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{{short description|French film studio and distributor}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = StudioCanal
| name = StudioCanal S.A.S.
| logo = Studiocanal 2011 logo.svg
| type = Division
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2011
| foundation = 1987
| type = [[Subsidiary]] (''[[Société par actions simplifiée]]'')
| location_city = [[Paris]]
| predecessors = {{ubl|[[Lumiere Pictures and Television|Canal+ Image International]]|[[Paravision International]]|[[Carolco Pictures]]|Orange Studio}}
| location_country = [[France]]
| former_names = Canal+ Production (1984–1990)<br>Le Studio Canal+ (1990–2000)<br>Canal+ D.A. (1992–2000)
| logo = [[File:Studiocanal 2011 logo.svg|200px]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1984|9|7}}
| locations =
| founder = [[Pierre Lescure]]
| key_people = Ross Coleman (CEO)
| location_city = [[Paris, France]]
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| defunct =
*[[Film distribution]]}}
| key_people = Maxime Saada ([[Chairman]])<br>Anna Marsh ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| products =
| area_served = Afro-Eurasia<br>Oceania
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| industry = [[Filmmaking]]<br>[[Film distribution]]
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| owner = [[Canal+ Group]]<br>([[Vivendi]])
| parent = [[Canal+ S.A.|Canal+]]
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* StudioCanal Australia
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* StudioCanal GmbH
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.studiocanal.com/}}
* StudioCanal Kids & Family
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* StudioCanal Original
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* StudioCanal Stories
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* [[StudioCanal UK]]
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| subsid = {{ubl|[[Tandem Productions (German company)|Tandem Productions]]|Paddington and Company|Harvey Unna and Stephen Durbridge Limited|[[Red Production Company]]|[[SAM Productions]] (25%)|SunnyMarch TV (20%)|Urban Myth Films|Bambú Producciones (33%)|Lailaps Films|[[Rok Studios|ROK Studios]]|[[Pathé News|British Pathé]]|[[Dutch FilmWorks]] (majority)|[[The Picture Company]] (minority)}}
'''StudioCanal''' (formerly known as '''Le Studio Canal+''', '''Canal Plus''', '''Canal+ Distribution''', '''Canal+ Production''', and '''Canal+ Image''') is a [[France|French]] [[Film production]] and [[film distribution|distribution]] company that owns the third-largest film library in the world. The company is a unit of the [[Canal+ Group]], owned by [[Vivendi]].
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.studiocanal.com/}}
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'''StudioCanal S.A.S.'''<ref name="SC2">{{cite web |url= https://www.prime1studio.com/t1-t-800-endoskeleton-hdmmt1-01ex.html |title=T-800 Endoskeleton}}</ref> (formerly known as '''Le Studio Canal+''', '''Canal Plus''', '''Canal+ Distribution''', '''Canal+ D.A.''', and '''Canal+ Production''', from 2001 until 2011 stylized as '''ST''U''DIO''CAN''AL''', from 2011 to present stylized as '''STUDIOCANAL''' and also known as '''StudioCanal International''',) is a French audiovisual international [[film production|film]] & television production and [[film distribution|distribution]] company. The company is a subsidiary of the [[Canal+ S.A.|Canal+]]. StudioCanal actives for the three main European countries like France, the United Kingdom and Germany as well as Australia and New Zealand. They distributed around fifty films each year in Europe (mainly France and United Kingdom) and Oceania as well as their own.

{{as of|May 2024}}, the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US, and holds around 9,000 titles in its extensive film library in which they ensure the preservation and restoration for home video releases and air them on channels worldwide.

== History ==
{{see also|Groupe Canal+#History}}
On 1 January 1987, Canal+ Productions was founded as a cinema film co-production subsidiary of the cable channel which had been established in November 1984, [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]. The subscription channel was co-founded by [[André Rousselet]]<ref name=encyc2018/> and [[Pierre Lescure]].<ref name=lescure1>{{cite web | last=Milmo | first=Dan | title=Lescure ousted at Canal Plus | website=The Guardian | date=16 April 2002 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/16/citynews.broadcasting2 | access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=oldhist>{{cite web | title=L'histoire du Groupe CANAL+ de 1983 à nos jours | website=Canal+ | date=1 January 2012 | url=http://www.canalplusgroup.com/pid163.htm#anch_29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205011344/http://www.canalplusgroup.com/pid163.htm#anch_29 | archive-date=5 February 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref> This was to reduce Canal+'s dependence on the American major studios by building its own library that the pay-TV channel could use on their own channels and internationally.<ref name=encyc2018>{{cite web | title=Canal Plus | website=Encyclopedia.com | date=18 May 2018 | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/canal-plus | access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>

By December 1990, Canal+ Productions rebranded to Le Studio Canal+, and released its first film, ''[[The Double Life of Veronique]]'', by [[Krzysztof Kieślowski|Krzysztof Kieslowski]].<ref name=oldhist/> By the early 1990s, it became apparent that Canal+ was a major contributor to the [[French film industry]], with its obligation to spend 10% of its income on French-made films, as well as being Europe's largest buyer of American film rights.<ref name=encyc2018/> Canal+ also made investments in other companies. In 1991 it bought a five percent stake in the independent American studio [[Carolco Pictures]].<ref name=encyc2018/> However, in 1992, Le Studio Canal+ suffered financial difficulties after [[Carolco Pictures]] entered a corporate restructure.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'', ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'', ''[[Under Siege]]'', ''[[Free Willy]]'', and the original ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' movie. In those days, it was known as either Le Studio Canal+ or simply Canal+.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Other films the company financed include ''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'', ''[[Bully (2001 film)|Bully]]'', and ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''. StudioCanal also funded the last third of [[David Lynch]]'s film ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]''.<ref>{{IMDb title|166924|Mulholland Drive}}</ref> StudioCanal also financed French-language films, such as ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'' (which became the sixth-highest-grossing French-language film of all time in the United States) and ''[[Intimate Strangers (2004 film)|Intimate Strangers]].'' Films such as ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' which grossed US$519 million, ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' which grossed US$352 million and ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' which grossed US$278 million worldwide, have been big box-office hits for StudioCanal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3396699649/|title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3997533697/|title=Basic Instinct|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1819772417/|title=The Tourist|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>

In January 1996, Le Studio Canal+ made a $56 million bid for [[Carolco Pictures]]' library. [[20th Century Fox]], which had originally agreed to buy the library for $50 million, had dropped their bid to $47.5 million and ultimately dropped out of contention, making this acquisition Canal+'s first foray into library acquisitions.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bates | first=James | title=New Carolco Library Bid Sends Fox Running | website=Los Angeles Times | date=17 January 1996 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-17-fi-25405-story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113110509/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-17-fi-25405-story.html | archive-date=13 January 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Carolco Pictures files for bankruptcy protection|work= New York Times|date=1995-11-11|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/11/business/company-news-carolco-pictures-files-for-bankruptcy-protection.html}}</ref>

Le Studio Canal+'s original plan was to build a pan-European distribution network. They made their first known acquisition into a foreign market in 1997 when they bought a 20% minority stake in Germany's [[Tobis Film]]; they would later increase the stake to 60% in February 2000, renaming the company Tobis StudioCanal.<ref name=cine>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal sells its share of Tobis|website=[[Cineuropa]] |first=Alexandra|last=Nartowicz|date=3 January 2003|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/18127/}}</ref>

On 1 December 1998, all of Canal+ film, television, music, video production activities, etc., were grouped into a new entity, Canal+ Image, which was rebranded as StudioCanal in 2000.<ref name=oldhist/>

In February 2000, Le Studio Canal Plus announced that in order for them to grow a European distribution network they've expanded their stake in German film distribution company Tobis bringing their stake to 60% and had renamed to Tobis Studio Canal Plus giving Le Studio Canal Plus their own German division and had launched a joint venture production subsidiary with the remaining 40% stake will continued to be owned by the co-founder of Tobis Kilian Rebentrost and French film distribution company [[Pathé]] with ex-PolyGram executive Haig Balian joining Tobis Studio Canal Plus as their co-managing director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Studio Canal Plus maps German distrib|url=https://variety.com/2000/biz/news/le-studio-canal-plus-maps-german-distrib-1117776581/|website=Variety|date=February 17, 2000|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In December 2000, StudioCanal announced that they've partnered with Italian public broadcasting company [[RAI]] under the latter's cinema division to launch a joint venture distribution company in Italy, marking StudioCanal's first entry into the Italian film production and distribution market.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal buildup|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/studiocanal-buildup-1117790916/|website=Variety|first=Deborah|last=Young|date=December 21, 2000|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> The name for the joint venture Italian film distribution company was revealed by StudioCanal and Italian public broadcasting RAI under the latter's cinema division Rai Cinema the following year in May which was titled as 01 Distribution.<ref>{{cite web|title=Smart start for StudioCanal-RAI's 01|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/smart-start-for-studiocanal-rai-s-01-1117799449/|website=Variety|first=David|last=Rooney|date=May 15, 2001|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In July 2001, StudioCanal announced that they've entered the Spanish film distribution industry by acquiring a 45% stake of leading Spanish film and television production and distribution company Sogepaq from Spanish pay television company [[Sogecable]] (Vivendi Universal owned 21% of Sogecable at the time) for $36.2 million, also giving the company a 73% controlling stake in its Spanish subsidiary StudioCanal España and a minority stake in the joint venture [[Warner Sogefilms]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vivendi U buys into Sogepaq|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=John|last=Hopewell|date=2 July 2001|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/vivendi-u-buys-into-sogepaq-1117802243/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal acquires 45% of Sogepaq for $36m|website=[[Screen International]] |first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=2 July 2002|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://www.screendaily.com/studiocanal-acquires-45-of-sogepaq-for-36m/406176.article}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal acquires 45% of Sogepaq|website=[[Unifrance]]|date=5 July 2001|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://en.unifrance.org/news/203/studiocanal-acquires-45-of-sogepaq}}</ref> One month later in August of that same year, StudioCanal announced that they've acquired a controlling 52% stake in French television production powerhouse Expand.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal secures control of TV producer Expand|url=https://www.screendaily.com/studiocanal-secures-control-of-tv-producer-expand/406643.article|website=Screen Daily|first=Francoise Meaux|last=Saint Marc|date=August 20, 2001|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In May 2002, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their Italian operations by setting up their Italian in-house production outfit based in Rome named StudioCanal Urania that will produce StudioCanal's Italian films annually.<ref>{{cite web|title=Studio Canal unveils Italian film production unit|url=https://www.screendaily.com/studio-canal-unveils-italian-film-production-unit/409301.article|website=Screen Daily|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=May 18, 2002|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In late-September 2002, StudioCanal announced that they and [[BAC Films|BAC Majestic]] had parted ways, terms of the deal included the sale of their joint venture distribution subsidiary Mars Distribution to StudioCanal, thrus giving the latter their own in-house international distribution division to distribute StudioCanal's movies in their home country of France whilst their sister joint venture distribution company BAC Distribution which was majority owned by StudioCanal would be splitten from Mars and will be shut down and revert to BAC Majestic.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal grabs Mars Films, gives Bac new hope|website=[[Screen International]]|first=Francoise|last=Meaux Saint Marc|date=2 October 2002|access-date=26 November 2023 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/studiocanal-grabs-mars-films-gives-bac-new-hope/4010689.article}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bac distribution splits up|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/9175/|website=Cineuropa|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|date=November 27, 2002|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In July 2003, StudioCanal's parent company Canal+ under their division Studio Expand announced that they've sold their animation production subsidiary [[Ellipsanime]] to media entertainment conglomerate [[Média-Participations]] and had placed the acquired animation production subsidiary under their French-Belgian publishing arm [[Dargaud]].<ref>{{cite web|title=
Dargaud acquires Ellipse Animation|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/dargaud-acquires-ellipse-animation/|website=C21Media|date=July 22, 2003|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>

In June 2004 following their sellout of Ellipsanime to Dargaud back in July 2003, StudioCanal's parent company Canal+ announced that they've sold their remaining Studio Expand assets which were [[Adventure Line Productions]] who was sold to [[Tele Images Productions|Tele Images Group]], DMD Productions, Calt and KM Production which was sold back to their founders (although the latter would eventually be reunited with Adventure Line four years later in 2008) and Starling was sold to American television production and distribution studio [[Sony Pictures Television]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Canal Plus sells off Studio Expand companies|url=https://www.screendaily.com/canal-plus-sells-off-studio-expand-companies/4018972.article|website=Screen Daily|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=June 7, 2004|access-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref>

However, staff departures and its parent Vivendi Universal's debt forced StudioCanal to gradually sell off their interests in these companies:
* Tobis StudioCanal was subject to a management buyout by CEO Kilian Rebentrost and shareholder [[Pathé]] in December 2002 and renamed back to Tobis Film, although the two companies maintained their business relations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viv U scootin' Teuton distrib|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=1 December 2002|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/viv-u-scootin-teuton-distrib-1117876694/}}</ref><ref name=cine/>
* Sogepaq was sold back to Sogecable in July 2003 for £48 million ($54.2 million).<ref>{{cite web|title=Viv U sells its Sogepaq stake|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=10 July 2003|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://variety.com/2003/biz/news/viv-u-sells-its-sogepaq-stake-1117889121/}}</ref>
* Mars Films split from StudioCanal in 2007 to become independent; StudioCanal would later buy a 30% stake in the company in September 2015 and begin controlling its library in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celerier says Mars can do it all|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=15 February 2008|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/celerier-says-mars-can-do-104981/amp/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Acquires 30% Of Mars Films; Appoints Didier Lupfer As President|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=29 September 2015|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/studiocanal-mars-distribution-didier-lupfer-president-vivendi-vincent-bollore-1201557666/amp/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal to Operate Heavy-Hitting Mars Films Library as French Distributor Finalizes Restructuring|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=20 August 2021|access-date=26 November 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/mars-films-vivendi-restructure-plan-1235045456/amp/}}</ref>

Three years later, StudioCanal announced that they're re-entered the international market by acquiring British film distributor [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]] in May 2006 as their first expansion into the United Kingdom, releasing their British film and television catalogue, including the [[EMI Films]] library, through the newly acquired company.<ref name="variety2006"/> A year later in 2007, Optimum Home Entertainment and [[Lionsgate UK]] acquired Elevation Sales, a home entertainment sales and distribution company.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|website=Elevation Sales|access-date=16 July 2022|url=https://elevationsales.co.uk/#about}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Optimum, Lionsgate to buy Elevation Sales|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Sam|last=Andrews|date=20 May 2007|access-date=16 July 2022 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/optimum-lionsgate-buy-elevation-sales-136746/}}</ref>

In November 2006, StudioCanal announced that they've rebranded their distribution division Mars Distribution to StudioCanal Distribution with head of theatrical distribution Stephane Celerier will be stepping down of StudioCanal's distribution division and had hired former Warner Bros. France executive Philippe Desandre who will take over as their new head of theatrical distribution at StudioCanal. One year later in January 2007, StudioCanal announced that they've sold the Mars name to former head of StudioCanal's distribution division Stephane Celerier who will use the name to launch an independent French distribution company named Mars Films with Valérie Garcia joining them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Courson taking charge at Studio Canal|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/courson-taking-charge-at-studio-canal-1117958407/|website=Variety|first=Alison|last=James|date=January 31, 2007|access-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Celerier says Mars can do it all|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=15 February 2008|access-date=26 November 2023|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/celerier-says-mars-can-do-104981/amp/}}</ref>

In August 2007, StudioCanal announced that they've partnered with [[NBCUniversal|NBC Universal]]'s international home entertainment division Universal Pictures International Entertainment (which their parent company [[Vivendi]] used to own Universal Pictures until 2004) to launch a joint venture home entertainment distribution subsidiary that would be France's leading home entertainment distributor which was called Universal Studio Canal Video which started it's operations the following year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Universal pacts with Studio Canal|url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/features/universal-pacts-with-studio-canal-1117971043/|website=Variety|first=Alison|last=James|date=August 29, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2008, StudioCanal announced that they've entered their second expansion into the international market with the acquisition of German-based film independent distributor '''Kinowelt''', which had distributed StudioCanal's films there until then, marking a re-entry for StudioCanal into the German market.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal buys Kinowelt |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/studiocanal-buys-kinowelt-1117979210/|publisher=Variety|date=January 17, 2008}}</ref><ref name=oldhist/> Kinowelt also owned the DVD label [[Arthaus (video label)|Arthaus]]. Both Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt have since been merged into StudioCanal and both were rebranded as StudioCanal UK and StudioCanal GmbH respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/optimum-kinowelt-to-be-rebranded-as-studiocanal/5029378.article |title=Optimum, Kinowelt to be rebranded as StudioCanal|publisher=Screen Daily|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref>

In January 2012, StudioCanal expanded its European operations by acquiring a majority stake in Munich-based producer and distributor [[Tandem Productions (German company)|Tandem Productions]], marking the company's first major move into television production. StudioCanal would later buy out the company's remaining shares in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal acquires Tandem |url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/studiocanal-buys-tandem-1118048377/ |website=Variety|first1=Ed|last1=Maza|first2=John |last2=Hopewell|date=January 12, 2012|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Takes Full Control of 'Pillars of the Earth' Producer Tandem|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studiocanal-takes-full-control-pillars-earth-producer-tandem-1294303/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 12, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

In July 2012, StudioCanal announced that they've made a deal with Australian & New Zealans cinema chain [[Hoyts]] to acquire the latter's independent film distribution division Hoyts Distribution as their third expansion, marking StudioCanal's first acquisition outside of Europe with StudioCanal giving opportunities to make their productions in Australia and Hoyts Distribution CEO Robert Slaviero will continue to work the acquired Australian company within StudioCanal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal buys Hoyts Distribution|url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/markets-festivals/studiocanal-buys-hoyts-distribution-1118056641/|website=Variety|date=July 17, 2012|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref> A year later in April 2013, StudioCanal announced that they've rebranded their Australian division Hoyts Distribution under the StudioCanal banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.if.com.au/2013/04/03/article/Hoyts-Distribution-renamed-STUDIOCANAL-in-Australia-and-New-Zealand/MBDQJXMERM.html|title=Hoyts Distribution renamed STUDIOCANAL in Australia and New Zealand| publisher=[[IF Magazine]]|date=March 4, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409041010/http://if.com.au/2013/04/03/article/Hoyts-Distribution-renamed-STUDIOCANAL-in-Australia-and-New-Zealand/MBDQJXMERM.html| archive-date=9 April 2013}}</ref>

In December 2013, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of a majority stake in the British independent TV production company [[Red Production Company]], marking StudioCanal's entry into the UK television drama production industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal acquires stake in Red Production Company|url=https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/studiocanal-acquires-stake-red-production-company/|website=Screen Daily|first=Stephen|last=Chapman|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

In May 2014, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their operations into the Scandinavian market and further expanded their television production operations by joining forces with three key Scandinavian producers which were Danish screenwriter & author [[Søren Sveistrup]], screenwriter [[Adam Price (screenwriter)|Adam Price]] and film & television producer Meta Louise Foldager to launch a new Danish television production company based in [[Copenhagen]] named [[SAM Productions]] which named after three founders with Meta Louise Foldager becoming CEO of the new production company under StudioCanal.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Teams With 'The Killing' & 'Borgen' Creators In SAM Production Co|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/studiocanal-teams-with-the-killing-borgen-creators-in-scandinavian-production-company-sam-729980/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2014, StudioCanal announced a first-look deal with the newly established American entertainment company [[The Picture Company]], founded by former [[Silver Pictures]] employees [[Andrew Rona]] and Alex Heinemann. The deal was extended in May 2023, with StudioCanal acquiring a minority stake in the company alongside a new five-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Acquires Mintory Stake in The Picture Company|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/studiocanal-buys-minority-stake-the-picture-company-partners-andrew-rona-alex-heineman-new-5-year-deal-cannes-1235375707/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

In May 2015, StudioCanal announced that they've collaborated with Japanese publishing company [[Kadokawa Corporation]] to restore the highly-acclaimed French-Japanese co-production Akira Kurosawa’s [[Ran (film)|Ran]] in order to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary with French film processing company Éclair restoring the film in 4K under the supervision of the two companies ahead of the film's re-release in Japanese theatres before releasing it to French cinemas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Akira Kurosawa's Ran will return to cinemas|url=https://akirakurosawa.info/2015/05/05/akira-kurosawas-ran-will-return-to-cinemas/|website=Akira Kurosawa Info|first=Vili|last=Maunula|date=May 5, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2015, StudioCanal announced that they've acquired a 30% stake in Paris-based French independent film production and distribution company [[Mars Films]] thrus marking one of StudioCanal's first major acquisitions since Vincent Bolloré became the chairman of StudioCanal's then-parent company Vivendi with Mars' CEO Stephane Celerier returning to StudioCanal after nine years now becoming StudioCanal's vice president as part of the deal. In that same date, StudioCanal also announced that they've hired president of Canal+'s film division Didier Lupfer as their new chairman and CEO of StudioCanal with former chairman CEO of StudioCanal Olivier Courson stepping down and exiting the company.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Acquires 30% Of France's Mars Films; Appoints Didier Lupfer As President|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/studiocanal-mars-distribution-didier-lupfer-president-vivendi-vincent-bollore-1201557666/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Ali|last1=Jaafar|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|date=September 29, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Back to the future: Canal+ and Mars Films join forces through StudioCanal|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/299565/|website=Cineuropa|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|date=September 30, 2015|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In April 2016, StudioCanal had announced that they've expanded their television production activities by acquiring a 20% minority stake in two London-based British film and television production companies which were Benedict Cumberbatch's film and television production company SunnyMarch TV and Johnny Capps & Julian Murphy's television production company Urban Myth Films. They also announced that they've returning to the Spanish film and television market after 13 years by acquiring a 33% stake in Spanish television production company Bambú Producciones, thrus marking StudioCanal's re-entry into Spain since selling back Sogepaq to Sogecable in July 2003 whilest Teresa Fernandez-Valdes co-founder of Bambú productions continued being president of Bambú under StudioCanal.<ref>{{cite web|title=MipTV: Studiocanal Buys Into Benedict Cumberbatch's Sunny March, Urban Myth, Spain's Bambu|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/global/studiocanal-cumberbatch-urban-myth-bambu-1201744441/|website=Variety|first1=John|last1=Hopewell|first2=Elsa|last2=Keslassydate=April 4, 2016|date=4 April 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal Invests In 3 Euro Indies; Benedict Cumberbatch's SunnyMarch Among Them – MIPTV|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/studiocanal-acquires-stakes-benedict-cumberbatcs-sunny-march-bambu-urban-myth-miptv-1201731413/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In June 2016, StudioCanal who previously produced the first [[Paddington (film)|Paddington]] movie back in 2014 had announced that they've acquired the intellectual rights to the ''[[Paddington Bear]]'' brand, along with Paddington & Company and The Copyrights Group, the franchise's merchandise licensing agent. StudioCanal then announced that it would be producing three more ''Paddington'' films, including [[The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series)|a show]] on the [[Nick Jr. Channel]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/studiocanal-acquires-paddington-brand-third-movie-1201799112/|title=Studiocanal Acquires Paddington Bear Brand, Plans Third Paddington Movie |first1=John |last1=Hopewell |first2=Elsa |last2=Keslassy |date=20 June 2016 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In July 2021, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of German production company Lailaps Films.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal buys German prodco Lailaps|date=July 7, 2021 |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/studiocanal-buys-german-prodco-lailaps/www.viaplaycontentdistribution.com/ |website=C21Media |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

In June 2022, StudioCanal announced that it entered into the Netherlands film and television distribution industry by acquiring a majority stake Utrecht-based Dutch independent film production and distribution firm [[Dutch FilmWorks]], thrus marking an expansion into the Benelux countries for StudioCanal.<ref>{{cite web |title=StudioCanal Takes Majority Stake in Dutch Filmworks |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studiocanal-acquires-dutchfilmworks-1235168435/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 20, 2022|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2022, StudioCanal announced that they're re-entering the Italian film and television production market by forging a partnership with Rome-based Italian film production company Elsinore Film to jointly co-develop and co-produce a slate of scripted and unscripted content for the international market.<ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal Moves Into Production in Italy by Forging Partnership With Elsinore Film (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/studiocanal-production-italy-partnership-elsinore-film-1235400638/|website=Variety|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|date=October 2022|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

In March 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've launched their first in-house production label which was an unnamed film & television production genre label dedicated to horror, thriller and sci-fi action movies and had hired former StudioCanal UK executive Jed Benedict who will rejoin StudioCanal to run the new production label as their CEO of the label.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Launches Genre Label, Jed Benedict to Run|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studiocanal-launches-genre-label-with-jed-benedict-to-run-1235844400/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=March 6, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Hires Jed Benedict To Launch In-House Genre Label|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/studiocanal-jed-benedict-genre-label-2024-1235847472/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=March 6, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>

In April 2024, StudioCanal had announced that they've launched a new production label dedicated to publishing book-to-screen adaptations called '''StudioCanal Stories'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal Launches Literary Adaptations Label|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/studiocanal-stories-literary-adaptations-label-launches-1235898322/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Jesse|last1=Whittock|first2=Max|last2=Goldbart|date=April 29, 2024|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>


{{as of|May 2024}}, the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US.<ref name=activities>{{cite web | title=Our activities: From a French television channel to a global audiovisual group | website=CANAL+ Group | date=7 May 2024 | url=https://www.canalplusgroup.com/en/group | access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
==Background==
The company was founded in 1987 by Pierre Lescure as a spin-off of the [[Canal+]] pay-TV network. The original function was to focus on French and [[Europe]]an productions, but later made strategic deals with American production companies. StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'', ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'', ''[[Under Siege]]'', ''[[Free Willy]]'', and the original ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' movie. In those days, it was known as Le Studio Canal+.


In July 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their American operations by launching their second American office based in New York City and had promoted former global distribution sales chief Anne Chérel to oversee their new office based in New York City as StudioCanal's American CCO and will support StudioCanal's development in the US.<ref>{{cite web|title='Back To Black' Maker Studiocanal Opening New York Office|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/studiocanal-opening-new-york-office-1236015417/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jesse|last=Wittock|date=July 19, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>
It has strong links to [[Universal Studios]] (Studiocanal and Universal Studios were owned by the same company between 2000 and 2004, hence StudioCanal co-produced a fair number of Universal's films).


In September 2024, StudioCanal had announced that they're rebranding their merchandising and licensing company The Copyrights Group as their own children's division renaming it to StudioCanal Kids & Family in order for StudioCanal to expand their kids and family brand portfolio and they will also lead on worldwide brand development, licensing and retail services including their own IP ''Paddington Bear'', with their CEO Francoise Guyonnet continuing to be the CEO of the renamed division.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal rebrands The Copyrights Group as StudioCanal Kids & Family|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/studiocanal-rebrands-the-copyrights-group-as-studiocanal-kids-family/|website=C21Media|first=Neil|last=Batey|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Copyrights Group rebrands as StudioCanal Kids & Family|url=https://kidscreen.com/2024/09/18/the-copyrights-group-rebrands-as-studiocanal-kids-family/|website=Kidsreen|first=Cole|last=Watson|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref>
Other films the company financed include ''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'', ''[[Bully (2001 film)|Bully]]'', and ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''. StudioCanal also funded the last third of [[David Lynch]]'s film ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]''.<ref>{{IMDb title|166924|Mulholland Drive}}</ref> StudioCanal also financed French-language films, such as ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'' (which became the second-highest-grossing [[French-language]] film in the [[United States]] in the last two decades) and ''[[Intimate Strangers (2004 film)|Intimate Strangers]]'' (which is being remade by Hollywood-based [[Paramount Pictures]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967389.html?categoryid=2607&cs=1|publisher=Variety|first=Matthew|last=Ross|title=Kelly Fremon|date=June 21, 2007}}</ref>).The biggest box office hits for StudioCanal have been ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' which grossed US$519 million, ''Basic Instinct'' which grossed US$352 million and ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' which grossed US$278 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator2.htm|title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=basicinstinct.htm|title=Basic Instinct|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm|title=The Tourist|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref>


In October 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've signed an exclusive multi-territory international distribution deal with American independent film production company [[River Road Entertainment]] to exclusively acquire and internationally distribute River Road Entertainment's 9 feature films and 2 documentaries on TV, SVOD and other media platforms including theatrical.<ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal Acquires Key International Rights to '12 Years a Slave,' 'The Tree of Life' and More River Road Entertainment Titles (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/river-road-entertainment-titles-acquired-by-studiocanal-1236182171/|website=Variety|first=Lise|last=Pedersen|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>
==Film library==
StudioCanal acquired film libraries from studios that either went defunct or had merged with it over the years. As a result, the company's library is the third-largest in the world, behind [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] respectively.


==People==
StudioCanal's library includes the film libraries of:
Anna Marsh was CEO of Studiocanal in 2019 until October 2022, when she was Deputy CEO of Canal+ Group. She had joined Studiocanal in 2008, and been formerly held positions such as head of international sales and managing director of [[StudioCanal UK]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Tartaglione | first=Nancy | title=Anna Marsh Named Deputy CEO Canal+ Group | website=Deadline | date=3 October 2022 | url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/anna-marsh-deputy-ceo-canal-plus-group-1235133342/ | access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Carolco Pictures]],<ref name=carolco1>{{cite web|last=Lambie|first=Ryan|title=The rise and fall of Carolco|date=March 11, 2014|publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/carolco/233689/the-rise-and-fall-of-carolco|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name=carolco2>{{cite web|last=Lambie|first=Ryan|title=Exclusive: CEO Alex Bafer Tells Us About The Return of Carolco|date=January 26, 2015|publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/carolco/243077/exclusive-ceo-alex-bafer-tells-us-about-the-return-of-carolco|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref> including:
**Seven Arts (joint venture with [[New Line Cinema]])
* [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]],<ref name=carolco1/><ref name=carolco2/><ref name=deg>{{cite web|last=Hammer|first=Joshua|title=Total Free Fall|date=March 8, 1992|publisher=[[Newsweek]]|url=http://www.newsweek.com/total-free-fall-195938|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref> including:
** [[Embassy Pictures]]<ref name=carolco1/><ref name=carolco2/><ref name=deg/><ref>{{cite web|last=Friendly|first=David T.|title=De Laurentiis Rejoins The Ranks--at Embassy|date=November 16, 1985|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-11-16/entertainment/ca-2810_1_major-studios|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ealing Studios]]<ref name=ealing/><ref>{{cite web|last=Haflidason|first=Almar|title=Ealing Comedy Boxset 2 DVD (1947-1953)|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/04/28/ealing_comedy_boxset_2_dvd_review.shtml|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=French|first=Philip|title=The Ealing Studios Collection Vol 1 review – Philip French on three immaculately restored Ealing classics|date=August 9, 2014|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/10/ealing-studios-vol-1-philip-french-dvd-review-kind-hearts-lavender-man-white|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
* Lumiere Pictures and Television<ref>{{cite web|last=Hopewell|first=John|title=Lumiere rocks to French classics|date=October 20, 2012|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=http://variety.com/2012/film/news/lumiere-rocks-to-french-classics-1118061036/|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref> (currently owned as a result of parent company [[Canal+ Group]]'s acquisition of cinema operator [[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]], who acquired the company), including:
** [[EMI Films]],<ref name=ealing/><ref>[http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/ttda/infomark.do? &source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=slnsw_public&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS352805509&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "A.B. Pictures Acquire 50% Of Anglo Amalgamated." Times &#91;London, England&#93; April 5, 1962: 21. The Times Digital Archive.] Web. April 6, 2014</ref><ref>"Associated British Picture Corporation." Sunday Times [London, England] September 3, 1967: 44. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. March 29, 2014.</ref> including:
*** [[British Lion Films]]<ref name=ealing>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Wendy|title=Network Distributing acquires rights to 450 films from StudioCanal library|date=December 17, 2012|publisher=[[Screen Daily]]|url=http://www.screendaily.com/network-distributing-acquires-rights-to-450-films-from-studiocanal-library/5049999.article|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
*** [[Anglo-Amalgamated]],<ref name=ealing/> including:
****Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
*** [[Associated British Picture Corporation]],<ref name=ealing/> including:
****Associated British Productions
****Associated British Film Distributors
* [[London Films]]<ref name=ealing/>
* The [[Rankin/Bass Productions|Videocraft International]] theatrical feature films


==Distribution==
== Film library ==
StudioCanal acquired film libraries from studios that either became defunct or had merged with it over the years; as a result, the company's library is one of the largest in the world.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} {{as of|2024}}, the company holds more than 9,000 titles.<ref name=activities/>
===Acquisitions===
StudioCanal acquired [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Ireland|Irish]] distributor [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]] in 2006 as their first expansion into an international market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942671.html|title=Studio Canal moves into Blighty|publisher=Variety|date=May 7, 2006}}</ref> 2 years later, their second expansion into an international market took place with StudioCanal's acquisition of [[Germany|German]] distributor Kinowelt who had distributed their films up to that point.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal buys Kinowelt|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979210/|publisher=Variety|date=January 17, 2008}}</ref> Both companies have since then been renamed '''StudioCanal'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studiocanal.com/en/news/latest-news/331/optimum-kinowelt-to-be-rebranded-as-studiocanal|title=OPTIMUM, KINOWELT TO BE REBRANDED AS STUDIOCANAL|publisher=StudioCanal|date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> StudioCanal's acquisition of [[Australia]]n-[[New Zealand]] distributor [[Hoyts|Hoyts Distribution]] took place in 2012-and was StudioCanal's third expansion into an international market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2013/04/03/article/Hoyts-Distribution-renamed-STUDIOCANAL-in-Australia-and-New-Zealand/MBDQJXMERM.html|title=Hoyts Distribution renamed STUDIOCANAL in Australia and New Zealand|publisher=If Magazine|date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>


StudioCanal owns the libraries of the following companies:
In June 2016, StudioCanal acquired the intellectual rights to the ''[[Paddington Bear]]'' brand, along with the Copyrights Group, the franchise's merchandise licensing agent. StudioCanal then announced that it would be producing three more ''Paddington'' films.<ref>http://variety.com/2016/film/global/studiocanal-acquires-paddington-brand-third-movie-1201799112/</ref>
* [[Carolco Pictures]]<ref name=carolco1>{{cite web|last=Lambie|first=Ryan|title=The rise and fall of Carolco|date=March 11, 2014|publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-rise-and-fall-of-carolco/|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name=carolco2>{{cite web |last=Lambie|first=Ryan|title=Exclusive: CEO Alex Bafer Tells Us About The Return of Carolco|date=January 26, 2015|publisher=[[Den of Geek]] |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/carolco/243077/exclusive-ceo-alex-bafer-tells-us-about-the-return-of-carolco|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
** The Vista Organization
** Seven Arts (joint venture with [[New Line Cinema]])
* [[Paravision International]]
** Parafrance Films
** [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]<ref name=carolco1/><ref name=carolco2/><ref name=deg>{{cite web|last=Hammer|first=Joshua|title=Total Free Fall|date=March 8, 1992|work=[[Newsweek]]|url=https://www.newsweek.com/total-free-fall-195938|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
*** [[Embassy Pictures]]<ref name=carolco1/><ref name=carolco2/><ref name=deg/><ref>{{cite web|last=Friendly|first=David T.|title=De Laurentiis Rejoins The Ranks--at Embassy|date=November 16, 1985|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-16-ca-2810-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Lumiere Pictures and Television]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Hopewell|first=John|title=Lumiere rocks to French classics|date=October 20, 2012|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/lumiere-rocks-to-french-classics-1118061036/|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> (currently owned as a result of parent company [[Groupe Canal+|Canal+ Group]]'s acquisition of cinema operator [[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]] who acquired those companies, via [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]])
** [[EMI Films]]<ref name=ealing/><ref>"A.B. Pictures Acquire 50% Of Anglo Amalgamated." ''The Times'' [London, England]; April 5, 1962: 21. The Times Digital Archive.</ref><ref>"Associated British Picture Corporation." ''Sunday Times'' [London, England] September 3, 1967: 44. ''The Sunday Times'' Digital Archive.</ref>
*** [[British Lion Films]]<ref name=ealing>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Wendy|title=Network Distributing acquires rights to 450 films from StudioCanal library|date=December 17, 2012|publisher=[[Screen Daily]]|url=https://www.screendaily.com/network-distributing-acquires-rights-to-450-films-from-studiocanal-library/5049999.article|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
**** Individual Pictures
**** The 1947–1955 [[London Films]] library<ref name=ealing/> (pre-1947 titles owned by [[ITV Studios]])
*** [[Anglo-Amalgamated]]<ref name=ealing/>
**** Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
*** [[Associated British Picture Corporation]]<ref name=ealing/>
**** [[ABC Weekend TV]]
**** Associated British Productions
**** British International Pictures<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/archives/index.php/collection/117|title=STUDIOCANAL|website=[[British Universities Film & Video Council]]}}</ref>
**** [[Ealing Studios]]<ref name=ealing/><ref>{{cite web|last=Haflidason|first=Almar|title=Ealing Comedy Boxset 2 DVD (1947-1953)|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/04/28/ealing_comedy_boxset_2_dvd_review.shtml|access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=French|first=Philip|title=The Ealing Studios Collection Vol 1 review – Philip French on three immaculately restored Ealing classics |date=August 9, 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/10/ealing-studios-vol-1-philip-french-dvd-review-kind-hearts-lavender-man-white|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
***** Associated Talking Pictures and Associated British Film Distributors
**** [[Pathé News]]
**** [[Welwyn Studios]]<ref name="auto"/>
* Almi Pictures/Television catalog
* [[John and James Woolf|Romulus Films]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.studiocanal.com/news/studiocanal-acquires-the-romulus-films-catalogue/|title=STUDIOCANAL acquires the Romulus Films catalogue|publisher=StudioCanal|date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hammer Film Productions]] (distribution rights)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/studiocanal-inks-library-deal-with-classic-horror-brand-hammer-films-1202747967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930095006/https://deadline.com/2019/09/studiocanal-inks-library-deal-with-classic-horror-brand-hammer-films-1202747967/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2019|title=Studiocanal Inks Library Deal with Classic Horror Brand Hammer Films|date=30 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Salkind]]/Pueblo Film Licensing (the non-[[Superman in film|Superman]] films not owned by [[Warner Bros.]])
* Quad Cinema<ref>{{cite web|title=Studiocanal Acquires Library of 'The Intouchables' Producer|date=October 1, 2018|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/studiocanal-the-untouchables-production-library-toledano-nakache-1202962957/|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Regency Enterprises]] (TV rights only, France)
* [[Spyglass Media Group|Spyglass Entertainment]] (TV rights only, France, Benelux, Sweden and Poland)
* [[American Zoetrope]] (distribution rights)


===Distributors===
===Former agreements===
* [[Miramax]] (most international home video releases; 2011–2020) (rights now held by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]])
Outside [[France]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]] and [[List of territorial entities where German is an official language|German-speaking countries]], StudioCanal does not have a formal distribution unit ''[[wikt:per se|per se]]'', instead relying on other distribution studios and home video distributors to handle their titles, in [[North America]] for example, [[The Criterion Collection]], [[Rialto Pictures]], [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]], [[Image Entertainment]], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and [[Universal Pictures]], distribute StudioCanal's back catalogue on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (in addition, [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] used to previously handle several of their titles). [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] handles distribution of StudioCanal/Hoyts Distribution films in Australia and New Zealand on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]].
* [[Studio Ghibli]] ([[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] only; ended in December 2022) (rights now held by Elysian Film Group starting with ''[[Earwig and the Witch]]''; rights to ''[[My Neighbour Totoro]]'', ''[[Spirited Away]]'' and ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' are co-owned by Elysian and [[Anonymous Content]] and those to ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'' are co-owned by Elysian, [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] and Anonymous Content)


=== Television series ===
StudioCanal also handles home video distribution of 550 titles from the [[Miramax]] library internationally ([[Lionsgate]] handles [[United States|American]] distribution and [[Entertainment One]] handles [[Canada|Canadian]] distribution) since February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LALCDG3.htm|title=Lionsgate, StudioCanal to distribute Miramax films|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=February 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Lionsgate-Studiocanal-and-prnews-2517243937.html?x=0|title=Lionsgate, Studiocanal and Miramax Enter Into Home Entertainment Distribution Agreements|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|date=February 11, 2011}}</ref>
StudioCanal currently{{when|date=May 2024}} owns the rights to over 30 television series, mostly produced by [[Tandem Productions (German company)|TANDEM Productions]] and [[Red Production Company]], including ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Rambo: The Force of Freedom]]'', ''[[Paranoid (TV series)|Paranoid]]'', ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'', ''[[Crazyhead (TV series)|Crazyhead]]'', ''[[Take Two (TV series)|Take Two]]'', ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series)|The Adventures of Paddington]]'' (2019), and international rights to ''[[The Big Valley]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}


== Distribution ==
==Selected filmography==
Outside [[France]], the [[British Isles]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Germany]], StudioCanal does not have a formal distribution unit ''[[wikt:per se|per se]]'', instead relying on other distribution studios and home video distributors to handle their titles. In [[North America]] for example, [[The Criterion Collection]], [[Rialto Pictures]], [[Lionsgate Studios#Home Entertainment|Lionsgate Home Entertainment]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (for the Embassy catalog), [[Universal Pictures]] (for co-productions), [[Shout! Studios]] and [[Kino Lorber]] distribute StudioCanal's back catalogue on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (in addition, [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] and [[RLJE Films|Image Entertainment]] previously owned several of their titles). [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] has handled distribution of StudioCanal/Hoyts Distribution films in Australia and New Zealand on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] since early 2013.


From the 1990s to early 2000s, [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] formerly handled distribution of select StudioCanal titles through the ''Canal+ Image'' label in the United Kingdom on VHS and DVD until 2006 when StudioCanal opened its own distribution unit in the UK, with titles distributed through [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]] (via [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] from 2006 to 2007 and Elevation Sales since 2007).<ref name="variety2006">{{cite magazine|last=James|first=Alison|title=Studio Canal moves into Blighty |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/studio-canal-moves-into-blighty-1200505900/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2011-09-04|author2=Dawtrey, Adam |date=2006-05-07}}</ref>
===1990s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
|-
| ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' || December 20, 1991 || Distributed by [[Warner Bros.]]<br />Nominee of the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]
|-
| ''[[The Mambo Kings]]'' || February 28, 1992 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man (film)|Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]'' || February 28, 1992 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[The Power of One (film)|The Power of One]]'' || March 27, 1992 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[The Vagrant (film)|The Vagrant]]'' || May 15, 1992 || Distributed by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
|-
| ''[[Bitter Moon]]'' || September 23, 1992 || Distributed by [[New Line Cinema]]
|-
| ''[[Under Siege]]'' || October 9, 1992 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Damage (1992 film)|Damage]]'' || December 9, 1992 || Distributed by New Line Cinema
|-
| ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' || January 6, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Sommersby]]'' || February 5, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Falling Down]]'' || February 26, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Made in America (1993 film)|Made in America]]'' || May 28, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Free Willy]]'' || July 16, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[That Night]]'' || August 27, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Heaven & Earth (1993 film)|Heaven & Earth]]'' || December 25, 1993 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' || October 28, 1994 || Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
|-
| ''[[Murder in the First (film)|Murder in the First]]'' || January 20, 1995 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'' || July 19, 1995 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Carrington (film)|Carrington]]'' || September 22, 1995 || Distributed by [[Gramercy Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]'' || October 27, 1995 || Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
|-
| ''[[Cutthroat Island]]'' || December 22, 1995 || Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
|-
| ''[[Free Willy 3: The Rescue]]'' || August 8, 1997 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Kundun]]'' || December 25, 1997 || Distributed by [[Touchstone Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[The Idiots]]'' || May 20, 1998 || Distributed by [[USA Films]]
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' || September 8, 1998 || Distributed by [[Gramercy Pictures]]<br />Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|-
| ''[[Ghost Dog]]'' || May 18, 1999 || Distributed by [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[The Straight Story]]'' || May 21, 1999 || Distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' || May 28, 1999 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' || August 25, 1999 || Distributed by [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Season's Beatings]]'' || November 24, 1999 ||
|}


StudioCanal had the European home video distribution rights to 550 titles from the [[Miramax]] library from 2011 to 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek/ap/financialnews/D9LALCDG3.htm|title=Lionsgate, StudioCanal to distribute Miramax films|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=February 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Lionsgate-Studiocanal-and-prnews-2517243937.html?x=0|title=Lionsgate, Studiocanal and Miramax Enter Into Home Entertainment Distribution Agreements|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|date=February 11, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> when [[Paramount Global|ViacomCBS]] bought a minority stake in Miramax.
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Bruiser (film)|Bruiser]]'' || February 13, 2000 ||
|-
| ''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'' || April 21, 2000 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]'' || August 11, 2000 || Distributed by [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[The Man Who Cried]]'' || September 2, 2000 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Weight of Water (film)|The Weight of Water]]'' || September 9, 2000 || Distributed by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' || September 28, 2000 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Lucky Numbers]]'' || October 27, 2000 || Distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Murderous Maids]]'' || November 22, 2000 ||
|-
| ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' || December 22, 2000 || Distributed by Universal Pictures (International) and [[Touchstone Pictures]] (US)
|-
| ''[[Harrison's Flowers]]'' || January 24, 2001 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'' || January 31, 2001 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' || April 4, 2001 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Mullholland Drive (film)|Mullholland Drive]]'' || May 16, 2001 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Human Nature (film)|Human Nature]]'' || May 18, 2001 || Distributed by New Line Cinema
|-
| ''[[Bully (2001 film)|Bully]]'' || June 15, 2001 || Distributed by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Brooklyn Babylon]]'' || August 17, 2001 || Distributed by [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film)|Captain Corelli's Mandolin]]'' || August 17, 2001 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Sex and Lucia]]'' || August 24, 2001 || Distributed by [[Palm Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Chasing Sleep]]'' || September 16, 2001 ||
|-
| ''[[Chaos (2001 film)|Chaos]]'' || October 3, 2001 ||
|-
| ''[[Long Time Dead]]'' || January 18, 2002 || Distributed by [[Focus Features]]
|-
| ''[[40 Days and 40 Nights]]'' || March 1, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' || March 22, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]'' || April 26, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[All or Nothing (film)|All or Nothing]]'' || May 17, 2002 || Distributed by [[United Artists]]
|-
| ''[[Irréversible]]'' || May 22, 2002 || Distributed by Mars Film Distribution
|-
| ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]'' || May 24, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures<br />Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|-
| ''[[The Red Siren]]'' || August 22, 2002 || Distributed by Haut et Court
|-
| ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]'' || August 23, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[My Little Eye]]'' || September 10, 2002 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' || March 27, 2003 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Johnny English]]'' || April 11, 2003 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' || May 9, 2003 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Dogville]]'' || May 19, 2003 || Distributed by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Love Actually]]'' || November 7, 2003 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' || March 9, 2004 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Clean (film)|Clean]]'' || March 27, 2004 || Distributed by [[Palm Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[The Calcium Kid]]'' || April 30, 2004 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Riding Giants]]'' || July 21, 2004 || Distributed by [[Sony Pictures Classics]]
|-
| ''[[Thunderbirds (2004 film)|Thunderbirds]]'' || July 23, 2004 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Intimate Strangers (2004 film)|Intimate Strangers]]'' || July 30, 2004 || Distributed by Paramount Pictures
|-
| ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' || September 17, 2004 || Distributed by Universal
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]'' || November 8, 2004 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Interpreter]]'' || April 8, 2005 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride and Prejudice]]'' || September 11, 2005 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' || October 21, 2005 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]'' || April 28, 2006 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure]]'' || September 6, 2006 || Distributed by [[HBO Video]]
|-
| ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'' || September 6, 2006 || Distributed by [[518 Media]]
|-
| ''[[Sixty Six (film)|Sixty Six]]'' || November 3, 2006 || Distributed by [[First Independent Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'' || December 9, 2006 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Good Shepherd (film)|The Good Shepherd]]'' || December 22, 2006 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' || January 22, 2007 || Distributed by [[Paramount Vantage]]
|-
| ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' || February 14, 2007 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Gone (2007 film)|Gone]]'' || March 9, 2007 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]'' || March 24, 2007 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Atonement (film)|Atonement]]'' || August 29, 2007 || Distributed by Universal Pictures<br />Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|-
| ''[[Sa majesté Minor]]'' || October 10, 2007 ||
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' || October 12, 2007 || Distributed by Universal
|-
| ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]'' || February 14, 2008 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Wild Child (film)|Wild Child]]'' || August 15, 2008 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Burn After Reading]]'' || August 27, 2008 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[RocknRolla]]'' || September 5, 2008 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' || October 15, 2008 || Distributed by Universal Pictures<br />Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|-
| ''[[The Boat That Rocked]]'' || April 1, 2009 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'' || April 17, 2009 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Soloist]]'' || April 24, 2009 || Distributed by Paramount Pictures
|-
| ''[[Chloe (film)|Chloe]]'' || September 13, 2009 || Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
|-
| ''[[One for the Road (2009 film)|One for the Road]]'' || September 23, 2009 || Distributed by [[Wild Bunch (film company)|Wild Bunch]]
|-
| ''[[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]]'' || October 1, 2009 ||
|-
| ''[[A Serious Man]]'' || October 2, 2009 || Distributed by Focus Features<br />Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|}


On 13 October 2021, StudioCanal announced that its global distribution deal with Universal would expire in January 2022. Later that year, they started distributing their home media releases through [[Plaion|Plaion Pictures]] in Germany. In early 2024, they started distributing their home media releases in France through ESC Distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/studiocanal-nbcuniversal-distribution-rights-deal-ends-1235087972|title='Terminator 2,' 'Basic Instinct' to Return to Studiocanal Distribution Portfolio as NBCUniversal Deal Ends – Global Bulletin|date=October 13, 2021}}</ref>
===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Green Zone (film)|Green Zone]]'' || February 26, 2010 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang]]'' || March 26, 2010 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Babies (film)|Babies]]'' || May 17, 2010 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]]'' || August 4, 2010 ||
|-
| ''[[The Last Exorcism]]'' || August 27, 2010 || Distributed by [[Lionsgate Films]]
|-
| ''[[Senna (film)|Senna]]'' || October 7, 2010 || Distributed by Universal
|-
| ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' || December 10, 2010 || Distributed by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Tyrannosaur (film)|Tyrannosaur]]'' || January 21, 2011 || Distributed by [[Strand Releasing]]
|-
| ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' || February 18, 2011 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Attack the Block]]'' || March 12, 2011 || Distributed by [[Screen Gems]]
|-
| ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' || September 5, 2011 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]'' || October 7, 2011 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Contraband (2012 film)|Contraband]]'' || January 13, 2012 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Big Miracle]]'' || February 3, 2012 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Dinosaur Project]]'' || August 10, 2012 ||
|-
| ''[[A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise]]'' || August 15, 2012 ||
|-
| ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' || September 7, 2012 || Distributed by Focus Features
|-
| ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' || September 7, 2012 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Flight (2012 film)|Flight]]'' || October 14, 2012 || Distributed by Paramount Pictures
|-
| ''[[Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning]]'' || October 25, 2012 || Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Way, Way Back]]'' || January 21, 2013 || Distributed by [[20th Century Fox]]
|-
| ''[[I Give It a Year]]'' || February 8, 2013 || Distributed by [[Magnolia Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[The Last Exorcism Part II]]'' || February 28, 2013 || Distributed by [[CBS Films]]
|-
| ''[[Evil Dead (2013 film)|Evil Dead]]'' || March 8, 2013 || Distributed by [[TriStar Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[The Bling Ring]]'' || May 15, 2013 || Distributed by [[A24 Films]]
|-
| ''[[Young & Beautiful]]'' || May 16, 2013 ||
|-
| ''[[Inside Llewyn Davis]]'' || May 19, 2013 || Distributed by [[CBS Films]]
|-
| ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' || July 10, 2013 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]'' || August 7, 2013 || Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
|-
| ''[[Mindscape (film)|Mindscape]]'' || October 13, 2013 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Chinese Puzzle]]'' || October 16, 2013 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (film)|The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared]]'' || December 25, 2013 || Distributed by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[RoboCop (2014 film)|RoboCop]]'' || January 30, 2014 ||
|-
| ''[['71 (film)|'71]]'' || February 7, 2014 ||
|-
| ''[[Non-Stop (film)|Non-Stop]]'' || February 28, 2014 || Distributed by Universal
|-
| ''[[The Two Faces of January (film)|The Two Faces of January]]'' || April 16, 2014 || Distributed by Universal Pictures
|-
| ''[[Elle l'adore]]'' || June 18, 2014 ||
|-
| ''[[The House of Magic]]'' || July 25, 2014 ||
|-
| ''[[Before I Go to Sleep (film)|Before I Go to Sleep]]'' || September 4, 2014 || Distributed by [[20th Century Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' || November 21, 2014 || Distributed by [[the Weinstein Company]] <br >Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
|-
| ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' || December 12, 2014 || Distributed by [[the Weinstein Company]]
|-
| ''[[Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'' || February 6, 2015 || Distributed by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]] <br /> Production company [[Aardman Animations]]<br /> Nominee of [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]
|-
| ''[[The Gunman (film)|The Gunman]]'' || March 20, 2015 || Distributed by [[Open Road Films]]
|-
| ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]'' || May 17, 2015 [[2015 Cannes Film Festival|(Cannes)]] || Distributed by StudioCanal and [[The Weinstein Company]].<br />Production companies [[Number 9 Films]] · [[Killer Films]] · [[Film4 Productions]]
|-
| ''[[Man Up (film)|Man Up]]'' || May 29, 2015 ||
|-
| ''[[We Are Your Friends (film)|We Are Your Friends]]'' || August 28, 2015 || Distributed by Warner Bros.
|-
| ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]'' || September 9, 2015 || Distributed by [[Universal Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Blinky Bill the Movie]]'' || September 17, 2015 || Distributed by [[Shout! Factory]] <br /> Production company [[Flying Bark Productions]]
|-
| ''[[Macbeth (2015 film)|Macbeth]]'' || October 2, 2015 || Distributed by The Weinstein Company
|-
| ''[[The Program (2015 film)|The Program]]'' || October 16, 2015 || Distributed by [[Momentum Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Youth (2015 film)|Youth]]'' || January 29, 2016 || Distributed by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[A Bigger Splash (film)|A Bigger Splash]]'' || February 12, 2016 || Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
|-
| ''[[Bastille Day (film)|Bastille Day]]'' || April 22, 2016 || Distributed by Focus Features
|-
| ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]'' || May 6, 2016 || Distributed by [[Broad Green Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Ashley (film)|Ashley]]'' || 2015 ||
|-
| ''[[Swallows and Amazons (2016 film)|Swallows and Amazons]]'' || August 19, 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[Untitled Donald Crowhurst film]]'' || 2016 ||


== Selected films produced by StudioCanal or associated companies ==
|-
{{Main|List of StudioCanal films}}
| ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]'' || July 13, 2018 || Distributed by [[Focus Features]] <br />Production company [[Aardman Animations]]
{{div col}}
|-
* ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'' (1991)
| ''[[Shaun the Sheep Movie#Sequel|Untitled Shaun the Sheep Sequel]]'' || TBA || TBA <br /> Production company [[Aardman Animations]]
* ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' (1991)
|}
* ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Mambo Kings]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Under Siege]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Sommersby]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Falling Down]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Free Willy]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'' (1995)
* ''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'' (2000)
* ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Johnny English]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014)
{{div col end}}


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.studiocanal.com/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200804210833/https://www.studiocanal.com/en/studiocanal-group/historical Official history] (archived); [https://www.studiocanal.com/company-history/ current version]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0106149&sort=release_date,asc List of film credits] from [[IMDb]]


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Latest revision as of 09:23, 25 December 2024

StudioCanal S.A.S.
FormerlyCanal+ Production (1984–1990)
Le Studio Canal+ (1990–2000)
Canal+ D.A. (1992–2000)
Company typeSubsidiary (Société par actions simplifiée)
IndustryFilmmaking
Film distribution
Predecessors
FoundedSeptember 7, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-09-07)
FounderPierre Lescure
Headquarters
Paris, France
Area served
Afro-Eurasia
Oceania
Key people
Maxime Saada (Chairman)
Anna Marsh (CEO)
ParentCanal+
Divisions
  • StudioCanal Australia
  • StudioCanal GmbH
  • StudioCanal Kids & Family
  • StudioCanal Original
  • StudioCanal Stories
  • StudioCanal UK
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.studiocanal.com

StudioCanal S.A.S.[1] (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., and Canal+ Production, from 2001 until 2011 stylized as STUDIOCANAL, from 2011 to present stylized as STUDIOCANAL and also known as StudioCanal International,) is a French audiovisual international film & television production and distribution company. The company is a subsidiary of the Canal+. StudioCanal actives for the three main European countries like France, the United Kingdom and Germany as well as Australia and New Zealand. They distributed around fifty films each year in Europe (mainly France and United Kingdom) and Oceania as well as their own.

As of May 2024, the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US, and holds around 9,000 titles in its extensive film library in which they ensure the preservation and restoration for home video releases and air them on channels worldwide.

History

[edit]
See also: Groupe Canal+ § History

On 1 January 1987, Canal+ Productions was founded as a cinema film co-production subsidiary of the cable channel which had been established in November 1984, Canal+. The subscription channel was co-founded by André Rousselet[2] and Pierre Lescure.[3][4] This was to reduce Canal+'s dependence on the American major studios by building its own library that the pay-TV channel could use on their own channels and internationally.[2]

By December 1990, Canal+ Productions rebranded to Le Studio Canal+, and released its first film, The Double Life of Veronique, by Krzysztof Kieslowski.[4] By the early 1990s, it became apparent that Canal+ was a major contributor to the French film industry, with its obligation to spend 10% of its income on French-made films, as well as being Europe's largest buyer of American film rights.[2] Canal+ also made investments in other companies. In 1991 it bought a five percent stake in the independent American studio Carolco Pictures.[2] However, in 1992, Le Studio Canal+ suffered financial difficulties after Carolco Pictures entered a corporate restructure.[citation needed]

StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include Terminator 2: Judgment Day, JFK, Basic Instinct, Cliffhanger, Under Siege, Free Willy, and the original Stargate movie. In those days, it was known as either Le Studio Canal+ or simply Canal+.[citation needed]

Other films the company financed include U-571, Bully, and Bridget Jones's Diary. StudioCanal also funded the last third of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.[5] StudioCanal also financed French-language films, such as Brotherhood of the Wolf (which became the sixth-highest-grossing French-language film of all time in the United States) and Intimate Strangers. Films such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day which grossed US$519 million, Basic Instinct which grossed US$352 million and The Tourist which grossed US$278 million worldwide, have been big box-office hits for StudioCanal.[6][7][8]

In January 1996, Le Studio Canal+ made a $56 million bid for Carolco Pictures' library. 20th Century Fox, which had originally agreed to buy the library for $50 million, had dropped their bid to $47.5 million and ultimately dropped out of contention, making this acquisition Canal+'s first foray into library acquisitions.[9][10]

Le Studio Canal+'s original plan was to build a pan-European distribution network. They made their first known acquisition into a foreign market in 1997 when they bought a 20% minority stake in Germany's Tobis Film; they would later increase the stake to 60% in February 2000, renaming the company Tobis StudioCanal.[11]

On 1 December 1998, all of Canal+ film, television, music, video production activities, etc., were grouped into a new entity, Canal+ Image, which was rebranded as StudioCanal in 2000.[4]

In February 2000, Le Studio Canal Plus announced that in order for them to grow a European distribution network they've expanded their stake in German film distribution company Tobis bringing their stake to 60% and had renamed to Tobis Studio Canal Plus giving Le Studio Canal Plus their own German division and had launched a joint venture production subsidiary with the remaining 40% stake will continued to be owned by the co-founder of Tobis Kilian Rebentrost and French film distribution company Pathé with ex-PolyGram executive Haig Balian joining Tobis Studio Canal Plus as their co-managing director.[12]

In December 2000, StudioCanal announced that they've partnered with Italian public broadcasting company RAI under the latter's cinema division to launch a joint venture distribution company in Italy, marking StudioCanal's first entry into the Italian film production and distribution market.[13] The name for the joint venture Italian film distribution company was revealed by StudioCanal and Italian public broadcasting RAI under the latter's cinema division Rai Cinema the following year in May which was titled as 01 Distribution.[14]

In July 2001, StudioCanal announced that they've entered the Spanish film distribution industry by acquiring a 45% stake of leading Spanish film and television production and distribution company Sogepaq from Spanish pay television company Sogecable (Vivendi Universal owned 21% of Sogecable at the time) for $36.2 million, also giving the company a 73% controlling stake in its Spanish subsidiary StudioCanal España and a minority stake in the joint venture Warner Sogefilms.[15][16][17] One month later in August of that same year, StudioCanal announced that they've acquired a controlling 52% stake in French television production powerhouse Expand.[18]

In May 2002, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their Italian operations by setting up their Italian in-house production outfit based in Rome named StudioCanal Urania that will produce StudioCanal's Italian films annually.[19]

In late-September 2002, StudioCanal announced that they and BAC Majestic had parted ways, terms of the deal included the sale of their joint venture distribution subsidiary Mars Distribution to StudioCanal, thrus giving the latter their own in-house international distribution division to distribute StudioCanal's movies in their home country of France whilst their sister joint venture distribution company BAC Distribution which was majority owned by StudioCanal would be splitten from Mars and will be shut down and revert to BAC Majestic.[20][21]

In July 2003, StudioCanal's parent company Canal+ under their division Studio Expand announced that they've sold their animation production subsidiary Ellipsanime to media entertainment conglomerate Média-Participations and had placed the acquired animation production subsidiary under their French-Belgian publishing arm Dargaud.[22]

In June 2004 following their sellout of Ellipsanime to Dargaud back in July 2003, StudioCanal's parent company Canal+ announced that they've sold their remaining Studio Expand assets which were Adventure Line Productions who was sold to Tele Images Group, DMD Productions, Calt and KM Production which was sold back to their founders (although the latter would eventually be reunited with Adventure Line four years later in 2008) and Starling was sold to American television production and distribution studio Sony Pictures Television.[23]

However, staff departures and its parent Vivendi Universal's debt forced StudioCanal to gradually sell off their interests in these companies:

  • Tobis StudioCanal was subject to a management buyout by CEO Kilian Rebentrost and shareholder Pathé in December 2002 and renamed back to Tobis Film, although the two companies maintained their business relations.[24][11]
  • Sogepaq was sold back to Sogecable in July 2003 for £48 million ($54.2 million).[25]
  • Mars Films split from StudioCanal in 2007 to become independent; StudioCanal would later buy a 30% stake in the company in September 2015 and begin controlling its library in August 2021.[26][27][28]

Three years later, StudioCanal announced that they're re-entered the international market by acquiring British film distributor Optimum Releasing in May 2006 as their first expansion into the United Kingdom, releasing their British film and television catalogue, including the EMI Films library, through the newly acquired company.[29] A year later in 2007, Optimum Home Entertainment and Lionsgate UK acquired Elevation Sales, a home entertainment sales and distribution company.[30][31]

In November 2006, StudioCanal announced that they've rebranded their distribution division Mars Distribution to StudioCanal Distribution with head of theatrical distribution Stephane Celerier will be stepping down of StudioCanal's distribution division and had hired former Warner Bros. France executive Philippe Desandre who will take over as their new head of theatrical distribution at StudioCanal. One year later in January 2007, StudioCanal announced that they've sold the Mars name to former head of StudioCanal's distribution division Stephane Celerier who will use the name to launch an independent French distribution company named Mars Films with Valérie Garcia joining them.[32][33]

In August 2007, StudioCanal announced that they've partnered with NBC Universal's international home entertainment division Universal Pictures International Entertainment (which their parent company Vivendi used to own Universal Pictures until 2004) to launch a joint venture home entertainment distribution subsidiary that would be France's leading home entertainment distributor which was called Universal Studio Canal Video which started it's operations the following year.[34]

In January 2008, StudioCanal announced that they've entered their second expansion into the international market with the acquisition of German-based film independent distributor Kinowelt, which had distributed StudioCanal's films there until then, marking a re-entry for StudioCanal into the German market.[35][4] Kinowelt also owned the DVD label Arthaus. Both Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt have since been merged into StudioCanal and both were rebranded as StudioCanal UK and StudioCanal GmbH respectively.[36]

In January 2012, StudioCanal expanded its European operations by acquiring a majority stake in Munich-based producer and distributor Tandem Productions, marking the company's first major move into television production. StudioCanal would later buy out the company's remaining shares in May 2020.[37][38]

In July 2012, StudioCanal announced that they've made a deal with Australian & New Zealans cinema chain Hoyts to acquire the latter's independent film distribution division Hoyts Distribution as their third expansion, marking StudioCanal's first acquisition outside of Europe with StudioCanal giving opportunities to make their productions in Australia and Hoyts Distribution CEO Robert Slaviero will continue to work the acquired Australian company within StudioCanal.[39] A year later in April 2013, StudioCanal announced that they've rebranded their Australian division Hoyts Distribution under the StudioCanal banner.[40]

In December 2013, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of a majority stake in the British independent TV production company Red Production Company, marking StudioCanal's entry into the UK television drama production industry.[41]

In May 2014, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their operations into the Scandinavian market and further expanded their television production operations by joining forces with three key Scandinavian producers which were Danish screenwriter & author Søren Sveistrup, screenwriter Adam Price and film & television producer Meta Louise Foldager to launch a new Danish television production company based in Copenhagen named SAM Productions which named after three founders with Meta Louise Foldager becoming CEO of the new production company under StudioCanal.[42]

In September 2014, StudioCanal announced a first-look deal with the newly established American entertainment company The Picture Company, founded by former Silver Pictures employees Andrew Rona and Alex Heinemann. The deal was extended in May 2023, with StudioCanal acquiring a minority stake in the company alongside a new five-year deal.[43]

In May 2015, StudioCanal announced that they've collaborated with Japanese publishing company Kadokawa Corporation to restore the highly-acclaimed French-Japanese co-production Akira Kurosawa’s Ran in order to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary with French film processing company Éclair restoring the film in 4K under the supervision of the two companies ahead of the film's re-release in Japanese theatres before releasing it to French cinemas.[44]

In September 2015, StudioCanal announced that they've acquired a 30% stake in Paris-based French independent film production and distribution company Mars Films thrus marking one of StudioCanal's first major acquisitions since Vincent Bolloré became the chairman of StudioCanal's then-parent company Vivendi with Mars' CEO Stephane Celerier returning to StudioCanal after nine years now becoming StudioCanal's vice president as part of the deal. In that same date, StudioCanal also announced that they've hired president of Canal+'s film division Didier Lupfer as their new chairman and CEO of StudioCanal with former chairman CEO of StudioCanal Olivier Courson stepping down and exiting the company.[45][46]

In April 2016, StudioCanal had announced that they've expanded their television production activities by acquiring a 20% minority stake in two London-based British film and television production companies which were Benedict Cumberbatch's film and television production company SunnyMarch TV and Johnny Capps & Julian Murphy's television production company Urban Myth Films. They also announced that they've returning to the Spanish film and television market after 13 years by acquiring a 33% stake in Spanish television production company Bambú Producciones, thrus marking StudioCanal's re-entry into Spain since selling back Sogepaq to Sogecable in July 2003 whilest Teresa Fernandez-Valdes co-founder of Bambú productions continued being president of Bambú under StudioCanal.[47][48]

In June 2016, StudioCanal who previously produced the first Paddington movie back in 2014 had announced that they've acquired the intellectual rights to the Paddington Bear brand, along with Paddington & Company and The Copyrights Group, the franchise's merchandise licensing agent. StudioCanal then announced that it would be producing three more Paddington films, including a show on the Nick Jr. Channel in 2020.[49]

In July 2021, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of German production company Lailaps Films.[50]

In June 2022, StudioCanal announced that it entered into the Netherlands film and television distribution industry by acquiring a majority stake Utrecht-based Dutch independent film production and distribution firm Dutch FilmWorks, thrus marking an expansion into the Benelux countries for StudioCanal.[51]

In October 2022, StudioCanal announced that they're re-entering the Italian film and television production market by forging a partnership with Rome-based Italian film production company Elsinore Film to jointly co-develop and co-produce a slate of scripted and unscripted content for the international market.[52]

In March 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've launched their first in-house production label which was an unnamed film & television production genre label dedicated to horror, thriller and sci-fi action movies and had hired former StudioCanal UK executive Jed Benedict who will rejoin StudioCanal to run the new production label as their CEO of the label.[53][54]

In April 2024, StudioCanal had announced that they've launched a new production label dedicated to publishing book-to-screen adaptations called StudioCanal Stories.[55]

As of May 2024, the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US.[56]

In July 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've expanded their American operations by launching their second American office based in New York City and had promoted former global distribution sales chief Anne Chérel to oversee their new office based in New York City as StudioCanal's American CCO and will support StudioCanal's development in the US.[57]

In September 2024, StudioCanal had announced that they're rebranding their merchandising and licensing company The Copyrights Group as their own children's division renaming it to StudioCanal Kids & Family in order for StudioCanal to expand their kids and family brand portfolio and they will also lead on worldwide brand development, licensing and retail services including their own IP Paddington Bear, with their CEO Francoise Guyonnet continuing to be the CEO of the renamed division.[58][59]

In October 2024, StudioCanal announced that they've signed an exclusive multi-territory international distribution deal with American independent film production company River Road Entertainment to exclusively acquire and internationally distribute River Road Entertainment's 9 feature films and 2 documentaries on TV, SVOD and other media platforms including theatrical.[60]

People

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Anna Marsh was CEO of Studiocanal in 2019 until October 2022, when she was Deputy CEO of Canal+ Group. She had joined Studiocanal in 2008, and been formerly held positions such as head of international sales and managing director of StudioCanal UK.[61]

Film library

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StudioCanal acquired film libraries from studios that either became defunct or had merged with it over the years; as a result, the company's library is one of the largest in the world.[citation needed] As of 2024, the company holds more than 9,000 titles.[56]

StudioCanal owns the libraries of the following companies:

Former agreements

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Television series

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StudioCanal currently[when?] owns the rights to over 30 television series, mostly produced by TANDEM Productions and Red Production Company, including The Avengers, Rambo: The Force of Freedom, Paranoid, Public Eye, Crazyhead, Take Two, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Adventures of Paddington (2019), and international rights to The Big Valley[citation needed]

Distribution

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Outside France, the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand and Germany, StudioCanal does not have a formal distribution unit per se, instead relying on other distribution studios and home video distributors to handle their titles. In North America for example, The Criterion Collection, Rialto Pictures, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (for the Embassy catalog), Universal Pictures (for co-productions), Shout! Studios and Kino Lorber distribute StudioCanal's back catalogue on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (in addition, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Image Entertainment previously owned several of their titles). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has handled distribution of StudioCanal/Hoyts Distribution films in Australia and New Zealand on DVD and Blu-ray since early 2013.

From the 1990s to early 2000s, Warner Home Video formerly handled distribution of select StudioCanal titles through the Canal+ Image label in the United Kingdom on VHS and DVD until 2006 when StudioCanal opened its own distribution unit in the UK, with titles distributed through Optimum Releasing (via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment from 2006 to 2007 and Elevation Sales since 2007).[29]

StudioCanal had the European home video distribution rights to 550 titles from the Miramax library from 2011 to 2020,[76][77] when ViacomCBS bought a minority stake in Miramax.

On 13 October 2021, StudioCanal announced that its global distribution deal with Universal would expire in January 2022. Later that year, they started distributing their home media releases through Plaion Pictures in Germany. In early 2024, they started distributing their home media releases in France through ESC Distribution.[78]

Selected films produced by StudioCanal or associated companies

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Main article: List of StudioCanal films

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