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{{Short description|American independent film production and finance company}}
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| logo = Bold Films
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| foundation = 2004▼
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| location_city = [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]] ▼
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| industry = [[Motion picture]]▼
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▲| type = Private
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| homepage = [http://www.boldfilms.com]▼
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| key_people = {{Plainlist|
*Erich Ebner (Director, Productions, Licensing & Operations)
*Sophia Kalin (Creative Executive)
*Jeff Kleeman (CEO)
*David Litvak (Chairman)
*Jon Oakes (EVP, Development & Productions)
*[[Matthew Rhodes]] (President of Motion Pictures)
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'''Bold Films''' is an American independent film production and finance company.<ref name="Back stage">{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Bold Films Production Company|url=http://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/bold-films-68094/|work=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> Bold was founded in 2004 with the mission of producing talent-driven, studio-quality films, which have worldwide commercial appeal. Bold's first three films were ''Slingshot'', ''[[Come Early Morning]]'' and ''[[Mini's First Time]]''. In 2006 the company had its first hit, producing and financing the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]]-nominated period piece ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', written and directed by [[Emilio Estevez]]. In 2009 Bold produced and released [[Joe Dante]]'s 3D thriller ''[[The Hole (2009 film)|The Hole]]'', which [[Roger Ebert]] called the best use of 3D ever.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Luke|title=Joe Dante Tells "The Hole" Truth|url=http://nerdist.com/joe-dante-tells-the-hole-truth/|accessdate=27 September 2012}}</ref> In 2010 Bold had its first major studio film ''[[Legion (2010 film)|Legion]]'', which was co-financed and released by [[Screen Gems]], a division of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. In 2011 Bold co-produced and co-financed with [[OddLot Entertainment]] the critically acclaimed ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'' starring [[Ryan Gosling]] and [[Carey Mulligan]], for which director [[Nicolas Winding Refn]] won the Best Director Award at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] while also receiving accolades from the [[BAFTA Awards]], [[The Golden Globes]] and [[Academy Awards]]. In 2014 the company garnered worldwide recognition for producing and financing the critically acclaimed films ''[[Nightcrawler (film)|Nightcrawler]]'' starring [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], and ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]'' with [[Blumhouse Productions]], which received five [[Academy Award]] nominations, including Best Picture. Other awards nominations for the film include the [[Spirit Awards]], [[PGA Awards]], [[SAG Awards]], and [[WGA Awards]].▼
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'''Bold Films''' is an American independent [[multimedia production]] and finance company.<ref name="Back stage">{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Bold Films Production Company|url=http://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/bold-films-68094/|work=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]]|access-date=27 April 2015}}</ref> Bold was founded in 2004.
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The company also produces content for television, including the short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Black Box (TV series)|Black Box]]'', and the [[Syfy]] series ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]''.▼
▲The company also produces content for television, including the short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Black Box (TV series)|Black Box]]''
In 2014, film producer [[Matthew Rhodes]] became president of Motion Pictures and was assigned duties to supervise productions and development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johns |first=Nikara |date=2014-05-14 |title=Matthew Rhodes Named Motion Picture President of Bold Films |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/matthew-rhodes-named-motion-picture-president-of-bold-films-1201181079/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2015, Bold Films opened offices in [[London, England]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=McGregor|first1=Kirsty|title=Bold Film productions launches new office space|url=http://www.devono.com/news/bold-film-productions-launches-new-office-space-19036100/|website=De Vono|access-date=27 April 2015|date=15 February 2015}}</ref> and produced its first UK production [[Colette (2018 film)|''Colette'']], which starred [[Keira Knightley]] and [[Dominic West]]. [[Colette (2018 film)|''Colette'']] was nominated for Best Screenplay at the [[Independent Spirit Awards]] that year.
In 2021, Bold Films produced and financed [[The Guilty (2021 film)|''The Guilty'']], directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]] and starring [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] which was released on [[Netflix]]. This adaptation of the Sundance Audience Award-winning Danish film [[The Guilty (2018 film)|''Den Skyldige'']], was seen by 69 million households in the first 28 days on the platform.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Jake Gyllenhaal On Antoine Fuqua Netflix Film 'The Guilty': 69 Million Households, No. 1 In 91 Countries |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/jake-gyllenhaal-antoine-fuqua-the-guilty-69-million-households-tops-91-countries-1234857523/ |website=Deadline |date=18 October 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021|ref=4}}</ref> Bold Films also produced the Emmy nominated [[Oslo (film)|''Oslo'']] in 2021, which was based on the Tony-winning play of the same name.
==Filmography==
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| rowspan="3"| 2006 ||''[[Come Early Morning]]''||[[Joey Lauren Adams]]
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| ''[[Mini's First Time]]''||
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| ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''||[[Emilio Estevez]]
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| rowspan="2"| 2008 ||''[[Starship Troopers 3: Marauder]]''||[[Ed Neumeier]]
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|''[[Middle of Nowhere (2008 film)|Middle of Nowhere]]''||[[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]]
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| 2009 ||''[[The Hole (2009 film)|The Hole]]''||[[Joe Dante]]
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| 2011 ||''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]''||[[Nicolas Winding Refn]]
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| rowspan="3"| 2013 ||''[[
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| ''[[Evidence (2013 film)|Evidence]]''||[[Olatunde Osunsanmi]]
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| 2017 ||''[[Stronger (film)|Stronger]]''||[[David Gordon Green]]
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| rowspan="2"| 2018 ||''[[Colette (2018 film)|Colette]]''||[[Wash Westmoreland]]
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| ''[[Vox Lux]]''||[[Brady Corbet]]
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| rowspan="2"| 2021 || ''[[Oslo (film)|Oslo]]''||[[Bartlett Sher]]
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| ''[[The Guilty (2021 film)|The Guilty]]'' || [[Antoine Fuqua]]
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! Year !! Series !! Creator
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| rowspan="2"| 2014 ||''[[Black Box (TV series)|Black Box]]''||[[Amy Holden Jones]]
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| ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]''||[[Vaun Wilmott]]
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==External links==
* [http://boldfilms.com/ Official website]
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