Propaganda Films (stylized as PЯOPAGAИDA FILMS) was a production company founded in Los Angeles in 1986 by American producer Steve Golin, Icelandic producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson, English director Nigel Dick, and American directors David Fincher, Dominic Sena, and Greg Gold.

As the name suggests, the production company was founded with the intent to focus on the medium of films; those that Golin and Sighvatsson couldn't get enough financing and creative control for elsewhere.

[3] The company also branched off into producing television commercials, which along with music videos were considered inherently lesser quality than films.

[3] The initial deal with PolyGram, which involved selling them 49% of Propaganda,[4] was intended to bring about financial strength and expanded opportunities.

Nigel Dick later said:We wanted to do good work and spend a little of the budget, the markup, on a better director of photography or shooting five more rolls of film.

[4]The nineties saw Propaganda produce films of varying success, including Canadian Bacon, The Game, and Being John Malkovich.