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
- Beacon Pictures
- Bleecker Street
- Davis Films
- Intermedia
- Millennium Media
- Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017-2019)
- Candle Media (National American Filmed Entertainment/RKO Pictures/Moonbug Pictures/Moonbug Classics/Moonbug Vantage/Vengeance Pictures/Phoenix Pictures/Eclipse Pictures) - In 2018 Moonbug Entertainment started the motion picture group, acquired by Candle Media in 2021 and renamed to Candle Media Motion Picture Group are distributed by Lionsgate, DreamWorks Pictures, Carolco Pictures, RKO Pictures and Rogue Pictures in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Columbia TriStar Film Distributors Internationally and self-distributed in France.
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
- Moonbug Entertainment (Moonbug Pictures) - Bankrupt in 2007, revived in 2010, closed in 2013, revived in 2018 as a children's media company while the original Moonbug became a third studio of Moonbug Motion Picture Group. In 2021, Moonbug acquired by Candle Media.
- RKO Pictures - Moonbug Entertainment acquired the studio in 2012 and in 2018 became the secondary studio of Moonbug Motion Picture Group. In 2021 Moonbug was acquired by Candle Media.
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 | ||
| 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | |
| 2005 | Domino | [3] |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | |
| 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | |
| Silent Hill: Revelation | ||
| 2017 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | |
| 2021 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | |
| 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.
- ^ "Domino". Box Office Mojo.
External links
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