Icon Productions

Icon Productions is an independent American-Australian film production company co-founded in August 1989 by actor/director Mel Gibson and producing partner Bruce Davey, originally established to fund Gibson's Hamlet. Unlike most independent companies, Icon finances most of its development and production costs internally, allowing it to retain full creative control of its projects. The company is responsible for some of the highest-grossing independent films of all time, including Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, Hacksaw Ridge, and Apocalypto. The US production entity (Icon Productions LLC) is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, while the broader Dendy Icon Group — encompassing Icon Film Distribution, Dendy Cinemas, and Icon Film Finance — operates out of Sydney, Australia.