American Zoetrope
Motion pictures Television | |
Founded | December 12, 1969 |
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Headquarters | , |
Key people | Francis Ford Coppola George Lucas |
Owner | Roman Coppola Sofia Coppola |
Website | zoetrope |
American Zoetrope (also known as Omni Zoetrope from 1977 to 1980 and Zoetrope Studios from 1980 until 1990) is a privately run American film production company, centered in San Francisco, California and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Opened on December 12, 1969,
Four films produced by American Zoetrope are included in the
Formation
Initially located in a warehouse at 827
Coppola named the studio after a zoetrope he was given in the late 1960s by the filmmaker and collector of early film devices, Mogens Skot-Hansen.[7] "Zoetrope" is also the name by which Coppola's quarterly fiction magazine, Zoetrope: All-Story, is often known.
In 1980, the company bought
In 1999, it signed a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a first-look financing and production agreement.[10] In 2000, it signed a 10-year financing pact with VCL Film + Meiden to handle foreign sales of their own titles.[11]
By 2007, ownership of American Zoetrope had been passed to Coppola's son and daughter, directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola.[12]
In 2010, Lionsgate announced a deal to distribute American Zoetrope films, including classics like "The Conversation" and "Apocalypse Now," in North America on DVD, Blu-ray, electronic-sell-through, VOD as well as broadcast distribution rights.[13] The only movies from the Coppola canon that won't be released as part of the pact are the "Godfather" trilogy, which is owned by Paramount.[14]
Zoetrope.com, the Coppola family's website, was created around 1996 and became an online community for writers. In 2016, Francis Ford Coppola announced its relaunch as a "virtual studio".[15]
Filmography
Feature films
Television series
Year | Title | Creator | Company | Credit | Network | Notes | References |
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1990 | The Outsiders | characters by: S.E. Hinton developed by: S.E. Hinton Joe Byrne Jeb Rosebrook |
Zoetrope Studios | Production Company | Fox | co-production with Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment | |
1997 | The Odyssey
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Andrei Konchalovsky based on Odyssey by: Homer |
American Zoetrope | Production Company (as American Zoetrope San Francisco) | NBC | miniseries; co-production with Hallmark Entertainment | [16] |
1998 | Moby Dick | Anton Diether Franc Roddam Benedict Fitzgerald based on Moby-Dick by: Herman Melville |
Production Company | USA Network | miniseries; co-production with Hallmark Entertainment, Nine Network Australia and USA Pictures | [16] | |
1998–2001 | First Wave | Chris Brancato | Sci-Fi Channel | co-production with Sugar Entertainment | [16] | ||
2003 | Platinum | John Ridley Sofia Coppola |
UPN | co-production with The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio, International Famous Players Radio Picture Corporation and Eye Productions
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2004–2007 | The 4400 | René Echevarria Scott Peters |
USA Network | co-production with CBS Paramount Network Television (seasons 3–4)
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2014–2018 | Mozart in the Jungle | based on Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music by: Blair Tindall developed by: Roman Coppola Jason Schwartzman Alex Timbers Paul Weitz |
Amazon Video | co-production with Depth of Field, Picrow and Amazon Studios
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[16] |
Cafe Zoetrope
In the building lobby, Coppola operates a small Italian
The neighborhood is well known for its cafes and its writers. Coppola wrote much of the screenplay for
Further reading
- Davies, Tom S., "Impressive Failures: Mavericks of Film Authorship and the Impossibility of Success in Hollywood" (2017). City University of New York Academic Works.
References
- Starz, Englewood, CO, USA. June 15, 2011. Television.
- ^ "Francis Ford Coppola". UCLA School of TFT. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Howell, Daedalus (January 31, 2013). "American Zoetrope: 827 Folsom, San Francisco". Daedalus Howell. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ oneperfectshot. "[WATCH] The Rise and Revolution of American Zoetrope and New Hollywood". Twitter. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Connelly, Sherilyn (October 24, 2011). "The City's First Dot-Com, 1969: George Lucas and Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope". SF Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "American Zoetrope: Films". www.zoetrope.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Exclusive Interview: Coppola Archivist James Mockoski, retrieved June 14, 2023
- ^ "Forerunner to Dreamworks, Coppola's risky Zoetrope Studios bucked system". Variety. November 11, 1997. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Hellerman, Jason (October 26, 2020). "How Did Coppola's American Zoetrope Almost Change Hollywood?". No Film School. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Higgins, Bill (June 4, 1999). "MGM-Coppola deal shifts". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam; Harris, Dana (May 16, 2000). "Zoetrope, VCL pact". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Coppola stated this in an interview with Harry Knowles for Ain't It Cool News published on May 8, 2007.
- ^ "Lionsgate, Zoetrope ink distribution deal | THR". The Hollywood Reporter. July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Lionsgate Distributing Coppola Classics on DVD, Blu-ray | THR". July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Francis Ford Coppola Re-Launches Virtual Studio Zoetrope | Brent Land | The Wrap". July 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq "American Zoetrope: Films", zoetrope.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ American Zoetrope [us]
- ^ Zoetrope Studios [us]
- ^ "Last Days in the Desert". Cinefex. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 15, 2019). "Sofia Coppola And Bill Murray To Reteam For 'On The Rocks', Apple & A24's First Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 30, 2018). "Film News Roundup: Andrew Garfield Joins Gia Coppola's Romance Movie 'Mainstream'". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 6, 2022). "Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy Star in 'Fairyland' Adaptation for American Zoetrope". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (April 14, 2003). "TELEVISION REVIEW; 'Dynasty,' with a Hip-Hop Beat". The New York Times.
- ^ "Cafe Zoetrope". Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.