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EuropaCorp
EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP.) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature films. It specializes in production, distribution, home entertainment, VOD, sales, partnerships and licenses, recording, publishing and exhibition. EuropaCorp's integrated financial model generates revenues from a wide range of sources, with films from many genres and a strong presence in the international markets. Over 14 years, EuropaCorp has produced and co-produced over 80 films and is now distributing over 500 titles after the integration of the RoissyFilms Catalogue. The studio is mainly known for its expertise in the production of English-language films with strong earning potential in the international marketplace. The company developed and produced the successful '' Taken'' trilogy and the '' Transporter'' series. The company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediawan
Mediawan is a French media conglomerate. It was founded in December 2015 by Xavier Niel (founder of Free), Matthieu Pigasse (general director of the bank Lazard and, with Xavier Niel, a major stock holder in ''Le Monde'' and ''L'Obs'') and Pierre-Antoine Capton (founder of the French media production company Troisième Œil Productions) under the legal form of a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe with the ambition to become "one of the largest platforms for European content". The company went public on April 22, 2016, raising €250 million ($310 million). In July 2016, Mediawan acquired CC&C, a film production company specializing in documentaries. In January 2017, Mediawan acquired AB Groupe for €270 million. Before that AB Groupe was owned by Claude Berda (53%) and TF1 Group (33.5%). In December 2017, it was reported that Mediawan was in talks for acquiring a stake o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transporter (film Series)
''Transporter'' (French: ''Le Transporteur'') is a French action thriller film franchise, comprising four films released between 2002 and 2015, and a television series. Jason Statham plays Frank Martin in the first three movies, a professional freelance courier driver for hire. Statham is an accomplished martial artist, allowing him to do all the combat scenes involving Frank Martin himself. This permits the films' signature Hong Kong-style fight scenes, choreographed by Corey Yuen. Chris Vance portrays Frank Martin in the sequel television series and Ed Skrein portrays Frank Martin in the fourth film, a reboot. Background Frank Martin Frank Martin is the protagonist of the films and television series. He is portrayed as a former Special Forces operative who was a team leader of a search and destroy unit, with a military background includes operations "in and out of" Lebanon, Syria and Sudan, as well as a recipient of the Bronze Star in the '' inaugural film''. He retires from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |