Utopia is an American film production, distribution and sales agency founded in 2018, by Robert Schwartzman and Cole Harper. The company is best known for releasing films Mickey and the Bear (2019), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020), Shiva Baby (2021), Vortex (2021), We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022), and Sharp Stick (2022).
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| Industry | Film industry |
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| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | utopiadistribution |
Production
editIn February 2019, it was announced Robert Schwartzman and Cole Harper had launched Utopia, a film production, distribution, and sales company.[1] The company's first releases were Fiddlin directed by Julie Simone,[2] American Dharma directed by Errol Morris, and Mickey and the Bear directed by Annabelle Attanasio, in November 2019.[3][4] The company also handled international sales on Sword of Trust directed by Lynn Shelton.[5]
In September 2020, the company launched its Altavod division to provide distributors and filmmakers with full control of distribution of their film projects, with 91% of sales going directly to the filmmakers.[6]
In November 2020, Utopia launched Utopia Originals which would additionally handle the sales of television projects.[7]
Filmography
edit2010s
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2019 | Fiddlin | |
| November 1, 2019 | American Dharma | |
| November 15, 2019 | Mickey and the Bear |
2020s
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2020 | Suzy Q | |
| July 10, 2020 | Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets | |
| September 15, 2020 | House of Cardin | |
| September 21, 2020 | Turning Point | |
| December 4, 2020 | Minor Premise | |
| December 22, 2020 | The Emoji Story | |
| February 12, 2021 | Crestone | |
| March 16, 2021 | Martha: A Picture Story | |
| April 2, 2021 | Shiva Baby | |
| April 30, 2021 | Golden Arm | |
| April 30, 2021 | Dope is Death | |
| August 10, 2021 | Materna | |
| September 24, 2021 | El Planeta | |
| October 6, 2021 | Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall | |
| October 19, 2021 | Red Heaven | |
| November 9, 2021 | The Dilemma of Desire | |
| December 24, 2021 | The Scary of Sixty-First | |
| January 18, 2022 | Saul at Night | |
| March 8, 2022 | Adventures in Success | |
| March 18, 2022 | Jane by Charlotte | |
| April 22, 2022 | We're All Going to the World's Fair | |
| April 29, 2022 | Vortex | |
| July 29, 2022 | Sharp Stick | |
| October 28, 2022 | Holy Spider | |
| April 12, 2023 | Sick of Myself | |
| October 13, 2023 | Divinity | |
| October 20, 2023 | Another Body | co-distribution with Willa |
| December 1, 2023 | The Sweet East | |
| February 9, 2024 | Drift | |
| February 23, 2024 | Drugstore June | |
| March 22, 2024 | Femme | |
| June 7, 2024 | I Used to Be Funny | |
| June 21, 2024 | Chestnut | |
| July 23, 2024 | The Good Half | |
| September 6, 2024 | Red Rooms | |
| September 13, 2024 | Trilogy: New Wave | |
| September 27, 2024 | The Line | |
| Megalopolis | co-distribution with Lionsgate |
Upcoming
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| November 8, 2024 | Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary | |
| December 13, 2024 | The Last Showgirl | U.S. sales representative only |
Undated films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
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| Late 2024 | Pavements | |
| 2025 | I Live Here Now | |
| Lost and Found | ||
| Not An Artist | ||
| Pet Shop Days |
References
edit- ^ Ray-Ramos, Dino (February 28, 2019). "Robert Schwartzman Launches "Filmmaker First" Utopia Distribution Company In Time For SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ L. Betts, Stephen (August 14, 2019). "New Documentary 'Fiddlin" to Focus on Virginia Musical Tradition". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (August 7, 2019). "Controversial Steve Bannon Doc Finally Scores Theatrical Release (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 22, 2019). "Annabelle Attanasio's 'Mickey And The Bear' Acquired By Utopia For Fall Theatrical Release – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 13, 2019). "Cannes Acid selection 'Mickey And The Bear' on inaugural Utopia slate (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (September 2, 2020). "Filmmaker Robert Schwartzman Launches Indie-Focused Distribution Platform Altavod". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (November 11, 2020). "Utopia Originals Launches, Teams With Norman Reedus' bigbaldhead Productions And Shout! Studios For 'Sorority House Massacre' TV Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.