What we do

Vertigo Releasing (Vertigo) is a leading independent all-rights film distribution company in the UK, Ireland and select international territories.

We have a reputation for crafting strong and exciting campaigns and have a unique instinct for creative and innovative release strategies. Our theatrical releases have grossed over $100 million at the UK box office and we have won multiple awards for our campaigns.

Our commitment to discovering and championing quality independent films and filmmakers is reflected in the success of our releases, with multiple Academy Award, BAFTA and BIFA nominated titles in our library including Boiling Point, Sound of Metal, Santosh, Hoard, Benediction, and Censor. Other popular releases include Late Night With The Devil, Timestalker, Reality, Crimes of the Future, Spring Breakers, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Dog Soldiers, Five Feet Apart, Child’s Play, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

In addition, Vertigo Releasing is building a library of classic films which includes iconic titles such as Casino, Dogtooth, Dog Soldiers, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, Human Traffic, Let The Right One In, Gangster No. 1, Chopper and Last Orders - a library which now has over 250 titles in total.

Vertigo is delighted to have worked with some incredible directors including the BAFTA and BIFA nominated directors Philip Barantini (Boiling Point, Villain) and David Cronenberg (Crimes of the Future), as well as BAFTA and BIFA winning directors Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople), Babak Anvari (Under The Shadow), Gareth Edwards (Monsters), Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson), and Thomas Napper (Jawbone, Widow Clicquot).

Vertigo is also a dedicated supporter of female filmmakers, distributing iconic features from Prano Bailey-Bond (BIFA nominated for Censor), Coralie Fargeat (Revenge), Sandhya Suri (BAFTA & BIFA nominated for Santosh), Luna Carmoon (BAFTA & BIFA nominated for Hoard), Alice Lowe (Timestalker), Channing Godfrey Peoples (Miss Juneteenth), Marielle Heller(The Diary of a Teenage Girl), Charlotte Colbert (She Will) and Tina Satter (Reality).

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Vertigo Releasing is supported by the UK Global Screen Fund - financed by the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and administered by the BFI.

Our Story

Set up in March 2014 by its CEO, Rupert Preston, Vertigo Releasing has released more than 200 films into the UK marketplace.

In January 2020 Vertigo expanded internationally and started releasing films in Australia and New Zealand via its ongoing partnership with Rialto Distribution. We have now released over 100 films together including Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs, Honest Thief, Misfits, Replicas, Boss Level, Moonbound, Ainbo, The Assistant, Resistance, A Call to Spy and Dreambuilders, and have grossed over AUD 20 million at the ANZ Box Office.

Vertigo Releasing also represents the Vertigo Films library in the UK, which includes Bronson, Horrid Henry the Movie, Streetdance 3D, Monsters and The Football Factory amongst many additional cult classic titles.