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Named after a Vancouver landmark, the '''Lions Gate''' Bridge (officially known as the "First Narrows Bridge"), '''Lions Gate Films''' (trading as '''Lionsgate''' since 2005) is a North American film production/distribution studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with headquarters in Santa Monica, California. It was formed on January 12, 1998 when [[Cinépix Film Properties]] was renamed to this company. The company grew in 2000 with the purchase of [[Trimark Pictures]] and in 2003 with the purchase of [[Artisan Entertainment]] in order to become the largest mini-major distributors. In 2012, the company acquired [[Summit Entertainment]]. In 2015, the company bought out the live-action library of [[Hearst Entertainment]] and a year later, in 2016, the company had purchased Starz, including [[Anchor Bay Films]], which was absorbed into Lionsgate.