Founded 2010 Number of employees 100 | Headquarters Brussels, Belgium Website www.umedia.eu | |
Industry Funding-Production and Investment-Visual effects-International Sales-Distribution Founder Nadia Khamlichi
Adrian Politowski
Jeremy Burdek |
Umedia is an international European film group founded by Nadia Khamlichi, Jeremy Burdek and Adrian Politowski, which encompasses the activities of fundraising (uFund, formerly called Motion Investment Group), Production & Financing, VFX, international sales, and distribution.
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History
Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski and Jeremy Burdek created Motion Investment Group (renamed uFund in 2010) in 2004. After 109 million euros were raised via the Tax Shelter in Belgium and 78 films cofinanced up till 2009, they decided to expand their cinematographic activities and founded Umedia in 2010.
Structure
Umedia is the parent company of the following businesses: fundraising (uFund), production, international sales, VFX, distribution.
uFund-Fundraising
Formerly called Motion Investment Group, uFund, the financing arm of Umedia, is responsible for fundraising via the mechanism of the Tax Shelter. Raising over 50 million euros a year, uFund finances between 30 and 40 projects every year and is one of the main sources of audiovisual financing in Belgium in 2014.
Production & Financing
Umedia Production & financing is involved in:
International Sales
Umedia International is the latest addition to the group. It manages international sales and financing for the group. The company sells movies produced by third parties as well as uMedia’s own in-house productions and coproductions. Based in London, Umedia International is headed by Peter Rogers, the former President of Lakeshore International, who brings with him 20 years of experience with credits such as Million Dollar Baby, Runaway Bride, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and the Underworld series.
Umedia VFX
Umedia VFX is a visual effects studio in Brussels and London which is involved in budgeting, previz, design, on-set and 2D and 3D VFX.
Distribution
Umedia partners with Belga Films for its Benelux distribution.