List of film distributors by country
This is a list of motion picture distributors, past and present, sorted alphabetically by country.
Argentina
- Buena Vista International
- Warner Bros.
- Sony Pictures[1]
- Fox Distribution Company
- United International Pictures
- 791 Cine
- Alfa Films
- Americine
- Argentina Sono Film
- Aries Cinematográfica Argentina (EFA)
- Artkino Pictures
- Artistas Unidos
- CDI Films
- Cinema International Corporation
- Cine Ojo
- Cinetren
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina
- Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI)
- Distribution Company
- Diamond Films
- Energía Entusiasta
- Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos (EFA)
- Fox Films
- IFA
- Impacto Cine
- Lider Films
- Lumiton
- Mirada Distribution
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Mundial Films
- Nu Visión de Argentina
- Pachamama Cine
- Paramount Pictures
- Primer Plano Film Group
- Quasar Films
- RKO Radio Pictures de Argentina
- Sociedad Independiente Filmadora Argentina (S.I.F.A.)
- SP Films
- Telexcel/ImpactoCine
- Universal Films Argentina
- VideoFlims
- Warner-Columbia Films
- Zeta Films
Australia
- Madman Entertainment
- Roadshow Films
- Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures
- Lionsgate Australia
- 20th Century Fox
- Titan View
- The Weinstein Company Australia
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Hoyts Distribution/Sony Pictures Releasing
- Bmg Films
- Chapel Street Films
- Icon Film Distribution
- KlubSutra.com(Non English and Indian)
Bangladesh
Brazil
- Buena Vista International
- Warner Bros.
- Sony
- Fox Distribution Company
- Europa filmes
- Imagem filmes
- Swen filmes
- Flashstar filmes
- Paris filmes
- Playarte home video
- Focus filmes
- Amazonas filmes
- Som livre
- California filmes
- Casablanca filmes
- Video brinquedo
- Alpha Filmes
- Graça filmes
- Columbia Pictures
- United International Pictures
- Elo Audiovisual
- Esfera
Canada
- Alliance Films
- Brightlight Pictures
- E1 Entertainment
- Maple Pictures
- Mongrel Media
- National Film Board of Canada
- Rhombus Media[1]
- Seville Pictures (owned by E1 Entertainment)
- Teletoon
- Warner Bros.
China, People's Republic of
Finland
France
- Films Distribution
- Studio Canal
- Pathé
- Gaumont
- Metropolitan Filmexport
- Lionsgate France (coming from 2011)
- SND
- The Weinstein Company France (coming from 2011)
- United International Pictures
Germany
- Constantin Film
- Filmverlag der Autoren
- K5 International
- Kinowelt
- Monoduo Films
- Tobis
- Camino Filmverleih
- Paramount Pictures Germany
Hong Kong
Kenya
Punjab
- Gulf Film LLC (UAE)
- Sunnyland Films
- Misr International Films
- General Organization for Cinema (Syria)
- Rotana
- Fox Lorber (Cyprus)
India
- Aashirvad Cinemas
- AVM Productions
- Central Prism Entertainments
- Dharma Productions
- DD Production HOUSE
- Eros Entertainment
- Excel Entertainment
- Fox Star Studios
- Heera Laxmi Amusements Pvt. Ltd.
- LUCSAM Creations
- PVR Pictures
- Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd.
- Red Chillies Entertainment
- Reliance Entertainment
- Sahara One
- Sara Entertainment (P) Ltd.
- Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
- Sun Pictures
- Sax Pictures
- Tips Music Films
- Ultra Distributors
- UTV Motion Pictures
- Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Vishesh Films
- Yash Raj Films
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- EktAnand pictures
- Krian Media Pvt.Ltd
- Suresh Productions
Iran
- [Bamdad Media International]
- [Persian Network LLC]
Italy
- 01 Distribution S.r.l.
- 20th Century Fox Italia S.p.A.
- A.B. Film Distributors S.A.S.
- Academy Two S.r.l.
- Airone Cinematografica S.r.l.
- ARCHIBALD Enterprise Film S.r.l.
- Artisti Associati New Media
- BIM Distribuzione
- Bolero Film S.r.l.
- C.D.I. Compagnia Distribuzione Int.
- Cecchi Gori Group
- Cidif S.r.l.
- Cinedance
- Dania Film
- De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
- DNC
- E.P. Production S.r.l.
- Eagle Pictures S.p.a.
- Esse&bi Cinematografica
- Europe Corporation Film S.r.l.
- European Academy Distribution S.r.l.
- Fandango
- Filmauro S.r.l.
- Gold Film S.r.l.
- Gruppo Minerva International S.r.l.
- Gruppo Pasquino
- International Movie Company S.r.l.
- Istituto Luce S.p.A.
- Italian International Film
- Key Films S.r.l.
- Lady Film S.r.l.
- Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi S.r.l.
- Life International S.r.l.
- Lion Pictures S.r.l.
- Lionsgate Italy (Coming from 2011)
- Lucky Red Distribuzione
- Lux Film
- Mediafilm S.p.A.
- Mediaplex Italia
- Medusa Film S.p.A.
- Metacinema
- Mikado Film
- Miramax International
- Mondo Cinema
- Morgan Film Distribuzione
- MOVIEMAX S.r.l.
- Multi Media Film Distribuzione S.r.l.
- Nexo S.p.A.
- One Movie S.r.l.
- Orango Film Distribuzione S.r.l.
- Pablo Distribuzione Indipendente
- Paco Cinematografica
- Revolver
- Ripley's Film
- Sacher Distribuzione S.r.l.
- Self Cinema
- Sharada Distribuzione S.r.l.
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Teodora Film S.a.s.
- The Weinstein Company Italy (coming from 2011)
- Thule Film S.r.l.
- United International Pictures S.r.l.
- Universal Pictures S.r.l.
- Vip Media S.r.l.
- Vitagraph S.a.s.
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Italia
- Warner Bros Italia S.p.A.
- Zeudi & Franco Cristaldi Film S.r.l.
Japan
- Bandai Visual
- Toho
- Insight Entertainment media ltd
Korea, South
- CJ Entertainment
- Lotte Entertainment
- New Entertainment World
- Showbox
Malaysia
Mexico
- Filmex
- Frontera Films
- Televicine
- Videocine (owned by Televisa)
Netherlands
- 20th Century Fox
- A-Film
- Benelux Film Distributors
- Croeze en Bosman N.V.
- Filma N.V.
- Filmverhuurkantoor Nederland N.V.
- Fortissimo Films
- International Tobis Cinema N.V.
- Lionsgate International
- Loet C. Barnstijn's Filmdistributie N.V.
- Loet C. Barnstijn's Standaardfilms N.V.
- Lumina Film N.V.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Nova Film N.V.
- Paramount Films
- Profilti N.V.
- Remaco's Filmbedriif N.V.
- Universal Pictures International
- UFA Mij. voor Film en Bioscoopbdrijf N.V.
- Warner Bros.
Pakistan
Singapore
Sweden
- Atlantic Film
- Buena Vista International
- Edge Entertainment
- Folkets Bio
- Glimz
- Lionsgate Sweden
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Noble Entertainment
- Non-Stop Entertainment
- Novemberfilm
- Sandrew Metronome
- Scanbox Entertainment
- Solid Entertainment
- Sonet Film
- Sony Pictures
- Svensk Filmindustri
- Svenska Filminstitutet
- Twentieth Century Fox
- United International Pictures
- Warner Bros.
United Kingdom
- 2 C Distribution
- 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd.
- A. Balch Films Ltd.
- ABS-CBN Europe Ltd.
- A.E. Hubsch and Co. Ltd.
- Aardman Animations
- Ace Distributors Ltd.
- Ace Films Ltd.
- Adelphi Films Ltd.
- Adlabs Films Ltd.
- Adventure Films Ltd.
- Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution
- Alliance-Atlantis Releasing
- Alliance-Electric Releasing Ltd.
- Alliance Films Ltd.
- Alliance Releasing
- Allied Alliance Ltd.
- Allied Artists Corporation Ltd.
- Alpha Films Ltd.
- Anglo Guild Ltd.
- Arrow Film Distributors
- Artificial Eye
- Arts Alliance Ltd.
- Axiom Films
- Ayngaran International (Tamil films only)
- Ballpark Film Distributors
- Blue Dolphin Films
- Buena Vista International
- Castle Pictures Ltd.
- Castle Premier Releasing Ltd.
- Cinefile Ltd.
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
- Columbia Pictures
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors
- Columbia-Warner Distributors
- D.A.T.A. Films
- Diffusion Pictures
- DLH 1
- Documentary Technicians Alliance
- Dogwoof Pictures
- Electric Pictures 2 Ltd.
- E1 Entertainment
- Entertainment Film Distributors
- Eros International
- Excel A.A. Films Ltd.
- Film Alliance Ltd.
- Film Producers Guild
- Fox Film Company Ltd.
- General Film Distributors
- Goldwyn Ltd.
- Grayson Pictures
- Group 3 Ltd.
- Guild Film Distribution Ltd.
- High Fliers Films PLC
- Icon Film Distribution
- J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
- J.A.R.F.D. Ltd.
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn Ltd.
- K5 International
- Lions Gate UK
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metrodome Distribution
- MGM-EMI
- Momentum Pictures
- New World Films Ltd.
- New World Pictures
- Optimum Releasing
- Paramount Film Service Ltd.
- Paramount Pictures UK
- Park Circus Ltd.
- Pathé Distribution
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Premier Film Co. Ltd.
- Premier Releasing
- Radio Pictures Ltd.
- Rank Film Distributors
- Redbus Film Distribution
- Revolver Entertainment
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Sideways Film
- Soda Pictures
- Summit Entertainment UK (from E1 Entertainment)
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Stoner Bros. Pictures
- Tartan Films
- United Artists Corp.
- United International Pictures
- Universal Pictures UK
- The Walt Disney Company Ltd.
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Warner-Pathé Ltd.
- The Weinstein Company UK (coming from 2011)
- The Works UK Distribution
United States
- Abrams & Parisi Inc.
- American Film Distributing Corp.
- American Film Institute (AFI)
- All-Star Pictures
- Allied Artists
- Allied Internationnal Films Inc.
- American International Pictures
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
- Angelika Pictures
- Anywhere Road
- Aquarius Releasing
- Artist View Entertainment
- Artkino Pictures
- Associated Artists Productions
- AFRC
- Astor Pictures
- Atlantic Crossing Productions
- Avco Embassy Pictures
- Audubon Films
- Best Film
- B D Fox Independent
- Biograph Studios
- Bigfoot Ascendant LLC
- Brandon Films (Audio-Brandon Films)
- Brain Damage Films
- Cambist Films
- Camelot Distribution
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
- Capitol Film Exchange Inc.
- Cavalcade Pictures Inc.
- Central Cinema Corp.
- CBS Films
- Champion Entertainment Inc.
- Chancellor Films Inc.
- Chevron Pictures
- Cine-Classics Inc.
- Cine-Lux Inc.
- Cinema 16
- Cinema Libre Studio
- Cinexport Distributing Co.
- Cinema Service Corp.
- Cinerama Releasing Corp.
- Cinesouq
- City Lights Pictures
- CJ Entertainment.
- Classic Pictures Inc.
- Colony Pictures Inc.
- Columbia Pictures
- Commander Pictures Inc.
- Commercial Pictures Inc.
- Commodore Pictures Corp.
- Conn Pictures Corp.
- Conquest Pictures Co.
- Continental Distributing (A Division Of Walter Reade-Sterling Inc.)
- Continental Motion Pictures Corp.
- Continental Pictures Inc.
- Continental Talking Pictures Corp.
- Corinth Films
- Cosmos Films Inc.
- Crescent Pictures Corp.
- Crest Films Inc.
- Crown Pictures Inc.
- Crystal Pictures Inc.
- Danubia Pictures Inc.
- DarKnight Pictures
- Discina International Films Corp.
- Distinguished Films Inc.
- Distribpix
- Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)
- Dominant Pictures Corp.
- DuWorld Pictures Inc.
- Eagle Lion Films Inc.
- Eagle Lion Classics Inc.
- Eden Distributing Co.
- Ellis Films Inc.
- Embassy Pictures
- Empire Film Distributors Inc.
- English Films Inc.
- Esperia Film Distributing Co.
- Esquire Pictures Inc.
- Eternal Pictures
- Eureka Productions Inc.
- European Copyrights and Distributing Inc. (ECDI)
- Excelsior Pictures Corp.
- Exploitation Pictures Inc.
- Famous International Film Corp.
- Famous Players Film Company
- Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
- Favorite Films Corp.
- Film Alliance of the U.S. Inc.
- Film Classics Inc.
- Film Movement
- Film Polski Inc.
- Film Renters Inc.
- Film Representations Inc.
- Films-Around-The-World Inc.
- Films International of America Inc.
- Films of India Inc.
- The Filmgroup Inc.
- Filmservice Distributing Corp.
- FilmWorks Entertainment Inc.
- Fine Arts Films Inc.
- First Anglo Corp.
- First Division Pictures Inc.
- First Run Features
- First Independent Pictures
- First National
- Foreign Cinema Arts Inc.
- Fortune Features
- Four Continents Films Inc.
- Fox Film Corporation
- Foy Productions Ltd.
- French Motion Picture Corp.
- Freuler Film Associates Inc.
- G4orce Media Studios
- Garrison Film Distributors Inc.
- Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America
- Gawid Entertainment
- General Foreign Sales Corp.
- Genius Products
- Germania Film Co.
- Giglio Film Distributing Co.
- Global Film Initiative
- Globe Distributing Co.
- Globe Film Co.
- Globe Film Distributors Inc.
- Goldwyn Pictures
- Golgotha Corp.
- Goodwill Pictures Inc.
- Governor Films Inc.
- Grand National Pictures
- Grand Prize Films Inc.
- Grandi Film Distributing Co.
- Grecian Film Center
- Greek Motion Pictures Inc.
- Green Apple Entertainment, Inc
- Grovas-Mohme Inc.
- Guaranteed Pictures Inc.
- Hallmark Productions
- Hal Roach Studios
- Hannover House
- Haven International Pictures
- Headline Pictures Corp.
- Helbanco Moving Picture Distributors Inc.
- Hellenic Distributing Corp.
- High Art Pictures Corp.
- Hoffberg Productions Inc.
- Hollywood Pictures Corp.
- Hollywood Wizard
- Howco Productions Inc.
- Hungaria Pictures Inc.
- Hyperion Films Inc.
- I.F.E. Releasing Corp.
- Ideal Pictures Corp.
- IFC Films
- Imperial Distributing Corp.
- Imperial Film Distributors of America
- Independent Releasing Org.
- Indican Pictures
- Indiedocs
- IndieReign.com
- InstaMovie.com
- Inter-World Films Inc.
- International Film Associates Corp.
- International Releasing Org.
- International Theatrical & Television Corp.
- Irish American Film Corp.
- Jacon Film Distributors
- Janus Films
- Jay-Dee-Kay Productions Inc.
- J. E. R. Pictures, Inc.
- Jewel Productions Inc.
- Jewish Talking Picture Co. Inc.
- Joseph Brenner Associates Inc.
- Juno Films Inc.
- K5 International
- KDK Factory
- Killiam Shows
- Kinemacolor
- Kinematrade Inc.
- Kinopol Inc.
- Kinotrade Inc.
- Koch-Lorber Films
- Kramer-Hyams Films Inc.
- Lenauer International Films Inc.
- Leo Films Inc.
- Level 33 Entertainment
- Lewis, Martin J., Productions
- Liberty Films
- Libra Films
- Lions Gate Entertainment
- Lippert Pictures
- Lopert Films
- Lucasfilm
- Luminous Velocity Releasing
- Lux Film Distribution Corp.
- Madison Pictures Inc.
- Magna Theatres Corp.
- Magnolia Pictures
- Manson Distributing Co.
- Mascot Pictures
- Master Film Distributors Inc.
- Masterpiece Productions Inc.
- Maxim Media Marketing, Inc.
- Maxim Media International
- Maya Film Distributing Corp.
- Mayfair Pictures Corp.
- Mercury Pictures Corp.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Metro Pictures
- Metropolis Pictures Corp.
- Metropolitan Pictures Corporation
- Mexican Film Enterprises Inc.
- Micheaux Film Corp.
- Middle East Film Corp.
- Milestone Films
- Millennium Films
- mondayMEDIA
- Modern Film Corp.
- Monogram Pictures
- Monterey Media Inc.
- Motion Picture Sales Corp.
- Moviegraphs Inc.
- MTD Entertainment Corporation
- Mutual Film Corporation
- MVD Entertainment
- Myriad Pictures
- MyTV New England Studios
- Music Box Films
- N. T. A. Pictures Inc.
- NeoClassics Films Ltd.
- Nehst Out
- New Era Film Exchange Inc.
- Normandy Pictures Corp.
- Newmarket Films
- New Vision Media Group LLC
- Norton, Frank
- Nuovo Mondo Motion Pictures Inc.
- Olympic Pictures Corp.
- Oriental Film Co.
- Overture Films
- Oxford Films Inc.
- Pacemaker Pictures Inc.
- Pacific International Enterprises
- Palm Pictures
- Paramount Pictures
- Passion River Films
- Pathe Exchanges Inc.
- Pax Film Inc.
- Peace Arch Films
- Peerless Productions Inc.
- Peerless Pictures Corp.
- Phaedra Cinema
- Pic Film Inc.
- Picture Classics Inc.
- Pinnacle Productions Inc.
- Player Entertainment Group Inc.
- Pol-Ton Film Co.
- Polish American Film Corp.
- Powers Pictures Inc.
- Praga Film Co.
- Premiere Digital Services Co.
- Premier Pictures Co.
- Principal Distributing Corp.
- Prizma Color
- Pro-Active_Entertainment_Group
- Protex Pictures Corp.
- Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
- Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
- Producers Representatives Inc.
- Progressive Pictures
- Pumpjack Entertainment, Inc.
- Puritan Pictures Corp.
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Rank Film Distributors of America Inc.
- Realart Pictures
- Releasing Corp. of Independent Producers (RCIP)
- Republic Pictures
- Resolute Pictures Corp.
- Revolver Entertainment
- Radio London Films
- Ring Film
- Roadshow Attractions
- Roc Nation
- Rogers and Unger Associates
- Rogue Arts
- Rogue Pictures
- S&G Foreign Films Ltd.
- Sack Amusement Company
- Saga Films Inc.
- Sam Lake Enterprises
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Savoy Films Corp.
- Scalera Films Inc.
- Scandia Films Inc.
- Scandinavian Talking Pictures Inc.
- Screen Guild Productions Inc.
- Screencraft Pictures Inc.
- Sherpix Inc.
- Security Pictures Corp.
- Select Attractions Inc.
- Selznick International Pictures
- Showmen's Pictures Inc.
- Simpex Company Inc.
- Siritzky-International Pictures Corp.
- Snader Productions Inc.
- The Solax Company
- Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
- Sony Pictures
- Specialty Pictures
- Sphinx Films
- Stage and Screen Productions Inc.
- Stanley Distributing
- Strand Releasing
- Stratford Pictures
- Striped Entertainment
- Sunset Film
- Superfilm Distributing Corp.
- Superior Talking Pictures Inc.
- Supreme Pictures Corp.
- Talking Picture Epics Inc.
- Technicolor
- Thanhouser Company
- The Weinstein Company
- THINKFilm
- Tiffany Studios
- Times Film Corp.
- Tobis Klangfilm
- Tohan Pictures Inc.
- Toddy Pictures Co.
- Topaz Film Co.
- Tower Productions Inc.
- Trans-Lux
- Transatlantic Pictures
- Transcontinental Pictures Corp.
- Tricolore Films Inc.
- Troma Entertainment
- Twentieth Century-Fox
- Twentieth Century Pictures
- UFA America
- United Artists
- United German Film Ents.
- United Motion Pictures
- Universal Pictures
- Valiant Films Corp.
- Vedis Films Inc.
- Vesuvio Film Co.
- Victory Pictures Corporation
- Viennese Film Co.
- Vigor Motion Picture Corp.
- Vinod International Films Inc.
- Virgil Films and Entertainment
- Visual Drama Inc.
- Vitagraph Studios
- Vitaphone
- Vog Film Co.
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Warner Bros.
- Western Film Exchange
- William Mishkin Motion Pictures Inc.
- Chelly Wilson
- Women Make Movies
- World Documentary Inc.
- World Pictures Corp.
- World Wide Motion Pictures Corp.
- World Wide Pictures Inc.
- Worldkino Corp.
- Yari Film Group
- Ytinifni Pictures
- Zenith Films Inc.
- Zeitgeist Films
References
- ^ Alfredo Sainz (2012-06-14). "La productora Columbia/Sony se va del país" (in Spanish). lanación.com.