IM Global

Background
IM Global is an American independent film and TV production company. The company was founded by Stuart Ford in April 2007, originally in partnership with German public company Internationalmedia AG and operating in international film, television and music production, as well as sales and international distribution. The company financed or produced over 30 Hollywood feature films and controlled a library of over 300 films. From April 2010, the company's two shareholders were Reliance Entertainment, a subsidiary of Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA group, and Ford himself. Reliance Entertainment is also one of the main investors in Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures. Due to Reliance's investment in IM Global, with Ford and his Indian partners, the company expanded internationally with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Beijing, Mexico City and Mumbai. In June 2016, Tang Media Partners acquired majority ownership of IM Global. In 2017, Tang Media Partners merged the IM Global operations with those of Open Road Films and IM Global TV to form Global Road Entertainment. In 2018, Global Road filed for bankruptcy.

1st Logo (2007-2010, 2011, 2012, October 13, 2016)
Logo: On a red background, we see the letters "IM GLOBAL" sliding on a line forming with some circles from line-to-line moving with holes, then we see a bigger black circle with a smaller red circle hole zooming in. Then we stop with a big red circle with sliding words from the left saying "IM GLOBAL" in white with a white line forming.

Variants:
 * A prototype version exists where the ending part is 2D and the white line is replaced with a black line.
 * A black and white variant exists.
 * On Skyline and international prints of Insidious, the logo starts at the red circle part. The same variant appears on the Australian release of The Inbetweeners Movie, the international print of The Factory and Safe, but with the Reliance Entertainment byline from the next logo.
 * A still version of the above variant with the byline was seen at the end of international prints of Max Steel.

FX/SFX: A mix of 2D and CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: None. At the end of international prints of Max Steel, the closing theme plays over.

Availability: Seen on some movies distributed by the company from 2007 to 2010 such as the international prints of both Battle for Terra and Paranormal Activity. Made a surprise appearance on the Australian release of The Inbetweeners Movie, Safe, international prints of both The Factory and at the end of Max Steel.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (2010-2015, October 13-December 2, 2016)
Logo: On a black background with a light grey surface, we see the words "IM GLOBAL" sliding from the left and the camera now rotates to the left. The background now changes completely to black and a white line forming right. "A RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" byline fades in below.

FX/SFX: CGI animation. Done by Filmograph.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on some movies distributed by the company from 2010 to 2015 such as Blood. Made a surprise appearance at the start of the international print of Max Steel and Incarnate.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2015-2018)
Logo: On a black background, we see the new IM Global logo with the Reliance Entertainment byline zooming in.

Variant: Starting in 2016, the byline was removed due to Tang Media Partners acquired majority ownership of IM Global in June 2016.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: No longer current. It was seen on the company's final films before Open Road and IM Global merged to form Global Road Entertainment.

Editor's Note: None.