Institutional Research/Film Industry

Juno

Production:

·         Director: Jason Reitman

·         Film producer: Mason Novick

·         Written by: Diablo Cody

·         Production companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mandate Pictures and Mr. Mudd
·         Was shot on a budget of $6.5 million

       ·         Juno was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia

·         Juno opening sequence was filmed over 7-8 months by a small design studio, Shadowplay Studio, based in      Los Angeles

·         Filming took place over only 30 days

·         Ellen Page played the lead role

Distribution and Marketing:

·         Multiple distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Alfa Films, Bazuca Films, Fox-Warner, Golden Village Entertainment, Group Power, Mirovision, Odeon, Paris Films, Pyramid, Viva International Pictures, National Broadcasting Company and RTL Entertainment

·         Film won the Academy A

·         Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page

·         Juno earned back its initial budget of $6.5 million in twenty days

·         Fox Searchlight sent hamburger phones styled similarly to that used by Juno in the film to journalists and critics to entice them to review the film

Exhibition:

·         Film was released to theatres on September 1, 2007 (007-09-01)

       ·         Film was released on DVD and Blu-ray disc on April 15, 2008

·         The film went on to earn $231 million