Originally involved in the production of commercials, live concerts and documentaries for award-winning directors including Sean Ellis, Johan Renck, Jonas Ackerlund and Baillie Walsh, and for companies such as Ridley Scott's RSA Films and Black Dog, Ugly Duckling Films began producing feature films in 2002, serving as the minority co-producer in Nordisk Film's Stealing Rembrandt (2003) and Oh Happy Day (2004).