Momentum Pictures

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Momentum Pictures

Industry	Film distribution
Founded	London, England (1996)
Products	Motion pictures
Owner(s)	Alliance Communications (1996-1998) Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (1998-2007) Alliance Films (2007-present)
Website	MomentumPictures.co.uk

Momentum Pictures (also known as Alliance Films UK and formerly Alliance Communications UK andAlliance Atlantis UK), an Alliance Films company, is one of the leading independent motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with several stv releases.

Momentum's most successful theatrical releases include the Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA-winning The King's Speech, Amélie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Control, Downfall, The Young Victoria, Defiance, Milk, Let the Right One In, The Illusionist, Just Friends, District B13 Ultimatum, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, Glorious 39 and P.S. I Love You.

Theatrical releases

2012

Upcoming releases:

• 13 January 2012, Shame
• 20 January 2012, Haywire
• 10 February 2012, The Woman in Black

2011

2011 theatrical releases:

• Season of the Witch
• The King's Speech
• The Fighter
• Chalet Girl
• Limitless
• Red Hill
• Insidious
• Hobo With a Shotgun
• Troll Hunter
• Weekender
• Justice

2010

2010 theatrical releases:

• 44 Inch Chest
• Youth in Revolt
• The Crazies
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Spy Next Door
• Dear John
• Brooklyn's Finest
• Another Year
• The Rebound
• Frozen
• The Horde
• Catfish
• Skyline
• The Girl Who Played With Fire
• Tamara Drewe
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Awards

In February 2011, Momentum Pictures won 8 BAFTA awards, more than any other UK distributor. 7 awards went to The King's Speech, including Best Film and Best Actor and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo won Best Film Not in the English Language.

External links

• Official website
• Momentum Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
• Momentum Pictures on Facebook
• Momentum Pictures's channel on YouTube