A-Film

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A-Film Benelux B.V.
Type Private limited liability company
(Dutch: Besloten Vennootschap )
Industry Film industry
Founded1999
Defunct2015
Headquarters Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Parent A-Film Holding B.V.
Website www.a-film.nl

A-Film (in full A-Film Benelux B.V. [1] ) was an independent film distributor, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1999 and has an office in Pand Noord in Amsterdam-Noord, in which several companies in the film industry are located. A-Film distributed films produced both in the Netherlands, such as Phileine Says Sorry and Black Book , and outside of the Netherlands, such as Hello Kitty videos, A Fistful of Dollars , The Pianist , Dances with Wolves and Bowling for Columbine for the Benelux.

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History

The company was formerly called A-Film Distribution, in May 2013 A-Film and Benelux Film Distributors merged and continued as A-Film Benelux B.V. [1] In September 2015, A-Film Benelux B.V. was declared bankrupt.

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References

  1. 1 2 "A-Film Distribution en Benelux Film Distributors bundelen krachten" (in Dutch). A-Film. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.