Stillking Films

Stillking Films
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture, television, music
FoundedPrague, Czech Republic (1993; 32 years ago (1993))
FounderMatthew Stillman
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Number of locations
8
Key people
Matthew Stillman
ProductsCasino Royale, Snowpiercer, Legends
SubsidiariesStillking Cape Town Radio House, Stillking London, Stillking USA, Pioneer Stillking Films
Websitehttp://www.stillking.com/

Stillking Films is a film production company headquartered in Prague,[1] Czech Republic. The company offers a range of services in the film production industry, which includes location scouting, casting, equipment rental, and post-production. Over the years, STILLKING FILMS has worked on various high-profile projects, including feature films, commercials, and television series. Some notable works include the movies Casino Royale, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Poor Things.

The company also focuses on producing television series and has recently been involved in projects like an American horror comedy series Wednesday for Netflix and a detective series set in a dark, futuristic Victorian city Carnival Row.

The company’s award-winning Music Video & TV commercial division encompasses many successful and critically acclaimed works including productions with Michael Bay, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Tarsem Singh, Michel Gondry, Luke Scott, Dave Meyers, John Hillcoat, Joe Pytka, Danny Kleinman, Lance Accord, Martin Krejci, Tryan George, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Olivier Gondry, Sebastian Strasser, Micheal Gracey or Traktor.

History

Stillking was founded by Matthew Stillman in 1993. The company initially produced music videos and TV commercials.[2] The company co-produced its first full-length film in 1995. In the years that followed, the production of feature films became an increasingly important part of the company’s business. The company has also grown, with subsidiaries established in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Chile.[3]

Offices

  • Stillking Films, at Barrandov Film Studios – Prague
  • Stillking Cape Town Radio House – Cape Town
  • ‘Anima Stillking Films - Malaga
  • Stillking WIP - Belgrade
  • Pioneer Stillking – Budapest
  • Icon Stillking Films – Bucharest
  • Stillking London – London
  • Stillking USA – Los Angeles

Works

Music videos

Year Artist Song Director
1995 Ozzy Osbourne I Just Want You Samuel Bayer
1997 Duran Duran Out Of My Mind Dean Karr
1997 Mylene Farmer Désenchantée Haussman Michael
1997 David Bowie Hallo Spaceboy David Mallet
1999 Geri Halliwell Look At Me Vaughan Arnell
2001 Basement Jaxx Where Is Your Head At Traktor
2002 Prodigy Baby's Got a Temper Traktor
2002 Lighthouse Family Free Douglas Andrew
2003 Linkin Park From the Inside Joe Hahn
2003 Linkin Park Numb Joe Hahn
2005 Faithless Why Go? Stylewar
2005 Kanye West Diamonds Hype Williams
2019 Thom Yorke Anima Paul Thomas Anderson
2021 Halsey Power Tilley Colin
2023 Zara Larsson Can't Tame Her Global

Film and television

Year Work Type Genre Director Starring Other Production companies Notes
2024 White Bird Film Drama Marc Forster Helen Mirren, Gillian Anderson Lionsgate, Participant Sequel to Wonder.
2024 Spaceman Film Sci-Fi, Drama Johan Renck Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan Netflix Based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia.
2023 Extraction 2 Film Action, Thriller Sam Hargrave Chris Hemsworth Netflix Sequel to Extraction.
2022 The Gray Man Film Action, Thriller Anthony and Joe Russo Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans Netflix Based on the novel by Mark Greaney.
2022 Chevalier Film Biographical, Drama Stephen Williams Kelvin Harrison Jr. Searchlight Pictures Based on the life of composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Film Action, Sci-Fi Jon Watts Tom Holland Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios Sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming.
2018 Ophelia Film Drama Claire McCarthy Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts Covert Media, Forthcoming Films A retelling of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
2017 Interlude in Prague Film Historical, Drama John Stephenson Aneurin Barnard Productive International Based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Film Action, Horror Anna Foester Kate Beckinsale Lakeshore Entertainment
2015 Child 44 Film Thriller Daniel Espinosa Tom Hardy Worldview Entertainment, Scott Free Productions
2014–2015 Legends TV series Action, Crime Sean Bean TNT
2013 Snowpiercer Film Action, Sci-Fi Bong Joon-ho Chris Evans Moho Film, Opus Pictures The most expensive Korean production ever.
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Film Action Brad Bird Tom Cruise Paramount Pictures
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Film Action Stephen Sommers Channing Tatum Paramount Pictures
2009 Masterwork TV film Adventure, Thriller Jeffrey Nachmanoff Ariyon Bakare FOX
2009 The Philanthropist TV series Action Peter Horton James Purefoy NBC
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Film Fantasy Andrew Adamson Georgie Henley Walt Disney Pictures
2008 Quantum of Solace Film Action Martin Campbell Daniel Craig Eon Productions 22nd film in James Bond series
2006 The Illusionist Film Romantic Mystery Neil Burger Edward Norton Bob Yari Productions, Contagious Entertainment
2006 Last Holiday Film Comedy Wayne Wang Queen Latifah ImageMovers
2006 Casino Royale Film Action Martin Campbell Daniel Craig Eon Productions 21st film in James Bond series
2006 Nodame Cantabile TV series Romantic Comedy Hideki Takeuchi Juri Ueno Cine Bazar, Fuji Television Network, Kodansha Adaptation of Manga comics of the same name.
2006 Tristan & Isolde Film Epic romantic drama Kevin Reynolds James Franco 20th Century Fox Based on medieval legend Tristan and Iseult
2005 Revelations Miniseries Mystery Lili Fini Zanuck Bill Pullman NBC Universal
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Film Fantasy Andrew Adamson Georgie Henley Walt Disney Pictures
2005 Doom Film Action Horror Andrzej Bartkowiak Karl Urban Universal Pictures Based on video game series of the same name
2005 Everything Is Illuminated Film Biographical Drama Liev Schreiber Elijah Wood Warner Independent Pictures, Cinetic Media Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer.
2004 Van Helsing Film Action, Horror Stephen Sommers Hugh Jackman Universal Pictures
2004 The Prince and Me Film Romantic Comedy Martha Coolidge Julia Stiles Paramount
2004 Alien vs. Predator Film Action, Sci-Fi Paul W. S. Anderson Sanaa Lathan 20th Century Fox
2003 Shanghai Knights Film Action Comedy David Dobkin Jackie Chan Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
2002 Young Arthur TV film Drama Mikael Salomon Julian Morris NBC
2001 From Hell Film Horror, Mystery Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Johnny Depp FOX Loosely based on the graphic novel From Hell.
2001 The Mists of Avalon Miniseries Fantasy Uli Edel Anjelica Huston Warner Bros, TNT
1999 The Idiot Returns Film Drama Saša Gedeon Pavel Liška Negativ Film/Czech TV
1999 Plunkett & Macleane Film Action, Comedy Jake Scott Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle USA Films, Working Title
1996 The Ring Film Romantic Drama Armand Mastroianni Nastassja Kinski The Cramer Company, NBC Productions

References

  1. ^ "Nejvíce veřejných peněz proteklo přes filmovou produkci Stillking Films" (in Czech). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Morais, Richard C. (December 1999). "Go East". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Chceme jen to, co je běžné všude - rozhovor s producentem Matthewem Stillmanem". culturenet.cz. Retrieved 5 August 2016.