{{Short description|British film and television production and distribution company}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use British English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Revelation Films | logo = Revelation Films company logo - new version.png | type = Privately held company | founded = 1992 | founders = Tony Carne | hq_location_city = London | hq_location_country = United Kingdom | area_served = | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Tony Carne|Trevor Drane}} | industry = {{Unbulleted list|Home entertainment|Television production|Distribution}} | products = {{Unbulleted list|Film|Television|DVD|Blu-ray}} | services = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | website = [http://www.revfilms.co.uk/ Revelation Films] }} '''Revelation Films''' is a British film and television production and distribution company delivering visual entertainment via cinema, television and digital platforms.
Tony Carne founded Revelation Films in 1992 as a video and television production business following a career at CBS/Fox, HarperCollins and Simitar Entertainment. Initially a production entity, the company earned two BAFTA nominations for the BBC with ''Out And About'', a regional magazine series. It also discovered a raw drag comedian called Paul O'Grady and introduced UK audiences to his alter ego Lily Savage. A national theatre tour followed and the TV show ''Paying The Rent'' was broadcast by Channel 4 and the Paramount Comedy Channel. Trevor Drane joined Carne in 1996 having previously been at First Independent Films where he collected a lifetime achievement award for Dirty Dancing and the Freddie Award at Hanna Barbera during his time as head of that companies home entertainment output.
== Production == Revelation Films is currently specialising in true crime documentaries.
=== Roster includes === * '''''British Gangsters: Faces Of The Underworld'''''<ref>{{Citation|title=British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld (TV Series 2012–2015) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2814800/|access-date=2021-04-19}} {{unreliable?|date=February 2024}}</ref> – Based on the book ''Faces: A Photographic Journey Through The Underworld'' by Bernard O'Mahoney and Brian Anderson. Ran for two series on Discovery's Quest channel. * '''''Essex Boys: The Truth''''' – Documentary feature chronicling the Rettendon murders, the aftermath and the emergence of the new generation of Essex Boys. * '''''The Krays: Kill Order''''' – Documentary feature about the life and crimes of the Kray twins, told by their closest allies and bitter rivals. * '''''Gangster No.1: The Freddie Foreman Story''''' – Documentary feature in which Foreman talks about his life and how he became one of the most feared men in London. * '''''The Feared: Irish Gangsters''''' – Documentary feature about the undercurrent of violent and organised crime across Ireland. * '''''The Real Manhunter'''''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Real Manhunter|url=https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/b7e07f71-8479-4114-818a-8be8bc8ef770/the-real-manhunter|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Sky|language=en-GB}}</ref> – Documentary series (Sky Crime) based on the casebooks of former Metropolitan Police DCI Colin Sutton. * '''''The Real Line Of Duty''''' – Limited documentary series (Amazon Prime Video) telling the true stories that inspired hit drama Line Of Duty.
=== Other productions include === * Sir Patrick Moore's Journey To The Stars * Lily Savage Live: Paying The Rent * I Was There * Starhunter Transformation
== Distribution == Since 1992, Revelation Films has licensed and distributed television and film on DVD and Blu-ray. It has made distribution deals with the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, CBS Home Entertainment, DHX Media, Discovery Communications, Freemantle Media, Funimation, Kew Media (formerly Content Media), MTV and 20th Century Fox.
===Release highlights===
==== Film ==== * ''Boss N Up'' (Snoop Dogg) * ''Conversations With Other Women'' (Helena Bonham Carter) * ''El'' ''Cantante'' (Jennifer Lopez) * ''Stuart A Life Backwards'' (Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy)
==== Television ==== * ''Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel, Land Of The Giants and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea'' * ''Andromeda'' * ''Dirty Sanchez'' * ''Dr Quinn Medicine Woman'' * ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' * ''Highway To Heaven'' * ''Lovejoy'' * ''LA Law'' * ''Rawhide'' * ''Holocaust'' * ''The Winds Of War'' * ''Wire In The Blood'' * ''Doogie Howser MD'' * ''Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place'' * ''Lockie Leonard''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.revfilms.co.uk/ Official website]
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Category:Entertainment companies of the United Kingdom Category:Entertainment companies established in 1992 Category:Mass media companies established in 1992 Category:Video production companies