IM Global

Credits

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IM Global
Founded:	April 2007
Predecessors:	Intermedia Films
Founder:	Stuart Ford
Defunct:	2016
Fate:	Merged with Open Road Films and IM Global TV to form Global Road Entertainment
Successors:	Open Road Films Tang Media Partners AGC Studios
Location:	United States

Background

IM Global was 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 operated 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.

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 the company, and at the time of the acquisition, TMP announced a partnership involving IM Global and China's social media giant Tencent to form a new television production joint venture under IM Global called IM Global TV. The following year, they merged its operations with those of Open Road Films, IM Global and IM Global TV to form Global Road Entertainment. In 2018, Global Road filed for bankruptcy, its television division was closed down and its successors were replaced by Open Road Films, Tang Media Partners and AGC Studios.

1st Logo (2007-October 13, 2016)

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Visuals: On a red background, the letters "IM GLOBAL" in Avant Garde slide on a line forming with some circles from line-to-line moving with holes, then a bigger black circle with a smaller red circle hole zooms in. Then the camera stops with a big red circle with the company name sliding in from the left in white with a line forming.

Variants:

• A prototype version exists on Battle for Terra, where the ending part is 2D and the line is black.
• A black-and-white variant exists.
• Sometimes, the logo starts at the red circle part.
  • The Australian release of The Inbetweeners Movie, international prints of both The Factory and Area 51, and Safe use the Reliance Entertainment byline from the next logo.
    • A still version of the above variant is seen at the end of Locke and international prints of Max Steel.

Technique: A mix of 2D and CGI.

Audio: None. At the end of Locke and 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 Battle for Terra, Paranormal Activity, Skyline and Insidious.

• It appeared on the aforementioned titles above.

2nd Logo (2010-December 2, 2016)

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Visuals: On a black background with a light gray surface, the company name in the same font as before slides from the left as the camera rotates to the left. The background fully changes to black as it forms in a similar fashion to the previous logo. The byline "A RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" in Trajan fades in below.

Technique: CGI, designed by Becker Design (now Filmograph) and animated by Black Book Studio.

Audio: 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.

3rd Logo (2015-June 29, 2018)

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Visuals: On a black background is the company name in a new typeface (named Avenir), with the "O" stroked by a curved red line representing Earth. The Reliance byline appears below zooming in.

Variants:

• At the end of Free State of Jones, it is still along with other logos.
• An in-credit and plain white version exists.
• Starting in 2016, the logo is bylineless due to Tang Media Partners acquiring majority ownership of the company in June of that year.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: It was seen on the company's final films before Open Road and IM Global merged to form Global Road Entertainment. Such titles include Hacksaw Ridge, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Silence, and The Circle.

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