Whilst choosing a distribution/production company for our film, we looked at various companies that had dealt similar films in our genre. We eventually landed on Lions Gate Entertainment, the distribution company behind such films as Saw, Hostel and American Psycho, the latter of which has been one of the main inspirations for our own title.
The company was founded back in 1995 by Frank Giustra, a Canadian investment banker at the time who capitalized on the film industry in his home town, Ontario. They bought a variety of small production facilities as well as distributors, including Artisan Entertainment and Mandate Pictures.
The first major box office success was one of the main inspirations for our courswork, American Psycho, after which started a trend of producing/distributing films that were seen as controversial back in the day, such as Saw.
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