Working Title Films

A London film and TV production company, founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, behind Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill.

About Working Title Films

Working Title Films is a British film and television production company based in London, with an office in Los Angeles. It develops and produces films and TV series, working with writers, directors and studios. It is known for comedies and character-driven films, many written by Richard Curtis, including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bean, as well as Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead, Fargo and Dead Man Walking. Its own profile on Bright Network calls it "one of the world's leading film production companies" and says it has made more than 100 films.

The company was founded in London in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, and its first project was the Channel 4 film My Beautiful Laundrette. Graham Bradstreet joined in 1986 and Eric Fellner in 1991. Bevan and Fellner have been co-chairmen since 1992. Since 1998 it has been part of Universal Pictures and is now a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. It also runs a more independent unit, WT2, founded in 1999. We found no formal mission statement or values list, so we have not invented one.

Working Title's base is in London, and the information we read gives no more detail than that, nor does it give the number of staff. Its television division launched formally in 2010, and the company has made television since the early 1990s, with shows such as The Tudors and About a Boy. Because its films are made at studios and locations across the country, much of its work involves hiring producers, crews and suppliers in the UK, although we could not confirm specific sites.

On culture, Wikipedia says the company was built on a close creative partnership between its founders, who have been honoured with the Michael Balcon Award from BAFTA and CBEs, according to its Bright Network profile. It has a long relationship with the Coen brothers and with writer Richard Curtis. Its films have won 14 Academy Awards and 40 BAFTAs, according to the same profile. We did not find any staff-written material on daily life there, so the picture here is partial.

A production company of this kind employs producers and development executives who find and shape stories, script editors, production managers, finance and legal staff, marketing and publicity teams, and assistants who support them. Interests in reading, writing, film, television, business or law can all lead here. The company's own website is the place to check for current openings.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Development and production of feature films, especially British comedy and drama.', 'title': 'Film production'}
• {'desc': 'TV series produced through its television division, launched 2010.', 'title': 'Television production'}
• {'desc': 'A more independent production unit founded in 1999.', 'title': 'WT2'}

Key facts

• Founded in London in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe
• Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have been co-chairmen since 1992
• Part of Universal Pictures since 1998; now a subsidiary of NBCUniversal
• Says it has produced more than 100 films that have won 14 Academy Awards and 40 BAFTAs (Bright Network)

Website: www.workingtitlefilms.com