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Film distributors in Germany

77 theatrical film distributors in Germany, 5 of them studio distribution arms and 72 independents, taken from the membership list of the national distributors' association or film institute and checked on the date shown in the sources.

DistributorTypeListed byWebsite
Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) GmbHStudioAllScreensparamount.com
Sony Pictures Entertainment Deutschland GmbHStudioAllScreenssonypictures.de
Universal Pictures Germany GmbHStudioAllScreensuniversalpictures.de
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment - A Division of The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbHStudioAllScreensdisney.de
Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbHStudioAllScreenswarnerbros.com
24 Bilder Film GmbHIndependentAllScreens24-bilder.de
AlamodeIndependentAG Verleihalamodefilm.de
ALIVE AGIndependentAllScreensalive-ag.de
AlpenrepublikIndependentAG Verleihalpenrepublik.eu
ARD PlusIndependentAllScreensardplus.de
ArsenalIndependentAG Verleiharsenalfilm.de
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment AGIndependentAllScreensascot-elite.ch
Black Hill Pictures GmbHIndependentAllScreensblackhillpictures.de
Busch Media Group GmbH & Co. KGIndependentAllScreensbuschmediagroup.de
CaminoIndependentAG Verleihcamino-film.com
Capelight PicturesIndependentAG Verleihcapelight.de
Central Film Verleih GmbHIndependentAllScreenscentralfilm.de
Cine GlobalIndependentAG Verleihcineglobal.de
CinemienIndependentAG Verleihcinemien.de
Constantin Film Verleih GmbHIndependentAllScreensconstantin.film
Crunchyroll GmbHIndependentAllScreenscrunchyroll-vertrieb.de
DCM Film Distribution GmbHIndependentAllScreensdcmstories.com/de
deja-vuIndependentAG Verleihdejavu-film.de
Edel Music & Entertainment GmbHIndependentAllScreensedel.com
eksystentIndependentAG Verleiheksystent.com
farbfilm verleih GmbHIndependentAllScreens; AG Verleihfarbfilm-verleih.de
filmkinotextIndependentAG Verleihfilmkinotext.de
filmperlenIndependentAG Verleihfilmperlen.com
Filmwelt Verleihagentur GmbHIndependentAllScreens; AG Verleihfilmweltverleih.de
fourguysIndependentAG Verleihfourguysfilm.de
GM FilmsIndependentAG Verleihgmfilms.de
grandfilmIndependentAG Verleihgrandfilm.de
Happy EntertainmentIndependentAG Verleihhappy-entertainment.de
imFilmIndependentAG Verleihim-film.de
jip Film & VerleihIndependentAG Verleihjip-film.de
Kairos FilmverleihIndependentAG Verleihkairosfilm.de
Katholisches Filmwerk GmbHIndependentAllScreensfilmwerk.de
Kiddinx Media GmbHIndependentAllScreenskiddinx.de
kinostarIndependentAG Verleihkinostar.com
Kontor New MediaIndependentAllScreenskontornewmedia.com
Kool FilmdistributionIndependentAG Verleihkoolfilm.de
Kurzfilm Agentur HamburgIndependentAG Verleihverleih.shortfilm.com
LEONINE Distribution GmbHIndependentAllScreensleoninedistribution.com
Lighthouse Home Entertainment Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KGIndependentAllScreenslighthouse-film.com
Little Dream PicturesIndependentAG Verleihlittledream-pictures.com
Luftkind FilmverleihIndependentAG Verleihluftkindfilmverleih.net
Majestic Filmverleih GmbHIndependentAllScreensmajestic.de
MFAIndependentAG Verleihmfa-film.de/home
mindjazz picturesIndependentAG Verleihmindjazz-pictures.de
missingFILMsIndependentAG Verleihmissingfilms.de
MORE Home Entertainment GmbH & Co. KGIndependentAllScreensmore-music.com
MPLC Deutschland GmbHIndependentAllScreensde.mplc.com
Neue VisionenIndependentAG Verleihneuevisionen.de
One Gate Media GmbHIndependentAllScreensonegate.de
Pandastorm Pictures GmbHIndependentAllScreenspandastorm.com
Pandora Film VerleihIndependentAG Verleihpandorafilm.de
peppermint anime GmbHIndependentAllScreenspeppermint-anime.de
PEXCOM GmbHIndependentAllScreenspexcom.org
piffl medienIndependentAG Verleihpifflmedien.de
PLAION GmbHIndependentAllScreensplaion.com
PLAION PICTURESIndependentAG Verleihplaionpictures.com
Polyband Medien GmbHIndependentAllScreenspolyband.de
PORT AU PRINCE PICTURESIndependentAG Verleihport-prince.de
Prokino Filmverleih GmbHIndependentAllScreensprokino.de
Rapid Eye MoviesIndependentAG Verleih—
real fictionIndependentAG Verleihrealfictionfilme.de
Rise and ShineIndependentAG Verleihriseandshine-cinema.de
Splendid Film GmbHIndependentAllScreenssplendid-film.de
STUDIOCANAL GmbHIndependentAllScreensstudiocanal.de
Tiberius Film GmbHIndependentAllScreenstiberiusfilm.de
TOBIS Home Entertainment GmbHIndependentAllScreenstobis.de
Turbine Medien GmbH / Turbine Media GroupIndependentAllScreensturbine.de
Vuelta Entertainment GmbHIndependentAllScreensvueltamedia.de
W-FilmIndependentAG Verleihwfilm.com
WeltkinoIndependentAG Verleihweltkino.de
wild bunchIndependentAG Verleihwildbunch-germany.de
X Verleih AGIndependentAllScreensx-verleih.de

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 Germany

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

  1. allscreens.de, AllScreens - Verband Filmverleih und Audiovisuelle Medien e.V. - Über uns (Mitglieder). allscreens.de/ueber-uns. AllScreens was formed in Oct 2023 by merging VdF (Verband der Filmverleiher) and BVV; vdfkino.de no longer serves (TLS error). Member logos with names in alt text. AllScreens also covers home entertainment, so some members (e.g. 'Home Entertainment', music, licensing) do not book cinemas. Förder-/Partnermitglieder excluded. Checked 24 September 2026.
  2. ag-verleih.de, Mitglieder - AG Verleih (Die unabhängigen Filmverleihe e.V.). ag-verleih.de/mitglieder. Independent distributors' association. Names and websites taken from each linked member page (https://ag-verleih.de/<member>/). Rapid Eye Movies' member page returned 404; name from its logo file, no website. Checked 24 September 2026.

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