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List Of Film Distributors By Country
This is a list of motion picture distributors, past and present, sorted alphabetically by country. Albania * Constantin Film * United International Pictures Argentina * Star Distribution * Warner Bros. * Sony Pictures * Fox Distribution Company * United International Pictures * Argentina Sono Film * Artistas Unidos * Cinema International Corporation * Columbia Pictures of Argentina * Lumiton * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) * Paramount Pictures * RKO Radio Pictures de Argentina * Universal Films Argentina * Warner- Columbia Films Australia * 20th Century Fox/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Antidote Films * Film Australia * Hoyts Distribution/Sony Pictures Releasing * Leap Frog Films * Lionsgate Australia * Madman Entertainment * Palace Films and Cinemas * Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures * Titan View * Transmission Films * Roadshow Films * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Brazil * Star Distribution * Warner Bros. * Sony * Fox Distribution Company * Columbia Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Distributor
A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company may be the same with, or different from, the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film. The distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing; for example, directly to the public either theatrically or for home viewing ( DVD, video-on-demand, download, television programs through broadcast syndication etc.). A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theaters or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market. The primary distributor will often receive credit in the film's credits, one sheet or other marketing material. Theatrical distribution If a distributor is working with a thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Buena Vista Home Entertainment) distributes the films produced by 20th Century Studios in home media under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner. For over 80 years – beginning with its founding in 1935 and ending in 2019 (when it became part of Walt Disney Studios), 20th Century Fox was one of the then "Big Six" major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures and was originally known as the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (while owned by TCF Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion. Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, formerly known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. until 2007, is an American film distribution studio within the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios; the Searchlight Pictures label operates its own autonomous theatrical distribution and marketing unit. The company was originally established in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. (later renamed to Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.). It took on its current name in 2007. Before 1953, Walt Disney's productions were distributed by M.J. Winkler Pictures (1924–1926), Film Booking Offices of America (1926–192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures is the American subsidiary of the Australian co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures established in 1986. It is a division under Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), which in turn is owned by Australian media company Village Roadshow. It has produced over 100 films since its establishment in 1986 including, as co-productions with Warner Bros., '' The Matrix'' series, the ''Sherlock Holmes'' series, the '' Happy Feet'' series, the '' Ocean’s'' series, '' The Lego Movie'' and '' Joker''. The films in the Village Roadshow library have achieved 34 number one U.S. box office openings and received 50 Academy Award nominations, 19 Academy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. Village Roadshow Pictures self-distributes its film entertainment through affiliates in several territories around the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (the latter through Golden Village). J.P. Morgan Chase and Rabobank Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transmission Films
Transmission Films is an Australian and New Zealand film distribution company based in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand founded in 2008 by Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie. History Transmission Films was founded in 2008 by Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie, who were previously general managers at Dendy Films. It initially launched in partnership with Paramount Pictures, but in 2015 signed a multi-year home entertainment output deal with Sony Pictures. As of 2009, Transmission was doing the physical distribution work for Australian film distribution company Footprint Films. Transmission has released a number of films into the Australian and New Zealand market, including '' Rare Exports'', ''The King's Speech'', '' Amour'', '' Samson & Delilah'', '' The Railway Man'', ''Calvary'', ''Shame'', '' Tracks'', ''Mr. Turner'', ''Holding the Man'', ''Suffragette'', '' Carol'' and ''Brooklyn''. It has also released a number of successful New Zealand films into the NZ market incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan View
John L. Simpson (born 2 September 1963) is an Australian film and theatre producer and distributor. Early life Simpson was born on September 2, 1963 in Sydney, Australia. He majored in acting at the University of Western Sydney, and also achieved a Master of Screen Arts and Business from Australian Film Television and Radio School. Career Simpson first began his career as an actor and performed in various stage productions such as ''Les Misérables'' and ''Phantom of the Opera''. He later began working as a theater producer in 1991 with the play ''My Black Heart''. Simpson then moved into producing films such as ''Men's Group'', his first independent film. He has become a regular speaker on low budget filmmaking models in Australia and is a current advisor to several film labs across the country, including the SA FilmLAB and Screen ACT’s Low Budget Feature Film Initiative. Simpson was also a board member of Screen Canberra from 2013 to 2017. Titan View In July 2007 Simpson f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Films And Cinemas
Palace Cinemas is the fifth largest major cinema chain in Australia, with various locations in CBD and inner suburban areas of most capital cities. Palace Cinemas currently comprises 24 cinemas with 180 screens and more than 550 staff. Its head office is based in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, close to its Cinema Como flagship. In 2015, the chain saved The Astor Theatre which remains the southern hemisphere's oldest continuously running single screen theatre. Palace Cinemas The Palace Cinema chain operates in most states, except Tasmania and the Northern Territory. They exhibit films of either a mainstream, classic or an arthouse type, but the cinemas are usually focused on one film type or the other. The mainstream cinemas usually have several auditoriums that are fitted for projecting RealD 3D films, but unlike other major chains this is only on one or two dedicated screens. Initially Palace used Dolby 3D for several years before converting to the cheaper 3D format. Due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd., also known as Madman Films, is an Australian distribution and rights management company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, specialising in feature films, documentaries and television series across theatrical and home entertainment formats in Australia and New Zealand. History Early history Madman Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard as a mail order business specialising in imported anime titles, after following the success of Manga Entertainment in the United States and the United Kingdom. Originally selling titles on VHS, the company became the second Australian distributor to author DVDs in-house, with the 1995 film '' Ghost in the Shell'' being their first DVD release. In 1998, Madman began airing anime on television, with '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' airing on SBS TV. Madman manages the distribution of live-action titles through its labels Madman Films, Directors Suite, Madman Sports, Madman Laughs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc. History Early history Lionsgate was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra with a $16 million investment including another $40 million from other investors which included Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson. Giustra had recently retired as CEO from Yorkton, an investment bank, and Paterson was then president. Giustra then merged Lionsgate with Toronto Stock Exchange listed Beringer Gold Corp. (founded in 1986) to take the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap Frog Films
Leap Frog Films is an Australian film distributor. The company was founded by David Doepel and Barbara Connell. History Leap Frog Films was founded in March 2013. The company changed its name to Demand Film Ltd in 2017. It currently operates in seven countries and has a network of 2,300 cinemas releasing films via a cinema on demand model . The company was founded after Doepel acquired the Spanish animated film Wrinkles at Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Following this he acquired ''The Sea'' and the Nigerian-British film '' Half of a Yellow Sun'' at Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the 2006 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ''Half of a Yellow Sun'' released in Australia on 27 March 2014. Leap Frog Films also acquired ''Reaching for the Moon'' starring Miranda Otto, which it released in 2014. The company has gone on to release over 100 films primarily documentaries (including ''Frackman'', '' Chasing Asylum'', ''Plastic Ocean'', ''Embrace'' for which it was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (commonly known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013, and abbreviated as SPMPG) is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment to manage its motion picture operations. It was launched in 1998 by integrating the businesses of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TriStar Pictures, Inc. History The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group was launched in 1998 as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, as a current division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, owned by Sony. It has many of Sony Pictures' current motion picture divisions as part of it. Its divisions at that time were Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Sony Pictures Releasing. On December 8, 1998, SPE resurrected its former animation and television division Screen Gems as a film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
