Amazon Studios
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Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jennifer Salke (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Television production Film production Film distribution |
| Parent | Amazon.com |
| Divisions | Prime Movies[2] |
| Website | studios.amazon.com |
Amazon Studios is a television and film production distributor that is a subsidiary of Amazon. It specialized on developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010.[3] Content is distributed through Amazon Video, Amazon's digital video streaming service, and is a competitor to services like Netflix and Hulu.[4]
Contents
1 Film and television
1.1 Accolades
2 Comics
3 Television
4 Filmography
4.1 Upcoming films
5 References
6 External links
Film and television
Scripts for television and films are submitted online to Amazon[5] and are read by staff. Amazon aims to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process can last longer). If a project is chosen for development, the writer receives $10,000.[6] If a developed script is selected for distribution as a full-budget movie, the creator gets $200,000; if it is selected for distribution as a full-budget series, the creator gets $55,000 as well as "up to 5 percent of Amazon’s net receipts from toy and t-shirt licensing, and other royalties and bonuses."[7]
In 2008, Amazon expanded into film production, producing the film The Stolen Child with 20th Century Fox.[8] In July 2015, Amazon announced it had acquired Spike Lee's new film, Chi-Raq, as its first Amazon Original Movie.[9][10][11]
Amazon Studios had received more than 10,000 feature screenplay submissions as of September 2012[3] and 2,700 television pilots as of March 2013;[12] 23 films and 26 television series were in active development as of March 2013.[3][6] In late 2016, it reorganized its film division into Prime Movies.[13]
On July 27, 2017, it was announced that, starting with the December 2017 release Wonder Wheel, Amazon Studios would be its own self-distributing company. Previously, Amazon Studios had relied on multiple external studios to distribute their projects.[14] The company also acquired global TV ownership of The Lord of the Rings for $1 billion.[15] However, Amazon still has external distribution clients outside of the United States, such as Elevation Pictures in Canada, as well as Warner Bros. and StudioCanal in the UK and France.
In April 2018, Amazon Studios announced that they will no longer accept open submissions of screenplays.[16]
Accolades
In 2015, Transparent was the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a streaming media service to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (aka "Golden Globe for Best Series").[17] In 2017, for Manchester by the Sea, Amazon Studios became the first streaming media service to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture;[18] the film was nominated for a total of six Academy Awards, winning two: Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan. The film The Salesman (2016) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; it was directed by Asghar Farhadi and distributed in the US by Amazon Studios.[19]. In 2018, the period comedy-drama television series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, starring Rachel Brosnahan won two Golden Globe Awards (Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Brosnahan) and five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Brosnahan.
Comics
Amazon Studio's first and only comic book series, Blackburn Burrow, was released in 2012 as a free download.[3] It contained a survey allowing Amazon to collect feedback to determine whether or not it was worthwhile to make the comic into a film.[3]
Television
Filmography
| Release Date | Film Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2015 | Chi-Raq | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions; first film and release |
| March 14, 2016 | Creative Control | co-distribution with Magnolia Pictures |
| April 22, 2016 | Elvis & Nixon | co-distribution with Bleecker Street |
| May 13, 2016 | Love & Friendship | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions |
| June 24, 2016 | The Neon Demon | co-distribution with Broad Green Pictures |
| Wiener-Dog | co-distribution with IFC Films | |
| July 15, 2016 | Café Society | co-distribution with Lionsgate |
| July 29, 2016 | Gleason | co-distribution with Open Road Films |
| August 26, 2016 | Complete Unknown | co-distribution with IFC Films |
| September 9, 2016 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story | co-distribution with Magnolia Pictures |
| September 23, 2016 | The Dressmaker | co-distribution with Broad Green Pictures |
| October 21, 2016 | An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | co-distribution with American Girl |
| The Handmaiden | co-distribution with Magnolia Pictures | |
| October 28, 2016 | Gimme Danger | co-distribution with Magnolia Pictures |
| November 18, 2016 | Manchester by the Sea | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions Winner of 2 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Casey Affleck) Best Original Screenplay (Kenneth Lonergan) Nominated for 4 additional Academy Awards: Best Picture (Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward and Kevin J. Walsh, producers) Best Director (Kenneth Lonergan) Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges) Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams) |
| December 28, 2016 | Paterson | co-distribution with Bleecker Street |
| January 27, 2017 | The Salesman | co-distribution with Cohen Media Group Winner of 1 Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film (Iran) |
| February 3, 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | co-distribution with Magnolia Pictures Nominated for 1 Academy Award: Best Documentary Feature (Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck) |
| April 14, 2017 | The Lost City of Z | co-distribution with Bleecker Street |
| May 12, 2017 | The Wall | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions |
| June 23, 2017 | The Big Sick | co-distribution with Lionsgate Nominated for 1 Academy Award: Best Original Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani) |
| July 7, 2017 | City of Ghosts | co-distribution with IFC Films |
| July 21, 2017 | Landline | |
| August 11, 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions |
| August 18, 2017 | Crown Heights | co-distribution with IFC Films |
| September 15, 2017 | Brad's Status | co-distribution with Annapurna Pictures |
| October 13, 2017 | Human Flow | |
| October 20, 2017 | Wonderstruck | co-distribution with Roadside Attractions |
| November 3, 2017 | Last Flag Flying | co-distribution with Lionsgate |
| December 1, 2017 | Wonder Wheel | |
| March 9, 2018 | Gringo | co-distribution with STXfilms |
| April 6, 2018 | You Were Never Really Here | |
| July 13, 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | |
| July 20, 2018 | Zoe | released under Amazon Prime[20] |
| September 21, 2018 | Life Itself | |
| October 12, 2018 | Beautiful Boy | |
| October 26, 2018 | Suspiria | |
| December 21, 2018 | Cold War |
Upcoming films
| Release Date | Film Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2019 | Photograph | |
| April 5, 2019 | Peterloo | |
| October 11, 2019 | The Goldfinch | Distributed by Warner Bros. |
| November 1, 2019 | The Aeronauts | |
| TBD 2019 | Radioactive | |
| TBD 2019 | Troop Zero | |
| TBD 2019 | Late Night | |
| TBD 2019 | The Report | |
| TBD 2019 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | |
| TBD 2019 | Honey Boy |
References
^ Lumb, David (February 10, 2018). "NBC's Jennifer Salke is the new Amazon Studios chief". Engadget..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} Her predecessor, Roy Price, resigned in October 2017
^ Andreeva, Nellie (17 October 2016). "Amazon Studios Comedy Chief Joe Lewis Adds Drama Oversight, Morgan Wandell To Head International Productions". Deadline.
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^ West, Kelly (May 2, 2012). "Amazon Studios Invites TV Writers To Submit Comedy And Children's Series Ideas". Cinema Blend. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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^ The Associated Press (July 15, 2015). "Amazon Studios acquiring Spike Lee film as its 1st release". The Denver Post. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ Barnes, Henry (2015-07-16). "Spike Lee's Chiraq gets Amazon release – and Oscars push". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
^ Kharpal, Arjun (2015-07-16). "Spike Lee directs Amazon's first ever movie". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
^ Vanderbilt, Tom (March 28, 2013). "The Nielsen Family Is Dead". Wired. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (17 October 2016). "Amazon Studios Comedy Chief Joe Lewis Adds Drama Oversight, Morgan Wandell To Head International Productions". Deadline.
^ "Amazon Moves Into Self-Distribution With Woody Allen's 'Wonder Wheel' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/21/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-netflix-disney-apple
^ Spangler, Todd (April 14, 2018). "Amazon Studios Shuts Down Open Script-Submission Program". Variety. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^ "Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales Up 15% to $29.33 Billion" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. January 29, 2015.
^ "The Snubs and Surprises of the 2017 Oscar Nominations". Vulture. 24 January 2017.
^ Jr, Ali Jaafar,Mike Fleming (2016-05-18). "Amazon Acquires Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman', Partnering With Cohen Media Group On Domestic – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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External links
- Official website
