Focus Features, also known as Working Title and Carnival Productions, is a privately owned American film production and distribution company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an international distribution arm operating out of London. Operating as a specialized subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast’s NBCUniversal, the company was established in 2002 through the merger of USA Films, Good Machine, and Universal Focus. It has approximately 300 employees and reported $65.3M in revenue as of 2024. As a tier 2 media tech buyer specializing in content rights, Focus Features functions as the primary arthouse, independent, and prestige film division of NBCUniversal. The company's operations involve the financing, acquisition, and distribution of auteur-driven cinema, historical dramas, foreign-language features, and documentaries. Its film portfolio includes titles such as Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Milk, Dallas Buyers Club, The Theory of Everything, BlacKkKlansman, and the Downton Abbey theatrical features.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2002

Headcount

341

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Entertainment content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

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On August 25, 2026, Universal Film and Focus Features extended their exclusive two-year partnership with the Sundance Institute to support emerging filmmakers through the organization’s Breakthrough Fellowship. The renewed collaboration, overseen by Universal’s Filmmaker and Content Strategies group, will continue to provide grants, mentorship, and career guidance annually to filmmaker fellows via the Sundance Institute Breakthrough | Focus Features Fellowship. Previously, on August 11, 2026, Focus Features released its original film *Obsession* for purchase on disc. The film was written and directed by Curry Barker and stars Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston, and Cooper Tomlinson.

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