Metropolitan Filmexport
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Film distribution |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Samuel Hadida Victor Hadida David Hadida |
| Headquarters | 29 Rue Galilée 75116 Paris, France |
| Products | Film distribution in France |
| Subsidiaries | Seven Sept |
| 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 Lionsgate Canada in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain and the Benelux countries and FilmNation Entertainment worldwide.
Distribution
[edit]Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films:
Current distribution deals
[edit]- STX Entertainment
- A24
- Lionsgate Films
- Annapurna Pictures
- Lantern Entertainment
- Amblin Partners
- Bleecker Street
- Millennium Media
- Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017-2019)
Former distribution deals
[edit]- New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2009.
- 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.
- Fine Line Features/Picturehouse – Part of New Line Cinema and shut down between 2005 and 2008.
- The Weinstein Co. – plagued by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse 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
Films
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| Year | Title | Ref(s) |
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| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | [2] |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | |
| Break of Dawn | ||
| SWEAT | ||
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future | |
| Marlowe | ||
| Broker | ||
| 2023 | Flo | |
| 2024 | Finalement | |
| Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia | ||
| The Substance | ||
| 2025 | The Ice Tower |
References
[edit]- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 27, 2018). "Samuel Hadida Dies: French Distributor And Producer Of 'Resident Evil' & 'True Romance' Was 64". Deadline. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Metropolitan Filmexport [FR]". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
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