EuropaCorp
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Company type | Public S.A. |
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Euronext: ECP | |
Industry | Films |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Luc Besson Pierre-Ange Le Pogam |
Products | Motion Pictures |
Revenue | €128.5 million (2009) |
Parent | Frontline |
Divisions | Roissy Films |
Website | www |
EuropaCorp is a French film company headquartered in Saint-Denis near Paris. Europacorps takes on a range of activities including film production, international film distribution, DVD sales, TV rights, merchandising and advertising.[1]
The company has grown strongly on the back of its English-language operations particularly from its Taken and Taken 2 films starring Liam Neeson. In 2012, Taken 2 helped deliver a 61% increase in Q3 year-on-year revenues [2] which has allowed it to expand their English-language operations and hire veteran production executive and producer Lisa Ellzey to join their Hollywood offices.[3]
History
Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam worked together for the first time in 1985, on the movie Subway, directed by Luc Besson. Pierre-Ange le Pogam was then Distribution Director at Gaumont. Subsequently, virtually all the films that Luc Besson made with Gaumont between 1985 and 1999 topped the three-million ticket mark at the box office (e.g. The Big Blue, Nikita, Léon, The Fifth Element and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc). Meanwhile, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam developed innovative promotional techniques at Gaumont which he applied for the first time in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element. This film was briefly France’s biggest export success of all time until Taken 2 in 2012.
In 1997 Pierre-Ange Le Pogam became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Gaumont.
In September 2000 Europacorp was founded by filmmaker Luc Besson and former Gaumont manager Pierre-Ange Le Pogam.[1]
In July 2007 EuropaCorp successfully managed its IPO on Euronext Paris.[4]
In May 2008, the CSA, French authority for media regulation, has selected "EuropaCorp TV" project in its invitation to apply for a mobile TV channel in France.
In 2013 Lisa Ellzey, hitherto producer for Lions Gate and 20th Century Fox, was appointed as executive vice president of U.S. Motion Picture Production.[5]
Structure
Today EuropaCorp is owned at 62% by Luc Besson through its company Frontline and at 8.06% by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam; 23% is public.[4][6]
Luc Besson is the Chairman of EuropaCorp's Board of Directors.
Jean-Julien Baronnet has been the Chief Executive Officer of EuropaCorp since November 2008.
Digital Factory[7] is related to EuropaCorp via Luc Besson. Regarding EuropaCorp films, post-production of sound is mainly being carried out in its Normandy site while the image editing is being proceeded in Paris.
International dimension
EuropaCorp has notably produced the world box-office hits Taken ($224 million at world box-office), Arthur and the Invisibles ($107 million), Transporter 3 ($106 million) and Hitman ($100 million).
Two EuropaCorp productions have been topping the US box-office: Transporter 2 by summer 2002 and Taken at spring 2009.
Many international film stars have appeared in EuropaCorp productions: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Tommy Lee Jones, John Malkovich, Jason Statham, David Duchovny, Brittany Murphy, Liam Neeson, Madonna, Robert De Niro, Lou Reed, Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor and others. Consequently the films are usually shot in English.[8]
EuropaCorp Japan, a subsidiary of EuropaCorp settled in Tokyo, has for core business the distribution of feature films in Japan. It is a joint-venture with 3 Japanese companies: Asmik Ace, Sumitomo Corporation and Kadokawa.
In 2012 Europacorp struck a three-year output deal with Chinese film distributor Fundamental Films about 15 feature films. Fundamental Films agreed to co-produce three of these films.[9][10]
In April 2013 they announced their next film will be Lucy which will be directed by Luc Besson and star Scarlett Johansson [3]
"Cité du Cinéma", French movie studios
EuropaCorp will join the Cité du Cinéma due to open in 2012. This movie studio complex, located in Saint-Denis in the close outskirts of Paris, is supposed to eventually comprise a total of 9 film stages.[1][11]
The cinema school « Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière » will also become established in the area.
EuropaCorp has signed a lease with the Nef Lumière, owner of the tertiary complex, to have at its disposal the space to assemble in one place the Europacorp permanent staff and the film crews, with extra space for any potential new activities. This tertiary complex is financed by both the Caisse des Dépôt and Vinci.
EuropaCorp is a minority shareholder in the company operating the studios, joining Euro Media Group, Quinta Communications and Frontline. The Euro Media Group, which owns several film studios throughout Europe, will contribute its expertise in the management and day-to-day running of these Studios of Paris.
Films
1997
2000
- Taxi 2, by Gérard Krawczyk
- The Dancer, by Fred Garson
- Exit, by Olivier Megaton
- Bang Rajan, by Tanit Jitnukul
2001
- Yamakasi, by Ariel Zeitoun and Julien Seri
- 15 août, by Patrick Alessandrin
- Kiss of the Dragon, by Chris Nahon
- Wasabi, by Gérard Krawczyk
2002
- Blanche, by Bernie Bonvoisin
- Once Upon an Angel, by Vincent Perez
- The Transporter, by Louis Leterrier
- Chaos and Desire, by Manon Briand
2003
- Laughter and Punishment, by Isabelle Doval
- Taxi 3, by Gérard Krawczyk
- I, César, by Richard Berry
- Tristan, by Philippe Harel
- Fanfan la Tulipe, by Gérard Krawczyk
- Les Côtelettes, by Bertrand Blier
- High Tension, by Alexandre Aja
- La Felicità, non costa niente, by Mimmo Calopresti
- Michel Vaillant, by Louis-Pascal Couvelaire
- Together, by Chen Kaige
- Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, by Prachya Pinkaew
2004
- Crimson Rivers 2, by Olivier Dahan
- The Story of My Life (Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités) , by Laurent Tirard
- My Spitting Image, by Aruna Villiers
- District 13, by Pierre Morel
2005
- Unleashed, by Louis Leterrier
- Ze Film, by Guy Jacques
- The Prompter, by Guillaume Pixie
- Pale Eyes, by Jérome Bonnell
- Imposture, by Patrick Bouchitey
- Next!, by Jeanne Biras
- Transporter 2, by Louis Leterrier
- Revolver, by Guy Ritchie
- The Black Box, by Richard Berry
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, by Tommy Lee Jones
- Angel-A, by Luc Besson
2006
- Colour Me Kubrick, by Brian W. Cook
- Bandidas, by Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg
- The Chinese Botanist's Daughters, by Dai Sijie
- Dikkenek, by Olivier Van Hoofstadt
- Cheeky, by David Thewlis
- The Singer, by Xavier Giannoli
- Tell No One, by Guillaume Canet
- Arthur and the Invisibles, by Luc Besson
- Adam's Apples, by Anders Thomas Jensen
2007
- Taxi 4, by Gérard Krawczyk
- Michou d'Auber by Thomas Gilou
- Love and Other Disasters, by Alek Keshishian
- The Dinner Guest, by Laurent Bouhnik
- The Secret by Vincent Perez
- Masked Mobsters, by Ariel Zeitoun
- Hitman, by Xavier Gens (Executive Producer)
2008
- Frontier(s), by Xavier Gens
- My Very Best Friend, by Isabelle Doval
- Taken, by Pierre Morel
- Behind the Walls, by Christian Faure
- Sagan, by Diane Kurys
- Go Fast, by Olivier Van Hoofstadt
- Being W., by Karl Zéro and Michel Royer
- Four Minutes, by Chris Kraus
- G.A.L., by Miguel Courtois
- Transporter 3, by Olivier Megaton
2009
- Special Correspondents, by Frédéric Auburtin
- District 13: Ultimatum, by Patrick Alessandrin
- Villa Amalia, by Benoît Jacquot
- Hallelujah!, by Roger Delattre
- Home, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Staten Island, by James DeMonaco
- Human zoo, by Rie Rasmussen
- Fashion Victim, by Gérard Jugnot
- Le Concert, by Radu Mihaileanu
- In the Beginning, by Xavier Giannoli
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, by Luc Besson
2010
- The Whistler, by Philippe Lefebvre
- Paris Express, by Hervé Renoh
- 22 Bullets, by Richard Berry
- I Love You Phillip Morris, by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
- From Paris With Love, by Pierre Morel
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, by Luc Besson
- Little White Lies, by Guillaume Canet
- The Big Picture, by Eric Lartigau
- Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds, by Luc Besson
- La révélation, by Hans-Christian Schmid
- Un balcon sur la mer, by Nicole Garcia
2011
- Romance in the Dark, by Rie Rasmussen
- Halal police d'État, by Rachid Dhibou
- Au bistro du coin, by Charles Nemes
- The Source, by Radu Mihăileanu
- Un baiser papillon, by Karine Silla
- Colombiana, by Olivier Megaton
- A Monster in Paris, by Bibo Bergeron
- La planque, by Akim Isker
- The Lady, by Luc Besson
- L'amour dure trois ans, by Frédéric Beigbeder
2012
- Lock-Out, by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger
- À l'aveugle, by Xavier Palud
- Taken 2, by Olivier Megaton
- The Man Who Laughs, by Jean-Pierre Améris
- Blind Man by Xavier Palud
2013
- The Family by Luc Besson
- La marche by Nabil Ben Yadir
- Les boulistes, by Frédéric Berthe
- Three Days to Kill by McG
- Pour une femme, by Diane Kurys
- Les Petits Princes, by Vianney Lebasque
- Möbius by Éric Rochant
- Intersection by David Marconi
- 20 ans d'écart by David Moreau
- The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Stéphane Berla & Mathias Malzieu
- Romance in the Dark by Rie Rasmussen
- The Homesman by Tommy Lee Jones
- Les invincibles by Frédéric Berthe
2014
- Jamais le premier soir by Dominique Farrugia
- Lucy by Luc Besson
- Brick Mansions by Camille Delamarre
- Sea at War [12]
- Taken 3 [13]
2015
- Sea At War (working title)
Television series
- No Limit (2012-)
- Transporter: The Series (2012-)
- Nom de code: Rose (2012)
- XIII: The Series (2011-2012)
- Flight of the Storks (2012)
Upcoming TV-projects[15]
- Taxi Brooklyn South (2014) Spinn-off from the Taxi films.
- The Lost Patrol (La patrouille perdue) Fantasy series set during WWI for Canal+.
- "Life after Life (La vie après la vie)" created by Besson and writer-producer Naren Shankar (CSI and Grimm)
- Sous-doués passent le Bac mini-series by Claude Zidi
- Le Passager a six-part thriller adapted from the novel by Jean-Christophe Grange
Upcoming projects
Awards and nominations
- 2009: the movie In the Beginning directed by Xavier Giannoli was competing in the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection.
- 2009: I Love You Phillip Morris, in which Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor was in the competition too, for the Camera d’Or during the Director’s Fortnight.
- 2009: Taken, directed by Pierre Morel, was nominated at the Teen Choice Award for the Action Adventure Movie Award. The movie and its soundtrack composer Nathaniel Mechaly in particular, won the BMI Film Music Award.
- 2009: Human Zoo, directed by Rie Rasmussen was competing at the 59th Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama section, as well as at the Copenhagen Festival and at the Rio de Janeiro Festival.
- 2007: Hitman, directed by Xavier Gens won the Golden Trailer Award 2008 for Best Motion/Title Graphics.
- 2007: Arthur and the Invisibles, directed by Luc Besson won the NRJ Ciné Award 2007 for Best Dubbing; the film was also nominated at the Young Artist Award for Best International Family Feature Film and Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor with Freddie Highmore.
- 2006: The Chinese Botanist's Daughters, directed by Dai Sijie won in 2006 the Best Artistic Contribution and People’s Choice Awards at the Montreal World Film Festival, and was nominated for the «Grand Prix des Amériques». The film also won the Best Canadian Film or Video Award at the Toronto Inside Out Lesbian and gay Film and Video Festival in 2007.
- 2005: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, by Tommy Lee Jones was nominated for the Palme d'Or, and Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Actor Award while Guillermo Arriaga won the Best Script Award. The movie was given a place of honor at the Satellite Awards 2005 and the Independent Spirit Awards 2005. It also won the “Grand Prix” at the Flanders International Film Festival and the Bronze Wrangler at the Western Heritage Awards.
References
- ^ a b c "EuropaCorp, French film in the American manner". Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Luc Besson's EuropaCorp Reports Strong Growth in Third Quarter Results". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ a b Hollywood Reporter Daily Edition - April 26 2013
- ^ a b "EuropaCorp, Besson Film Company, Raises EU70 Million". Retrieved July 6, 2007.
- ^ "EuropaCorp Names Lisa Ellzey To Spearhead U.S. Motion Picture Production Surge". Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ Corporate website Shareholders section
- ^ Digital Factory website (fr)
- ^ "France Tries to Lure Filmmakers". Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Distribution Deal in China". Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Luc Besson's EuropaCorp Enters Chinese Co-Production & Distribution Pact". Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Cité du Cinéma consists of 9 sound sets designed to meet professionals' every need, 12,000 sq. meters of dedicated technical units (dressing rooms, editing suites, paint and carpentry workshops, camera and lighting shops, etc.) and 2,200 sq. meters of screening and reception rooms". Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ http://variety.com/2013/film/news/cannes-luc-besson-dives-into-sea-of-war-1200481304/
- ^ http://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/europacorp-chiffre-d-affaires-non-representatif-au-1er-trimestre-542108.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/taxi-luc-besson-en-fait-une-serie-pour-tf1_1193248.html
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-three-new-transporter-films-525212
External links
- Template:En icon Europacorp at Uni France
- Template:En icon EuropaCorp at IMDb
- Template:En icon EuropaCorp Official Website
- Template:En icon Europacorp at Cineuropa
- Template:En icon Euronext Website
- Template:En icon Digital Factory website
- Template:En icon Roissy Film website
- Template:En icon Dog Productions website
- Template:En icon Editions Intervista website
- Template:Fr icon Edition Septième Choc website
- Template:En icon EuropaCorp Japan website