more articles relating to a24 see a24 disambiguation . a24 current logo as of september 2016 formerly called a24 films type private industry entertainment founded august 20 2012 ; 4 years ago 2012 08 20 1 founder daniel katz david fenkel john hodges headquarters 31 west 21st street eleventh floor new york city new york united states number of locations 2 2016 key people daniel katz david fenkel john hodges services film distribution film production television production finance number of employees 11 50 2 2016 divisions a24 television website a24.films a24 is an american independent entertainment company founded on august 20 2012 3 by daniel katz david fenkel and john hodges and is based in new york city . it specializes in film production finance television production and distribution . katz fenkel and hodges prior to a24 worked in film and production before leaving to pursue the company which was originally a24 films . moderately starting out in 2013 with a glimpse inside the mind of charles swan iii the company s growth started with the release of spring breakers later that year . their existence became well known with room the witch and ex machina and has grown exponentially since then . they entered into deals with directv cinema and amazon prime later in 2013 with some films distributed through them and the name was shortened to a24 in 2016 . since their formation a24 has been one of the most well known independent film companies . their films have been nominated for academy awards four times and have a television division after their success with the carmichael show . contents 1 history 1.1 founding and early years 1.2 television and later productions 1.3 international releases and expansion 2 logo 2.1 theatrical 2.2 alternate 3 filmography 4 references 5 external links history edit founding and early years edit a24 was founded on august 20 2012 by film veterans daniel katz david fenkel and john hodges . katz formerly led the finance group at guggenheim partners fenkel was the former president co founder and partner at oscilloscope and hodges served as head of production and development at big beach . 3 guggenheim partners provided seed money for a24 to start up . the company was started for the founders to experience the company s movies from a distinctive point of view . 4 in october 2012 nicolette aizenberg joined a24 as head of publicity carrying over from 42west as senior publicity executive . 5 the company began in 2013 . 6 the company marked its first theatrical release with roman coppola s a glimpse inside the mind of charles swan iii which had a limited release . other 2013 theatrical releases included sally potter s ginger & rosa harmony korine s spring breakers sofia coppola s the bling ring and james ponsoldt s the spectacular now . in september 2013 a24 entered a 40 million deal with directv cinema where directv cinema will offer the film 30 days prior to a theatrical release by the company ; enemy was the first to be distributed effectively . 7 that same year a24 entered a deal with amazon prime where a24 distributed films would be available on amazon instant video after they become available on dvd and blu ray . 8 test reel from footage owned by a24 . television and later productions edit in 2014 a24 ventured out of film and began producing the usa network series playing house under the brand . on may 12 2015 it was reported that the company would be launching their own tv division with future projects including an fx pilot featuring jenny slate and nbc s the carmichael show . the company also announced that they would also finance and develop pilots . 9 in january 2016 sarah lloyd joined the company to handle all film television distribution and business development in the international marketplace . 10 earlier in february production company alchemy caused 40 employees to be laid off 11 causing a24 to gain distribution rights to the lobster and led alchemy to file chapter 7 bankruptcy in july . 12 international releases and expansion edit in april the company acquired all foreign rights to swiss army man distributing the film in all territories and partnering with distributions who previously acquired rights to the film . 13 in may the company picked up distribution rights to yorgos lanthimos the killing of a sacred deer . production was set to begin in august 2016 . 14 in june joel edgerton was reported to be in talks for a thriller called it comes at night which is to be directed by trey edward shults who directed krisha . the film was the basis for a two film deal between shults and a24 with krisha starting it . 15 the company also announced it would be producing and financing a season of iron fisting produced by channing tatum independently before being shopped to various networks . 16 around the same month the company along with oscilloscope and distributor honora joined bittorrent now to distribute upon the work of their portfolio across the ad supported service . 17 on august free fire was chosen to close the 2016 bfi london film festival . 18 on september a24 announced that it would premiere supersonic a film based on oasis with the title derived from the song of the same name for a day exclusively . 19 logo edit theatrical edit the alternate version of the a24 motion graphic the logo was designed by creative agency grandarmy . according to the agency s website they needed an identity system that felt modern and progressive yet aesthetically they were drawn to the golden age of mid century hollywood and looked for a solution that would hint at that history . 20 for the motion graphic the animator was adam grabowski and the sound was designed by felt not heard . 21 the graphic presents three geometric shapes in which two more appear and lines forming the logo as it simultaneously disappears . the music conveying the animation is a bowed guitar that highlights the animation and a synthesizer which creates the space for the logo . 22 grandarmy on vimeo described the animation as this the a24 logo is based on simple geometry rectangles triangles perfect circles intersected by one another . the 2 joins these simple shapes with organic forms at the top and bottom reminiscent of old hollywood serif numerals . this animation builds the complex logo out of these raw deconstructed forms . alternate edit an alternate version is available on grabowski s vimeo channel and website . 23 it presents a different animation in which three geometric shapes pop out and form the logo as it then unravels from the screen and ends . the music accompanying the graphic is reminiscent of 8 bit video game music . 24 filmography edit on average a24 distributes and produces 18 20 films a year . 4 motion pictures from a24 listed by release date year film release date box office usd gross 2013 a glimpse inside the mind of charles swan iii february 8 2013 210 565 25 ginger & rosa march 15 2013 1.6 million 26 spring breakers 32.1 million 27 the bling ring june 14 2013 20 million 28 the spectacular now august 2 2013 6.9 million 29 2014 enemy march 14 2014 3.3 million 30 under the skin april 4 2014 5.7 million 31 locke april 25 2014 5 million 32 obvious child june 6 2014 3 million 33 the rover june 13 2014 2.5 million 34 life after beth august 15 2014 254 881 35 the captive september 5 2014 1.4 million 36 tusk september 19 2014 1.8 million 37 son of a gun october 16 2014 60 402 38 revenge of the green dragons october 24 2014 59 484 39 laggies october 24 2014 1.8 million 40 a most violent year december 31 2014 5.9 million 41 2015 while we re young march 27 2015 10 million 42 cut bank april 3 2015 n a ex machina april 10 2015 36.6 million 43 barely lethal april 30 2015 6 075 44 slow west may 20 2015 229 094 45 amy july 3 2015 22.4 million 46 the end of the tour july 31 2015 3 million 47 dark places august 7 2015 3.2 million 48 mississippi grind september 25 2015 170 053 49 room october 16 2015 17.4 million 50 2016 mojave january 22 2016 8 602 51 the witch february 19 2016 40.4 million 52 remember march 11 2016 1.1 million 53 krisha march 18 2016 144 822 54 green room april 15 2016 3.8 million 55 the adderall diaries 15 364 56 the lobster may 13 2016 15 million 57 de palma june 10 2016 165 237 58 swiss army man june 24 2016 4.6 million 59 equals july 15 2016 1.3 million 60 into the forest july 29 2016 9 995 61 morris from america august 19 2016 88 932 62 the sea of trees august 26 2016 662 762 63 american honey september 30 2016 77 524 64 moonlight october 21 2016 oasis supersonic october 26 2016 the monster november 11 2016 20th century women december 25 2016 2017 how to talk to girls at parties free fire trespass against us woodshock the blackcoat s daughter the lovers lean on pete the killing of a sacred deer the exception television shows by a24 listed by release date year name air date number of seasons number of episodes distributor 2014 playing house april 29 2014 present 2 18 nbcuniversal television distribution 2015 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