EMI-Elstree (1969–1970) MGM-EMI (1970–1973) Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1971–1973) EMI Film Distributors (1973–1979) Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (1979–1986) Cannon Screen Entertainment (1986–1988) Lumiere Pictures and Television (1992–1996) UGC DA (1996–1997)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Film studio
Predecessor
Associated British Productions Anglo-Amalgamated
Founded
1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Founder
Bryan Forbes
Defunct
2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as a company) 2006; 18 years ago (2006) (as a home video label in the UK)
Fate
Acquired and merged by StudioCanal
Successor
StudioCanal StudioCanal UK
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom Paris, France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jean Cazes (Chairman/CEO) Alastair Waddell (Chief Executive) Chris Cary (Head of Business Development) Ralph Kamp (Theatrical Sales) Christine Ghazarian (Head of Overseas Sales, Paris Office) Alison Trumpy (TV Sales Manager) Martin Bigham (Technical Operations) Jamie Carmichael (TV Sales)[1]
Products
Motion pictures
Owner
Cannon Screen Entertainment:
EMI (1969–1979) Thorn EMI (1979–1986) The Cannon Group, Inc. (1986–1988) Weintraub Entertainment Group:
The Coca-Cola Company US Tobacco Company[2] Columbia Pictures (15%; 1987–1989) Warner Bros. (15%; 1989–1990)[3] Lumiere Pictures and Television:
Independent (1992–1995) Caisse des Depots (54%;) Credit Lyonnais (5%;) Euro Clinvest (6.5%;) France Telecom (18%;) UAP (8%;) Cazes (5%;) Time Warner (3.5%; 1995–1996) UGC (1996) Groupe Canal+ (1996–2000)
Subsidiaries
France Animation Pixibox[4]
Website
www.studiocanal.com
Canal+ Image International (formerly known as EMI Films, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Lumiere Pictures and Television,[5] and UGC DA) was a British-French film, television, animation studio and distributor.[6] A former subsidiary of the EMI conglomerate, the corporate name was not used throughout the entire period of EMI's involvement in the film industry, from 1969 to 1986,[7] but the company's brief connection with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Anglo-EMI, the division under Nat Cohen, and the later company as part of the Thorn EMI conglomerate (following the merger with Thorn) are outlined here.
The library passed through the hands of several companies over the following years and is now owned by StudioCanal, a former sister company to Universal Music Group and parent company Canal+ Group's acquisition of European cinema operator UGC who acquired the library's then-owner, the United Kingdom-based Lumiere Pictures and Television in 1996, via Cannon Films. EMI Films also owned Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England; in turn, Cannon ended up purchasing the studio as well, but later sold it to Brent Walker in 1988, who in turn ended up selling half of the EMI Elstree Studios site to Tesco for a supermarket, before Hertsmere Council eventually acquired what was left of the Elstree Studios, and, as of 2018, continues to operate it as a film and television studios centre.[7]
^Groves, Don (13 August 1993). "Lumiere reorganizes sales, biz divisions". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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^Williams, Michael (24 April 1995). "Lumiere sets its sights on H'wood, seeks cash allies". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^Hopewell, John (20 October 2012). "Lumiere rocks to French classics". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^Groves, Don (13 August 1993). "Lumiere reorganizes sales, biz divisions". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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