Sixteen Films
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Sixteen Films is a British film production company best known for producing socially and politically engaged films, frequently in collaboration with director Ken Loach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sixteen Films canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2350867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixteen Films Context triple: [The Wind That Shakes the Barley, productionCompany, Sixteen Films]
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A.
Stage 6 Films
Stage 6 Films is a film production and distribution label known for releasing low- to mid-budget genre and independent movies under the Sony Pictures umbrella.
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B.
Bay Films
Bay Films is a film production company founded by director Michael Bay, known for producing high-octane action movies and large-scale Hollywood blockbusters.
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C.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
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D.
Celluloid
Celluloid is a lightweight, open-source media player for Linux that provides a simple GTK-based interface for the MPV playback engine.
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E.
Roth Films
Roth Films is a film production company founded by producer Joe Roth, known for backing major Hollywood fantasy and action movies such as "Snow White and the Huntsman."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixteen Films Target entity description: Sixteen Films is a British film production company best known for producing socially and politically engaged films, frequently in collaboration with director Ken Loach.
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A.
Stage 6 Films
Stage 6 Films is a film production and distribution label known for releasing low- to mid-budget genre and independent movies under the Sony Pictures umbrella.
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B.
Bay Films
Bay Films is a film production company founded by director Michael Bay, known for producing high-octane action movies and large-scale Hollywood blockbusters.
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C.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
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D.
Celluloid
Celluloid is a lightweight, open-source media player for Linux that provides a simple GTK-based interface for the MPV playback engine.
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E.
Roth Films
Roth Films is a film production company founded by producer Joe Roth, known for backing major Hollywood fantasy and action movies such as "Snow White and the Huntsman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
film production company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
left-wing politics
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributesThrough | various independent distributors ⓘ |
| field | film production ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-war themes
ⓘ
austerity and welfare policy ⓘ labour rights ⓘ working-class issues ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ken Loach
ⓘ
Paul Laverty ⓘ Rebecca O’Brien ⓘ
linked to:
Rebecca O'Brien
|
| genreFocus |
political cinema
ⓘ
socially engaged cinema ⓘ |
| hasDirectorCollaborator | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| hasProductionType | independent film production ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
politically committed filmmaking
ⓘ
socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| hasWriterCollaborator | Paul Laverty ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Ken Loach
ⓘ
Paul Laverty ⓘ Rebecca O’Brien ⓘ
linked to:
Rebecca O'Brien
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with director Ken Loach
ⓘ
producing socially and politically engaged films ⓘ |
| produced |
Ae Fond Kiss...
ⓘ
linked to:
Ae Fond Kiss
I, Daniel Blake ⓘ It’s a Free World… ⓘ Jimmy’s Hall ⓘ Looking for Eric ⓘ Route Irish ⓘ Sorry We Missed You ⓘ The Angels’ Share ⓘ
linked to:
The Angels' Share
The Navigators ⓘ The Old Oak ⓘ The Spirit of ’45 ⓘ The Wind That Shakes the Barley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sixteen Films Description of subject: Sixteen Films is a British film production company best known for producing socially and politically engaged films, frequently in collaboration with director Ken Loach.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
looking_for_eric
subject linked to:
film Looking for Eric
subject linked to:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (role: Teddy O’Donovan)