Utopia (distributor)
Industry | Film industry |
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Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Website | utopiadistribution |
Utopia is an American film production, distribution and sales agency founded in 2018, by Robert Schwartzman and Cole Harper. The company is best known for releasing films Mickey and the Bear (2019), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020), and Shiva Baby (2021).
Production[]
In February 2019, it was announced Robert Schwartzman and Cole Harper had launched Utopia, a film production, distribution, and sales company.[1] The company's first releases were Fiddlin directed by Julie Simone,[2] American Dharma directed by Errol Morris, and Mickey and the Bear directed by Annabelle Attanasio, in November 2019.[3][4] The company also handled international sales on Sword of Trust directed by Lynn Shelton.[5]
In September 2020, the company launched Altavod providing distributors and filmmakers full control to distribute their film projects, with 91% of sales going directly to the filmmakers.[6] In November 2020, Utopia launched Utopia Originals which would additionally handle the sales of television projects.[7]
Filmography[]
2010s[]
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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August 27, 2019 | Fiddlin | |
November 1, 2019 | American Dharma | |
November 15, 2019 | Mickey and the Bear |
2020s[]
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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July 1, 2020 | Suzy Q | |
July 10, 2020 | Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets | |
September 15, 2020 | House of Cardin | |
September 21, 2020 | Turning Point | |
December 4, 2020 | Minor Premise | |
December 22, 2020 | The Emoji Story | |
February 12, 2021 | Crestone | |
March 16, 2021 | Martha: A Picture Story | |
April 2, 2021 | Shiva Baby | |
April 30, 2021 | Golden Arm | |
April 30, 2021 | Dope is Death |
Upcoming[]
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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August 10, 2021 | [8] | |
TBA 2021 | El Planeta[9] | |
TBA 2021 | The Scary of Sixty-First[10] | |
TBA 2022 | We're All Going to the World's Fair[11] | |
TBA 2022 | Vortex[12] |
References[]
- ^ Ray-Ramos, Dino (February 28, 2019). "Robert Schwartzman Launches "Filmmaker First" Utopia Distribution Company In Time For SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ L. Betts, Stephen (August 14, 2019). "New Documentary 'Fiddlin" to Focus on Virginia Musical Tradition". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (August 7, 2019). "Controversial Steve Bannon Doc Finally Scores Theatrical Release (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 22, 2019). "Annabelle Attanasio's 'Mickey And The Bear' Acquired By Utopia For Fall Theatrical Release – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 13, 2019). "Cannes Acid selection 'Mickey And The Bear' on inaugural Utopia slate (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (September 2, 2020). "Filmmaker Robert Schwartzman Launches Indie-Focused Distribution Platform Altavod". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (November 11, 2020). "Utopia Originals Launches, Teams With Norman Reedus' bigbaldhead Productions And Shout! Studios For 'Sorority House Massacre' TV Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Lang, Brent (April 28, 2021). "Utopia Buys Tribeca Award Winner 'Materna' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Marie de la Fuente, Anna (March 17, 2021). "Utopia Nabs North American Rights to Sundance Hit 'El Planeta' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 12, 2021). "Shudder & Utopia Pick Up Dasha Nekrasova's Jeffrey Epstein-Inspired Horror 'The Scary Of Sixty-First'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 4, 2021). "HBO Max & Utopia Pick Up Sundance Coming-Of-Age Horror 'We're All Going To The World's Fair'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Lang, Brent (August 19, 2021). "Gaspar Noé's 'Vortex' Sells to Utopia Following Acclaimed Cannes Debut". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
External links[]
- Film distributors of the United States
- Film production companies of the United States
- Mass media companies established in 2019
- American independent film studios