Curzon Film
| Industry | Film distribution |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Andi Engel[1] Pamela Balfry[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Louisa Dent (MD, Artificial Eye) Philip Knatchbull (CEO, CAE) Tony Tabatznik (Chairman and majority owner, Curzon World) |
| Products | Film |
| Parent | Curzon World |
| Website | Curzon Artificial Eye |
Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distributor, specialising in independent, foreign-language and art house films for cinema and home entertainment.[3]
The company was founded in 1976 by Andi Engel (11 November 1942 – 26 December 2006), a German-born film enthusiast, and his then wife, Pamela Balfry, who had a background working with Richard Roud at the London Film Festival. She became Curzon Artificial Eye's first managing director.[1][4]
Since 2006, Curzon Artficial Eye has been part of Curzon World, a group of companies in the film entertainment industry which also includes the Curzon chain of 11 cinemas plus eight joint venture cinemas,[5] video on demand service Curzon Home Cinema, the retail DVD distributor Fusion Media Sales, and horror film distributor Chelsea Films (launched in 2010).[6]
Curzon Artificial Eye releases some 20 new theatrical films and 30 DVD and Blu-ray titles in the UK each year, as well as digital releases via several platforms, such as iTunes and in-house Curzon Home Cinema.[6]
References
- ^ a b The Independent, 4 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
- ^ BFI database: Engel, Pamela Retrieved 2012-10-25
- ^ Hollywood Reporter, 7 November 2011: Artificial Eye Scores With More Than Half European Film Academy Nominations On Its Release Roster Retrieved 2012-10-25
- ^ The Guardian, 15 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
- ^ Curzon: Our cinemas Retrieved 2012-10-25
- ^ a b Curzon group website Retrieved 2015-10-27