Halcyon Studios: Difference between revisions

===Background===

'''Halcyon Studios''' was founded in 1979 by film and television producer Robert Halmi, Jr. The company was originally known as '''R'''obert '''H'''almi, '''I'''nc. before being merged with [[Hal Roach Studios]] to form '''Qintex Entertainment''' in 1988. It had attempted to purchase [[MGM/UA Communications Co.]], which never came to fruition. Qintex Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 1989; they had owed MCA Inc. $5.95 million as part of a distribution deal, which they were unable to pay. It was later renamed to '''RHI Entertainment''' in 1990 following a sale to the Halmi group with [[New Line Cinema]]. It co-owns the ''Laurel and Hardy'' and the ''Little Rascals/Our Gang'' films with [[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] In 1994, Hallmark Cards acquired the company and renamed it to '''Hallmark Entertainment'''; however in 2006, the founders of RHI reacquired the company and reverted it back to its original name. In 2011, Halmi stepped down as president and CEO of RHI, and a year later in March 2012, RHI Entertainment became '''Sonar Entertainment''', with Stewart Till taking over. On May 3, 2017, the company acquired the Toronto-based producer and distributor [[Tricon Films & Television]] to expand its content and folded it into the latter. In April 2021, [[Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment]] acquired the company and rebranded it as Halcyon Studios.

==Robert Halmi Inc.==