Bontonfilm
Bontonfilm is a Czech film company. It was founded in 1994 by transformation from Lucernafilm Video (successor of Ústřední půjčovna filmů).[1]
As of 2022, Bontonfilm holds a 10.4% market share being 4th largest Czech distributor (behind Falcon a.s., Cinemart and Bioscop a.s.).[2]
History
Bontonfilm is linked with Bonton company that as founded in 1990 to produce music.[3] Bonton eventually expanded to film industry and acquired Lucernafilm Video which became Bontonfilm.[4] Bontonfilm quickly became biggest Czech film distributor with about 30% share of the market.[5]
Bontonfilm managed to partner with major American studios including 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures and Paramount. Bontonfilm distributed films by these studios in the Czech Republic.[6] The main rival of Bontonfilm was Falcon a.s. which distributes films by Walt Disney Pictures and Columbia Pictures.[7]
This changed in 2013, major American studios switched to Cinemart and Bontonfilm lost its position of strongest film distribution company of Czech market, falling to fourth place in the market.[8][9]
Films
Czech
Release date | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
29 September 1994 | Faust | |
24 November 1994 | The Order | |
2 February 1995 | Indian Summer | |
30 March 1995 | Too Loud a Solitude | |
13 April 1995 | In the Coat of Lioness' Arms | |
11 May 1995 | Golet in the Valley | |
18 May 1995 | Game of Chance | |
29 January 1997 | Boomerang | |
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References
- ^ "Bontonfilm mění logo, web i znělku". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Filmoví distributoři za rok 2022". Kinomaniak (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Bontonfilm". SEVT. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Vlastník Novy, společnost CME, koupil Bontonfilm". iDNES.cz. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a.s, Economia (15 September 1995). "Ředitel společnosti Bontonfilm Aleš Danielis:: "Filmová distribuce je riskantní podnikání"". Hospodářské noviny (IHNED.cz) (in Czech). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Bontonfilm je po ziscích najednou ve ztrátě". TÝDEN.cz (in Czech). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Profil: Z Falconu se stal producent filmových hitů". E15.cz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Cinemart získal všechny hollywoodské kontrakty Bontonfilmu pro kina - Borovan.cz". www.borovan.cz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Největší podíl na trhu získaly filmy Falconu - Borovan.cz". www.borovan.cz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Bontonfilm a.s". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
- Official website
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- AČFK
- Aerofilms
- Artcam
- Bioscop a.s.
- Bohemia MP
- Bontonfilm
- Cinemart
- Falcon a.s.
- Film Europe
- Forum Film
- Pilot Film
- Vertical Entertainment
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