StudioCanal

French film studio and distributor

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March 2025 StudioCanal acquired a 50% stake in Canadian film company Levelfilm.
February 14 2025 Release of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' in French distribution, co-production with Miramax and Working Title Films
February 2025 The newly formed production label, Sixth Dimension, acquired distribution rights outside North America for a Silent Night, Deadly Night series reboot.
2024 StudioCanal UK ends its distribution partnership with Studio Ghibli, concluding a long-standing relationship for anime film distribution in the United Kingdom.
2024 Ongoing film distribution with Blu-ray reissues of classic films and new releases such as 'The Apprentice', 'Lee', and 'Mothers' Instinct'.
November 20 2024 Release of 'The Most Precious of Cargoes'
November 8 2024 Release of 'Paddington in Peru', co-production with Columbia Pictures, Kinoshita Group and Heyday Films
October 16 2024 Release of 'Beating Hearts'
September 12 2024 Release of 'Runt', co-production with See Pictures
September 6 2024 Release of 'We Live in Time', co-production with Film4, SunnyMarch and Shoebox Films
July 2024 StudioCanal expanded American operations by launching a second office in New York City and promoting Anne Chérel as American CCO.
April 12 2024 StudioCanal UK distributed the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
March 2024 StudioCanal launched their first in-house production label dedicated to horror, thriller, and sci-fi action movies, hiring Jed Benedict as the label's CEO.
February 23 2024 Release of 'Wicked Little Letters', co-production with Film4, Blueprint Pictures, South of the River Pictures and People Person Pictures
January 12 2024 Release of 'Role Play', co-production with Yes, Norman Productions and The Picture Company, distributed by Amazon MGM Studios
2023 Continued diverse film releases including multiple Blu-ray reissues and new films like 'Dance First', 'Evil Dead Rise', and 'The Old Oak'.
February 24 2023 Release of 'What's Love Got to Do with It?', co-production with Working Title Films and Instinct Productions
December 2022 StudioCanal's distribution rights for Studio Ghibli films in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland conclude, with rights transferred to Elysian Film Group.
December 2022 StudioCanal UK sued Wild Bunch International over the British/Irish Studio Ghibli distribution contract, with a dispute regarding streaming rights.
December 14 2022 Release of 'Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia' in UK, Irish, French and German distribution
July 15 2022 Release of 'The Railway Children Return'
October 13 2021 StudioCanal announced that its global distribution deal with Universal would expire in January 2022.
July 14 2021 Release of 'Gunpowder Milkshake', produced by the German branch, co-production with The Picture Company, Babelsberg Studio, Canal+ and Ciné+
March 12 2021 International distribution of 'The Last Letter from Your Lover' by Netflix
2020 Released the critically acclaimed film 'Parasite', marking a significant international distribution milestone.
2020 StudioCanal's home video distribution agreement with Miramax ends, with rights transferred to Paramount Home Entertainment.
2020 Released 40th anniversary re-release of 'Flash Gordon' and successful international film 'Parasite'.
October 23 2020 Release of 'The Secret Garden', a co-production with Heyday Films, distributed by Sky Cinema
October 9 2020 Release of 'Saint Maud' for UK and Irish distribution, produced by Film4, BFI and Escape Plan Productions
June 15 2020 Release of 'Radioactive', a co-production with Working Title Films and Shoebox Films
October 18 2019 StudioCanal co-produced A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon with Aardman Animations.
November 12 2017 StudioCanal co-produced Paddington 2 with Heyday Films.
June 2016 StudioCanal acquired the Paddington Bear brand along with Paddington & Company and The Copyrights Group, announcing plans to produce three more Paddington films.
February 6 2015 StudioCanal co-produced Shaun the Sheep Movie with Aardman Animations, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
2013 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment began handling distribution of StudioCanal/Hoyts Distribution films in Australia and New Zealand on DVD and Blu-ray.
January 2012 StudioCanal acquired a majority stake in Munich-based producer and distributor Tandem Productions, expanding into television production.
2011 StudioCanal begins international home video distribution agreement with Miramax.
2011 Expanded distribution with Blu-ray reissues of classic films like 'The Conversation', 'Hammett', and 'Withnail & I'.
September 2011 Optimum Releasing was rebranded as StudioCanal UK, with films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tyrannosaur among the first releases under the new name.
December 10 2010 StudioCanal released The Tourist.
October 7 2010 StudioCanal released the documentary film Senna.
August 27 2010 StudioCanal released The Last Exorcism.
May 17 2010 StudioCanal released the documentary film Babies.
March 26 2010 StudioCanal distributed Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang in France, a co-production with Relativity Media and Working Title Films (distributed elsewhere by Universal Pictures).
February 26 2010 StudioCanal distributed Green Zone in France, a co-production with Relativity Media and Working Title Films (distributed elsewhere by Universal Pictures).

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