Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | , Spain |
Products | Motion pictures |
Services | Film distribution/production |
A Contracorriente Films is a Spanish film distribution and production company. It is based in Barcelona.
The company was founded in 2009 in Barcelona by Adolfo Blanco along with other Notro Films people, [1] [2] [3] including Amalia Blanco Lucas, Eduardo Escudero de Zuloaga, and Sergio González Páez. [4] The Cove was the first film distributed by the company. [4]
Since 2014, A Contracorriente has also operated as an exhibitor by purchasing some theatres, including Cines Verdi (in Madrid and Barcelona). [5] In 2021, investment fund Suma Capital acquired a 40% stake in A Contracorriente Films. [6] In 2022, A Contracorriente released a subscription and rental streaming service, Acontra+. [7] In 2024, A Contracorriente Films purchased the 100% of anime distributor SelectaVisión . [8]
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