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464 theatrical film distributors in 17 countries — the companies cinemas book films from — each taken from a national distributors' association or film institute list rather than from memory, with the source and check date shown.
Germany
Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, Sony Pictures Entertainment Deutschland GmbH, Universal Pictures Germany…
51 distributorsUnited Kingdom
Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney and more.
43 distributorsFrance
PARAMOUNT PICTURES FRANCE, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE, UNIVERSAL PICTURES INTERNATIONAL, WARNER BROS DISCOVERY…
36 distributorsNetherlands
The Walt Disney Company Benelux, Universal Pictures International Nederland, Warner Bros. Pictures International…
30 distributorsCanada
A-Z Films, Axia Films, CropGlass, Elevation Pictures and more.
28 distributorsSwitzerland
Sony Pictures Releasing GmbH, The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland) GmbH, Universal Pictures International Switzerland…
28 distributorsBelgium
Disney Belgium, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Belgium, Universal Pictures Belgium and more.
28 distributorsItaly
Universal Pictures International Italy, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Italia, Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia…
25 distributorsSpain
Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal and more.
24 distributorsNorway
The Walt Disney Company Nordic, Twentieth Century Fox Norway, United International Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery and…
24 distributorsSweden
United International Pictures (UIP) Sweden, Walt Disney Company Nordic, Warner Bros Discovery Sweden, Biografcentralen…
21 distributorsDenmark
United International Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Denmark A/S, All Right Film A/S, Andersen Film…
20 distributorsFinland
The Walt Disney Company Nordic & Baltic, Warner Bros. Finland Oy, B-Plan Distribution Oy, Bright Fame Pictures and more.
New Zealand
| Distributor | Type | Listed by | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution New Zealand | Studio | NZ Motion Picture Distributors' Association (MPDA) | — |
| Paramount Pictures New Zealand | Studio | NZ Motion Picture Distributors' Association (MPDA) | — |
| Sony Pictures NZ Ltd | Studio | NZ Motion Picture Distributors' Association (MPDA) | — |
| Universal Pictures International New Zealand Limited | Studio | NZ Motion Picture Distributors' Association (MPDA) | — |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | Studio | NZ Motion Picture Distributors' Association (MPDA) | — |
| Forum Films | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Limelight | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Madman | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Rialto | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| STUDIOCANAL | Independent | National film institute list | — |
Five MPDA members (majors).
Austria
| Distributor | Type | Listed by | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constantin Film | Independent | National film institute list | constantinfilm.at |
| filmdelights | Independent | National film institute list | filmdelights.com |
| Filmgarten | Independent | National film institute list | filmgarten.at |
| Filmladen Filmverleih | Independent | National film institute list | filmladen.at |
| Luna Filmverleih | Independent | National film institute list | lunafilm.at |
| Panda Lichtspiele Filmverleih GmbH | Independent | National film institute list | pandafilm.at |
| Polyfilm Verleih | Independent | National film institute list | polyfilm.at |
| Stadtkino | Independent | National film institute list | stadtkinowien.at |
Curated list: distributors with international independent films that released at least three Austrian Film Institute-supported features in five years. Excludes the majors' Austrian arms. No Austrian distributor trade-association member list was found (WKO Firmen A-Z lists every trade licensee, not curated).
United States
| Distributor | Type | Listed by | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount | Studio | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | paramount.com |
| Sony Pictures | Studio | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | sonypictures.com |
| Universal Pictures | Studio | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | universalpictures.com |
| Walt Disney Studios | Studio | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | waltdisneystudios.com |
| Warner Bros. | Studio | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | warnerbros.com |
| Amazon MGM Studios | Independent | Motion Picture Association (MPA) | press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en |
MPA member list (logos with links). Netflix is an MPA member but excluded here as it is not primarily a theatrical distributor. No public association list of US independent theatrical distributors was found, so US coverage is majors only.
Australia
| Distributor | Type | Listed by | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Pictures Australia | Studio | MPDAA | viacomcbs.com/brand/paramount |
| Sony Pictures Releasing | Studio | MPDAA | sonypictures.com |
| The Walt Disney Company Australia & New Zealand | Studio | MPDAA | disney.com.au |
| Universal Pictures International Australasia | Studio | MPDAA | universalpictures.com.au |
| Warner Bros. | Studio | MPDAA | warnerbros.com |
Members shown as logos with links; names taken from the board list on https://www.mpdaa.org.au/who-we-are (Warner Bros. from its logo link). MPDAA represents the majors only; no public list of Australian independent theatrical distributors was found (Screen Australia's directory is international sales agents).
How this directory was built
Every entry comes from a list published by a national distributors' association or film institute, fetched on the check date shown on each country page. Where no public list exists — independent distributors in the United States and Australia, for example, or Poland and Ireland, whose association lists are private — we say so rather than filling the gap from memory. No personal contact details are included.
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