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Film distributors in Canada
30 theatrical film distributors in Canada, taken from the membership list of the national distributors' association or film institute and checked on the date shown in the sources.
| Distributor | Type | Listed by | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Z Films | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Axia Films | Independent | RDIFQ | axiafilms.com |
| CropGlass | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| Elevation Pictures | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| Entract Films | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| eOne | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| EyeSteelFilm | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Filmoption International | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Fragments Distribution | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| FunFilm Distribution | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| h264 | Independent | RDIFQ | h264distribution.com |
| K-Films Amérique | Independent | RDIFQ | kfilmsamerique.com |
| Kinosmith | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| La bande Sonimage | Independent | RDIFQ | bandesonimage.org |
| La Distributrice de films | Independent | RDIFQ | ladistributrice.ca |
| LaRue Entertainment | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| Les films de ma vie/les films d'aujourd'hui | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Les Films du 3 Mars | Independent | RDIFQ | f3m.ca |
| Les Films Opale | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Les Films Séville | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| LevelFILM | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| Maison 4:3 | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Métropole Films Distribution | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| MK2 | Mile End | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Mongrel Media | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Pacific Northwest Pictures | Independent | CAFDE (as of 2020) | — |
| Paraloeil | Independent | RDIFQ | production.paraloeil.com |
| Spira | Independent | RDIFQ | spira.quebec |
| TVA Films | Independent | National film institute list | — |
| Vital Distribution | Independent | RDIFQ | vitaldistribution.ca |
Membership lists include companies that also or mainly handle home entertainment or festival sales; not every entry books films into cinemas every week. Websites are shown only where the source listed one.
Booking films in Canada
Studio titles are usually booked through the studio's local distribution office or, for smaller cinemas, through a film buyer who represents many venues. Independent distributors are generally approached directly, and their terms are more negotiable — including flat fees and repertory bookings. How the process works is covered under film booking, film rental and what a film distributor does, and step by step in how movie theaters get movies.
Sources
- rdifq.ca, Nos membres - Regroupement des distributeurs indépendants de films du Québec (RDIFQ). www.rdifq.ca/nos-membres.
- telefilm.ca, Telefilm Canada - Twenty-Four Film Distribution Companies ... National Canadian Film Day. telefilm.ca/en/twenty-four-film-distribution-companies-come-together-to-spotlight-canadian-films-in-celebration-of-national-canada-film-day.
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