For the unrelated film production company set up by Samuel Z. Arkoff, see Arkoff International Pictures.
American International Pictures LLC
Formerly
American Releasing Corporation (1954–1956)
Company type
Label
Industry
Film
Founded
April 2, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-04-02) (original) October 7, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-07) (relaunch)
Founders
James H. Nicholson
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Defunct
August 4, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-08-04) (original)
Fate
Acquired by and folded into Filmways (original)
Successor
Filmways Pictures (original)
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Eric Hohl (president)
Products
Motion pictures
Parent
Amazon MGM Studios
American International Pictures LLC[1] (AIP or American International Productions) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios. In its original operating period, AIP was an independent film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing films from 1955 until 1980, a year after its acquisition by Filmways in 1979.
It was formed on April 2, 1954, as American Releasing Corporation (ARC) by former Realart Pictures Inc. sales manager James H. Nicholson and entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff[2] and their first release was the 1953 UK documentary film Operation Malaya. It was dedicated to releasing low-budget films packaged as double features, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
The company eventually became a part of Orion Pictures, which in turn, became a division of MGM. On October 7, 2020, four decades after the original closure, MGM revived AIP as a label for acquired films for digital and theatrical releases, with MGM overseeing across streaming platforms and United Artists Releasing handling theatrical distribution in North America until 2023 when Amazon MGM Studios took over.
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