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===Background===

Named after a Vancouver landmark, the '''Lions' Gate''' Bridge (officially known as the "First Narrows Bridge"), '''Lions Gate Films''' (as of 2005, written as "'''Lionsgate'''") is a North American film production/distribution studio that was founded in 1997 and officially formed on January 12, 1998 by John Dunning, Frank Giustra, and Andre Link. It was formerly known as "[[Cinépix Film Properties|Cinépix Film Properties]] (CFP)". It is currently a film division of Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.

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|Lionsgate_Films.jpg|1st Logo (June 6, 1997-July 21, 2000)

|Lionsgate_Films(1).jpg|2nd Logo (June 26, 1998-April 2, 2004)

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===1st Logo (June 6, 1997-July 21, 2000)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, several stars join together at the right of the screen to form the constellation of the lion. As this happens, a stylized white drawing of a lion standing on its hind legs and looking to the right (in a heraldic "lion rampant" pose) fades in. "LIONS GATE" fades in the Bernhard Modern typeface, then "FILMS" and "PRESENTS".

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'''Logo:''' Against a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} starfield background, several stars swirl around to form the lion logo from before, which zooms out. Some more stars that turn from white to {{color|gold}} zoom-out and arrange themselves on the logo, and the words "{{color|gold|LIONS GATE FILMS}}", (with "{{color|gold|GATE}}" in Garamond) in {{color|gold}}, flash in at the top right of the lion. A burst of light wipes in a white line with the byline "A LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" underneath it. The words sparkle a bit.

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'''Logo:''' Against a dark sky with clouds and thunder, the letters "LGF", followed by "LIONS GATE FILMS" below, appear in a "flashing" effect. It zooms forth, and the Lions Gate byline from before gets wiped in from left to right.

===4th Logo (August 26-November 23, 2005)===

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'''Logo:''' We see the black letters "LGF" with "LIONS GATE FILMS" below (all separated by two lines). A {{color|blue}} spotlight passes on the background. Suddenly the words turn {{color|blue}}, and the background fades to black. The logo zooms in. Then the light streak draws the same byline as the previous logo.

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'''Logo:''' We fade in close to several gears and zoom out to a view of them rotating in a large Art Deco-inspired chamber. The camera then zooms all the way back and out through a keyhole, revealing an enormous pair of doors, with the company's "lion rampant" logo on both of them (intended to evoke its heraldry-inspired appearance) and a geometric pattern as well. The doors open and we see the name "LIONSGATE", now written as one word and with a metallic texture, over a heavenly sky background with clouds surrounding it.

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'''Logo:''' We see the horizon of the Earth surrounded by clouds as it zooms away from us. Stars fly past us as they form a lion constellation based on the first two logos. As soon as the constellation forms, it is seen reflected on the "S" of "LIONSGATE" in 3-D lettering as the word flies past through the clouds from the fifth logo. A light shines through the "S" and the "G" as the name is revealed in a {{color|darkblue|deep blue}}. The clouds swoop away, leaving the light.

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