Umedia (formerly stylized uMedia) is an international film group based in Brussels, with offices in London, Paris, Los Angeles, and Vancouver.
History
Nadia Khamlichi,
Adrian Politowski
Adrian Politowski (born October 1978) is a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA-nominated Swedes, Swedish film producer, fund manager, and entrepreneur. He co-founded and was CEO of Umedia (formerly Motion Investment Group) from 2004 to 2019. He c ...
and Jeremy Burdek created the Motion Investment Group in 2004 in Brussels. They set up the offices in the basement rooms of one of their friends' grandmothers. Their plan was to set up a fund using Belgium's tax shelter provisions for visiting productions.
In 2010, the group rebranded as uMedia, with business divisions of "uFund (fundraising), uFilm (production and investment), uDream (distribution) and uFX (visual effects)." In 2011, its website reported it had staffed 75 employees, co-produced and financed 120 films, raised and invested 156 million euros.
One of the film group's most notable financing at that time was for the 2011 film ''
The Artist''.
In 2013, Umedia expanded its operations to Los Angeles.
In 2014, Burdek resigned.
In 2016, Umedia set up an office in Vancouver.
In 2019, Khamlichi and Politowski co-founded and launched the production company Align Pictures, where Politoski plans to focus on producing fewer films but have more involvement in them. Politowski resigned from his position as co-CEO of the uMedia, leaving Khamlichi to remain as CEO. In 2020, Politowski sold his remaining stake in uMedia. and Khamlichi resigned as co-CEO. Bastien Sirodot, who had served as
chief operating officer
A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the "C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if t ...
, became CEO.
Laurent Jacobs, who joined Umedia as the
chief financial officer
The chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization that is assigned the primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financ ...
in 2019, became co-CEO with Sirodot.
Filmography
* ''
A Girl from Mogadishu''
* ''
Erased''
* ''
Grace of Monaco''
* ''
Sand Castle
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* ''
The Artist''
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Vinyan
''Vinyan'' is a 2008 British-French-Belgian-Australian drama horror film directed and co-written by Fabrice du Welz and starring Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, and Julie Dreyfus. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 30 August 2008. ...
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What Happened to Monday
''What Happened to Monday'' (known in several territories as ''Seven Sisters'') is a 2017 dystopian science-fiction action thriller film directed by Tommy Wirkola and written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Glen ...
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Yves Saint Laurent''
References
External links
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Companies based in Brussels
Film studios