Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as

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:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a

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operator in

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. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax,

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, Shannon, and

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. Alliance Atlantis was a merger of two companies: Atlantis Communications (founded in 1978), and

Alliance Communications Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd, Motion Picture Distribution LP and also known as Alliance Vivafilm in Quebec and also known simply as Alliance) was a Canadian motion pictur ...

(founded in 1985). Both companies merged in 1998. The company ceased to exist in 2007 as the broadcasting division acquired by

Canwest Global Communications Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting an ...

and an affiliate of

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in 2007, with the motion picture division was then spun off and operated independently as

Alliance Films Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd, Motion Picture Distribution LP and also known as Alliance Vivafilm in Quebec and also known simply as Alliance) was a Canadian motion pictur ...

, headquartered in

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(subsequently sold to

Entertainment One Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television se ...

), and the international television distribution division is now owned by

Echo Bridge Entertainment Echo Bridge Entertainment is an American independent distribution company. It acquires and distributes feature films, scripted and non-scripted series, documentaries, and children’s programming for home video, digital and television in the United ...

. All of the former Alliance Atlantis specialty networks, except for the now-defunct

BBC Kids BBC Kids is the international children's brand of BBC Studios, and has been applied to a number of TV services. It draws from the long history of children's programming on the BBC, and is strongly related to the CBBC channel in the United Kingd ...

, are now owned by

Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...

. The films division was later acquired by

group and folded into eOne on January 9, 2013. The Alliance name survived under the

Alliance Cinemas Alliance Cinemas (previously Alliance Atlantis Cinemas and Alliance Atlantis Beaches Cinemas, also known as Alliance Beach Cinemas) was a theatre chain, which operated 6 theatres at its peak. It is now owned by Cineplex Entertainment. History I ...

banner until January 1, 2021, now owned by

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Formation and history

Alliance Atlantis was formed in 1998 from the merger of two former production companies,

(founded in 1985) and Atlantis Communications (founded in 1978). As President and Board Director of the subsequent combined Alliance Atlantis, Lewis Rose was responsible for leading the teams which arranged the merger financing of $545 million and which achieved in excess of $20 million in savings and synergies from the combination of the two companies in the year following the merger. (The merger was also parodied on ''

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'', when that show's Pyramid Productions merged with a company called Prodigy.) At the time of the merger, both companies had launched various Canadian specialty

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

services; in 1995, Alliance launched Showcase Television while Atlantis launched

Life Network Slice is a Canadian English language discretionary service channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts reality shows targeting young adult women, typically dealing in subjects such as fashion and lifestyles. This cha ...

(which has since been renamed "Slice"); in fall 1997 the companies launched

History Television The History Channel (also known as History) is a Canadian English language specialty channel that primarily broadcast programming related to history and historical fiction. It is owned by Corus Entertainment, with the History branding used under ...

and

HGTV Canada HGTV is a Canadian English-language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel owned as a joint venture between Corus Entertainment (which serves as managing partner and owns 80.24% majority control through licensee HGTV Canada, Inc.) ...

respectively. Earlier that year, Alliance Atlantis teamed up with Hallmark Cards to create Crayola Kids Adventures, a series of three

direct-to-video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...

adaptations of well-known children's novels. Atlantis had also been a major investor in YTV in its first few years before selling out to what is now

. In 1998, the company purchased 75% of

Cineplex Odeon Films Cineplex Odeon Films (later known as Odeon Films) was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation. The company was originally named Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. In 1998, the company was sold off to Allianc ...

. Also in 2000, it purchased the rights and interest of ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' from Disney's

Touchstone Television The second incarnation of Touchstone Television (formerly known as Fox 21 Television Studios) was an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks' Walt Disney Television owned by The Walt Disney Company. It ...

. In 2001, the company purchased

Salter Street Films Salter Street Films was a Canadian television and film production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. History The company was founded by brothers Paul and Michael Donovan in 1983. Paul Donovan was trained as a director at the London Film Scho ...

, which produced a number of television shows for both the Canadian and international market. However, soon after the acquisition, Salter Street was disbanded and its active projects were transferred to Alliance Atlantis' own television production/development division. Citing lower profits, Alliance Atlantis has all but closed its production arm, aside from the highly profitable ''

'' family of series, which it co-produces with

CBS Television Studios CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o ...

. It briefly maintained Salter Street's long-running ''

This Hour Has 22 Minutes ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics wi ...

'' before transferring the show to the

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, made up of former Salter Street employees. Its primary business became its ownership of a number of Canadian specialty services, which, in addition to those listed above, now include

Food Network Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (which holds a 69% ownership stake of the network) and Nexstar Media Group ...

, Discovery Health (now FYI Canada),

BBC Canada BBC Canada was a Canadian English language specialty channel that mostly broadcast television series originally produced by the BBC, the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. The channel was owned by Corus Entertainment (80% & manag ...

and more. In 2007, Alliance Atlantis was named one of

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, as published in ''

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'' magazine, the only broadcaster to be included on the list.

Sale to CanWest / Goldman Sachs

On December 20, 2006, the company announced that it was "exploring strategic alternatives", effectively putting the company up for sale. Expected bidders included

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Astral Media Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channels ...

, and

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...

. The rights to ''CSI'' were expected to be sold separately, with CBS Paramount Television as the most likely bidder. A similar announcement was made previously regarding the Motion Picture Distribution unit, which is also expected to be sold separately while finding a bidder to acquire most parts of the company. On January 10, 2007, it was announced that Alliance Atlantis would be acquired by a consortium of

and

GS Capital Partners Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments globally. The group, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1986. As of 2019, GS Capital Partners had r ...

, an affiliate of

. *The Entertainment and Production division, consisting mainly of AAC's 50% stake in the lucrative ''CSI'' franchise, was acquired by

. CBS Paramount TV gained Alliance Atlantis' international distribution rights to the programs. **Alliance Atlantis' international television distribution operations were sold by

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. *Motion Picture Distribution LP, including its publicly traded income fund, was acquired by Canada-based EdgeStone Capital Partners and

. On January 15, 2008, Edgemont's 51% voting stake (and 38.5% equity stake) in the Alliance label was purchased by Société générale de financement du Québec, an investment agency of the provincial government. Since the breakup, the company's films have been distributed under the "Alliance" banner for English-language releases and "Alliance Vivafilm" for French-language releases until the sale of the company to E-One *The Broadcasting division was jointly acquired by Canwest and

, with the former owning a majority voting interest and the latter a majority of the equity. Canwest owns 66.67% and GS owns 33.32% of CW Media, the holding company for the former AAC channels. Initially, Canwest still managed the channels it owned before the merger separately. It was expected that the Canwest and CW Media broadcasting divisions would eventually be merged, potentially also giving GS a sizable interest in

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and other Canwest channels (these plans became moot after Canwest's creditor protection filings).

Ramifications

Following Canwest seeking creditor protection in late 2009, Shaw Communications subsequently took over most of Alliance Atlantis's former broadcasting assets as of October 27, 2010. after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22. Alliance Atlantis (CW Media) became part of the

Shaw Media Shaw Media was the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owned the Global Television Network, which broadcasts nationally via 13 television stations, as well as 19 specialty channels including Slice (TV channel), Sli ...

division.

acquired

on April 1, 2016. Entertainment One would later acquire Alliance Films on January 9, 2013 and all of their subsidiaries from Goldman Sachs Group, similar to the purchase of

Maple Pictures Maple Pictures Corporation was the distribution arm of Alliance Films. It was formed on April 13, 2005 when Lionsgate demerged to two companies—Lions Gate Entertainment and Maple Pictures (formerly the original Lionsgate Films). Maple Pictures ...

a year prior. On November 20, 2014, Echo Bridge Entertainment sold Alliance Atlantis' children's programs, including the international distribution rights to the ''

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'' franchise, to

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while

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holds syndication rights. eOne in turn was acquired by U.S. toy maker

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in 2019.

Assets

Broadcasting

Specialty Channels *

(80%) (now defunct) *

(80%) (now owned by Knowledge BC, now defunct) * Discovery Health Canada (80%) (Now FYI Canada, now defunct) * Fine Living Canada (80.24%) (later replaced by DIY Network Canada) *

Food Network Canada Food Network, formerly called Food Network Canada, is a Canadian English language specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network of the same name. It airs programming related to food, cooking, cuisine, and the food industry. The Canadian versi ...

(57.58%) *

(80.24%) *

(now History Canada) * IFC Canada * National Geographic Channel Canada (80%) *

Showcase Showcase or vitrine may refer to: *Cabinet (furniture) *Display case Music * ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964 * ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961 * ''Showcase'' (Buddy Holly album), 1964 * ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...

* Showcase Action (now Action, later replaced by

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

) *

Showcase Diva Lifetime is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Based on the U.S. cable network of the same name, Lifetime broadcasts films, television series, and reality series aimed at women. History In November 2000 ...

(now Lifetime Canada) * Slice * Historia (50%) *

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(37.77%) (now owned by

ZoomerMedia ZoomerMedia Limited is a Canadian media company controlled by Moses Znaimer, the founder of the Citytv network. Originally focusing on properties targeting what the company calls "zoomers", or the 45+ demographic, in 2022, the company began expand ...

) *

SCREAM Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

(49%) (now defunct; last known as Dusk) * Séries+ (50%) * Score Media Inc. (25.93%) **

HARDtv Playmen TV is a Canadian English language specialty channel. It is a premium adult entertainment television channel aimed at gay men, with programming consisting mainly of adult films and adult-related television series. Playmen TV's licensee i ...

(now Playmen TV) **

OutTV OutTV (stylized OUTtv) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language specialty channel that was launched in September 2001. It broadcasts general entertainment and lifestyle programming aimed at the LGBT community. The network is owned b ...

** The Score (now Sportsnet 360) Websites *

BlogTV BlogTV was a live-streaming video blog service reintroduced by MadCow Disease Media LLC, in January 2016. BlogTV was first established in Ramat Gan, Israel in January 2004 by founders Ilan Ben-Dov, Dan Chen, Guy Eliav, Nir Ofir, and Oren Levy as ...

(Now defunct, merged with

YouNow YouNow is a American broadcasting service where users stream their own live video content or interact with the video streams of other users in real time. The service is available on its website, on Android and iOS apps. As of August 2015, the ...

) NOTE: Channels marked in BOLD lettering indicates Alliance Atlantis was the managing partner.

Cinemas

Alliance Atlantis owned a chain of cinemas called

(now known as

). The chain owned movie theatres in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

and

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

and is based in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

Entertainment

This division of Alliance Atlantis developed and distributed various television programmes to Canadian, American and International broadcasters. The programs ranged from series, lifestyle and documentaries. Some documentaries were produced through the AAC Fact unit. Children's programs were produced through the AAC Kids unit; most of the AAC Kids library (with some exceptions) is now owned by

WildBrain WildBrain Ltd. (formerly known as DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest library of children' ...

. They include:

AAC Kids

* ''Max Glick'' (1990) * ''

The Adventures of the Black Stallion ''The Adventures of the Black Stallion'' is a drama television series that starred Mickey Rooney and Richard Ian Cox, as a trainer and a teenaged horse racer and was loosely based on the book series by Walter Farley. The series originally ran on ...

'' (1990-1992) * ''

Maniac Mansion ''Maniac Mansion'' is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from a mad scientist, whose mind has been ensla ...

'' (1990-1993) * ''

Kelly Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...

'' (1991) * '' Wildside'' (1992-1993) * ''

The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', the ...

'' (1992-1995) * ''

White Fang ''White Fang'' is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in ''Outing'' magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in Oct ...

'' (1993-1994) * '' The Mighty Jungle'' (1994) * ''

Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a number ...

'' (1994) * ''

ReBoot In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is physi ...

'' (1994–2001) * '' Mirror, Mirror'' (1995) * ''

Flash Forward A flashforward (also spelled flash-forward, and more formally known as prolepsis) is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards a ...

'' (1995-1997) * '' Straight Up'' (1996-1998) * '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' (1996–1999) * ''

Monster by Mistake ''Monster by Mistake'' is a Canadian CGI-animated series that aired on YTV from September 18, 1999 to March 23, 2003 after airing its pilot in 1996. The series was created by Mark Mayerson of Catapult Productions, and co-produced with CCI Ente ...

'' (1996–2003) * ''

My Life as a Dog ''My Life as a Dog'' ( sv, Mitt liv som hund) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1985, directed by Lasse Hallström. It is based on the second novel of a semi-autobiographical trilogy by Reidar Jönsson ...

'' (1997) * ''Crayola Kids Adventures'' (1997) (co-production with Hallmark Studios) * ''

Captain Star ''Captain Star'' is a 1997 animated series created by Steven Appleby based on Appleby's comic ''Rockets Passing Overhead''. It stars Richard E. Grant as the voice of Captain Jim Star. The show as produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and HTV. 13 h ...

'' (1997-1998) * ''

Mirror, Mirror II Mirror, Mirror II is a co-production between Australia and New Zealand that was released in 1997. Unlike the first series, '' Mirror, Mirror'', which was one story played out over a number of episodes, this series has individual adventures in ...

'' (1997-1998) * '' Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book'' (1998) * ''

Legacy In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...

'' (1998-1999) * ''

The Famous Jett Jackson ''The Famous Jett Jackson'' is a coming-of-age television series for the Disney Channel. The show is about a boy named Jett Jackson (Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional show-within-a-show called ''Silverstone''. P ...

'' (1998-2001) * '' Pumper Pups'' (1999) * ''

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien ''I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!'' (known as ''My Best Friend is an Alien!'' in the UK and Australia) is a Canadian children's science fiction comedy television series following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired alien with an an ...

'' (1999-2001) * ''Hoze Houndz'' (1999-2002) * ''Yvon of the Yukon'' (1999–2005) * ''In a Heartbeat (TV series), In a Heartbeat'' (2000–2001) * ''A Fish Tale'' (2000) * ''Oscar Charlie'' (2001) * ''Sail Away (TV series), Sail Away'' (2001–2007) * ''Old Tom (TV series), Old Tom'' (2001-2002) * ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001–2007) * ''Ace Lightning'' (2002-2004) * ''Connie the Cow'' (2003-2007) * ''Henry's World'' (2003–2005) * ''Mental Block'' (2004-2006) * ''Peep and the Big Wide World'' (2004–2009) * ''Poko (TV series), Poko'' (2004–2009) * ''Dragon Booster'' (2004–2006) * ''Instant Star'' (2004–2007) * ''Lunar Jim'' (2006–2011)

Comedy and Drama Programs

* ''Airwaves (TV series), Airwaves'' (1985) * ''The Ray Bradbury Theater'' (1985-1992) * ''Mount Royal'' (1987) * ''Bordertown (1989 TV series), Bordertown'' (1989-1991) * ''E.N.G.'' (1989-1994) * ''Mom P.I.'' (1990-1991) * ''Neon Rider'' (1990-1995) * ''Counterstrike (1990 TV series), Counterstrike'' (1991-1993) * ''African Skies'' (1991-1994) * ''Destiny Ridge'' (1993-1994) * ''

'' (1993–present) (Produced by

until 2003, now owned and produced by

) * ''Due South'' (1994–1999) * ''Mysterious Island (TV series), Mysterious Island'' (1995) * ''Adventures of Sinbad (TV series), Adventures of Sinbad'' (1996-1997) * ''Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' (1996-2000) * ''Fast Track (U.S. TV series), Fast Track'' (1997-1998) * ''Night Man'' (1997–1999) * ''Earth: Final Conflict'' (1997–2002) * ''Welcome to Paradox'' (1998) * ''Total Recall: 2070'' (1998-1999) * ''Power Play (1998 TV series), Power Play'' (1998–2000) * ''Cold Squad'' (1998–2005) * ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' (1998-2005) * ''Little Men (TV series), Little Men'' (1998–1999) * ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy'' (1999-2000) * ''Amazon (1999 TV series), Peter Benchley's Amazon'' (1999-2000) * ''BeastMaster (TV series), BeastMaster'' (1999-2002) * ''Drop the Beat'' (2000-2001) * ''Starhunter'' (2000-2004) * ''2gether (band), 2gether: The Series'' (2000) * ''

'' (2000–2015) (Now owned by

) * ''Trailer Park Boys'' (2001–present) (Distribution rights to TV and DVD, now distributed by

worldwide) * ''Haven (TV series), Haven'' (2001) * ''The Associates (Canadian TV series), The Associates'' (2001–2002) * ''CSI: Miami'' (2002–2012) (Now owned by

) * ''The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series), The Eleventh Hour'' (2002–2005) * ''CSI: NY'' (2004–2013) (Now owned by

) * ''Rent-a-Goalie'' (2006-2008)

Feature films

* ''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'' (1984) * ''Black Robe (film), Black Robe'' (1991) * ''The Twist (1992 film), The Twist'' (1992) * ''I Love a Man in Uniform (film), I Love a Man in Uniform'' (1993) * ''Paris, France (film), Paris, France'' (1993) * ''Family of Cops'' (1995) * ''Crash (1996 film), Crash'' (1996) * ''The Sweet Hereafter (film), The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997) * ''Last Night (1998 film), Last Night'' (1998) * ''Existenz'' (1999) * ''The Five Senses (film), The Five Senses'' (1999) * ''Jesus' Son (film), Jesus' Son'' (1999) * ''Something More (1999 film), Something More'' (1999) * ''Felicia's Journey (film), Felicia's Journey'' (1999) * ''Sunshine (1999 film), Sunshine'' (1999) * ''Stardom'' (2000) * ''The Claim (2000 film), The Claim'' (2000) * ''The 51st State'' (2001) * ''Slackers (film), Slackers'' (2002) * ''Men with Brooms'' (2002) * ''Bowling for Columbine'' (2002) * ''Ararat (film), Ararat'' (2002) * ''The Good Thief (film), The Good Thief'' (2002) * ''Max (2002 film), Max'' (2002) * ''Owning Mahowny'' (2003) * ''Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine'' (2003) * ''Foolproof (film), Foolproof'' (2003) * ''My Life Without Me'' (2003) * ''The Blue Butterfly'' (2004) * ''Saint Ralph'' (2004) * ''The Rocket (2005 film), The Rocket'' (2005) * ''Munich (2005 film), Munich'' (2005) (Credit only, produced by Universal Studios and DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks) * ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' (2006) * ''Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (2006) * ''Snow Cake'' (2006) * ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'' (2006) * ''Days of Darkness (2007 Canadian film), Days of Darkness'' (2007)

Short films

* ''Boys and Girls (1983 film), Boys and Girls'' (1983)

Alliance Films

Alliance Films was a major motion picture distribution/production company which serves Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Formally known as Motion Picture Distribution LP, it was re branded and relaunched in 2007 due to the break-up of its preceding company, Alliance Atlantis, which was sold off piece by piece to Canwest Global,

, along with several other smaller companies. Alliance Atlantis and Vivafilm home video releases were manufactured and distributed by NBCUniversal's Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

(eOne) later acquired Alliance Films on January 9, 2013 for $225 million and merged Alliance Films and all of their subsidiaries under the

brand.Tartaglione, Nancy
''EOne Completes Alliance Films Acquisition; Victor Loewy, Charles Layton Exit.''
''Deadline Hollywood'' (January 9, 2012)

References

External links

Alliance filmsAlliance Vivafilm films
(in French)
Alliance Atlantis International DistributionAlliance Atlantis CinemasFrom Mini to Major, a book about the history of the company
{{Authority control Alliance Atlantis, Companies based in Toronto Mass media companies disestablished in 2008 Defunct broadcasting companies of Canada Entertainment One Film production companies of Canada Film distributors of Canada Defunct film and television production companies of Canada 1998 establishments in Ontario 2008 disestablishments in Ontario Former Corus Entertainment subsidiaries fr:Alliance Atlantis