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Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may do so through an intermediary. The production company may be a small company, selling its product to a film studio or presenting it at a theatrical venue, or, in the case of film and television, it may be the studio itself.

A coproduction is theatrical presentation or a film made by more than one company.

It is common for actors to form their own production companies so that they can have more control over their own careers. Examples include:

• After Dark Films, horror film production company founded by Courtney Solomon, Produced the films Captivity, An American Haunting, Skinwalkers.
• American Zoetrope, founded by director Francis Ford Coppola, has produced The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now.
• Apatow Productions, founded by director Judd Apatow, has produced over 15 films in the last 3 years, as well as both Apatow's television series.
• Appian Way Productions, founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
• A Band Apart, was created by a number of famous and acclaimed movie directors, has produced Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn and Kill Bill.
• Batjac Productions, founded by actor John Wayne, produced many of his films, including "The Alamo."
• Blinding Edge Pictures, founded by writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, has produced Shyamalan's films since the success of "The Sixth Sense."
• Bristol Cities, founded by Frasier alums Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin, which is producing the American re-make of the popular British series The Vicar of Dibley, starring Kirstie Alley.
• Broadway Video, founded by comedian Lorne Michaels, has produced Saturday Night Live since 1985, and also Late Night With Conan O'Brien
• Busboy Productions, founded by comedian Jon Stewart, produces the spin-off of the The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, as well as an upcoming film writted by Daily Show alum, Rob Corddry
• Carson Productions, founded by talk-show host Johnny Carson, produced his talk show, starting in the 80's, and also the first version of Late Night With David Letterman.
• Castle Rock Entertainment, founded by director Rob Reiner, has produced films that Reiner has directed, as well as the landmark television series Seinfeld and the comedic films of Christopher Guest
• The Curiosity Company, founded by cartoon pioneer Matt Groening, produced Futurama. Groening's follow-up to long-running television program, The Simpsons.
• Desilu Productions, founded by actors Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, produced their landmark television program I Love Lucy, the later spin-off, as well as some of television's most famous programs, including Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, and Mission: Impossible
• Dream Team Cinema, founded by Montana natïve Martin Rogers.
• Flower Films, founded by actress Drew Barrymore, is one of the most successful companies of this type, producing popular films for Barrymore, as well as the critical hit "Donnie Darko."
• Fortis Films, founded by actress Sandra Bullock, has produced most of her recent films, as well as once popular Latino television comedy The George Lopez Show
• 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, founded by writer-director Spike Lee, has produced all of his films since the 90's and even had a clothing line at one point, although has lately faced decline.
• 1492 Pictures, founded by director Chris Columbus, has produced his films, as well as the Christmas comedies "Christmas with the Kranks" and "Jingle All The Way"
• Grammnet Productions, founded by actor Kelsey Grammer, produced Grammer's failed sketch comedy show, as well as the popular television programs Girlfriends and Medium.
• Jerry Bruckheimer Films, founded by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, has produced Top Gun, Crimson Tide, Con Air, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean films.
• Happy Madison, founded by actor Adam Sandler, has produced films for himself, and for his friend, Rob Schneider
• Harpo Productions, founded by media personality Oprah Winfrey, produces her own show, Dr. Phil. and The Rachael Ray Show
• Icon Productions, founded by actor-director Mel Gibson, has produced several movies and television shows, including Gibson's two recent controversial films.
• ImageMovers, founded by director Robert Zemeckis, produced What Lies Beneath and co-produced Cast Away with Tom Hanks' company.
• Imagine Entertainment, founded by former child-star Ron Howard, is one of the most powerful production companies in Hollywood
• Infinitum Nihil, founded by actor Johnny Depp, will produce "Shantaram", featuring the star, as well as Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson
• Jersey Films, founded by hirsute actor-director Danny DeVito, gained fame in the 90's for supporting smaller pictures like "Pulp Fiction" and "L.A. Confidential", but has recently focused on TV comedies, like Reno 911!
• The Kennedy/Marshall Company, owned by Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, has produced The Sixth Sense, A Map of the World and The Bourne Identity.
• Lightstorm Entertainment, founded by director James Cameron has produced The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies and Titanic.
• Lucasfilm, founded by director George Lucas, has produced the "Star Wars" films, "Indiana Jones" films, and is well-known for licensing its CGI talent and audio expertise to others.
• Malpaso Productions, founded by actor, director, composer and producer Clint Eastwood.
• Mirabai Films, founded by director, and producer Mira Nair, has produced Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding.
• Morgan Creek Productions, founded by James G. Robinson, has produced "Young Guns The Crush and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
• Pilot Boy Productions, founded by comedian Dave Chappelle, produced his sketch comedy show Chappelle's Show
• Plan B Entertainment, founded by actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, has produced many of Pitt's recent films, as well as the new release "A Mighty Heart"
• The Playtone Company, founded by actor Tom Hanks, has produced or co-produced many of his movies, most notably the film and soundtrack to Hanks' directorial effort, "That Thing You Do!"
• Renaissance Pictures, founded by actor Bruce Campbell and director Sam Raimi, to produce their film, "The Evil Dead", as well as the two sequels, and the popular television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.
• Revelations Entertainment, founded by Morgan Freeman, produced his latest film "10 Items or Less" and distributed it online while it was still in theatres.
• Scott Free, founded by director Ridley Scott and his brother Tony Scott, has produced Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, Déjà Vu (film).
• Section Eight Productions founded by actor George Clooney and writer-director Steven Soderbergh, has produced all of their recent films, as well as the films "Far From Heaven" and the American re-make of "Insomnia."
• Silver Pictures, founded by producer Joel Silver, has produced The Matrix series, Lethal Weapon series, Predator.
• Snoopadelic Films, founded by rapper Snoop Dogg, has produced several related DVD collections and independent horror films.
• Troublemaker Studios, founded by director Robert Rodriguez, produced films like Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Spy Kids, Sin City & Grindhouse.

• United Artists - one of the first actor owned production companies founded in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith.
• Ventanarosa, founded by actress Salma Hayek, produced several cable movies and also the television comedy Ugly Betty.
• WingNut Films, founded by director Peter Jackson and writer Fran Walsh, has produced Heavenly Creatures Lord of the Rings trilogy King Kong.
• Worldwide Pants Incorporated, founded by talk show host David Letterman, produced the CBS incarnation of Late Night with David Letterman, as well as television series Ed and Everybody Loves Raymond and the film version of "Strangers with Candy."

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