| Type | Film distribution in France |
|---|---|
| Industry | Distribution in France |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Samuel Hadida Victor Hadida |
| Headquarters | 29 Rue Galilée 75116 Paris, France |
| Products | Film distribution in France |
| Owner | Samuel Hadida Victor Hadida |
| Website | www.metrofilms.com |
Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution company founded by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida, along with their father David, in 1978.[1] It distributes films in France, alongside Entertainment One in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain and the Benelux countries and FilmNation Entertainment worldwide. The logo features a Pegasus behind an eclipsed sun.
Distribution[]
Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films:
Current distribution deals[]
- STX Entertainment/STXfilms
- A24
- Lionsgate Films/Summit Entertainment/Overture Films
- Annapurna Pictures
- Lantern Entertainment
- Amblin Partners
- Bleecker Street
- Millennium Films/Nu Image
Former distribution deals[]
- New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2008.
- Open Road Films – merged with IM Global to form Global Road Entertainment in 2018.
- Relativity Media/Rogue Pictures – went bankrupt as a mini-major in 2015.
- DreamWorks – retired as a distributor in 2005 and then became a banner of Amblin Partners in 2015.
- Broad Green Pictures – Shut down its production unit in 2017 and then shut down completely in 2018.
- CBS Films – Lionsgate took over distribution in 2015.
- United International Pictures (Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures/Focus Features) – Stopped French distribution in 2007 as part of its effort to reduce International operations. Paramount and Universal distribute in France because of this move.
- Picturehouse – Part of New Line Cinema and shut down by Warner Bros. in 2008.
- The Weinstein Co. – plagued by the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
- 20th Century Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures – Formed a joint venture with UGC named UGC Fox Distribution in 1995, which disestablished a decade later.
- Sony (Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Triumph Films/Destination Films) – Formed a joint venture with Gaumont Film Company for French distribution named Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films in 2004. The joint venture disestablished three years later.
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Orion Pictures
References[]
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 27, 2018). "Samuel Hadida Dies: French Distributor And Producer Of 'Resident Evil' & 'True Romance' Was 64". Deadline. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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