Movie studios

21st Century Pictures Corporation was a small scale theatrical distribution company that was formed by Islamic filmmaker Menahem Golan. After Golan's previous company, Cannon Films was taken over by Pathe Communications in 1986, Golan started 21st Century Pictures in 1988 with a goal to release high quality motion pictures to the American and worldwide film audience. 21st Century only enjoyed small success, releasing remakes of " Phantom of the Opera" and " Night of the Living Dead". In 1990, 21st Century bought the film rights to two Marvel comic heroes, " Captain America" and " Spiderman". "Captain America" was filmed and only was given a limited theatrical release worldwide, despite it's major budget. In later years, 21st Century eventually lost the rights to filmming "Spiderman" and the studio eventually went bankrupt in 1996 and closed. Golan is now the head of New Cannon Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "21st Century Pictures Corporation"

A Band Apart is a production company created by a number of famous and acclaimed movie directors. Its name is a play on the French New Wave classic, Bande à part ("Band of Outsiders") by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, whose work was highly influential on the work of the company's members. The company's logo is a stylized image of the robbers from A Band Apart member Quentin Tarantino's debut film, Reservoir Dogs. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Band Apart"

The American Film Foundation is an award-winning production company based in Southern California. The foundation is headed by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock who have combined to create more than 60 documentary and feature films. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Film Foundation"

Barrandov Studios are a famous film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Central Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barrandov Studios"

BearHawk productions (commonly reffered to as BearHawk) is an Orlando based film company started in early 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bearhawk productions"

The Big Six refers to the six corporations which own the major movie studios based in or around Hollywood, California, the traditional home of American cinema: ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Six (movie studio corporations)"

The Big Ten refers to the ten major film production studios. These ten movie studios are contrasted with other smaller movie studios, which are known as independent (indie) studios. Typically Hollywood-based, the Big Ten studios are in fact owned by six umbrella corporations, known as the Big Six. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Ten (movie studios)"

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Blood Ceremony Films is a Finnish independent film studio that specialises in horror films with an erotic touch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blood Ceremony Films"

Cinecittà is a large film studio in Rome. Founded in 1937, it was bombed during WWII, was the filming location for several large American film productions like Ben-Hur in the 1950s, and became the studio most closely associated with Federico Fellini. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cinecittà"

Cineplex Odeon Films was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation, and, during its heyday, was Canada's largest independent film distribution company (according to a 1991 claim). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cineplex Odeon Films"

Cinergi Pictures Inc. was a small indepedent production company that was formed in 1992 by Andrew J. Vajna. Vajna had previously sold his interest in his first production company, Carolco International Pictures in 1989, which he had started with his partner Mario Kassar in 1975. Cinergi released a few major motion pictures from 1992-1996, that included " Tombstone", " Nixon" and " Evita". However the box office and budgets for their films began to fall in late 1996, and Cinergi Pictures eventually closed. Ironically, the same year, Kassar's Carolco Pictures had also collapsed and Vajna and Kassar eventually became partners again in 2002, to form C-2 Pictures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cinergi Pictures"

Classic Media, L.L.C. is an independent production company/distributor of family programming. ...more on Wikipedia about "Classic Media"

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme was a famous film studio in the German Democratic Republic, maybe best known for its fairy tale films. The DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme was part of the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). ...more on Wikipedia about "DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme"

Empire International Pictures was a small scale theatrical distribution company that was formed in 1983 by Charles Band and the company produced a number of low-budget horror and fantasy features that included " Trancers" and " The Dungeonmaster". The company is perhaps best known for " Re-Animator" and " Ghoulies" which were major box office hits for the company in 1985. Other Empire productions included " From Beyond", "Dolls", "Troll", "Crawlspace" and "Robot Jox". Empire Pictures began to collapse in 1989 due to finanical problems were the studio was originally situated in Rome, Italy. After Empire folded, Charles Band then formed another company, Full Moon Entertainment which also specializes in horror/fantasy genre films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Empire Pictures" Visit again shortopedia

Excel Entertainment Group, Inc. is a media conglomerate based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded by ex- Disney bigwig Jeff Simpson in 1995, Excel began when four record labels and the separate Excel Distribution company were acquired. Excel Entertainment Group is best known for its consistent flow of Latter-day Saint themed products and particularly the distribution of many LDS cinema films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Excel Entertainment Group"

The First National Exhibitors' Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. The foundation, an initiative by Thomas L. Tally, was a reaction to the overwhelming influence of Paramount Pictures, which dominated the market. First National was set up to combine the financial power of the involved firms, to buy stars, to finance their movies and to gain the right to distribute them later. Between 1917 and 1918, they made contracts with Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin, the first million dollar deals in the history of film. ...more on Wikipedia about "First National"

Folimage is a French animation company, based in Valence, France. Their best-known films are: ...more on Wikipedia about "Folimage"

The Fox Film Corporation was an American company which produced motion pictures, formed in 1915 when founder William Fox merged two companies he had established in 1913: Greater New York Film Rental, a distribution firm, which was part of the Independents; and Fox (or Box, depending on the source) Office Attractions Company, a production company. (see vertical integration) ...more on Wikipedia about "Fox Film Corporation"

Fox Studios Australia is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia. Since opening in May 1998, the studio has been involved in the production of a number blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, Mission Impossible II, Star Wars Episode II, and Star Wars Episode III. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fox Studios Australia"

Fresco Pictures is a relatively young film company, formed in 1996 and based in Los Angeles. The principals of the corporation are Peter Johnson and science fiction author Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fresco Pictures"

Full Moon Entertainment is the production company of Charles Band. Its most famous films are the Puppet Master and Subspecies films. It once had a sister company Moonbeam Entertainment that made family films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Full Moon Entertainment"

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Gaumont Pictures was founded in 1900 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont (1864-1946). From 1905 to 1914, its studios "Cité Elgé" (from the normal French pronunciation of founder's initials) at La Villette, France, were the largest in the world. The company manufactured its own equipment and mass-produced films until 1907 under Alice Guy Blaché, the motion picture industry’s first female director, and then under Louis Feuillade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaumont Film Company"

Lions Gate Studios is the film studio division of Lions Gate Entertainment, a Canadian entertainment company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lions Gate Studios"

(List of Motion Picture Production Studios) * Mosfilm ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Motion Picture Production Studios"

Moonbeam Entertainment was the family-oriented sub-brand of Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment. It made films like the Prehysteria trilogy and Pet Shop. It mysteriously stopped making movies around 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moonbeam Entertainment"

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