Les Films Séville
Canadian film distribution company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Les Films Séville (formerly Les Films Rene Malo, René Malo Vidéo, Malofilm and Malofilm Home Video; previously known in English as Séville Pictures) was a Canadian film distributor company. First based on Saint-André Boulevard in 1983, it moved its operations in 1993 to Saint Laurent Boulevard, as the Canadian branch of Republic Pictures Home Video and Turner Home Entertainment, distributing releases from the two companies into Canada. The company distributed Entertainment One’s movies in Quebec.
Formerly | Les Films Rene Malo (1974–1990) René Malo Vidéo (1983–1990) Malofilm (1990–1997) Behaviour Communications (1997–1999) |
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Company type | Incentive |
Industry | Film |
Predecessor | Alliance Vivafilm |
Founded | 1974 (as Les Films Rene Malo) 1983 (as René Malo Vidéo) 1990 (as Malofilm / Malofilm Home Video) 1997 (as Behaviour Communications) 1999 (as Les Films Séville) 2014 (as international unit) |
Defunct | 1997 (original) 2022 (as Les Films Séville) |
Fate | Folded into Entertainment One, Library acquired by Immina Films |
Successor | Immina Films |
Headquarters | |
Website | www |
In 1999, Malofilm was renamed Les Films Séville, after a hostile merger with Industry Entertainment, and was acquired by Entertainment One in 2007. On May 31, 2000, Behaviour Worldwide was sold to MDP's old management, which changed its name back to MDP Worldwide.