FilmNation Entertainment

History

2008–2012: Founding

FilmNation Entertainment is an independent film production and distribution company co-founded in 2008 by Glen Basner and Steven Samuels. Initially, the company was a foreign sales firm, selling distribution right in various international markets.

2012–2018: Early growth

In 2012, FilmNation produced its first film, Mud, which competed at the Cannes Film Festival. On November 6, 2013, FilmNation Entertainment became part of the American Film Market for the first time. In December 2014, Village Roadshow invested $18 million for 33% stake in the company to make film production a regular part of operations. With growing success, the Los Angeles Times labeled FilmNation as "the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of."

2018–present: Expansion

In April 2018, FilmNation agreed to a $120 million revolving multi-bank credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and co-led by MUFG Union Bank. The funds would be used to give films larger budgets, take on additional films and enter the TV film, theater, digital and VR content markets plus other strategic investment areas.

In early 2019, FilmNation and Nordic Entertainment Group formed a television joint venture based in the United Kingdom that will operate under the FilmNation name. Nordic Entertainment Group will have first option on exclusive distribution rights to all of the joint venture's productions in the Nordic countries. FilmNation hired Kirstie Macdonald to spearhead the London division.

In September 2022, FilmNation Entertainment announced it had established its production label that would produce & finance feature films with potential turn into franchise build called Infrared Pictures as Drew Simon had served as president of production of FilmNation Entertainment's new production label Infrared Pictures whilst the new production label had appointed Sam Speiser as vice president of production at the new production unit.

In November 2025, FilmNation Entertainment signed a long-term distribution deal with 101 Studios to handle international distribution sales of films distributed by 101 Studios's newly distribution division while FilmNation Entertainment would manage international sales to 101 Studios' upcoming feature films.

Filmography

2009

• The Joneses
• The Road

2010

• Ceremony
• Frozen
• I Love You Too
• The King's Speech
• The Ward

2011

• The Flowers of War
• The Oranges
• Sanctum
• Seeking Justice
• The Skin I Live In
• Take Shelter

2012

• Act of Valor
• Aftershock
• Chernobyl Diaries
• Gambit
• House at the End of the Street
• Lawless
• Lola Versus
• Looper
• Magic Mike
• Midnight's Children
• Mirror Mirror
• Mud
• The Raven
• Red Dawn
• To the Wonder
• To Rome with Love

2013

• 21 & Over
• All Is Lost
• The Bling Ring
• Blue Jasmine
• Crush
• I'm So Excited!
• Nebraska
• Side Effects
• Safe Haven
• Under the Skin

2014

• Clown
• The Imitation Game
• Magic in the Moonlight
• A Most Violent Year
• A Most Wanted Man
• Premature
• The Rewrite
• The Rover
• Top Five
• While We're Young

2015

• American Ultra
• Life
• Knight of Cups
• Mr. Holmes
• Room
• Solace
• Regression
• Self/less
• Tracers
• Truth

2016

• Arrival
• Army of One
• Café Society
• The Founder
• Genius
• Indignation
• Julieta
• Midnight Special
• Miss Sloane
• The Promise
• Sing Street
• Sully
• The Whole Truth
• Zero Days

2017

• The Big Sick
• Beatriz at Dinner
• The Children Act
• Disobedience
• Gifted
• Kill Switch
• Last Flag Flying
• Logan Lucky
• The Man with the Iron Heart
• The Only Living Boy in New York
• The Sense of an Ending
• Sleepless
• Song to Song
• The Wall
• Wonderstruck
• Wonder Wheel

2018

• Beautiful Boy
• The Catcher Was a Spy
• Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
• City of Lies
• Gloria Bell
• Life Itself
• The Nightingale
• Suspiria
• Wildlife

2019

• 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
• 7500
• The Aeronauts
• The Day Shall Come
• The Irishman
• Late Night
• The Lodge
• Lucky Day
• Pain and Glory

2020

• Bad Hair
• The Courier
• The Glorias
• Greyhound
• The Human Voice
• The Nest
• Palm Springs
• The Personal History of David Copperfield
• Promising Young Woman

2021

• Larry Flynt for President
• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
• Operation Mincemeat
• Parallel Mothers
• Red Rocket
• Reminiscence
• Spencer

2022

• The 355
• Dog
• Emancipation
• The Good House
• The Good Nurse
• Happening
• The Outfit
• The People We Hate at the Wedding
• Sharp Stick
• Three Thousand Years of Longing

2023

• You Hurt My Feelings
• Asphalt City
• Down Low
• Finally Dawn
• Fingernails
• Firebrand
• Flora and Son
• Knock at the Cabin
• Knox Goes Away
• One Life
• To Catch a Killer
• Waitress: The Musical
• The Young Wife

2024

• Anora
• Babes
• Conclave
• The Crow
• The Life of Chuck
• Maria
• The Room Next Door
• Small Things like These
• Treasure
• Without Blood

2025

• Alpha
• Bad Apples
• Carolina Caroline
• In the Lost Lands
• Last Breath
• Novocaine (under Infrared Pictures)
• Roofman

2026

• The Invite
• Melania

Upcoming

• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• 47 Meters Down: The Wreck
• Bad Bridgets
• Brides
• I Play Rocky
• King Snake
• La Ola
• Painter (under Infrared Pictures)
• Reykjavik
• Switzerland
• The Uprising
• Wildwood

References

References

1. (February 23, 2017). "FilmNation, the emerging Oscar powerhouse you've never heard of". Los Angeles Times.
2. McClintock, Pamela. (2012-05-18). "Cannes 2012: FilmNation CEO Glen Basner on 'Lawless,' 'Mud' and His Secret to Success (Q&A)".
3. (November 7, 2013). "AFM: Woody Allen, Bill Condon Pics on FilmNation's Block". Variety.
4. McNary, Dave. (2018-04-18). "Cannes: FilmNation Closes $120 Million Revolving Credit Facility".
5. (April 18, 2018). "FilmNation Closes Deal On $120M In New Financing". Deadline.
6. "FilmNation, NENT Launch UK-Based TV Joint Venture".
7. Grater, Tom. (2019-09-25). "FilmNation, Nordic Entertainment Group Hire Kirstie Macdonald To Run London TV Venture".
8. (September 7, 2022). "FilmNation Entertainment Launches Film Production Label Infrared; Drew Simon Leading As President Of Production, With Sam Speiser As VP".
9. (November 12, 2025). "FilmNation, 101 Studios strike international sales pact".
10. [http://www.filmnation.com/21-and-over/ 21 & Over]
11. [http://www.filmnation.com/room/ Room]
12. [http://www.filmnation.com/solace/ Solace]
13. [http://www.filmnation.com/army-of-one Army of One]
14. [http://www.filmnation.com/midnight-special/ Midnight Special]
15. [http://www.filmnation.com/sing-street/ Sing Street]
16. [http://www.filmnation.com/the-whole-truth/ The Whole Truth]
17. [http://www.filmnation.com/zero-days/ Zero Days]
18. "HHhH".
19. [http://www.filmnation.com/the-sense-of-an-ending/ The Sense of an Ending]
20. "Weightless".
21. Kroll, Justin. (October 31, 2025). "Daisy Edgar-Jones And Emilia Jones To Star In ‘Bad Bridgets’ From LuckyChap". Deadline Hollywood.
22. Grobar, Matt. (October 23, 2025). "Harry Lawtey, Jodie Turner-Smith, Viola Prettejohn, Burn Gorman & Wilf Scolding Join Olivia Cooke In Chloe Okuno’s Neon Horror Film ‘Brides’". Deadline Hollywood.
23. Kroll, Justin. (October 31, 2025). "Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon And Drew Starkey To Star In Jeff Nichols’ Next Film ‘King Snake’ As FilmNation Launches Sales At AFM". Deadline Hollywood.
24. Trangcay, Jazz. (20 January 2026). "'Wildwood' Sets October Release Date; Laika Partners With Fathom for Domestic Distribution and Filmnation Entertainment for International Sales".