Intermedia (company)

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Intermedia Films
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1991; 30 years ago (1991) (as Intermedia Film Equities)[1]
1996; 25 years ago (1996) (as Intermedia Films)[citation needed]
FounderNigel Sinclair
Guy East
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
OwnerIM Internationalmedia AG
Number of employees
11-50[citation needed]
Websiteinternationalmediaag.com (archive)

Intermedia Films was an independent film production company, wholly owned by IM Internationalmedia AG.

The company mostly acted as a co-producer, funding films through the IMF (Internationale Medien und Film, German for "International Media and Film") funds. As of 2012, Intermedia's library was owned by Ron Tutor and David Bergstein. InterMedia had at some point became IM Global.

History[]

The company was founded in London in 1991 as Intermedia Film Equities.[1] Two years later, Intermedia began operations in Los Angeles, as did Pacifica Film Distribution.[citation needed] The two companies merged in 2000.[2]

Its first success of note was Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, opened the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2000, parent company IM Internationalmedia AG held an initial public offering of its stock on the New Market.[3] In 2001, the company acquired the library of Lawrence Gordon's studio, Largo Entertainment.[4]

Tax status[]

The company used to fund Intermedia productions, IMF, was a tax shelter under German law. The taxation laws of Germany allow investors to claim an instant tax deduction on film productions, even if they are non-German productions or even if the film has not gone into production. This allows the producers to make instant profit, for example, by selling the copyright for around $160 million, and then buying them back for $149 million, the producers have made a profit of $11 million. However, it is important to note that this tax shelter is no longer applicable under German tax law.

Company structure[]

Note: All subsidiaries were 100% wholly owned of the parent.

  • IM Internationalmedia AG
    • IM Filmproduktions-und Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG
    • Pacifica Film Distribution LLC
    • Pacifica Film Development Inc
    • Intermedia Film Equities Ltd
      • Intermedia Film Distribution Ltd
      • Intermedia Music Ltd
      • Intermedia.com Ltd
      • MEI Filme Ltd.
    • Intermedia Film Equities USA Inc
      • Intermedia Distribution Inc.
      • Intermedia Music Inc.

Filmography[]

Year Title Director(s) Production partner(s) Distributor(s) Budget Box office
1998 Sliding Doors[5] Peter Howitt Mirage Enterprises Miramax Films
(United States),
Paramount Pictures
(United Kingdom and worldwide home media distribution) 		$6 million[6] $67 million[7]
2000 Nurse Betty[8] Neil LaBute Gramercy Pictures,
Pacifica Film,
Propaganda Films,
ab'-strakt pictures 		USA Films $25 million[9] $29.4 million[10]
2001 Enigma Michael Apted Jagged Films,
Broadway Video 		Manhattan Pictures
(United States)
Buena Vista International
(United Kingdom) 		N/A N/A
The Wedding Planner[11] Adam Shankman Columbia Pictures,
Tapestry Films,
Dee Gee Entertainment,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG,
Prufrock Pictures 		Sony Pictures Releasing $35 million $95 million[12]
K-PAX[13] Iain Softley Lawrence Gordon Productions Universal Pictures $68 million[14] $65 million[14]
Iris Richard Eyre BBC Films,
Fox Iris Productions,
Mirage Enterprises 		Miramax Films
(United States),
Buena Vista International
(United Kingdom) 		$5.5 million $16.2 million
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker[15] Kathryn Bigelow First Light Production,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG,
K-19 Film Production,
National Geographic Society,
New Regency Pictures,
Palomar Pictures 		Paramount Pictures $90 million[16] $65.7 million[17]
The Quiet American[18] Phillip Noyce IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG,
Mirage Enterprises,
Pacifica Film and Saga 		Miramax Films $30 million[19] $27,674,124[19]
Adaptation[20] Spike Jonze Columbia Pictures,
Good Machine,
Propaganda Films 		Sony Pictures Releasing $19 million $32.8 million[21]
2003 National Security Dennis Dugan Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing N/A $54 million
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[22][23] Jonathan Mostow Columbia Pictures,[24]
C2 Pictures,[23]
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG,
Mostow/Lieberman Productions,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG 		Warner Bros. Pictures (United States/Canada)
Sony Pictures Releasing (International)[24] 		$187.3 million
($167.3 million excluding production overhead) 		$433.3 million[25]
2004 Welcome to Mooseport Donald Petrie N/A 20th Century Fox $30 million $14.6 million
Alexander[26] Oliver Stone Ixtlan Productions,
France 3 Cinéma,
Pacific Film,
Egmond Film & Television,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG 		Warner Bros. Pictures
(United States/United Kingdom/Italy),
Constantin Film
(Germany),
Pathé Distribution
(France),
A-Film Distribution
(Netherlands) 		$155 million[27] $167.3 million[27]
The Aviator[28] Martin Scorsese Forward Pass,
Appian Way,
Initial Entertainment Group,
Cappa Productions 		Warner Bros. Pictures
(North America),
Buena Vista International
(International) 		$110 million $213.7 million[29]
2006 Basic Instinct 2[30] Michael Caton-Jones Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures,
C2 Pictures 		Sony Pictures Releasing $70 million $38.6 million[31]
RV[32] Barry Sonnenfeld Columbia Pictures,[33]
Red Wagon Entertainment[32] 		Sony Pictures Releasing $50 million $87.5 million
2009 Terminator Salvation McG Columbia Pictures,
The Halcyon Company,
Wonderland Sound and Vision 		Warner Bros. Pictures
(United States/Canada),
Sony Pictures Releasing
(International) 		$200 million $371.4 million[34]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Petrikin, Chris (March 9, 1997). "Goodman signs on with Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (March 29, 2000). "Intermedia, Pacifica cap merger, plan IPO". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (May 18, 2000). "Intermedia a billionaire after stellar IPO launch". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (March 11, 2001). "Largo library to Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.
  8. ^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ^ https://ew.com/article/2000/09/15/nurse-betty-daze-her-lives/
  10. ^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "The Wedding Planner (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  12. ^ The Wedding Planner (2001). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  13. ^ "K-Pax (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "K-PAX (2001)". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ "K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  16. ^ – The Widowmaker' (12A)." The Numbers. Retrieved: April 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)." BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved: July 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Quiet American (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Quiet American". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "Adaptation. (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  21. ^ "Adaptation. (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  22. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b IM International Media AG (2010). "Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines". Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris (January 3, 2002). "Sony has 'T3' o'seas". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  25. ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  26. ^ "Alexander (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alexander (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. February 1, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  28. ^ "The Aviator (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  29. ^ "The Aviator (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  30. ^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  31. ^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
  32. ^ Jump up to: a b "RV (2006)". BFI. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  33. ^ "RV (2006)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  34. ^ "Terminator Salvation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 25, 2010.

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