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| Founded | 2002 in London, UK |
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| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
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Head Gear Films is a financier and executive producer of films, television series, and video games located in London, UK. The company was founded in 2002 by oil-industry entrepreneur Compton Ross and Phil Hunt, a British producer and entrepreneur.[1][2]
In 2007, Hunt helped found Head Gear's sister company, international film sales agent Bankside Films.[3] Hunt also set up independent UK distributor Bohemia Media and UK home entertainment & digital distributor (Yet) Another Distribution Company in 2020, as well as New Zealand-based genre label (Yet) Another Monster Company in 2023.[4][5]
In 2023, Head Gear announced their formal partnership with asset management firm Allianz Global Investors.[6]
Major Filmography [7][8]
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Production Companies |
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| 2013 | Belle | Amma Asante | Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode | DJ Films, Isle of Man Film, British Film Institute, Metrol Technology, & Pinewood Studios |
| 2014 | x+y | Morgan Matthews | Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall | BBC Films, British Film Institute, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Screen Yorkshire, Lipsync Productions, Origin Pictures, & Minnow Films |
| The Falling | Carol Morley | Florence Pugh, Maisie Williams, Maxine Peake | Cannon and Morley Productions, Independent Entertainment, BBC Films, British Film Institute, Boudica Red, & Head Gear Films | |
| Kajaki (UK)/Kilo Two Bravo (US) | Paul Katis | David Elliot, Mark Stanley | Pukka Films, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Lipsync Productions, & Bedlam Productions | |
| 2015 | Black Mass | Scott Cooper | Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemmons, David Harbour | Cross Creek Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Le Grisbi Productions, Head Gear Films, & Vendian Entertainment |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Burr Steers | Lily James, Sam Riley | Cross Creek Pictures, MadRiver Pictures, QC Entertainment, Allison Shearmur Productions, Handsomecharlie Films, Head Gear Films, PPZ Holdings, Sierra / Affinity, Screen Gems, & Stage 6 Films |
| 2017 | Cargo | Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke | Martin Freeman, Simone Landers | Addictive Pictures, Causeway Films, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, Metrol Technology, & White Hot Productions |
| Agatha Christie's Crooked House | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Glenn Close, Max Irons | Fred Films, Stage 6 Films, Metro International Entertainment, Brilliant Films, Head Gear Films, & Metrol Technology | |
| Mary Shelley | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Elle Fanning, Bel Powley | IFC Films, HanWay Films, British Film Institute, Parallel Films, Gidden Media, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board, Luxembourg Film Fund, Head Gear Films, Juliette Films, & Ralfish Films | |
| Churchill | Jonathan Teplitzky | Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson | Salon Pictures, Tempo Productions Ltd, Head Gear Films, & Metrol Technology | |
| 2018 | In Fabric | Peter Strickland | Sidse Babbett Knudson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Rook Films, BBC Film, BFI Film Fund, Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, & Metrol Technology |
| 2019 | The Hole in the Ground | Lee Cronin | Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey | Savage Productions, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Suomen Elokuvasäätiö/Finnish Film Foundation, & Wrong Men North |
| Ordinary Love | Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville | British Film Institute, Northern Ireland Screen, Canderblinks Films, Out of Orbit, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films, & Bankside Films | |
| Fisherman's Friends | Chris Foggin | James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman | Fred Films, Powderkeg Pictures, & BondIt Media Capital | |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba | BBC Films, British Film Institute, Blue Sky Films, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Lipsync Post, Participant, & Potboiler Productions | |
| Rocks | Sarah Gavron | Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali | Fable Pictures, British Film Institute, Film4, The Wellcome Trust, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, & Metrol Technology | |
| 2020 | Minamata | Andrew Levitas | Johnny Depp, Akiko Iwase | Metalworks Pictures, Golan Films, Head Gear Films, Infinitum Nihil, Kreo Films FZ, & Metrol Technology |
| 2021 | Bruised | Halle Berry | Halle Berry, Adan Kanto, Sheila Atim | Romulus Entertainment, Bohemia Media, Aloe Entertainment, Entertainment 360, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Rhea Films, Thunder Road Pictures |
| The Forgiven | John Michael McDonagh | Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes | House of Un-American Activities, Brookstreet Pictures, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Assemble Media, Kasbah Films, Moroccan Production Service Company, & Lipsync Productions | |
| 2022 | Save the Cinema | Sara Sugarman | Jonathan Pryce, Louisa Cliffe | Sky, Future Artists Entertainment, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, & Kreo Films FZ |
| Fisherman's Friends: One and All | Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft | James Purefoy, Sam Swainsbury, Dave Johns | Fred Films, Powderkeg Pictures, Written Rock Films, & MBK Productions | |
| The Almond and the Seahorse | Celyn Jones, Tom Stern | Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alice Lowe | Mad As Birds, Creative Business Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Harcourt Capital, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, National Lottery, Picnik Entertainment, & REP Productions | |
| Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie | Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, IFC Productions, Lunapark Pictures, Redbreast Productions, & Metrol Technology | |
| Book of Love | Analeine Cal y Mayor | Sam Claflin, Remmie Milner | Sky, XYZ Films, Vertigo Films, NOW Films, Blazing Griffin, Buzzfeed Studios, BondIt Media Capital, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, Metrol Technology, Pimienta Films | |
| 2023 | Last Sentinel | Tanel Toom | Kate Bosworth, Martin McCann | Allfilm, Altitude Film Entertainment, BR-Arte, CrossDay Productions Ltd, Head Gear Films, Kick Film, Sentinel Entertainment, Stigma Films, & Tallifornia |
| Greatest Days | Coky Giedroyc | Aisling Bea, Alice Lowe, Matthew McNulty | Elysian Film Group, Zurich Avenue, Heretic Films, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Lipsync Productions, Ekome, Mercury Studios, SPG3 Entertainment | |
| Talk to Me | Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen | Causeway Films |
Upcoming Films[7]
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Production Companies |
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| 2023 | He Went That Way | Jeffrey Darling | Jacob Elordi, Patrick J. Adams, Zachary Quinto | Mister Smith Entertainment & Tea Shop Productions |
| How to Have Sex | Molly Manning Walker | Mia McKenna-Bruce, Samuel Bottomley, Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas | Wild Swim Films, Heretic Films, Film4, British Film Institute | |
| The Critic | Anand Tucker | Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Ben Barnes, Mark Strong, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, Lesley Manville | Fearless Minds, BK Studios, Seven Stories | |
| The Kill Room | Nicol Paone | Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Manganiello | Yale Entertainment, Highland Myst Entertainment, BK Studios, Such Content, Untitled Entertainment | |
| Elevator Game | Rebekah McKendry | Megan Best, Adam Hurtig, Gino Anania | Fearworks, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Manitoba Film & Music |
References
- ↑ "Head Gear Films and Balkanic Media set up $25 million credit facility for productions in Serbia". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ "HEAD GEAR FILMS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Wiseman2018-01-15T12:27:00+00:00, Andreas. "Bankside Films co-managing director Hilary Davis steps down (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Rosser, Michael (2020-01-24). "Phil Hunt, Lucy Fenton launch UK-based Bohemia Media to focus on diverse stories (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ Dalton2023-03-27T16:10:00+01:00, Ben. "Head Gear, Monster Pictures launch New Zealand genre distributor (Yet) Another Monster Company (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ "Head Gear Films Partners With Leading Asset Manager Allianz Global Investors". MSN. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "With Head Gear Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ "Head Gear Films [UK] - Production Companies". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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