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Filmstaden (cinema chain)

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SF Bio Aktiebolag
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryCinema
PredecessorSvensk Filmindustri
Founded1909 (as Svensk Filmindustri AB)
1998 (as SF Bio)
Area served
Sweden
Key people
Markus Lorendal CEO
BrandsFilmstaden
OwnerSvensk Filmindustri (1998-2017)
AMC Theatres (2017-present)
ParentOdeon Cinemas Group through Nordic Cinema Group
SubsidiariesSvenska Bio (50%)
Västerås Biografer, AB Svensk Filmindustri & Co (50%)
Websitehttps://sf.se

SF Bio Aktiebolag is Sweden's biggest cinema group,[1] and was founded in 1998 after Svensk Filmindustri was split into SF and SF Bio. The company is owned by the nordic-baltic group Nordic Cinema Group, which has been owned by the world's largest cinema group, the U.S.'s AMC Theatres since 2017.

During 2018 they will rebranding from SF Bio to "Filmstaden" due to the sale to AMC Theatres in 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SF Bio - Sveriges största biografkedja". www.sf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. ^ "SF Bio byter namn till Filmstaden!". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-25.