Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is an American financer,

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and

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founded in 2004 by philanthropist and film producer Sidney Kimmel. Sidney Kimmel Entertainment focuses on bringing entertainment projects to audiences in association with studio distribution partners.

Film production

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has co-financed and produced/co-produced more than 40 motion pictures. SKE releases include the thriller ''

The Lincoln Lawyer ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' is a 2005 novel, the 16th by American crime writer Michael Connelly. It introduces Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, half-brother of Connelly's mainstay character Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. It was adapted as ...

'', starring

Matthew McConaughey Matthew David McConaughey ( ; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first succes ...

, co-produced with

Lakeshore Entertainment Lakeshore Entertainment Group, LLC is an American independent film production, finance, and former international sales and distribution company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933–2002). Lakeshore Entertainment is headquart ...

and distributed by

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

; the 2007 British comedy '' Death at a Funeral'' distributed by

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...

as well as its 2010 American remake, with co-writer and co-producer Chris Rock leading an all-star ensemble cast, distributed by

Screen Gems Screen Gems is an American brand name used by Sony Pictures' Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation. It has served several different purposes for its parent ...

; Marc Forster's ''

The Kite Runner ''The Kite Runner'' is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. The story is set against a backdrop of ...

'', based on a novel of the same name, co-produced with

DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG and formerly DreamWorks Studios, commonly referred to as DreamWorks) is an American film company and distribution label of Amblin Partners. It was originally founded on October 12, 1994 as a liv ...

Participant Productions Participant Media, LLC is an American film production company founded in 2004 by Jeffrey Skoll, dedicated to entertainment intended to spur social change. The company finances and co-produces film and television content, as well as digital entert ...

and Parkes/MacDonald Productions and distributed by

Paramount Classics Paramount Vantage (also known as Paramount Classics) was a film distribution label of Paramount Pictures (which, in turn, has Paramount Global as its parent company), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally ...

; the critical hit ''

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'', the true story about an FBI traitor starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe and Laura Linney; '' Lars and the Real Girl'', starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Craig Gillespie and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; and Oscar-nominated '' United 93'' directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the true story of the doomed flight of 9/11 and distributed by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

. SKE also financed and produced ''

The Place Beyond the Pines ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' is a 2012 American epic crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance, and written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. The film tells three linear stories: Luke (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle stunt rider ...

'', co-written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Critically acclaimed, ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' was one of the year's top grossing independently financed and produced features and was distributed by

Focus Features Focus Features LLC is an American film production and distribution company, owned by Comcast as part of Universal Pictures, a division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Focus Features distributes independent and foreign films in the U ...

. SKE's most recent film, '' The Age of Adaline'', another co-production with Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment, was released on April 24, 2015, starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford, and directed by Lee Toland Krieger. The company's other 2015 releases include the comedy '' Sleeping With Other People'', a co-production with

Gloria Sanchez Productions Gloria Sanchez Productions is an American film and television production company. History In 2014, Jessica Elbaum founded the production company as a sister label of Gary Sanchez Productions, founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, with a focus ...

, starring Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Adam Scott and Amanda Peet, and directed by Leslye Headland from her original screenplay, for release by

IFC Films IFC Films is an American film production and distribution company based in New York. It is an offshoot of IFC owned by AMC Networks. It distributes mainly independent films under its own name, select foreign films and documentaries under its ...

; and ''

Demolition Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down of buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a bu ...

'', a co-production with Black Label Media, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts and directed by Jean Marc Valle for release by Fox Searchlight. Recently announced film projects in active development include ''Book of Henry'', an original screenplay written by novelist Gregg Hurwitz to be directed by Colin Trevorrow, and the crime drama '' Hell or High Water'', to star Jeff Bridges, written by

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and to be directed by David Mackenzie.

Television production

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has also expanded into television and is developing a limited series entitled ''Busted'', a police crime thriller based on the true exploits and reporting by Pulitzer Prize winning reporters Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. SKE is producing with

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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Global

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment recently launched SKE Global, a new joint division with Ivanhoe Pictures. SKE Global will co-finance and co-produce a slate of local language films in China, South Korea, India and other international territories. SKE Global will have the right to participate in Ivanhoe's previously announced ten-picture “India slate” with Jason Blum's

Blumhouse Productions Blumhouse Productions (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH) is an American film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum. It is known mainly for producing horror films, such as '' Paranormal Activity'', '' Insid ...

. In addition, SKE Global will look to mine the SKE and Ivanhoe Pictures’ libraries, a combined 70 English language films, for potential local language remake opportunities. More recently, SK Global signed a first look deal with The Mazur Kaplan Company to adapt books to film and television.

Filmography

* ''

Neverwas ''Neverwas'' is a 2005 Canadian-American fantasy drama film, written and directed by Joshua Michael Stern in his directorial debut. It stars Ian McKellen, Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte, William Hurt, and Jessica Lange. It was first s ...

'' (2005) * '' Trust the Man'' (2005) * '' Slow Burn'' (2005) * ''

Alpha Dog ''Alpha Dog'' is a 2006 American crime film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. The cast includes Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Ha ...

'' (2006) * '' United 93'' (2006) * ''

Copying Beethoven ''Copying Beethoven'' is a 2006 American dramatic film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Agnieszka Holland which gives a fictionalized take on the triumphs and heartaches of Ludwig van Beethoven's last years. Plot It is 1824 as Be ...

'' (2006) * '' Griffin & Phoenix'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007) * '' Talk to Me'' (2007) * ''

Charlie Bartlett ''Charlie Bartlett'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Poll. The screenplay by Gustin Nash focuses on a teenager who begins to dispense therapeutic advice and prescription drugs to the student body at his new high school in or ...

'' (2007; production company) * '' Married Life'' (2007) * '' Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

Synecdoche, New York ''Synecdoche, New York'' (pronounced ) is a 2008 American postmodern psychological drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman in his directorial debut. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an ailing theater director who works on an incr ...

'' (2008) * ''

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activitie ...

'' (2008) * ''All God's Children Can Dance'' (2008) * '' Adventureland'' (2009) * '' Death at a Funeral'' (2010) * ''

Unthinkable ''Unthinkable'' is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010. The film is noteworthy for the controversy it generat ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * ''S.O.S/State of Security'' (2011) * ''

Cloudburst A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation in a short period of time, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, which is capable of creating flood conditions. Cloudbursts can quickly dump large amounts of water, e.g. 25 mm of prec ...

'' (2011) * ''

One for the Money "One for the Money" is an English-language children's rhyme. Children have used it as early as the 1820s to count before starting a race or other activity. The full rhyme reads as: One for the money, Two for the show; Three to make ready, And f ...

'' (2012) * '' Gone'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Stand Up Guys'' (2012) * '' Parker'' (2013) * ''

All Is Bright ''All Is Bright'' (released as ''Almost Christmas'' in the UK) is a 2013 comedy-drama film directed by Phil Morrison. It stars Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd, with Sally Hawkins and Amy Landecker in supporting roles. The film debuted at the 2013 ...

'' (2013) * ''

Mr. Morgan's Last Love ''Mr. Morgan's Last Love'' (also known as ''Last Love'') is a 2013 film based on Françoise Dorner's French novel ''La Douceur Assassine''. It is written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck and stars Michael Caine and Clémence Poésy. Synopsis ...

'' (2013) * ''

I, Frankenstein ''I, Frankenstein'' is a 2014 American science fantasy action film written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the digital-only graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the fil ...

'' (2014) * '' Walk of Shame'' (2014) * '' The Age of Adaline'' (2015) * '' Sleeping with Other People'' (2015) * ''

'' (2015) * '' Hell or High Water'' (2016) * '' The Book of Henry'' (2017) * '' Brad's Status'' (2017) * '' Greta'' (2018) * ''

The Jesus Rolls ''The Jesus Rolls'' is a 2020 American crime comedy film written by, directed by, and starring John Turturro. It doubles as a remake of the 1974 French film '' Going Places'' by Bertrand Blier, and as a spin-off to the 1998 cult film ''The Big L ...

'' (2019) * ''

Palmer Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters * Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land * Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...

'' (2021) * '' God Is a Bullet'' (TBA)

References

External links

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