Filmstaden (cinema chain)

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Filmstaden AB
FormerlySvensk Filmindustri (-1998)
SF Bio AB (-2019)
Type Subsidiary
Industry Cinema
Predecessor Svensk Filmindustri
Founded1909;114 years ago (1909) (as Svensk Filmindustri AB)
1998;25 years ago (1998) (as SF Bio)
Area served
Sweden
Key people
Markus Lorendal CEO
BrandsFilmstaden, Biolabbet
Owner AMC Theatres
Parent Nordic Cinema Group
Subsidiaries Svenska Bio (50%) Västerås Biografer, AB Svensk Filmindustri & Co (50%)
Website https://filmstaden.se

Filmstaden AB (formerly SF Bio AB ) [1] is Sweden's largest cinema chain, [2] and was founded in 1998 after Svensk Filmindustri was split into SF and SF Bio. The company is owned by the european group Odeon Cinemas Group, which has been owned by the world's largest cinema group, the American AMC Theatres since 2017.

The company was rebranded to "Filmstaden" on Bolagsverket due to the sale to AMC Theatres, in 2019. [3]

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References

  1. "Sök företagsfakta: Filmstaden" . Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "Sveriges största biografkedja - Filmstaden". www.filmstaden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. "SF Bio byter namn till Filmstaden!". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-03-25.