Recorded Picture Company
Recorded Picture Company is a British film production company founded in 1974 by producer Jeremy Thomas. History. Recorded Picture Company (RPC) is an independent production company that makes feature films for worldwide theatrical release. Jeremy Thomas founded the London-based company in 1974, and remains chairman. Its first production, "The Shout" directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, went on to win the Grand Prix de Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1978. Thomas has since produced or executive-produced over 60 films through RPC, of which all but one have obtained North American theatrical release. RPC is a  director-driven company, and has close relationships with a number of leading directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, Phillip Noyce, Terry Gilliam, Stephen Frears, David Cronenberg and Takeshi Kitano. Its films have achieved commercial success and critical acclaim, with the best-known being Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor", winner of nine Academy Awards including 'Best Picture'. Other notable productions include Bertolucci's "Stealing Beauty" and "Little Buddha", Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch" and "Crash", "Sexy Beast" by Jonathan Glazer, "Brother" by Kitano, and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Nagisa Oshima. RPC's films have garnered numerous prizes at Cannes and other major festivals  and awards ceremonies. Jeremy Thomas later remembered forging the reputation of the company in the 1970s: Productions. RPC's releases include Bertolucci's "The Dreamers", Terry Gilliam's "Tideland", Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking", Richard Linklater's "Fast Food Nation", and Jon Amiel's "Creation," about the life of Charles Darwin starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, which was the Opening Gala of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. 2010 saw Takashi Miike's samurai epic "13 Assassins" and Jerzy Skolimowski's "Essential Killing" had their world premieres in Competition at the Venice International Film Festival, with both films  going on to feature in Official Selection at Toronto. In 2012, Miike's "" premiered in Competition at the Cannes International Film Festival, the first 3D film ever to do so. Recent releases include David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method", which premiered at Venice and Toronto Film Festivals in 2012, and the epic adventure "Kon-Tiki", based on Thor Heyerdahl's best-selling book, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2012. The company premiered Jim Jarmusch's vampire opus "Only Lovers Left Alive" In Competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the black comedy "Dom  Hemingway" written and directed by Richard Shepard at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the dark fantasy "Tale of Tales" by Matteo Garrone In Competition at the 2015 Cannes Film festival, the sci-fi period thriller" High-Rise" by Ben Wheatley at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival, and "Blade of the Immortal" by Takashi Miike which had its world premiere In Selection at Cannes 2017. Upcoming projects include titles from Matteo Garrone and Julien Temple. RPC's head of development Alainée Kent works closely on the slate with Thomas.