The Rise of A24 and What It Means

Chances are, if you watch movies in both the cinema and on a streaming platform, you’ve seen the A24 logo. Like Paramount, Universal, and Columbia, it’s a motion picture production company. It began relatively small about 13 years ago, but it has now become one of the most sought-after production companies. How did it become so coveted? Let’s take a look at what the company is all about. In New York during the summer of 2012, three movie producers got together. David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz were all filmmakers in their own right, but they decided to combine their efforts to form a small, arthouse-style production company. The name for the motion picture company was inspired by the Italian Motorway (Autostrada A24). Daniel Katz was traveling on it when he decided to start the company. The fledgling label was funded by Guggenheim Partners, Katz’s former company. The three producers initially had smaller projects, but they hit it big with Spring Breakers. The movie starred James Franco, Selena Gome