Third Window Films was started in mid-2005 with the goal of expanding the minds of UK audiences to the many different types of films from the Far East that don't receive distribution.

In our minds, the UK market was ignoring many different genres and styles of film that deserved to be seen, but were unable to due to lack of distribution companies dealing with such matters. We feel that the Far Eastern market is one of the biggest untapped industries and that there are many gems that should be brought over to the West, and we are here to do as such.

Adam Torel

Adam comes from a film theory background. Born in England, he moved to the States to study film theory with a focus on films of the Orient. After years of collecting and analysing films from all over the Far East he put his knowledge to good use by giving lectures on Korean and Japanese Film History at a small University in Florida. After the 'Shiri' rush of the Korean Film Industry in 1999, he devoted his life to seeing practically every single Korean film that came out in order to become a top specialist in the field (which he saw as being the newest force in International Cinema). In 2003 he returned back to London with this new knowledge in hand and became a consultant for various Far Eastern-related film distributors. Displeased with the lack of substance coming into the UK market in regards to Korean films, he started off his own company to bring as many unknown and underrated 'gems' to the UK audience.