List of film distributors by country

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This is a list of motion picture distributors, past and present, sorted alphabetically by country.

## Albania

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* Constantin Film
* United International Pictures

## Argentina

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* Star Distribution
* Warner Bros.
* Sony Pictures[1]
* Fox Distribution Company
* United International Pictures
* Argentina Sono Film
* Artistas Unidos
* Cinema International Corporation
* Columbia Pictures of Argentina
* Lumiton
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
* Paramount Pictures
* RKO Radio Pictures de Argentina
* Universal Films Argentina
* Warner-Columbia Films

## Australia

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* 20th Century Studios/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Antidote Films
* Film Australia
* Hoyts Distribution/Sony Pictures Releasing
* Leap Frog Films
* Lionsgate Australia
* Madman Entertainment
* Palace Films and Cinemas
* Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures
* Titan View
* Transmission Films
* Roadshow Films
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

## Bangladesh

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* Alpha-i
* Fatman Films
* Impress Telefilm
* Jaaz Multimedia
* Monsoon Films
* Tiger Media

## Brazil

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* Star Distribution
* Warner Bros.
* Sony
* Fox Distribution Company
* Columbia Pictures
* United International Pictures

## Canada

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* Alliance Films
* Astral Films
* Brightlight Pictures
* Cinexus/Famous Players (C/FP)
* Elevation Pictures
* Entertainment One
* Malofilm
* Mongrel Media
* Multiple Media Entertainment
* National Film Board of Canada
* Phase 4 Films (owned by Entertainment One)
* Les Films Séville (owned by Entertainment One)
* Teletoon
* Warner Bros.
* VVS Films

## China

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* Alibaba Pictures
* August First Film Studio
* Beijing Enlight Pictures
* Bona Film Group
* China Film Co., Ltd.
* China Film Group
* DMG Entertainment
* Fantasy Pictures
* Huaxia Film Distribution
* Huayi Brothers
* Le Vision Pictures
* New Classics Pictures
* Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
* Wanda Pictures

## Denmark

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* Nordisk Film
* Buena Vista International Denmark

## Estonia

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* Hea Film

## Finland

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* Finnkino
* SF Film Finland

## France

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* AMLF
* BAC Films
* Gaumont
* Metropolitan Filmexport
* Pan-Européenne
* Pathé
* SND Films
* StudioCanal
* UGC
* UGC Fox Distribution
* United International Pictures

## Germany and Austria

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* 20th Century Studios
* Constantin Film
* Sony Pictures Releasing
* Filmverlag der Autoren
* Kinowelt
* Tobis
* Sascha-Film
* Senator Film
* Paramount Pictures Germany/Universal Pictures Germany
* Universum Film
* The Walt Disney Company Austria GmbH
* RKO Radio Pictures
* Warner Bros.
* Wild Bunch

## Hong Kong

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* Cinema City International
* Golden Harvest
* JCE Movies Limited
* Media Asia
* Mei Ah Entertainment

## India

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* AA Films
* AVM Productions
* Dharma Productions
* Eros International
* Excel Entertainment
* Grass Root Film Company
* Kalasangham Films
* Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
* PVR Pictures
* Rajshri Productions
* Red Chillies Entertainment
* Red Giant Movies
* Reliance Entertainment
* Sahara Movie Studios
* Shemaroo Entertainment
* Star Studios
* Tips Music Films
* Ultra Media & Entertainment
* UTV Motion Pictures
* Viacom18 Studios
* Yash Raj Films
* Zee Studios
* Red Giant Movies

## Italy

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* Artex Film
* Cineriz
* De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
* Filmauro
* Lux Film
* Metacinema
* Sony Pictures
* Titanus
* Warner Bros.
* 01 Distribution
* Rai Cinema

## Japan

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* Bandai Visual
* Toho
* Toei
* Shochiku
* Kadokawa Shoten

## Korea, South

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* CJ Entertainment
* Lotte Entertainment
* Next Entertainment World
* Showbox

## Malaysia

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* Golden Screen Cinemas
* Tanjong Golden Village
* MBO Cinemas

## Mexico

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* Filmex
* Videocine

## Netherlands

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* A-Film
* BBI Films
* Benelux Film Distributors
* Fortissimo Films
* In The Air
* Paramount Pictures
* Sony Pictures
* Universal Pictures International
* Warner Bros. (Holland)
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Netherlands
* WW Entertainment

## Nigeria

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* Silverbird Film Distribution

## Pakistan

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* A-Plus Films
* ARY Films
* Geo Films
* Summit Entertainment Pakistan
* Eveready Pictures
* Urdu 1 Pictures

## Philippines

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* ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. (Star Cinema)
* GMA Network Films Inc. (GMA Pictures)
* Lionsgate
* OctoArts Films/Axinite Digicinema
* Paramount Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment
* Regal Entertainment/Reality Entertainment
* Solar Pictures
* Universal Pictures
* Viva Films
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
* Warner Bros.

## Portugal

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* Media Capital
* NOS Audiovisuais

## Russia

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* Soyuzmultfilm
* Bazelevs Distribution
* Universal Pictures Russia
* Walt Disney Studios/Sony Pictures Releasing
* 20th Century Studios
* Lenfilm
* Central Partnership/Paramount Pictures
* Mosfilm
* Warner Bros.

## Singapore

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* Cathay Organisation
* Golden Village
* Shaw Organisation

## Sri Lanka

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* Lyca Production

## Sweden

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* Buena Vista International
* Lionsgate Sweden
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Sandrew Metronome
* Sonet Film
* Sony Pictures
* Svensk Filmindustri
* Svenska Filminstitutet
* 20th Century Studios
* United International Pictures
* Warner Bros.

## Thailand

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* GDH 559/GMM Tai Hub
* M Pictures
* Sahamongkol Film International
* United International Pictures
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/20th Century Studios/Sony Pictures Releasing
* Warner Bros.

## United Arab Emirates

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* Spacetoon Pictures[2]

## United Kingdom

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* 20th Century Studios Film Co. Ltd
* Anglo-Amalgamated
* Arrow Films
* Artificial Eye
* Axiom Films
* Ayngaran International (Tamil films only)
* Brent Walker Film Distributors
* Buena Vista International
* Cannon Distributors (UK)
* Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
* Columbia Pictures
* Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
* Contender Entertainment Group
* Diffusion Pictures
* Dogwoof Pictures
* EMI Films (as a distributor, EMI operated under several names during its involvement in the film industry)
* Entertainment One
* Entertainment Film Distributors
* Eros International
* Film Four Distributors
* Film Producers Guild
* First Independent Films
* Fremantle
* General Film Distributors
* Guild Film Distribution
* Icon Film Distribution
* ITC Film Distributors
* Journeyman Pictures
* Lionsgate UK
* London Screen
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Momentum Pictures
* New World Pictures
* Optimum Releasing
* Paramount Pictures UK
* Park Circus Ltd.
* Pathé
* PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
* Rank Film Distributors
* Redbus Film Distribution
* Revolver Entertainment
* RKO Radio Pictures
* Signature Entertainment
* Soda Pictures
* Summit Entertainment UK (from E1 Entertainment)
* Sony Pictures
* Tartan Films
* United Artists Corp.
* United International Pictures
* Universal Pictures UK
* The Walt Disney Company Ltd.
* Warner-Pathé Distributors Ltd.

## United States

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* 1091 Pictures
* A24 Films
* American Film Institute (AFI)
* Allied Artists
* American Releasing Corp./American International Pictures
* Anchor Bay Entertainment
* Angel Studios
* Anywhere Road
* Associated Artists Productions
* Astor Pictures
* Avco Embassy Pictures
* Biograph Studios
* Brain Damage Films
* Buena Vista
* Cannon Releasing Corp.
* CBS Films
* Cinemation Industries
* Cinerama Releasing Corp.
* Cineville
* Columbia Pictures
* Commonwealth United Entertainment
* Continental Distributing (A Division Of Walter Reade-Sterling Inc.)
* Crown International Pictures
* Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)
* Dominant Pictures Corporation
* Eagle-Lion Films
* Embassy Pictures
* Eternal Pictures
* Fairway Film Alliance
* Famous Players Film Company
* Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
* FilmNation Entertainment
* Films Around The World
* First Run Features
* First Independent Pictures
* First National
* Fox Film Corporation
* Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America
* Genius Products
* Global Film Initiative
* Goldwyn Pictures
* Grand National Pictures
* Gravitas Ventures
* Hallmark Media
* Hal Roach Studios
* Hannover House
* Howco Productions Inc.
* IFC Films
* Janus Films
* KDK Factory
* Ketchup Entertainment
* Kinemacolor
* Koch-Lorber Films
* Liberty Films
* Lionsgate
* Lippert Pictures
* Lopert Films
* Magnolia Pictures
* Majestic Pictures
* Mascot Pictures
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
* Metro Pictures
* Metropolitan Pictures Corporation
* Milestone Films
* Millennium Films
* Monogram Pictures
* Mutual Film Corporation
* Myriad Pictures
* Music Box Films
* National General Pictures
* N. T. A. Pictures Inc./Republic Pictures (#2)
* Newmarket Films
* Norton, Frank
* Oscilloscope
* Overture Films
* Pacific International Enterprises
* Palm Pictures
* Paramount Pictures
* Pathe Exchanges Inc.
* Peter Rodgers Organization (PRO)
* Phaedra Cinema
* Phase 4 Films
* Picturehouse
* Prizma Color
* Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
* Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
* RKO Radio Pictures
* Rank Film Distributors of America Inc.
* Realart Pictures
* Republic Pictures (#1)
* Roadside Attractions
* Roc Nation
* Rogue Arts
* Rogue Pictures
* STX Entertainment
* The Samuel Goldwyn Company
* Screen Guild Productions Inc.
* Selznick International Pictures
* The Solax Company
* Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
* Sony Pictures
* Strand Releasing
* Striped Entertainment
* Technicolor
* Thanhouser Company
* The Weinstein Company
* THINKFilm
* Tiffany Studios
* Trans-Lux
* Transatlantic Pictures
* Triangle Film Corporation
* Troma
* 20th Century Studios
* Twentieth Century Pictures
* Ufa Film Co.
* United Artists
* Universal Pictures
* Vertical
* Victory Pictures Corporation
* Vitagraph Studios
* Vitaphone
* Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
* Warner Bros.
* Western Film Exchange
* Women Make Movies
* World Wide Motion Pictures Corp.
* World Wide Pictures Inc.
* Yari Film Group
* Zeitgeist Films

## Vietnam

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* CJ CGV

## West Asia/North Africa

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* General Organization for Cinema (Syria)
* Gulf Film
* Rotana

## References

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1. ^ Alfredo Sainz (2012-06-14). "La productora Columbia/Sony se va del país". lanación.com (in Spanish).
2. ^ "Confirmed: Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Coming to MENA Cinemas on May 27". Anime News Network. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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