Cornerstone Films

A leader in the global independent film community, Cornerstone is a vertically integrated company with offices in London and Los Angeles that specializes in international sales, financing, and distribution of feature films. Cornerstone is also a partner in Genstone, a London-based content management company. In addition, Cornerstone co-develops and produces content with our partners in Europe, X-Filme and Beta Cinema. Cornerstone provides curatorial direction combined with a proven track record of success to producers, financiers, and creative storytellers, delivering the critical link between the creative vision and the successful global exploitation of content. The company was launched in 2015 and is headed by prominent industry figures Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder. Cornerstone’s current slate includes Harry Lighton’s directorial debut Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling which screened in Official Selection, Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Theo Rhys feature debut Stuffed starring Jodie Comer and Harry Melling, Simon Bird’s Pretend I’m Not Here starring Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins and Martin Freeman, Mike Leigh’s upcoming Untitled 2025 film as well as Hard Truths starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James Kermack’s Breathe Deep, Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly’s revenge thriller Wild World, Andrea Arnold’s Bird starring Franz Rogowski and Barry Keoghan, Polly Steele’s magical romance Four Letters of Love starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne, and Beast of War from Kiah Roach-Turner. Previous titles include Daniel Kokotajlo’s supernatural horror Starve Acre, Euros Lyn’s supernatural black comedy The Radleys starring Damian Lewis, Christine Jeffs’ gripping medical drama A Mistake starring Elizabeth Banks, and four-time BAFTA Award nominated Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, directed by Sophie Hyde and starring Academy Award winner Emma Thompson.