Industry | cinema |
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Founded | 1953 |
Founder | Alfredo Talarewitz |
Headquarters | Barcelona |
Services | Film production, film distribution |
Website | www |
Filmax International is a Spanish motion picture production company and film distributor based in Barcelona, and one of the Spain's most important integrated film and television groups. [1] It produced the REC horror series, and owns the Nirvana Films and New World Films International distributors and the Fantastic Factory label, dedicated to create fantasy films in the horror, science fiction and action genres. [2]
At different times Filmax has entered into distribution agreements with Paramount, Lauren Films, Lakeshore, Summit, Fintage House, Nu lmage, Annapurna and Freeway. [1]
The company originated in 1953 created by Alfredo Talarewitz, and started working as a film distributor of Hollywood films. [1] [3] From 1955 onwards it collaborated with Spanish producer "Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas". The Filmax trademark was acquired in 1987 by Julio Fernández.
Their parent company was called Grupo Ivex, which inexplicably went defunct around 1994.
As of 2019, Filmax has distributed over 800 films.
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