List of film production companies explained

This is a list of film production and distribution companies. A production company may specialize in producing their in-house films or own subsidiary development companies. Major production companies often distribute films from independent production companies. This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies. Active production companies are either run by themselves or as a subsidiary.

Film studios also create television programs for broadcast syndication.

Notable production companies

CompanyCountryHeadquartersEst.Notes
Aleph ProduccionesArgentinaBuenos Aires1990
Argentina Sono FilmArgentinaBuenos Aires1933
BD CineArgentinaBuenos Aires1995
Guacamole FilmsArgentinaBuenos Aires2002
Patagonik Film GroupArgentinaBuenos Aires1996
Pol-kaArgentinaBuenos Aires1994
Disney Studios AustraliaAustralia1998Parent is Walt Disney Studios
Efftee StudiosAustraliaSydney, New South Wales1933Founded in Melbourne. Defunct in 1935.
Rising Sun PicturesAustraliaAdelaide, South Australia1995
Village RoadshowAustraliaMelbourne, Victoria1954
Village Roadshow StudiosAustraliaGold Coast, Queensland1991Parent is Village Roadshow
Working Dog ProductionsAustraliaMelbourne, Victoria1993
Jaaz MultimediaBangladeshDhaka2011
Monsoon FilmsBangladeshDhaka2010
Impress TelefilmBangladeshDhaka1996
BelarusfilmBelarusMinsk1928
Studio 100BelgiumSchelle1996
Globo FilmesBrazilRio de Janeiro1998
Nu Boyana Film StudiosBulgariaSofia1962
Allude EntertainmentCanadaVancouver2012
AtopiaCanadaMontreal, Quebec2000
Bleeding Art IndustriesCanadaCalgary, Alberta2002
Breakthrough EntertainmentCanadaToronto, Ontario1986
The Bridge StudiosCanadaBurnaby, British Columbia1987
Brightlight PicturesCanadaVancouver, British Columbia2001
Cloud Ten PicturesCanadaSt. Catharines, Ontario1994
DHX MediaCanadaHalifax2006Children's television
Entertainment One Films CanadaCanadaToronto, Ontario1995
Leda Serene FilmsCanadaToronto, Ontario1999
MalofilmCanadaMontreal, Quebec1983
National Film Board of CanadaCanadaMontreal, Quebec1939
Paperny EntertainmentCanadaVancouver, British Columbia1994
Shaftesbury FilmsCanadaToronto, Ontario1987
Shavick EntertainmentCanadaVancouver, British Columbia1993
sisu productionCanadaToronto, Ontario2013
SuneevaCanadaToronto, Ontario2005
Alibaba PicturesChinaZhejiang2014
Asia Film CompanyChinaShanghai1909Defunct in 1914
Beijing Enlight PicturesChinaBeijing2000
Beijing Galloping Horse GroupChinaBeijing2003
Changchun Film Group CorporationChinaChangchun, Jilin1950
China Film Group CorporationChinaBeijing1999
Cinema PopularChinaHong Kong2009
Diantong Film CompanyChinaShanghai1934Defunct in 1935
DMG EntertainmentChinaBeijing1993
Fantasy PicturesChinaBeijing2005
Film WorkshopChinaHong Kong1984
Fly FilmsChinaShanghai2004
Fundamental FilmsChinaShanghai2008
Golden Princess Film ProductionChinaHong Kong1987
Great Wall Film CompanyChinaShanghai1920Last known film was 1930
Hengdian World StudiosChinaDongyang1996
Heyi PicturesChina
Huayi BrothersChinaBeijing1994
Imar Film CompanyChinaBeijing1997
L'est Films GroupChinaBeijing2008
Laurel FilmsChinaBeijing2000
Lianhua Film CompanyChinaShanghai1930Defunct in 1937
Mandarin FilmsChinaHong Kong1991
Media Asia Entertainment GroupChinaHong Kong1994Parent is Lai Sun Development
Mingxing Film CompanyChinaShanghai1922Defunct in 1937
China Sun Motion Picture CompanyChinaHong Kong1922Defunct in 1937, absorbed into the Lianhua Film Company
MZ PicturesChinaShanghai2009
Northeast Film StudioChinaChangchun1945Defunct in 1955
One Hundred Years of FilmChinaHong Kong1999Parent is China Star Entertainment Group
Orange Sky Golden HarvestChinaHong Kong1970
Oriental DreamWorksChinaShanghai2012Partially owned by DreamWorks Animation
Polybona FilmsChinaBeijing1999
Shanghai Animation Film StudioChinaShanghai1957
Shanghai Film Group CorporationChinaShanghai2001
Shanghai Film StudioChinaShanghai1949Part of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation since 2001
Shaw BrothersChinaHong Kong1958Defunct in 2011
Sil-Metropole OrganisationChinaHong Kong1982Formed through the merger of four large studios
Sundream Motion PicturesChinaHong Kong2005
Tianyi Film CompanyChinaShanghai1925Defunct in 1937
Wanda MediaChinaBeijing2010
Wenhua Film CompanyChinaShanghai1946Defunct in 1952
Win's EntertainmentChinaHong Kong1990Defunct in 2009
Xinhua Film CompanyChinaShanghai1934Defunct in 1942
Xstream PicturesChinaBeijing2003
Zagreb FilmCroatia Zagreb1953Primarily animation
Jadran FilmCroatia Zagreb1946
Croatia FilmCroatia Zagreb1946
Barrandov StudiosCzech RepublicPrague1921
HF ProductionsDenmarkCopenhagen2017
Nordisk FilmDenmark Valby, Copenhagen1906Oldest continuously active studio in the world
Saga StudiosDenmark Copenhagen1942Defunct in 1974
Zentropa EntertainmentsDenmark Avedøre, Copenhagen1992
Adastra FilmsFrance Cannes2008
Advantage-studioFrance1987
DisneynatureFranceParis2008Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios
Les Films du PoissonFrance Paris1995
Gaumont Film CompanyFrance Paris1895First and oldest film company in the world
PathéFrance Paris1896
StudioCanalFrance Paris1988
Bavaria FilmGermany Munich1919
Constantin FilmGermany Munich1950
DEFAGermany Berlin1946State-owned, defunct in 1992
Neue deutsche FilmgesellschaftGermany Munich1947
Rialto FilmGermany Berlin1897
Studio BabelsbergGermany Potsdam1912
Universum Film AG (UFA)Germany Berlin1917
Wild BunchGermany Berlin1979Previously a part of French firm StudioCanal
Finos FilmGreeceAthens1943Defunct in 1977 (temporarily), 2006 comeback
Pannonia Film StudioHungary Budapest1956Animation
Blueeyes ProductionsIceland Reykjavík1999Later became RVK Studios
RVK StudiosIceland Reykjavík2013Formed from Blueeyes Productions
True northIceland Reykjavík2003
SagafilmIceland Reykjavík1978
Aashirvad CinemasIndiaKochi, Kerala2000
Ajay Devgn FFilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1999
Annapurna StudiosIndiaHyderabad, Telangana1975
Anurag Kashyap FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2005Founded by Anurag Kashyap
AVM ProductionsIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1945
Balaji Motion PicturesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2001Subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms
Balaji TelefilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1994
Bombay TalkiesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra (then Bombay)1934Defunct as of 1954
Chilsag Entertainment NetworkIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2003
CineMan ProductionsIndiaAhmedabad, Gujarat2010Founded by Abhishek Jain
Clean Slate FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2014Founded by Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma
Cloud Nine MoviesIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu2008Subsidiary of Kalaignar TV
DAR Motion PicturesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2009
Dharma ProductionsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1976
Eros InternationalIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1977
Eskay MoviesIndiaKolkata, West Bengal1988Founded as Eskay Video Private Limited
Excel EntertainmentIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1999
Felis CreationsIndiaBangalore, Karnataka2006
Fox Star StudiosIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2008Subsidiary of 21st Century Fox
Gemini StudiosIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1940
Geetha ArtsIndiaHyderabad, Telangana1972
Hari Om EntertainmentIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2008Founded by Akshay Kumar
Hombale FilmsIndiaBangalore, Karnataka2012
Illuminati FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2009Founded by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan
Kanteerava StudiosIndiaBangalore, Karnataka1966
Kavithalaya ProductionsIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1981
Lyca ProductionsIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu2014Founded by Subaskaran Allirajah
Madras TalkiesIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1995Founded by Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam
Mukta ArtsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1978
Nadiadwala Grandson EntertainmentIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1970Founded by Sajid Nadiadwala
Padmalaya StudiosIndiaHyderabad, Telangana1970
Percept Picture CompanyIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2002
PVR PicturesIndiaGurgaon, Haryana1997
Rajshri ProductionsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1947
Real Image Media TechnologiesIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1986
Reliance Big EntertainmentIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2005Subsidiary of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Red Chillies EntertainmentIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2002
R.K. FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1948
S PicturesIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1999
Sahara OneIndiaNew Delhi, Delhi2000
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine VisionIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2001
Shree Venkatesh FilmsIndiaKolkata, West Bengal1996
Sivaji ProductionsIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1956
Studio GreenIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu2006
Sudha ProductionsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2008
Sun PicturesIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu2008
Suresh ProductionsIndiaHyderabad, Telangana1963
Surinder FilmsIndiaKolkata, West Bengal1970[1]
T-SeriesIndiaNew Delhi, Delhi2001Founded by Gulshan Kumar, mainly a music studio
Tips IndustriesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1975
Thenandal Studio LimitedIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1976Founded by Rama Narayanan
Trimurti FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1970
T-SeriesIndiaNew Delhi, Delhi2001
UTV Motion PicturesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2004Subsidiary of UTV Software Communications and The Walt Disney Company
Viacom 18 Motion PicturesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra2008Subsidiary of Viacom 18 and Viacom
Vijaya ProductionsIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu1948Moola Narayana Swamy, B. N. Reddy
Vinod Chopra FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1985
Vishesh FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1986
Yash Raj FilmsIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1970
YNOT StudiosIndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu2010Founded by S. Sashikanth
Zee Entertainment EnterprisesIndiaMumbai, Maharashtra1992Founded by Subhash Chandra
Rapi FilmsIndonesia Jakarta1968
Ardmore StudiosIreland Bray, County Wicklow1958
CinecittàItaly Rome1937
TitanusItaly Rome1904
EikenJapan Tokyo1969Subsidiary of Asatsu-DK, previously Television Corporation of Japan
Enoki FilmsJapan Tokyo1975
Kadokawa PicturesJapan Tokyo2007Defunct 2011, subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation
Makino Film ProductionsJapan Unknown1923Defunct 1931
NikkatsuJapan Tokyo1912
ShintohoJapan Tokyo1947Defunct 1961
ShochikuJapan Tokyo1920
Studio GhibliJapan Tokyo1985
Taishō KatsueiJapan Tokyo1920Defunct 1922
Tennenshoku Katsudō ShashinJapan Tokyo1914Defunct 1919
Toei CompanyJapan Tokyo1950Parent of Toei Animation
TohoJapan Tokyo1932
Yokota ShōkaiJapan Tokyo1901Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu
Yoshizawa ShōtenJapan Tokyo1897Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu
Astro ShawMalaysia Kuala Lumpur2005
KRU StudiosMalaysia Kuala Lumpur1992
New Zealand Film CommissionNew ZealandWellington1978
New Zealand On AirNew ZealandWellington1989
WingNut FilmsNew ZealandWellington2003
Rok StudiosNigeriaLagos, Lagos2013
Silverbird Film DistributionNigeriaLagos, Lagos2007
Fuuse FilmsNorway Oslo2010Founded by activist and filmmaker Deeyah Khan
Maipo FilmNorwayOslo2000Part of Nordisk Film
Norsk FilmNorwayJar1932Defunct 2001
SF NorgeNorway Oslo1989Part of Svensk Filmindustri
Storm StudiosNorway Oslo2001
GMA FilmsPhilippines Quezon City1995
LVN PicturesPhilippines Quezon City1936Defunct 2005
OctoArts FilmsPhilippines Quezon City1989
Regal FilmsPhilippines Quezon City1962
Reyna FilmsPhilippines Manila1991
Sampaguita PicturesPhilippines Quezon City1937Defunct 1982
Star CinemaPhilippines Quezon City1993
Viva FilmsPhilippines Quezon City1981
Appetite ProductionPoland Kraków2008
Poland Łódź1947
MediaPro PicturesRomania Bucharest1998
Castel Film RomaniaRomania Bucharest1992
Gorky Film StudioRussia Moscow1915
LenfilmRussia Saint Petersburg1918
Petersburg Animation StudioRussia Saint Petersburg2003
Wizart AnimationRussia Voronezh2007
InlayFilmRussia Moscow2007
Animaccord Animation StudioRussia Moscow2008
Melnitsa Animation StudioRussia Saint Petersburg1999
MosfilmRussia Moscow1920
SoyuzmultfilmRussia Moscow1936
Sverdlovsk Film StudioRussia Ekaterinburg1943
Lesta StudioRussia Saint Petersburg1991
Art Pictures StudioRussia Moscow1992
Non-Stop ProductionRussia Moscow2005
Bazelevs CompanyRussia Moscow1991
Russian World StudiosRussia Moscow1998
Central PartnershipRussia Moscow1996
Enjoy MoviesRussia Moscow2010
GlavkinoRussia Krasnogorsk2008
LennauchfilmRussia Saint Petersburg1933
Central Studio for Documentary FilmRussia Moscow1927
Proline FilmRussia Saint Petersburg2004
Svarog FilmsRussia Saint Petersburg1998
Soho MediaRussia Moscow1993
Pink International CompanySerbia Belgrade1998
Triglav FilmSlovenia Ljubljana1947
Cape Town Film StudiosSouth AfricaCape Town2010
Triggerfish Animation StudiosSouth AfricaCape Town1996
Cinema ServiceSouth KoreaSeoul1995
CJ E&M Film DivisionSouth KoreaSeoul1993
Coridel EntertainmentSouth KoreaSeoul2015
DSPSouth KoreaSeoul1991
I Star CinemaSouth KoreaSeoul2005
LOEN EntertainmentSouth KoreaSeoul1978
Lotte EntertainmentSouth KoreaSeoul2003
Myung FilmsSouth KoreaSeoul1995
Next Entertainment WorldSouth KoreaSeoul2008
ShowboxSouth KoreaSeoul2016Branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group
Sidus PicturesSouth KoreaSeoul1995
EuropafilmSweden Stockholm1929
Film i VästSweden Trollhättan1992
Sonet FilmSweden Stockholm1984
AB Svensk FilmindustriSweden Stockholm1919
Benetone FilmsThailand Bangkok2002
Five Star ProductionThailand Bangkok1973
GDH 559Thailand Bangkok2016
GMM Tai HubThailand Bangkok2003Defunct 2015
Kantana GroupThailand Bangkok1951
Phranakorn filmThailand Bangkok2001
Sahamongkol Film InternationalThailand Bangkok1970
Star FilmsTurkey Istanbul1989
Dovzhenko Film StudioUkraine Kyiv1927
Anglo-AmalgamatedUnited KingdomLondon1945Defunct 1971, back catalog owned by StudioCanal
Associated British Picture CorporationUnited KingdomElstree1927Defunct 1970
Aura FilmsUnited KingdomColchester, Essex2011
BBC FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1990
British Lion FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1919
DNA FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1997
Dragon International Film StudiosUnited KingdomLlanilid, Wales2006
Ealing StudiosUnited KingdomLondon1931
Eon ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon1961
Film TankUnited KingdomBurnham-on-Sea, Somerset2009
Film4 ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon1982
Fingercuff ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon2000
Gainsborough PicturesUnited KingdomLondon1924Defunct in 1951.
Gate StudiosUnited KingdomBorehamwood, Hertfordshire1928Defunct in 1954.
Hammer Film ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon1934See List of Hammer films.
Heyday FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1997
IntermediaUnited KingdomLondon1995Previously used as German tax shelter.
ITC Entertainment ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon1958Defunct 1998. Back catalog owned by many different firms.
Magma PicturesUnited KingdomLondon2004
Marv FilmsUnited KingdomLondon2004
Merton Park StudiosUnited KingdomLondon1930Last film was in 1967.
MGM-British StudiosUnited KingdomDenham, Buckinghamshire and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1936Subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Defunct 1973.
Pinewood StudiosUnited KingdomIver, Buckinghamshire1935See List of Pinewood Studios productions.
PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentUnited KingdomLondon1979Acquired by Universal Studios in 2000.
Rank Organisation Film ProductionsUnited KingdomLondon1937Defunct in 1996.
Shepperton StudiosUnited KingdomShepperton, Surrey1931Part of Pinewood Studios as of 2001.
Syncopy Inc.United KingdomLondon2001Founded by Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas.
Teddington StudiosUnited KingdomLondon1910Part of Pinewood Studios until 2014.
Three Mills StudiosUnited KingdomLondon1990
Twickenham Film StudiosUnited KingdomLondon1913
Vertigo FilmsUnited KingdomLondon2002
Warp FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1999Sister company to Warp Records.
Working Title FilmsUnited KingdomLondon1983Owned by NBCUniversal
40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksUnited StatesNew York City, New York1986Founded by Spike Lee.
606 FilmsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2014Founded by Halle Berry. Housed at CBS Television Studios.
2929 ProductionsUnited StatesDallas, Texas2003Founded by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner.
Affirm FilmsUnited StatesCulver City, California2007Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment; Christian films
Allied Artists Pictures CorporationUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1931Previously Monogram Pictures.
Amazon MGM StudiosUnited StatesCulver City, California2010Founded by Amazon (company)
Amblin EntertainmentUnited StatesUniversal City, California1981Founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
Amblin PartnersUnited StatesUniversal City, California2015Founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Darren Throop And Anil Ambani
American International PicturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1956Acquired by Filmways.
American ZoetropeUnited StatesSan Francisco, California1969Founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Apple StudiosUnited StatesCupertino, California2019Founded by Apple Inc.
Artisan EntertainmentUnited StatesNew York City, New York1982Started as LIVE Entertainment and acquired by Lions Gate in 2004.
Batjac ProductionsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1952Founded by John Wayne and Robert Fellows.
Blinding Edge PicturesUnited StatesBerwyn, Pennsylvania2000Founded by M. Night Shyamalan.
Blue Sky StudiosUnited StatesGreenwich, Connecticut1987Acquired by 20th Century Studios; defunct in 2021.
Called Higher StudiosUnited StatesFranklin, Tennessee2019
Capitol FilmsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1992
Caravan PicturesUnited StatesSanta Monica, California1992Owned by The Walt Disney Company; defunct in 1999.
Carolco PicturesUnited StatesBoca Raton, Florida1976Bankrupt in 1995. Brand revived in 2015.
Castle Rock EntertainmentUnited StatesBeverly Hills, California1987Acquired by Time Warner
CBS FilmsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2007CBS made a brief move into film production in the late 1960s and CBS Theatrical Films in 1979 (Founded as Cinema Center Films)
Cedar Grove ProductionsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1996
Christie Film CompanyUnited StatesHollywood, California1916Founded by Al Christie and Charles Christie. Defunct 1933.
Cinemation IndustriesUnited StatesNew York City, New York1965Defunct 1975
Cinergi PicturesUnited StatesSanta Monica, California1989Defunct 1998
Columbia PicturesUnited StatesCulver City, California1924Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Compass International PicturesUnited StatesUnknown1977Defunct 1988
Davis EntertainmentUnited StatesUnknown1984Founded by John Davis.
Destination FilmsUnited StatesSanta Monica, California1993Subsidiary
Dimension FilmsUnited StatesNew York City, New York1992Originally a Miramax Films division
DreamWorksUnited StatesUniversal City, California1994Part of Amblin Partners
DreamWorks AnimationUnited StatesGlendale, California2004Currently distributed by Universal Pictures
E1 EntertainmentUnited StatesPort Washington, New York1987Founded as Koch Entertainment
Edison's Black MariaUnited StatesWest Orange, New Jersey1893World's first film production studio. Defunct 1901.
Electric EntertainmentUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2001
Elevating Entertainment Motion PicturesUnited StatesNashville, Tennessee2007Family-friendly projects
Embassy PicturesUnited StatesNew York City, New York1942Defunct 1986
Esperanto FilmojUnited States Los Angeles, California2004
Essanay StudiosUnited StatesChicago, Illinois1907Defunct 1918
Famous Players Film CompanyUnited States1912
Famous Players–LaskyUnited States1914
Film Booking Offices of AmericaUnited States1919
FilmwaysUnited StatesSonoma County, California1958Acquired by Orion Pictures
Filmology FinanceUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2013Founded by Jack Christian
Fine Line FeaturesUnited StatesNew York City, New York1990Originally a division of New Line Cinema
First Look StudiosUnited StatesCentury City, California1993
First NationalUnited States1917
Five & Two PicturesUnited States2002Christian films
Flavor Unit EntertainmentUnited StatesMiami, Florida1995
Focus FeaturesUnited StatesUniversal City, California1992Started as Gramercy Pictures and acquired by Universal Studios, then renamed USA Films
Four Star ProductionsUnited States1952
Fox AtomicUnited StatesCentury City, California2006Defunct
Fox Film CorporationUnited States1915Merged with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox
20th Century PicturesUnited States1933Merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight PicturesUnited StatesCentury City, California1994
Gener8Xion EntertainmentUnited StatesHollywood, California1995Christian films
Gnome Motion Picture CompanyUnited StatesNew York City, New York1910Likely never released any productions, presumed defunct in 1911.
Golan-GlobusUnited States1967
Goldwyn PicturesUnited States1916
Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited States1923
Hallmark ProductionsUnited States1944
Hannover HouseUnited StatesSpringdale, Arkansas1993
Happy Madison ProductionsUnited States1999
Heritage Film ProjectUnited StatesCharlottesville, Virginia2008
Hollywood PicturesUnited StatesBurbank, California1989Defunct in 2007, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios
IFC FilmsUnited StatesNew York City, New York1999Owned by Rainbow Media
Image EntertainmentUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1981
Interscope PicturesUnited States1982
Kalem CompanyUnited States1907
Kendrick BrothersUnited StatesAlbany, Georgia2013Christian films
Keystone StudiosUnited States1912
Legendary PicturesUnited States2000
Liberty FilmsUnited States1945
Lightstorm EntertainmentUnited States1990
Lightyear EntertainmentUnited States1987
Limelight DepartmentAustralia1898
Lions Gate EntertainmentUnited StatesSanta Monica, California1995
Lubin StudiosUnited States1896
LucasfilmUnited States1971Since October 2012 a part of The Walt Disney Studios
Magnolia PicturesUnited StatesNew York City, New York2001
Marvel StudiosUnited StatesManhattan Beach, California2007Part of Walt Disney Studios
Mascot Pictures CorporationUnited States1927
Mercury Radio ArtsUnited StatesLas Colinas, Irving, Texas2002Owned by Glenn Beck, and owns TheBlaze
Metro PicturesUnited States1915Merged with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited StatesCentury City, California1924Owned by Highland Capital, Anchorage Capital Group LLC, Third Point LLC and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP
Miramax FilmsUnited StatesNew York City, New York1979Division of Walt Disney Studios from 1993 to 2010; owned by Filmyard Holdings from 2010–present
Mutual FilmUnited States1912Defunct since 1918
Newmarket FilmsUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1989
Nestor StudiosUnited States1909
New Line CinemaUnited StatesNew York City, New York1967Acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix, Inc.United StatesLos Gatos, California1997Founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph
Original FilmUnited States1997
Orion Pictures CorporationUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1978Acquired by MGM
Overture FilmsUnited StatesBeverly Hills, California2006Owned by Liberty Media
Pacific International EnterprisesUnited StatesMedford, Oregon1952
Paramount AnimationUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2011
Paramount PicturesUnited StatesHollywood, California1912The fourth oldest film studio in the world.
Paramount VantageUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1996Originally known as Paramount Classics
PicturehouseUnited StatesNew York City, New York2005
Possibility PicturesUnited StatesOrlando, Florida2002Christian films
Premium Picture ProductionsUnited States1921
Producers Releasing CorporationUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1939Assets acquired by Eagle-Lion Films in 1950, which in turn was acquired by United Artists in 1955
Pure Flix EntertainmentUnited StatesScottsdale, Arizona2005Christian films
Reliance-Majestic StudiosUnited States1914
Republic PicturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1935Mainly a film library company, formerly a leading B movie studio
RKO PicturesUnited StatesNew York City, New York1928
Rogue PicturesUnited StatesUniversal City, California1992Acquired by Relativity Media
Rolfe PhotoplaysUnited States1915
Rooster Teeth ProductionsUnited StatesAustin, Texas2003
Samuel Goldwyn FilmsUnited StatesNew York City, New York1979Founded as Samuel Goldwyn Company, acquired by Orion Pictures then formed Independently in 1999
Scott FreeUnited States1970
Screen GemsUnited StatesCulver City, California1940Founded as an animation studio, subsidiary
Screen Media FilmsUnited StatesNew York City, New York2001
Seen by Scene CommunicationsUnited StatesEagle Mountain, Utah1947
Selig Polyscope CompanyUnited States1896
Selznick International PicturesUnited States1935
Sherwood PicturesUnited StatesAlbany, Georgia2002Christian films
Sight & Sound FilmsUnited StatesRonks, Pennsylvania2019Christian films
Silver PicturesUnited States1985
Skydance ProductionsUnited States2010
Solax StudiosUnited States1910
Sony Pictures ClassicsUnited StatesCulver City, California1991Subsidiary
Sony Pictures Motion Picture GroupUnited StatesCulver City, California1998Owned by Sony. Originally launched as Columbia TriStar.
Spyglass EntertainmentUnited States1988
Strand ReleasingUnited StatesCulver City, California1989
Sun Haven StudiosUnited States1932
Summit EntertainmentUnited StatesUniversal City, California1996
Temple Hill EntertainmentUnited States2006
Thanhouser CompanyUnited States1909
The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyUnited StatesSanta Monica, California1979
THINKFilmUnited StatesNew York City, New York2001Capitol Films (50% equity), Lionsgate Films (50% equity)
Through A Glass ProductionsUnited States2002
Tiffany PicturesUnited States1921
Touchstone PicturesUnited StatesBurbank, California1984Defunct in 2017, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios
Trimark PicturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, California1985Started as Vidmark Entertainment, acquired by Lions Gate
TriStar Pictures, Inc.United States1982
TriStar PicturesUnited StatesCulver City, California1982Founded as Nova Pictures, subsidiary
Troma EntertainmentUnited StatesNew York City, New York1974
20th Century StudiosUnited StatesCentury City, California1935Owned by The Walt Disney Company
20th Century AnimationUnited StatesCentury City, California1997Defunct
Uncommon ProductionsUnited StatesBoston, MA2000
United Artists Entertainment, LLCUnited StatesCentury City, California1919Principally a distributor, e.g. James Bond Series. (Acquired by MGM) (Run by Cruise/Wagner Productions)
United States ProductionsUnited States1946
Universal PicturesUnited StatesUniversal City, California1912also known as Universal-International Pictures Inc. (aka U-I)
Victor StudiosUnited States1912
Vitagraph StudiosUnited States1897
Vivendi EntertainmentUnited StatesUniversal City, California2000
Walden MediaUnited States2001
The Walt Disney StudiosUnited States1923Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney PicturesUnited StatesBurbank, California1923Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Warner Bros.United StatesBurbank, California1923Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Independent PicturesUnited StatesBurbank, California2003
The Weinstein CompanyUnited StatesNew York City, New York2005Also a distributor, e.g. The King's Speech, Hoodwinked!
Tyler Perry StudiosUnited StatesAtlanta, Georgia2006
Welling FilmsUnited States2006
Western Film ExchangeUnited States1906
The Whartons StudioUnited States1914
World Wide PicturesUnited StatesMinneapolis, Minnesota1951Christian films
Worldview EntertainmentUnited States2007
WWE StudiosUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2002
Yari Film GroupUnited StatesLos Angeles, California2006

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surinder Films. www.surinderfilms.com. 7 May 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507152224/http://www.surinderfilms.com/about_us.php. 7 May 2018.

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