Newmarket Films
Newmarket Films was an American film production and distribution company and a subsidiary of Newmarket Capital Group. It was founded in 1994 by Chris Ball and Will Tyre, with the company’s executive team made up of Chris Calhoon, Rene Cogan, John Crye and Robert Fyvolent. Newmarket Films was acquired by Exclusive Media Group in 2009.
Brief summary
Newmarket Films was a privately owned independent production and distribution company. Newmarket looked to acquire, produce, and distribute diverse films. The company produced such films as The Mexican, Cruel Intentions, and the Christopher Nolan films The Prestige and Memento. Newmarket has distributed, in North America, such films as The Passion of the Christ, Whale Rider, Monster, Donnie Darko, and God Grew Tired of Us.
Film involvement
Newmarket Films has been involved with distributing or producing the following movies:
Agora
The Chumscrubber (co-production with Go Fish Pictures, El Camino Pictures, Equity Pictures and L.B. Laurence Bender Productions)
