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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