Sunday 16 November 2008

Case Study #2...x

Pathe!....


Pathé is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.

It was founded in France, Paris on September 28th 1896. Pathé became the largest film equipment and production company in the world as well as a major producer of phonograph records.

Pathé has a major presence within the UK film industry, operating as a fully integrated studio. It is involved in all aspects of film- making, from production and development through to international sales and distribution.

One of the UK’s leading independent film distributors, Pathé Distribution releases around 20 titles each year, ranging from quality and specialised films to crowd- pleasing mainstream movies and genre titles.


Pathé have 11 films distributed in France and 9 in the UK in 2007. Nevertheless, they have 550 films in the film library.

Today Pathé operates by: Font size

Cinema:

  • Production
  • distribution to theatres and homes
  • the international management of a catalog of more than 500 films

Pathé have distributed films such as:

  • AdULTHOOD
  • Chicken Run
  • Crash
  • Deep Water
  • Jeepers Creepers 2
  • Oliver Twist
  • Silent Hill
  • Wrong Turn

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