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'''HanWay Films''' is an independent British international sales, distribution and marketing company specializing in theatrical [[feature film]]s.

==History==
In 1999, [[Jeremy Thomas]] founded international sales company HanWay Films with his colleagues Peter Watson (Deputy Chairman) and Stephan Mallmann, and continues to Chair the board. Two new members joined the board in 2011, Thorsten Schumacher, previously Head of Sales, was appointed Managing Director, and former Head of Business Affairs Jan Spielhoff took up the reins as Chief Operating Officer.

HanWay has established itself as leading international sales, distribution and marketing company specialising in high-profile quality films from worldwide talent. HanWay arranges financing, sales and distribution for all films from Recorded Picture Company, along with projects from third party producers.

HanWay also represents an extensive film catalogue of over 500 features including films from Thomas’s [[Recorded Picture Company]], and the [[British Film Institute]]. Representing the very best in film-making talent, these include productions by [[Woody Allen]], [[Takeshi Kitano]], [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], [[Wim Wenders]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[David Cronenberg]], [[Peter Greenaway]], [[Jean Luc Godard]], [[David Mamet]], [[Milos Forman]], [[Stephen Frears]], [[Phillip Noyce]] and [[Nagisa Oshima]].

==Productions==
HanWay’s current slate includes Thomas' production of [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' starring [[Keira Knightley]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], [[Michael Fassbender]] and [[Vincent Cassel]], in the true-life story of the young [[Carl Jung|Dr. Jung]], his mentor [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]] and the beautiful patient that came between them; [[Lone Scherfig]]’s coming-of-age drama ''[[An Education]]'', which won [[Carey Mulligan]] a [[BAFTA]] award for Best Actress;<ref>{{cite web |title=BAFTA Wins for Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth |date=2009-02-21 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8526670.stm
|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> [[James Gunn (filmmaker)|James Gunn]]’s pop-culture actioner ''[[Super (2010 US film)|Super]]'' starring [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Ellen Page]] and [[Liv Tyler]], from producer [[Ted Hope]]; [[Nigel Cole]]’s ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' starring [[Golden Globe]] nominee [[Sally Hawkins]] from producer [[Stephen Woolley]], and [[Andrea Arnold]]’s adaptation of the romantic classic ''[[Wuthering Heights]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=HanWay makes presales on 'Wuthering Heights' |first=Mimi |last=Turner |date=2010-03-01 |url=http://www.hollywoodreportereurope.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3i23d773457742077cbd5a2ebc292fd5dd |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref> Films recently handled include ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'', a film by artist [[Sam Taylor-Wood]] based on [[John Lennon]]’s teenage years starring [[Aaron Johnson (actor)|Aaron Johnson]]; [[Gurinder Chadha]]’s culinary black comedy ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]'' which premiered at the 2010 [[Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=It's A Wonderful Afterlife to have Sundance Premiere |date=2010-11-01 |url=http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/entertainment/arts/s/1188647_its_a_wonderful_afterlife_to_have_sundance_premiere |work=The Asian News |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref>''[[Harry Brown (film)|Harry Brown]]'' starring Academy Award winner [[Michael Caine]]; [[Scott Hicks]]’ Australian-set drama ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys Are Back]]'' starring [[Clive Owen]]; Irish comedy ''Perrier’s Bounty,'' starring [[Cillian Murphy]] and [[Academy Award]] winner [[Jim Broadbent]]; and [[Danis Tanovic]]’s ''[[Triage (film)|Triage]]'', with [[Colin Farrell]] in the lead. Theatrical documentary releases include [[Julien Temple]]’s ''Oil City Confidential,'' and ''[[Mugabe and the White African]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of upcoming HanWay titles |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |date=2008-10-31 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995092.html?categoryid=3310&cs=1&ref=ma|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref>

Recent releases include [[Jon Amiel]]'s ''[[Creation (2009 film)|Creation]]'' starring [[Paul Bettany]] and [[Jennifer Connelly]] (produced by Thomas), which opened the 2009 [[Toronto Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto Film Festival Raises Curtain on Creation |first=Bob |last=Tourtellotte |date=2009-09-11 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58A10K20090911|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref>''[[Sunshine Cleaning]]'' starring [[Amy Adams]] and [[Emily Blunt]]; [[Gerald McMorrow]]’s ''[[Franklyn]]'' starring [[Eva Green]], [[Ryan Phillippe]] and [[Sam Riley]] (produced by Thomas), [[Christopher Smith (director)|Christopher Smith]]’s period thriller ''[[Black Death (film)|Black Death]]'' starring [[Sean Bean]], and [[Michael Winterbottom]]’s ''[[Genova (film)|Genova]]'' starring [[Colin Firth]].

The company is also handling [[Takashi Miike]]’s [[samurai]] epic ''[[Thirteen Assassins]]'', and [[Jerzy Skolimowski]]'s political thriller ''[[Essential Killing]]'', both executive-produced by Thomas. Both films premiered at the [[67th Venice International Film Festival]], and ''Essential Killing'' went on to win the Special Jury Prize, Best Actor for [[Vincent Gallo]] (the [[Volpi Cup]]), and the Cinemavenniere Award for Best Film in Competition (voted by a youth jury). Upcoming productions include films by [[David Cronenberg]], [[Terry Gilliam]] and [[Phillip Noyce]].

The company has previously handled such titles as [[Woody Allen]]’s ''[[Match Point]]'', starring [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Julian Jarrold]]’s ''[[Becoming Jane]]'' starring [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[James McAvoy]], and [[Sarah Polley]]’s multi-Academy Award nominated ''[[Away from Her]]'' starring [[Julie Christie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Selected HanWay films of the past decade |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |date=2008-10-31 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995098.html?categoryid=3310&ref=ra&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HanWay takes on Polley, Jarrold projects to sell |first=Wendy |last=Mitchell |date=2005-11-04 |url=http://www.screendaily.com/hanway-takes-on-polley-jarrold-projects-to-sell/4025028.article|work=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref>

In its capacity as international sales agent, HanWay works closely with [[Ecosse Films]].

HanWay Films represents collections from the [[British Film Institute]],<ref>{{cite web |title=HanWay takes on Library Sales for British Film Institute |first=Wendy |last=Mitchell |date=2008-03-17 |url=http://www.screendaily.com/hanway-takes-on-library-sales-for-british-film-institute/4037839.article | work=[[Screen International]] |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> [[Merchant Ivory]],<ref>{{cite web |title=HanWay takes on Merchant Ivory Library |first=Wendy |last=Mitchell |date=2006-11-03 |url=http://www.screendaily.com/hanway-takes-on-merchant-ivory-library/4029451.article | work=[[Screen International]] |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> [[Peter Weir]], [[Wim Wenders]], [[Phillip Noyce]], [[Jean Doumanian]], [[Alex Cox]], [[Manoel De Oliveira]] and [[Recorded Picture Company]], comprising some 500 [[feature films]], [[documentaries]] and [[animations]]. This collection includes films from noted [[world cinema]] figures, including [[Woody Allen]], [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], [[David Cronenberg]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Miloš Forman]], [[Stephen Frears]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Alfred Hitchcock]], [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]], [[Takeshi Kitano]], [[Bob Rafelson]], [[Terence Davies]], [[David Mamet]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Miloš Forman]] and [[Ridley Scott]].

==Team==

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===Executive Board===

*[[Jeremy Thomas]] - Chairman
*Peter Watson - Deputy Chairman
*David Stead - Financial Director
*Thorsten Schumacher - Managing Director
*Jan Spielhoff - Chief Operating Officer
*Stephan Mallmann - Non-Executive Director

===Marketing and Publicity===

*Jonathan Lynch-Staunton - Director of Marketing and Distribution
*Joanne Michael - Marketing and Distribution Manager
*Jill Rosen - Director of Publicity and Distribution

===Sales===
===Sales===


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*Claire Taylor - Director of Sales and Distribution
*Claire Taylor - Director of Sales and Distribution
*Chiara Gelardin - Director of International Sales
*Chiara Gelardin - Director of International Sales
*Anna Chettle - Sales Coordinator
*Anna Chettle - Sales Manager
*Mark Lane - Director of Sales and Distribution, HanWay Select
*Mark Lane - Director of Sales and Distribution, HanWay Select
*Kate Hide - Business & Content Manager, HanWay Select
*Kate Hide - Business & Content Manager, HanWay Select

===Acquisitions===

*Matthew Baker - Director of Acquisitions
*Philippa Tsang - Acquisitions Executive

===Business Affairs & Finance===

*David Stead - Financial Director
*Justin Kelly - Head of Business & Legal Affairs
*Thomas Mann - Business Affairs Executive
*Aziannida Samingan - Business Affairs Executive
*Mark Thomas - Financial Controller
*Barbara Smith - Contracts Manager
*Beverley Cullen - Contracts Manager
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==Films==
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===Forthcoming===
*'' [[High-Rise]]''
*'' [[Julien_Temple#Filmography|You Really Got Me]]''
*'' [[Posh_(film)|Posh]]''
*'' [[God Help the Girl]]''
*'' [[Iain_Forsyth_and_Jane_Pollard|20,000 Days on Earth]]''
*'' [[John_Crowley_(director)|Brooklyn]]''
*'' [[Todd_Haynes|Carol]]''
*'' [[Every Thing Will Be Fine]]''
*'' [[The Big Shoe]]''
*'' [[The Guest (film)|The Guest]]''

===2013===
*'' [[Vara: A Blessing]]''
*'' [[Vivian Maier|Finding Vivian Maier]]''
*'' [[Dom Hemingway]]''
*'' [[The Unknown Known]]''
*'' [[Tracks_(2013_film)|Tracks]]''
*'' [[Only Lovers Left Alive]]''
*'' [[Seduced_and_Abandoned_(2013_film)|Seduced and Abandoned]]''
*'' [[All Is Bright]]''
*'' Houston''
*'' [[Dirty Wars]]''

===2012===
*'' [[Great_Expectations_(2012_film)|Great Expectations]]''
*'' [[Quartet_(2012_film)|Quartet]]''
*'' [[Seven Psychopaths]]''
*'' [[Kon-Tiki_(2012_film)|Kon-Tiki]]''
*'' [[Woody Allen|Woody Allen: A Documentary]]''
*'' [[Me_and_You_(film)|Me and You]]''
*'' [[Anton Corbijn|Anton Corbijn Inside Out]]''

===2011===
*'' [[Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel]]''
*'' [[Roman_Polanski#Documentary_films|Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir]]''
*'' [[You're Next]]''
*'' [[Wuthering_Heights_(2011_film)|Wuthering Heights]]''
*'' [[Shame_(2011_film)|Shame]]''
*'' [[A Dangerous Method]]''
*'' [[Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai]]''
*'' [[The Decoy Bride]]''
*'' [[TT3D: Closer to the Edge]]''
*'' [[Pina_(film)|Pina]]''
*'' [[Life_in_a_Day_(2011_film)|Life in a Day]]''
*'' [[Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey]]''

===2010===
*'' [[Robinson in Ruins]]''
*'' [[Made in Dagenham]]''
*'' [[Super_(2010_American_film)|Super]]''
*'' [[13 Assassins]]''
*'' [[Essential Killing]]''
*'' [[Chico & Rita]]''
*'' [[Black_Death_(film)|Black Death]]''
*'' [[Thunder Soul]]''
*'' [[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]''

===2009===
*'' [[Nowhere Boy]]''
*'' [[Julien_Temple#Filmography|Oil City Confidential]]''
*'' [[Beyond the Pole]]''
*'' [[The_Boys_Are_Back_(film)|The Boys Are Back]]''
*'' [[Harry_Brown_(film)|Harry Brown]]''
*'' [[Triage_(film)|Triage]]''
*'' [[Perrier's Bounty]]''
*'' [[Creation_(2009_film)|Creation]]''
*'' [[Mugabe and the White African]]''
*'' [[Empire_of_Silver_(film)|Empire of Silver]]''
*'' [[An Education]]''

===2008===
*'' [[A Bunch of Amateurs]]''
*'' [[Franklyn]]''
*'' [[Salvation_(film)|Salvation]]''
*'' [[A Summer in Genoa]]''
*'' [[Is Anybody There? ]]''
*'' [[Brideshead_Revisited_(film)|Brideshead Revisited]]''
*'' [[Palermo Shooting]]''
*'' [[Of Time and the City]]''
*'' [[Impy's_Island|Impy's Wonderland]]''
*'' [[Sunshine Cleaning]]''
*'' [[Two Fists, One Heart]]''

===2007===
*'' [[Battle for Haditha]]''
*'' [[Never Apologize]]''
*'' [[Mister Lonely]]''
*'' [[Control (2007 film)|Control]]''
*'' [[Godfrey_Cheshire_III|Moving Midway]]''
*'' [[Becoming Jane]]''
*'' [[Paul_Cox|Kaluapapa Heavan]]''
*'' [[Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten]]''

===2006===
*'' [[Goya's Ghosts]]''
*'' [[Kenneth_Anger|Anger Me]]''
*'' [[Away from Her]]''
*'' [[Belle Toujours]]''
*'' [[Impy's Island]]''
*'' [[Scoop (2006 film)|Scoop]]''
*'' [[Severance (film)|Severance]]''
*'' [[Fast Food Nation]]''
*'' [[Samoan Wedding]]''
*'' [[Richard_Jobson_(television_presenter)#Director|A Woman in Winter]]''
*'' [[Kidulthood]]''
*'' [[Glastonbury_(film)|Glastonbury]]''

===2005===
*'' [[Dreaming Lhasa]]''
*'' [[Brothers of the Head]]''
*'' [[Tideland_(film)|Tideland]]''
*'' [[Magic Mirror (film)|Magic Mirror]]''
*'' [[Don't Come Knocking]]''
*'' [[Match Point]]''
*'' [[The Devil and Daniel Johnston]]''

===2004===
*'' [[Night of Truth|The Night of Truth]]''
*'' [[It's All Gone Pete Tong]]''
*'' [[Human_Touch_(film)|Human Touch]]''
*'' [[Land of Plenty]]''
*'' [[Promised_Land_(2004_film)|Promised Land]]''
*'' Egoshooter''
*'' [[Creep (film)|Creep]]''
*'' [[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]''
*'' [[Derek_Jarman#Documentaries|Derek Jarman: Life as Art]]''
*'' Boo, Zino & the Snurks''

===2003===
*'' [[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]''
*'' [[The_Boys_from_County_Clare|The Boys & Girl from County Clare]]''
*'' [[Festival Express]]''
*'' [[Travelers and Magicians]]''
*'' [[The Dreamers (film)|The Dreamers]]''
*'' [[Danny Deckchair]]''
*'' [[The Soul of a Man]]''
*'' [[Young_Adam_(film)|Young Adam]]''
*'' [[To Kill a King]]''
*'' Fools''
*'' [[All the Real Girls]]''

===2002===
*'' Junimond''
*'' Half the Rent''
*'' [[Serving Sara]]''
*'' [[Revengers Tragedy]]''
*'' [[Lost in La Mancha]]''
*'' [[Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)|Rabbit-Proof Fence]]''

===2001===
*'' [[Lotte Reiniger|Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film]]''
*'' [[The Mystic Masseur]]''
*'' [[The_Diaries_of_Vaslav_Nijinsky|Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky]]''
*'' [[The_Triumph_of_Love_(film)|The Triumph of Love]]''
*'' [[Love the Hard Way]]''
*'' [[The Last Minute]]''

===2000===
*'' [[A Fish Tale]]''
*'' [[Brother_(2000_film)|Brother]]''
*'' [[Innocence_(2000_film)|Innocence]]''

===1999===
*'' [[Just Looking]]''
*'' [[Tom_Donaghy|Story of a Bad Boy]]''
*'' [[Women Talking Dirty]]''
*'' Sunburn''
*'' [[The Cup (1999 film)|The Cup]]''
*'' [[Buena_Vista_Social_Club_(film)|Buena Vista Social Club]]''
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.hanwayfilms.com/ Official site]
* {{imdb company|0133023|HanWay Films}}

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Sales

  • Thorsten Schumacher - Managing Director, Head of Worldwide Sales and Distribution
  • Claire Taylor - Director of Sales and Distribution
  • Chiara Gelardin - Director of International Sales
  • Anna Chettle - Sales Manager
  • Mark Lane - Director of Sales and Distribution, HanWay Select
  • Kate Hide - Business & Content Manager, HanWay Select
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