Alliance Films
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Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd, Motion Picture Distribution LP; and also known as Alliance Vivafilm in Quebec; or simply Alliance) was a Canadian motion picture distribution and production company.
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Formerly | Alliance Entertainment Alliance Communications Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd Motion Picture Distribution LP |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Distribution and production |
Founded | 1984 (original) 2007 (relaunch as a result of Alliance Atlantis collapse) |
Founders | Stephen Roth Denis Héroux John Kemeny Robert Lantos Andras Hamori Susan Cavan |
Defunct | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) (original) 2013; 11 years ago (2013) (relaunch) |
Fate | 1998: Merged with Atlantis to form Alliance Atlantis Communications 2013: Acquired by and folded into Entertainment One 2023: Entertainment One (including the Alliance Films libraries) themselves acquired by Lionsgate |
Successor | Alliance Atlantis Communications (1998) Entertainment One (2013) Les Films Séville (2014) Lionsgate (2023) Lionsgate Studios (2024) |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] |
Products | Film distribution, home video |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 450 (2013) |
Parent | Entertainment One (Lionsgate Studios) |
Subsidiaries | Maple Pictures Momentum Pictures Aurum Producciones |
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Founded in 1984, Alliance was one of the major motion picture companies to distribute independent films outside the United States and other countries, and had also served the United Kingdom and Spain.
After Entertainment One acquired Alliance Films on January 9, 2013, the latter brand was dissolved; with Alliance Vivafilm folding into Les Films Séville in 2014.