12 Facts About Pinewood Studios

Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England.

Pinewood Studios was built on the estate of Heatherden Hall, a large Victorian country house which was purchased by Canadian financier, and Member of Parliament for Brentford and Chiswick, Lt.

Pinewood Studios added refinements such as a ballroom, a Turkish bath and an indoor squash court.

That enabled several pictures to be filmed simultaneously and, ultimately, Pinewood Studios achieved the highest output of any studio in the world.

Two landmarks in British film produced at Pinewood Studios were released within two months of each other in 1948: Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean, and Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes.

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Pinewood Studios Group was subject to a hostile takeover approach in 2011.

Pinewood Studios paid tribute to Richard Attenborough's body of work by naming a purpose-built film and television stage after him.

Pinewood Studios have acres of backlots where huge sets have been built, from castles to whole villages including the Baker Street set built for Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and Godric's Hollow from the Harry Potter film series.

Pinewood Studios Atlanta is a joint venture between Pinewood Studios and River's Rock LLC, an independently managed trust of the Cathy family, founders of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain.

Pinewood Studios appealed against the decision and a public inquiry commenced on 5 April 2011 and on 20 January 2012, it was announced that the appeal had been turned down.

On 19 June 2014 it was reported that Pinewood Studios had received approval to go ahead with the multimillion-pound expansion plans which would see it rival Hollywood film sets.

Pinewood Studios is one of the sponsors for the short film competition "Enter the Pitch, " known as the Pitch, which launched in 2009.