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| formerly = Canal+ Production (1984-1990)<br>Le Studio Canal+ (1990-2000) | | formerly = Canal+ Production (1984-1990)<br>Le Studio Canal+ (1990-2000) | ||
| key people = Maxime Saada (chairman)<br>Anna Marsh (CEO) | | key people = Maxime Saada (chairman)<br>Anna Marsh (CEO) | ||
| parent = Canal+ Group | | parent = Canal+ Group<br>(Vivendi) | ||
| subsidiaries = StudioCanal UK<br>StudioCanal Australia<br>StudioCanal GmbH<br>[[Tandem Productions Film & Vidéo]]<br>Paddington and Company<br>Copyrights Group<br>Harvey Unna and Stephen Durbridge Limited<br>[[Red Production Company]]<br>SAM Productions ApS<br>SunnyMarch TV (20%)<br>Urban Myth Films<br>Bambú Producciones (33%)<br>Lailaps Films<br>ROK Studios<br>Elevation Sales (joint-venture with Lionsgate UK) | | subsidiaries = StudioCanal UK<br>StudioCanal Australia<br>StudioCanal GmbH<br>[[Tandem Productions Film & Vidéo]]<br>Paddington and Company<br>Copyrights Group<br>Harvey Unna and Stephen Durbridge Limited<br>[[Red Production Company]]<br>SAM Productions ApS<br>SunnyMarch TV (20%)<br>Urban Myth Films<br>Bambú Producciones (33%)<br>Lailaps Films<br>ROK Studios<br>Elevation Sales (joint-venture with Lionsgate UK) | ||
| country = [[:Category:France|France]] | | country = [[:Category:France|France]] | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''StudioCanal''' is the general production and distribution unit of the French premium television channel | '''StudioCanal''' is the general production and distribution unit of the French premium television channel [[Canal+]]. It was founded in 1987 by Canal+ president Pierre Lescure with a focus on French and European productions, but later made strategic deals with American production companies. | ||
Over the years, the studio acquired the film libraries of other studios that either became defunct or had merged with it. As a result, StudioCanal now owns the third largest film and television library in the world, with over 6,000 titles, behind [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]. The library includes titles from [[Carolco Pictures]], [[Embassy Films Associates|Avco Embassy Pictures]] and [[Lumiere Pictures]], among others. | Over the years, the studio acquired the film libraries of other studios that either became defunct or had merged with it. As a result, StudioCanal now owns the third largest film and television library in the world, with over 6,000 titles, behind [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]. The library includes titles from [[Carolco Pictures]], [[Embassy Films Associates|Avco Embassy Pictures]] and [[Lumiere Pictures]], among others. | ||