List of film production companies

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This is a list of film production and distribution companies. A production company may specialize in producing their in-house films or own subsidiary development companies. Major production companies often distribute films from independent production companies. This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies. Active production companies are either run by themselves or as a subsidiary.

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Film studios also create television programs for broadcast syndication.

Notable production companies

CompanyCountryHeadquartersEst.Notes
Aleph Producciones Argentina Buenos Aires 1990
Argentina Sono Film Argentina Buenos Aires 1933
BD Cine Argentina Buenos Aires 1995
Guacamole Films Argentina Buenos Aires 2002
Patagonik Film Group Argentina Buenos Aires 1996
Pol-ka Argentina Buenos Aires 1994
Disney Studios Australia Australia Sydney, New South Wales 1998Parent is Walt Disney Studios
Efftee Studios Australia Sydney, New South Wales 1933Founded in Melbourne. Defunct in 1935.
Rising Sun Pictures Australia Adelaide, South Australia 1995
Village Roadshow Australia Melbourne, Victoria 1954
Village Roadshow Studios Australia Gold Coast, Queensland 1991Parent is Village Roadshow
Working Dog Productions Australia Melbourne, Victoria 1993
Jaaz Multimedia Bangladesh Dhaka 2011
Monsoon Films Bangladesh Dhaka 2010
Impress Telefilm Bangladesh Dhaka 1996
Belarusfilm Belarus Minsk 1928
Studio 100 Belgium Schelle 1996
Globo Filmes Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1998
Nu Boyana Film Studios Bulgaria Sofia 1962
Allude Entertainment Canada Vancouver 2012
Atopia Canada Montreal, Quebec 2000
Bleeding Art Industries Canada Calgary, Alberta 2002
Breakthrough Entertainment Canada Toronto, Ontario 1986
The Bridge Studios Canada Burnaby, British Columbia 1987
Brightlight Pictures Canada Vancouver, British Columbia 2001
Cloud Ten Pictures Canada St. Catharines, Ontario 1994
DHX Media Canada Halifax 2006Children's television
Entertainment One Films Canada Canada Toronto, Ontario 1995
Leda Serene Films Canada Toronto, Ontario 1999
Malofilm Canada Montreal, Quebec 1983
National Film Board of Canada Canada Montreal, Quebec 1939
Paperny Entertainment Canada Vancouver, British Columbia 1994
Shaftesbury Films Canada Toronto, Ontario 1987
Shavick Entertainment Canada Vancouver, British Columbia 1993
sisu production Canada Toronto, Ontario 2013
Suneeva Canada Toronto, Ontario 2005
Alibaba Pictures China Zhejiang 2014
Asia Film Company China Shanghai 1909Defunct in 1914
Beijing Enlight Pictures China Beijing 2000
Beijing Galloping Horse Group China Beijing 2003
Changchun Film Group Corporation China Changchun, Jilin 1950
China Film Group Corporation China Beijing 1999
Cinema Popular China Hong Kong 2009
Diantong Film Company China Shanghai 1934Defunct in 1935
DMG Entertainment China Beijing 1993
Fantasy Pictures China Beijing 2005
Film Workshop China Hong Kong 1984
Fly Films China Shanghai 2004
Fundamental Films China Shanghai 2008
Golden Princess Film Production China Hong Kong 1987
Great Wall Film Company China Shanghai 1920Last known film was 1930
Hengdian World Studios China Dongyang 1996
Heyi Pictures China
Huayi Brothers China Beijing 1994
Imar Film Company China Beijing 1997
L'est Films Group China Beijing 2008
Laurel Films China Beijing 2000
Lianhua Film Company China Shanghai 1930Defunct in 1937
Mandarin Films China Hong Kong 1991
Media Asia Entertainment Group China Hong Kong 1994Parent is Lai Sun Development
Mingxing Film Company China Shanghai 1922Defunct in 1937
China Sun Motion Picture Company China Hong Kong 1922Defunct in 1937, absorbed into the Lianhua Film Company
MZ Pictures China Shanghai 2009
Northeast Film Studio China Changchun 1945Defunct in 1955
One Hundred Years of Film China Hong Kong 1999Parent is China Star Entertainment Group
Orange Sky Golden Harvest China Hong Kong 1970
Oriental DreamWorks China Shanghai 2012Partially owned by DreamWorks Animation
Polybona Films China Beijing 1999
Shanghai Animation Film Studio China Shanghai 1957
Shanghai Film Group Corporation China Shanghai 2001
Shanghai Film Studio China Shanghai 1949Part of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation since 2001
Shaw Brothers China Hong Kong 1958Defunct in 2011
Sil-Metropole Organisation China Hong Kong 1982Formed through the merger of four large studios
Sundream Motion Pictures China Hong Kong 2005
Tianyi Film Company China Shanghai 1925Defunct in 1937
Wanda Media China Beijing 2010
Wenhua Film Company China Shanghai 1946Defunct in 1952
Win's Entertainment China Hong Kong 1990Defunct in 2009
Xinhua Film Company China Shanghai 1934Defunct in 1942
Xstream Pictures China Beijing 2003
Zagreb Film Croatia Zagreb 1953Primarily animation
Jadran Film Croatia Zagreb 1946
Croatia Film Croatia Zagreb 1946
Barrandov Studios Czech Republic Prague 1921
HF Productions Denmark Copenhagen 2017
Nordisk Film Denmark Valby, Copenhagen 1906Oldest continuously active studio in the world
Saga Studios Denmark Copenhagen 1942Defunct in 1974
Zentropa Entertainments Denmark Avedøre, Copenhagen 1992
Adastra Films France Cannes 2008
Advantage-studio France1987
Disneynature France Paris 2008Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios
Les Films du Poisson France Paris 1995
Gaumont Film Company France Paris 1895First and oldest film company in the world
Pathé France Paris 1896
StudioCanal France Paris 1988
Bavaria Film Germany Munich 1919
Constantin Film Germany Munich 1950
DEFA Germany Berlin 1946State-owned, defunct in 1992
Neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft Germany Munich 1947
Rialto Film Germany Berlin 1897
Studio Babelsberg Germany Potsdam 1912
Universum Film AG (UFA)Germany Berlin 1917
Wild Bunch Germany Berlin 1979Previously a part of French firm StudioCanal
Finos Film Greece Athens 1943Defunct in 1977 (temporarily), 2006 comeback
Pannonia Film Studio Hungary Budapest 1956Animation
Blueeyes Productions Iceland Reykjavík 1999Later became RVK Studios
RVK Studios Iceland Reykjavík 2013Formed from Blueeyes Productions
True north Iceland Reykjavík 2003
Sagafilm Iceland Reykjavík 1978
Aashirvad Cinemas India Kochi, Kerala 2000
Ajay Devgn FFilms India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1999
Annapurna Studios India Hyderabad, Telangana 1975
Anurag Kashyap Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2005Founded by Anurag Kashyap
AVM Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1945
Balaji Motion Pictures India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2001Subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1994
Bombay Talkies India Mumbai, Maharashtra (then Bombay)1934Defunct as of 1954
Chilsag Entertainment Network India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2003
CineMan Productions India Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2010Founded by Abhishek Jain
Clean Slate Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2014Founded by Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma
Cloud Nine Movies India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2008Subsidiary of Kalaignar TV
DAR Motion Pictures India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2009
Dharma Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1976
Eros International India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1977
Eskay Movies India Kolkata, West Bengal 1988Founded as Eskay Video Private Limited
Excel Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1999
Felis Creations India Bangalore, Karnataka 2006
Fox Star Studios India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2008Subsidiary of 21st Century Fox
Gemini Studios India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1940
Geetha Arts India Hyderabad, Telangana 1972
Hari Om Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2008Founded by Akshay Kumar
Hombale Films India Bangalore, Karnataka 2012
Illuminati Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2009Founded by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan
Kanteerava Studios India Bangalore, Karnataka 1966
Kavithalaya Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1981
Lyca Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2014Founded by Subaskaran Allirajah
Madras Talkies India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1995Founded by Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam
Mukta Arts India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1978
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1970Founded by Sajid Nadiadwala
Padmalaya Studios India Hyderabad, Telangana 1970
Percept Picture Company India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2002
PVR Pictures India Gurgaon, Haryana 1997
Rajshri Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1947
Real Image Media Technologies India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1986
Reliance Big Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2005Subsidiary of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Red Chillies Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2002
R.K. Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1948
S Pictures India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1999
Sahara One India New Delhi, Delhi 2000
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2001
Shree Venkatesh Films India Kolkata, West Bengal 1996
Sivaji Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1956
Studio Green India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2006
Sudha ProductionsIndia Mumbai, Maharashtra 2008
Sun Pictures India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2008
Suresh Productions India Hyderabad, Telangana 1963
Surinder Films India Kolkata, West Bengal 1970 [1]
T-Series India New Delhi, Delhi 2001Founded by Gulshan Kumar, mainly a music studio
Tips Industries India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1975
Thenandal Studio Limited India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1976Founded by Rama Narayanan
Trimurti Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1970
T-Series India New Delhi, Delhi 2001
UTV Motion Pictures India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2004Subsidiary of UTV Software Communications and The Walt Disney Company
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2008Subsidiary of Viacom 18 and Viacom
Vijaya Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1948 Moola Narayana Swamy, B. N. Reddy
Vinod Chopra Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1985
Vishesh Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1986
Yash Raj Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1970
YNOT Studios India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2010Founded by S. Sashikanth
Zee Entertainment Enterprises India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1992Founded by Subhash Chandra
Rapi Films Indonesia Jakarta 1968
Ardmore Studios Ireland Bray, County Wicklow 1958
Cinecittà Italy Rome 1937
Titanus Italy Rome 1904
Eiken Japan Tokyo 1969Subsidiary of Asatsu-DK, previously Television Corporation of Japan
Enoki Films Japan Tokyo 1975
Kadokawa Pictures Japan Tokyo 2007Defunct 2011, subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation
Makino Film Productions JapanUnknown1923Defunct 1931
Nikkatsu Japan Tokyo 1912
Shintoho Japan Tokyo 1947Defunct 1961
Shochiku Japan Tokyo 1920
Studio Ghibli Japan Tokyo 1985
Taishō Katsuei Japan Tokyo 1920Defunct 1922
Tennenshoku Katsudō Shashin Japan Tokyo 1914Defunct 1919
Toei Company Japan Tokyo 1950Parent of Toei Animation
Toho Japan Tokyo 1932
Yokota Shōkai Japan Tokyo 1901Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu
Yoshizawa Shōten Japan Tokyo 1897Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu
Astro Shaw Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2005
KRU Studios Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1992
New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand Wellington 1978
New Zealand On Air New Zealand Wellington 1989
WingNut Films New Zealand Wellington 2003
Rok Studios Nigeria Lagos, Lagos 2013
Silverbird Film Distribution Nigeria Lagos, Lagos 2007
Fuuse FilmsNorway Oslo 2010Founded by activist and filmmaker Deeyah Khan
Maipo Film Norway Oslo 2000Part of Nordisk Film
Norsk Film Norway Jar 1932Defunct 2001
SF Norge Norway Oslo 1989Part of Svensk Filmindustri
Storm Studios Norway Oslo 2001
GMA Films Philippines Quezon City 1995
LVN Pictures Philippines Quezon City 1936Defunct 2005
OctoArts Films Philippines Quezon City 1989
Regal Films Philippines Quezon City 1962
Reyna Films Philippines Manila 1991
Sampaguita Pictures Philippines Quezon City 1937Defunct 1982
Star Cinema Philippines Quezon City 1993
Viva Films Philippines Quezon City 1981
Appetite Production Poland Kraków 2008
Se-ma-for Poland Łódź 1947
MediaPro Pictures Romania Bucharest 1998
Castel Film Romania Romania Bucharest 1992
Gorky Film Studio Russia Moscow 1915
Lenfilm Russia Saint Petersburg 1918
Petersburg Animation Studio Russia Saint Petersburg 2003
Wizart Animation Russia Voronezh 2007
InlayFilm Russia Moscow 2007
Animaccord Animation Studio Russia Moscow 2008
Melnitsa Animation Studio Russia Saint Petersburg 1999
Mosfilm Russia Moscow 1920
Soyuzmultfilm Russia Moscow 1936
Sverdlovsk Film Studio Russia Ekaterinburg 1943
Lesta Studio Russia Saint Petersburg 1991
Art Pictures Studio Russia Moscow 1992
Non-Stop Production Russia Moscow 2005
Bazelevs Company Russia Moscow 1991
Russian World Studios Russia Moscow 1998
Central Partnership Russia Moscow 1996
Enjoy Movies Russia Moscow 2010
Glavkino Russia Krasnogorsk 2008
Lennauchfilm Russia Saint Petersburg 1933
Central Studio for Documentary Film Russia Moscow 1927
Proline Film Russia Saint Petersburg 2004
Svarog Films Russia Saint Petersburg 1998
Soho Media Russia Moscow 1993
Pink International Company Serbia Belgrade 1998
Triglav Film Slovenia Ljubljana 1947
Cape Town Film Studios South Africa Cape Town 2010
Triggerfish Animation Studios South Africa Cape Town 1996
Cinema Service South Korea Seoul 1995
CJ E&M Film Division South Korea Seoul 1993
Coridel Entertainment South Korea Seoul 2015
DSP South Korea Seoul 1991
I Star Cinema South Korea Seoul 2005
LOEN Entertainment South Korea Seoul 1978
Lotte Entertainment South Korea Seoul 2003
Myung Films South Korea Seoul 1995
Next Entertainment World South Korea Seoul 2008
Showbox South Korea Seoul 2016Branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group
Sidus Pictures South Korea Seoul 1995
Europafilm Sweden Stockholm 1929
Film i Väst Sweden Trollhättan 1992
Sonet Film Sweden Stockholm 1984
AB Svensk Filmindustri Sweden Stockholm 1919
Benetone FilmsThailand Bangkok 2002
Five Star Production Thailand Bangkok 1973
GDH 559 Thailand Bangkok 2016
GMM Tai Hub Thailand Bangkok 2003Defunct 2015
Kantana Group Thailand Bangkok 1951
Phranakorn film Thailand Bangkok 2001
Sahamongkol Film International Thailand Bangkok 1970
Star Films Turkey Istanbul 1989
Dovzhenko Film Studio Ukraine Kyiv 1927
Anglo-Amalgamated United Kingdom London 1945Defunct 1971, back catalog owned by StudioCanal
Associated British Picture Corporation United Kingdom Elstree 1927Defunct 1970
Aura Films United Kingdom Colchester, Essex 2011
BBC Films United Kingdom London 1990
British Lion Films United Kingdom London 1919
DNA Films United Kingdom London 1997
Dragon International Film Studios United Kingdom Llanilid, Wales 2006
Ealing Studios United Kingdom London 1931
Eon Productions United Kingdom London 1961
Film Tank United Kingdom Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset 2009
Film4 Productions United Kingdom London 1982
Fingercuff Productions United Kingdom London 2000
Gainsborough Pictures United Kingdom London 1924Defunct in 1951.
Gate Studios United Kingdom Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 1928Defunct in 1954.
Hammer Film Productions United Kingdom London 1934See List of Hammer films.
Heyday Films United Kingdom London 1997
Intermedia United Kingdom London 1995Previously used as German tax shelter.
ITC Entertainment ProductionsUnited Kingdom London 1958Defunct 1998. Back catalog owned by many different firms.
Magma Pictures United Kingdom London 2004
Marv Films United Kingdom London 2004
Merton Park Studios United Kingdom London 1930Last film was in 1967.
MGM-British Studios United Kingdom Denham, Buckinghamshire and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 1936Subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Defunct 1973.
Pinewood Studios United Kingdom Iver, Buckinghamshire 1935See List of Pinewood Studios productions.
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment United Kingdom London 1979Acquired by Universal Studios in 2000.
Rank Organisation Film Productions United Kingdom London 1937Defunct in 1996.
Shepperton Studios United Kingdom Shepperton, Surrey 1931Part of Pinewood Studios as of 2001.
Syncopy Inc. United Kingdom London 2001Founded by Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas.
Teddington Studios United Kingdom London 1910Part of Pinewood Studios until 2014.
Three Mills Studios United Kingdom London 1990
Twickenham Film Studios United Kingdom London 1913
Vertigo Films United Kingdom London 2002
Warp Films United Kingdom London 1999Sister company to Warp Records.
Working Title Films United Kingdom London 1983Owned by NBCUniversal
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks United States New York City, New York 1986Founded by Spike Lee.
606 Films United States Los Angeles, California 2014Founded by Halle Berry. Housed at CBS Television Studios.
2929 Productions United States Dallas, Texas 2003Founded by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner.
Affirm Films United States Culver City, California 2007Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment; Christian films
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation United States Los Angeles, California 1931Previously Monogram Pictures.
Amazon MGM Studios United States Culver City, California 2010Founded by Amazon (company)
Amblin Entertainment United States Universal City, California 1981Founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
Amblin Partners United States Universal City, California 2015Founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Darren Throop And Anil Ambani
American International Pictures United States Los Angeles, California 1956Acquired by Filmways.
American Zoetrope United States San Francisco, California 1969Founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Apple Studios United States Cupertino, California 2019Founded by Apple Inc.
Artisan Entertainment United States New York City, New York 1982Started as LIVE Entertainment and acquired by Lions Gate in 2004.
Batjac Productions United States Los Angeles, California 1952Founded by John Wayne and Robert Fellows.
Blinding Edge Pictures United States Berwyn, Pennsylvania 2000Founded by M. Night Shyamalan.
Blue Sky Studios United States Greenwich, Connecticut 1987Acquired by 20th Century Studios; defunct in 2021.
Called Higher StudiosUnited States Franklin, Tennessee 2019
Capitol Films United States Los Angeles, California 1992
Caravan Pictures United States Santa Monica, California 1992Owned by The Walt Disney Company; defunct in 1999.
Carolco Pictures United States Boca Raton, Florida 1976Bankrupt in 1995. Brand revived in 2015.
Castle Rock Entertainment United States Beverly Hills, California 1987Acquired by Time Warner
CBS Films United States Los Angeles, California 2007CBS made a brief move into film production in the late 1960s and CBS Theatrical Films in 1979 (Founded as Cinema Center Films)
Cedar Grove Productions United States Los Angeles, California 1996
Christie Film Company United States Hollywood, California 1916Founded by Al Christie and Charles Christie. Defunct 1933.
Cinemation Industries United States New York City, New York 1965Defunct 1975
Cinergi Pictures United States Santa Monica, California 1989Defunct 1998
Columbia Pictures United States Culver City, California 1924Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Compass International Pictures United StatesUnknown1977Defunct 1988
Davis Entertainment United StatesUnknown1984Founded by John Davis.
Destination Films United States Santa Monica, California 1993Subsidiary
Dimension Films United States New York City, New York 1992Originally a Miramax Films division
DreamWorks United States Universal City, California 1994Part of Amblin Partners
DreamWorks Animation United States Glendale, California 2004Currently distributed by Universal Pictures
E1 Entertainment United States Port Washington, New York 1987Founded as Koch Entertainment
Edison's Black Maria United States West Orange, New Jersey 1893World's first film production studio. Defunct 1901.
Electric Entertainment United States Los Angeles, California 2001
Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures United States Nashville, Tennessee 2007Family-friendly projects
Embassy Pictures United States New York City, New York 1942Defunct 1986
Esperanto Filmoj United States Los Angeles, California 2004
Essanay Studios United States Chicago, Illinois 1907Defunct 1918
Famous Players Film Company United States1912
Famous Players–Lasky United States1914
Film Booking Offices of America United States1919
Filmways United States Sonoma County, California 1958Acquired by Orion Pictures
Filmology Finance United States Los Angeles, California 2013Founded by Jack Christian
Fine Line Features United States New York City, New York 1990Originally a division of New Line Cinema
First Look Studios United States Century City, California 1993
First National United States1917
Five & Two Pictures United States2002Christian films
Flavor Unit Entertainment United States Miami, Florida 1995Privately held, originally headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey
Focus Features United States Universal City, California 1992Started as Gramercy Pictures and acquired by Universal Studios, then renamed USA Films
Four Star Productions United States1952
Fox Atomic United States Century City, California 2006Defunct
Fox Film Corporation United States1915Merged with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox
20th Century Pictures United States1933Merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures United States Century City, California 1994
Gener8Xion Entertainment United States Hollywood, California 1995Christian films
Gnome Motion Picture Company United States New York City, New York 1910Likely never released any productions, presumed defunct in 1911.
Golan-Globus United States1967
Goldwyn Pictures United States1916
Samuel Goldwyn Productions United States1923
Hallmark Productions United States1944
Hannover House United States Springdale, Arkansas 1993
Happy Madison Productions United States1999
Heritage Film Project United States Charlottesville, Virginia 2008
Hollywood Pictures United States Burbank, California 1989Defunct in 2007, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios
IFC Films United States New York City, New York 1999Owned by Rainbow Media
Image Entertainment United States Los Angeles, California 1981
Interscope Pictures United States1982
Kalem Company United States1907
Kendrick Brothers United States Albany, Georgia 2013Christian films
Keystone Studios United States1912
Legendary Pictures United States2000
Liberty Films United States1945
Lightstorm Entertainment United States1990
Lightyear Entertainment United States1987
Limelight Department Australia1898
Lions Gate Entertainment United States Santa Monica, California 1995
Lubin Studios United States1896
Lucasfilm United States1971Since October 2012 a part of The Walt Disney Studios
Magnolia Pictures United States New York City, New York 2001
Marvel Studios United States Manhattan Beach, California 2007Part of Walt Disney Studios
Mascot Pictures Corporation United States1927
Mercury Radio Arts United States Las Colinas, Irving, Texas 2002Owned by Glenn Beck, and owns TheBlaze
Metro Pictures United States1915Merged with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United States Century City, California 1924Owned by Highland Capital, Anchorage Capital Group LLC, Third Point LLC and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP
Miramax Films United States New York City, New York 1979Division of Walt Disney Studios from 1993 to 2010; owned by Filmyard Holdings from 2010–present
Mutual Film United States1912Defunct since 1918
Newmarket Films United States Los Angeles, California 1989
Nestor Studios United States1909
New Line Cinema United States New York City, New York 1967Acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix, Inc. United States Los Gatos, California 1997Founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph
Original Film United States1997
Orion Pictures Corporation United States Los Angeles, California 1978Acquired by MGM
Overture Films United States Beverly Hills, California 2006Owned by Liberty Media
Pacific International Enterprises United States Medford, Oregon 1952
Paramount Animation United States Los Angeles, California 2011
Paramount Pictures United States Hollywood, California 1912The fourth oldest film studio in the world.
Paramount Vantage United States Los Angeles, California 1996Originally known as Paramount Classics
Picturehouse United States New York City, New York 2005
Possibility Pictures United States Orlando, Florida 2002Christian films
Premium Picture Productions United States1921
Producers Releasing Corporation United States Los Angeles, California 1939Assets acquired by Eagle-Lion Films in 1950, which in turn was acquired by United Artists in 1955
Pure Flix Entertainment United States Scottsdale, Arizona 2005Christian films
Reliance-Majestic Studios United States1914
Republic Pictures United States Los Angeles, California 1935Mainly a film library company, formerly a leading B movie studio
RKO Pictures United States New York City, New York 1928
Rogue Pictures United States Universal City, California 1992Acquired by Relativity Media
Rolfe Photoplays United States1915
Rooster Teeth Productions United States Austin, Texas 2003
Samuel Goldwyn Films United States New York City, New York 1979Founded as Samuel Goldwyn Company, acquired by Orion Pictures then formed Independently in 1999
Scott Free United States1970
Screen Gems United States Culver City, California 1940Founded as an animation studio, subsidiary
Screen Media Films United States New York City, New York 2001
Seen by Scene Communications United States Eagle Mountain, Utah 1947
Selig Polyscope Company United States1896
Selznick International Pictures United States1935
Sherwood Pictures United States Albany, Georgia 2002Christian films
Sight & Sound FilmsUnited States Ronks, Pennsylvania 2019Christian films
Silver Pictures United States1985
Skydance Productions United States2010
Solax Studios United States1910
Sony Pictures Classics United States Culver City, California 1991Subsidiary
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group United States Culver City, California 1998Owned by Sony. Originally launched as Columbia TriStar.
Spyglass Entertainment United States1988
Strand Releasing United States Culver City, California 1989
Sun Haven Studios United States1932
Summit Entertainment United States Universal City, California 1996
Temple Hill Entertainment United States2006
Thanhouser Company United States1909
The Samuel Goldwyn Company United States Santa Monica, California 1979
THINKFilm United States New York City, New York 2001 Capitol Films (50% equity), Lionsgate Films (50% equity)
Through A Glass Productions United States2002
Tiffany Pictures United States1921
Touchstone Pictures United States Burbank, California 1984Defunct in 2017, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios
Trimark Pictures United States Los Angeles, California 1985Started as Vidmark Entertainment, acquired by Lions Gate
TriStar Pictures, Inc. United States1982
TriStar Pictures United States Culver City, California 1982Founded as Nova Pictures, subsidiary
Troma Entertainment United States New York City, New York 1974
20th Century Studios United States Century City, California 1935Owned by The Walt Disney Company
20th Century Animation United States Century City, California 1997Defunct
Uncommon Productions United States Boston, MA 2000
United Artists Entertainment, LLCUnited States Century City, California 1919Principally a distributor, e.g. James Bond Series. (Acquired by MGM) (Run by Cruise/Wagner Productions)
United States Productions United States1946
Universal Pictures United States Universal City, California 1912also known as Universal-International Pictures Inc. (aka U-I)
Victor Studios United States1912
Vitagraph Studios United States1897
Vivendi Entertainment United States Universal City, California 2000
Walden Media United States2001
The Walt Disney Studios United States1923Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney Pictures United States Burbank, California 1923Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Warner Bros. United States Burbank, California 1923Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Independent Pictures United States Burbank, California 2003
The Weinstein Company United States New York City, New York 2005Also a distributor, e.g. The King's Speech , Hoodwinked!
Tyler Perry Studios United States Atlanta, Georgia 2006
Welling Films United States2006
Western Film Exchange United States1906
The Whartons Studio United States1914
World Wide Pictures United States Minneapolis, Minnesota 1951Christian films
Worldview Entertainment United States2007
WWE Studios United States Los Angeles, California 2002
Yari Film Group United States Los Angeles, California 2006

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