Bold Films

Background
Bold Films was the production company founded in 2004 by Russian businessman Michel Litvak. In 2006, producer David Lancaster joined the company as co-president. After Lancaster left the company in 2014 to form their production company Rumble Films, Litvak regains control of the company. The company formed a London office in 2015, but it was later closed in 2018.

1st Logo (April 26, 2005-September 6, 2008, September 28, 2012)


Nickname: "The BOLD Acrobat"

Logo: On a rocky ocean, an man dives to the outer space and the words "BOLD FILMS" appears with the rotating earth is seen on the bottom.

FX/SFX: A man jumping in the outer space.

Music/Sounds: A violin resending fanfare.

Availability: First seen on Slingshot (the company's first film), Mini's First Time, Come Early Morning, and Bobby and the last film to used this logo is Middle of Nowhere. It is also appearing on the 2008 direct-to-video movie Starship Troopers 3: Marauder.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (January 22, 2010-)


Nickname: "The BOLD Smoke"

Logo: On a black background, the smoke forming the letters with the "B" appears, while the letters "O", "L", and "D" also appearing and then the word "FILMS" appears when the logo completes, then the logo disappears when a splash appears.

Variants:
 * A still version is seen at the end of the films.
 * On Black Box, the word "FILMS" is replaced by "TELEVISION".

FX/SFX: The smoke forming the logo.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the movie. Original ABC airings of Black Box used a generic theme and voiceover.

Availability: First appeared in the 2010 film Legion (the company's first major studio film), and appeared on every film produced since like Nightcrawler, Drive, Whiplash, Stronger, Oslo and No Escape among others. The "Television" variant is seen only on the short-lived ABC series Black Box. Don't expect to see the logo in Dominion (the television series based on the film Legion), despite both Litvak and Lancaster serves as executive producers on the series.

Editor's Note: None.