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Carl Clifton

President, Hyde Park International

Carl Clifton has run Hyde Park International in London since 2017, licensing our films, and other producers', to distributors around the world. Before Hyde Park he was a partner in K5 International, whose films included Jim Jarmusch's Paterson and Land of Mine.

Earlier he ran international sales at PolyGram, later Universal Pictures International, and at Handmade Films, and led The Works International, which handled Bend It Like Beckham and Whale Rider. He is a member of BAFTA and the European Film Academy, and has taught at EAVE and La Fémis.

Four Weddings and a Funeral. Fargo. The Big Lebowski. Notting Hill.
Films he worked on at PolyGram and Universal

At Hyde Park1

  1. Toast 2010Executive producer International sales: Hyde Park International

Selling now from LondonAll 58 international sales

  1. Northbound 2026 International sales: Hyde Park International
  2. The Three Urns 2026 International sales: Hyde Park International
  3. Orion 2025 International sales: Hyde Park International
  4. The Baltimorons 2025 International sales: Hyde Park International
  5. Poison 2024 International sales: Hyde Park International
  6. The Knife 2024 International sales: Hyde Park International

Before Hyde Park

  • Partner, K5 International
  • Managing Director, The Works International
  • Head of International Sales, Handmade Films International
  • International division, FilmFour
  • Head of International Sales, PolyGram Films International and Universal Pictures International