Annapurna Pictures
American independent media company
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| 2025 | Scheduled game releases for 2025 include Wanderstop by Ivy Road, Lushfoil Photography Sim by Matt Newell, Skin Deep by Blendo Games, To a T by Uvula, Wheel World by Messhof, Morsels by Furcula, Mixtape by Beethoven & Dinosaur, and Faraway by Steph Thirion. |
| 2024 | Upcoming game releases include Open Roads by Open Roads Team, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes by Simogo, and Flock by Hollow Ponds. |
| 2024 | Started producing animated television series 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia' for Amazon Prime Video |
| 2024 | Nightbitch released as a co-production with Searchlight Pictures and other production companies |
| September 2024 | Nathan Gary, James Masi, Deborah Mars, and Nathan Vella submitted a co-resignation letter, leading to significant staff changes and restructuring of Annapurna Interactive. |
| September 12 2024 | Entire Annapurna Interactive team of 25 employees resigned following a dispute with ownership about spinning off the video game division as an independent entity. |
| August 2024 | Announced a strategic cooperation agreement with video game developer Remedy Entertainment to co-produce Control 2 and develop film and TV projects for Alan Wake and Control. |
| 2023 | Annapurna Interactive published games like Storyteller by Daniel Benmergui, Mundaun by Hidden Fields, Cocoon by Geometric Interactive, and Thirsty Suitors by Outerloop Games. |
| 2023 | Began producing ongoing series 'The Changeling' for Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Produced Peacock miniseries 'Paul T. Goldman' and Amazon Prime Video miniseries 'Dead Ringers' |
| November 2023 | Made its first acquisition by purchasing South African studio 24 Bit Games, which had previously provided support for indie games like Gone Home, Neon White, and Cocoon. |
| September 2023 | Announced an animated film adaptation of Stray is in development following the success of Nimona. |
| June 30 2023 | The studio releases its first animated film 'Nimona' on Netflix, marking its debut project. |
| March 4 2023 | The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Amazon had shut down United Artists Releasing and folded it into MGM. |
| 2022 | Notable game releases included A Memoir Blue by Cloisters Interactive, Neon White by Angel Matrix, Stray by BlueTwelve Studio, and Hindsight by Team Hindsight, expanding across multiple gaming platforms. |
| 2022 | Produced Hulu miniseries 'Pam & Tommy' and HBO Max miniseries 'The Staircase' |
| 2022 | Showtime series 'I Love That for You' was canceled after one season |
| 2022 | She Said released as a co-production with Plan B Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures |
| December 1 2022 | Annapurna Animation is founded by former Blue Sky Studios executives Robert L. Baird and Andrew Millstein in North Stamford, Connecticut. |
| June 2022 | Announced the formation of an internal game development studio headed by Chelsea Hash, with their first game Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth announced in 2023. |
| May 13 2022 | US co-distributed 'On the Count of Three' with Orion Pictures through United Artists Releasing |
| 2021 | The publisher continued its trend of unique game releases with titles like Maquette by Graceful Decay, Last Stop by Variable State, Twelve Minutes by Luis Antonio, The Artful Escape by Beethoven & Dinosaur, and Solar Ash by Heart Machine. |
| 2021 | Began ongoing productions of 'Company' and 'A Strange Loop'. |
| 2021 | Developed TV pilot 'Hot Pink' for Amazon Prime Video |
| 2020 | Annapurna Interactive published several innovative games including Kentucky Route Zero by Cardboard Computer, If Found... by Dreamfeel, The Unfinished Swan by Giant Sparrow, I Am Dead by Hollow Ponds, and The Pathless by Giant Squid. |
| 2020 | Released a limited edition box set of games celebrating the first five years of the publisher, in collaboration with iam8bit for PlayStation 4. |
| 2020 | Staged productions of 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Betrayal'. |
| 2020 | Produced HBO miniseries 'The Plot Against America' and Hulu series 'Monsterland', which was canceled after one season |
| October 2020 | Annapurna established an internal development studio in Los Angeles. |
| 2019 | The publisher released critically acclaimed games such as Outer Wilds by Mobius Digital, Journey by Thatgamecompany, Telling Lies by Sam Barlow, and Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo across multiple gaming platforms. |
| 2019 | Produced multiple notable theater productions including 'Home I'm Darling', 'American Utopia', 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', 'Fleabag', and 'The Lehman Trilogy'. |
| 2019 | Netflix series 'Soundtrack' was canceled after one season |
| 2019 | Annapurna Pictures developed TV pilots 'Search and Destroy' for Hulu and 'Half-Empty' for Amazon Prime Video |
| 2019 | Booksmart wins GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film and Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature |
| 2019 | Missing Link wins Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and receives multiple other award nominations |
| August 16 2019 | Distributed 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' |
| May 24 2019 | Distributed 'Booksmart' |
| April 12 2019 | Distributed 'Missing Link' with US distribution through United Artists Releasing |
| February 2019 | Rebranded and expanded the US distribution joint venture with MGM into United Artists Releasing, coinciding with the United Artists brand's 100th anniversary. |
| 2018 | Annapurna Interactive published multiple notable games including Florence by Mountains, Donut County by Ben Esposito, Gone Home by Fullbright, and Ashen by A44 across various platforms. |
| 2018 | Annapurna Theatre began producing 'Nine Night' as part of their theatrical productions. |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers film released, co-produced with multiple production companies and nominated for César Award for Best Film and Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs released as a co-production with Netflix |
| 2018 | Vice film released, receiving multiple award nominations including Academy Award for Best Picture |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk wins Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and receives multiple major award nominations |
| December 25 2018 | Distributed 'Vice' and 'Destroyer' |
| December 14 2018 | Distributed 'If Beale Street Could Talk' |
| October 2018 | Signed a music publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music to administer film and TV compositions and scores. |
| September 21 2018 | Distributed 'The Sisters Brothers' |
| July 6 2018 | Distributed 'Sorry to Bother You' |
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