IM Global

Background
IM Global is an American independent film and TV production company, founded by Stuart Ford in April 2007 as a successor to InterMedia Films and originally in partnership with German public company Internationalmedia AG. It also operates 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 controls a library of over 300 films. In April 2010, Indian media company Reliance Entertainment secured a majority stake in IM Global; due to the investment, the company could expand 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; the following year, they merged its operations with those of Open Road Films and IM Global TV to form Global Road Entertainment. In 2018, Global Road filed for bankruptcy, and IM Global was resurrected.

1st Logo (2007-October 10, 2012, October 13, 2016)
Logo: On a 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  circle hole zooming in. Then we stop with a big 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-December 2, 2016)


Logo: On a black background with a light gray surface, we see the words "IM GLOBAL" sliding from the left and the camera rotates to the left. The background fully changes to black and a white line forms from the right. The byline "A RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" 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-June 29, 2018)
Logo: On a black background, we see the new IM Global logo (the "IM GLOBAL" typeface from before, with the "O" stroked by a curved line representing Earth) with the Reliance Entertainment byline zooming in.

Variants:
 * At the end of Free State of Jones, it is still along with other logos.
 * At the end of Southside with You, an in-credit and plain white version is used.
 * Starting in 2016, the byline was removed due to Tang Media Partners acquiring majority ownership of IM Global in June of that year.

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.