1996; 28 years ago (1996) (Original) 2015; 9 years ago (2015) (Relaunch)
Defunct
2013; 11 years ago (2013) (Original) 2023; 1 year ago (2023) (Relaunch)
Fate
Absorbed by Entertainment One in 2013; relaunched in 2015; reabsorbed in 2023
Successors
Lionsgate Films
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Products
Motion pictures
Parent
Entertainment One
Website
momentumpictures.net
Momentum Pictures was a film distributor owned by Entertainment One, a subsidiary of Lionsgate. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading independent distributors in the UK and Ireland. It was originally formed in 1997 after Alliance Communications had bought out distributor Electric Pictures.[1] Two years later, its interest was sold off to German distributor Kinowelt,[2] and took on the name Momentum Pictures in 2000.[3] Following eOne's purchase of the company, Alliance and its divisions were folded under the eOne brand. The Momentum brand was revived in 2015 as part of a venture with Orion Pictures to jointly acquire films for distribution in North America and international markets.[4]
The studio has also released several family films, such as Hoodwinked!, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (co-distributed with United International Pictures as part of a two-year agreement), Arthur and the Invisibles and Igor, as well as the home video rights for popular TV series Creature Comforts.
^Dawtrey, Adam (1997-02-26). "U.K. Alliance goes Electric". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
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