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Formerly | Video-Ville Showtime Inc. [1] |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Motion pictures |
Founded | May 27, 1983 [2] |
Founder | Ernie Grivakis |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Canada Australia New Zealand |
Key people | Ernie Grivakis (CEO) Harry Grivakis (SVP)[ citation needed ] Javi Hernandez (Executive Vice President)[ citation needed ] |
Products | Theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, VOD, SVOD, TV |
Services | Motion Picture distribution |
Number of employees | 30 |
Website | vvs |
Videoville Showtime Inc., [3] doing business as VVS Films, is a [4] Canadian motion picture distribution company founded by Ernie Grivakis. The company was formed in Montreal, Quebec on May 27, 1983 and operates its theatrical sales & marketing office out of Toronto, Ontario. [5]
The company's focus is commercial movies, including:
Year | Canadian Release Dates | Title | Genre | Notes |
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2011 | July 29, 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog | Animated, Comedy | |
2012 | March 9, 2012 | Friends with Kids | Romantic Comedy | |
August 10, 2012 | Freelancers | Action | ||
September 21, 2012 | End of Watch | Action, Thriller | ||
October 16, 2012 | Rites of Passage | Thriller | ||
December 7, 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Romantic Comedy | ||
2013 | January 4, 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Slasher, Horror | |
January 11, 2013 | A Haunted House | Satirical, Horror, Comedy | ||
March 19, 2013 | Empire State | Crime, Drama | ||
March 22, 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Political, Action, Thriller | ||
Spring Breakers | Comedy, Crime | |||
June 14, 2013 | Vehicle 19 | Action, Thriller | ||
October 11, 2013 | Machete Kills | Action, Exploitation | ||
November 27, 2013 | Homefront | Action, Thriller | ||
December 6, 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Crime, Drama | ||
2014 | January 27, 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Comedy, Drama | |
March 28, 2014 | Sabotage | Action, Thriller | ||
A Haunted House 2 | Satirical, Horror, Comedy | |||
April 25, 2014 | Brick Mansions | Action | ||
May 9, 2014 | Chef | Road, Comedy, Drama | ||
July 25, 2014 | And So It Goes | Comedy, Drama | ||
August 22, 2014 | Are You Here | |||
August 27, 2014 | The November Man | Spy, Action, Thriller | ||
September 26, 2014 | Good People | Action, Thriller | ||
2015 | March 30, 2015 | Wild Card | Action, Thriller | |
April 13, 2015 | Escobar: Paradise Lost | Romantic Thriller | ||
June 29, 2015 | Last Knights | Action, Drama | ||
July 13, 2015 | Maggie Moore(s) | Black Comedy, Mystery | ||
October 26, 2015 | Z for Zachariah | Apocalyptic, Science Fiction | ||
November 23, 2015 | No Escape | Action, Thriller | ||
November 30, 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Comedy, Drama | ||
December 21, 2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Romantic Comedy | ||
2016 | January 22, 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Comedy | |
2017 | June 16, 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Biography, Drama | |
2018 | January 19, 2018 | Den of Thieves | Heist, Action, Crime, Drama | |
February 2, 2018 | Braven | Action, Thriller | ||
June 29, 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Prison, Action, Thriller | ||
2019 | April 12, 2019 | Hellboy | Superhero | |
July 2, 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Prison, Action, Thriller | ||
August 16, 2019 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Survival, Horror | ||
August 23, 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Political, Action, Thriller | ||
September 20, 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | Vigilante, Action | ||
2023 | July 28, 2023 | Talk to Me | Supernatural, Horror | |
2024 | January 12, 2024 | The Beekeeper | Action, Thriller | |
February 27, 2024 | The Bricklayer | Action, Thriller, Spy | ||
March 8, 2024 | Love Lies Bleeding | Romantic Thriller | ||
March 15, 2024 | One Life | Biography, Drama | ||
March 19, 2024 | Land of Bad | Action, Thriller | ||
April 26, 2024 | Boy Kills World | Dystopian, Action, Comedy, Thriller | ||
The King Tide | Drama, Thriller, Horror | |||
May 24, 2024 | Hit Man | Biography, Romantic Comedy | ||
June 4, 2024 | Blood for Dust | Action, Thriller, Crime | ||
June 21, 2024 | Thelma | Comedy, Drama | ||
August 16, 2024 | My Penguin Friend | Family, Adventure | ||
September 13, 2024 | Subservience | Science Fiction, Thriller | ||
September 20, 2024 | A Different Man | Black Comedy, Psychological, Thriller | ||
October 8, 2024 | Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Superhero, Horror | ||
October 18, 2024 | Woman of the Hour | Period, Crime, Thriller | ||
November 1, 2024 | Here | Drama | ||
Hitpig! | Animated, Comedy | |||
Absolution | Action, Crime, Thriller | |||
November 8, 2024 | Heretic | Psychological Horror |
Year | Canadian Release Dates | Title | Genre | Notes |
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2024 | December 6, 2024 | Y2K | Disaster, Comedy, Horror | |
Werewolves | Action, Horror | |||
December 13, 2024 | Dirty Angels | Action, Thriller | ||
2025 | January 10, 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Heist, Action, Crime, Drama | |
It has direct, full-service distribution across all media in both English and French speaking Canada. In 2023, the company expanded its distribution territory to Australia and New Zealand with the Nicolas Cage-starring Dream Scenario . [6]
VVS may refer to:
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