallel Mothers
Red Rocket
Reminiscence
Spencer
2022
The 355
Baby Ruby
Dog
Emancipation
The Good House
The Good Nurse
Happening
The Outfit
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Sharp Stick
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2023
Asphalt City
Down Low
Finally Dawn
Fingernails
Firebrand
Flora and Son
Knock at the Cabin
Knox Goes Away
One Life
To Catch a Killer
Waitress: The Musical
The Young Wife
You Hurt My Feelings
2024
Anora
Babes
Blink Twice
Conclave
The Crow
The Life of Chuck
Maria
The Room Next Door
Small Things like These
Treasure
Without Blood
2025
Alpha
Bad Apples
Carolina Caroline
In the Lost Lands
Last Breath
Novocaine (under Infrared Pictures)
Roofman
The Wave
2026
The Invite
The Uprising
Way of the Warrior Kid
Wildwood
2027
Skeletons (under Infrared Pictures)
Ti Amo!
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