Vertigo Films was created by producers Allan Niblo who is the producer of Human Traffic and South West 9, James Richardson who is the producer of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, director Nick Love who is the screenwriter and prior to company formation, director of Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Football Factory, distributor Rupert Preston who was the distributor of Chopper, Chasing Amy and Bride of Chucky,and entrepreneur Rob Morgan. The company was formed for the express purpose of distributing. Vertigo Films was set up in 2002 with the specific purpose of making two low-budget, commercial British movies: The Football Factory and It's All Gone Pete Tong.
In its first year in 2003, Vertigo produced The Football Factory, which entered the UK Box Office at number 3 and has now sold over one million copies making it the most successful independent UK film on DVD ever and It's All Gone Pete Tong which went on to win several awards including Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2004. The budget for the British film Football Factory was £500,000.That year three more partners joined the company which changed the organisation in different ways such as Nick Love, whose Vertigo produced films The Business went on to beat The Football Factory's commercial success on its release in 2005. Vertigo Films is a vertically integrated UK Development, Finance, Production and Distribution media company founded in July 2002.Vertigo Films is looking to raise up to £4m in a private share placing to fund new films and the development of a TV distribution business.
