Comunidad Filmin S.L., doing business as Filmin, is a Spanish subscription

video on demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of o ...

streaming service, primarily dedicated to streaming

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

s, as well as a production company and film distributor. The company headquarters is located in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

History

Founded by Juan Carlos Tous, José Antonio De Luna and Jaume Ripoll, the company was created in 2007. The platform partnered with distribution companies such as Golem, Tornasol, Wanda,

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, Continental, Vértigo, and—later—Avalon. Owing to the special authorization from the ICAA, ' became the first Spanish film simultaneously released in theatres and online (on Filmin) in 2008. The pay-subscription service began in 2010. In 2020 the investment funds Nazca Capital and Seaya Ventures (stakeholder in

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and

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) acquired a 51% of the company shares. As of 2021, the platform had 15,000 titles, most of them consisting of European films (65%). The platform released its first original series, ''Doctor Portuondo'', in October 2021.

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