Metropolitan Filmexport

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Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution company founded by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida, along with their father David, in 1978.^[1] It distributes films in France, alongside Entertainment One in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain and the Benelux countries and FilmNation Entertainment worldwide. The logo features a Pegasus behind an eclipsed sun. It is also the French counterpart of TriStar Pictures.

Distribution[]

Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films:

Current distribution deals[]

• STX Entertainment/STXfilms
• A24
• Lionsgate Films/Summit Entertainment/Overture Films
• Annapurna Pictures
• Lantern Entertainment
• Amblin Partners
• Bleecker Street
• Millennium Films/Nu Image
• Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017-2019)

Former distribution deals[]

• New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2009.
• Relativity Media/Rogue Pictures – went bankrupt as a mini-major in 2015.
• DreamWorks – retired as a distributor in 2005 and then became a banner of Amblin Partners in 2015.
• Broad Green Pictures – Shut down its production unit in 2017 and then shut down completely in 2018.
• CBS Films – Lionsgate took over distribution in 2015.
• United International Pictures (Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures/Focus Features) – Stopped French distribution in 2007 as part of its effort to reduce International operations. Paramount and Universal distribute in France because of this move.
• Picturehouse – Part of New Line Cinema and shut down by Warner Bros. in 2008.
• The Weinstein Co. – plagued by the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
• 20th Century Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures – Formed a joint venture with UGC named UGC Fox Distribution in 1995, which disestablished a decade later.
• Sony (Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Triumph Films/Destination Films) – Formed a joint venture with Gaumont Film Company for French distribution named Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films in 2004. The joint venture disestablished three years later.
• Samuel Goldwyn Films
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Orion Pictures

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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