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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 '''[[Canal+]]'''. It was founded in 1987 by Canal+ president Pierre Lescure as a spin-off of the pay-TV network; its original function was to focus on French and European productions, but later made strategic deals with American production companies.
'''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.
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