Company type | Sociedad anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1969 (1969) |
| Founders | Enrique González Macho |
| Defunct | 2013 (2013) |
| Headquarters | , Spain |
| Products | Motion pictures |
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Alta Films S.A. was a Spanish film distribution company. It also operated as a theatrical exhibitor and production company.
History
The company was founded in 1969 by Enrique González Macho and initially focused on the distribution of subtitled foreign films.12
In addition to distribution, the production branch worked with Ken Loach, Icíar Bollaín, and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.13 In 1982, it developed the Renoir multiplex near Plaza de España, and eventually managed to operate a network of 200 theatres.4
In April 2013, Paramount Home Media Distribution announced an agreement with Alta Films so the U.S. company distributed in DVD and Blu-ray the films in Alta Films' portfolio.5 Shortly after, González Macho announced the company was about to close down as a distributor for good.6 He explained the rise on VAT applied on cultural goods and dwindling support from TVE as harmful factors adding up to the ongoing economic crisis.1 At the time of the announcement, Alta Films had the Argentine film 2+2 pending for a 1 May 2013 release.7 The company subsequently ceased all distribution activity in May 2013, and limited to the operation of its theatres in Madrid and the Renoir Floridablanca in Barcelona.8
References
References
- "Alta Films, al borde del abismo". Audiovisual451. 18 April 2013.
- "Enrique González Macho, el empresario que defendió la Academia de Cine abandona sin terminar mandato". La Voz de Galicia. 19 February 2014.
- Serrano, Arancha (18 April 2013). "La distribuidora Alta Films inicia el cierre del negocio, pero de momento solo clausura una sala". 20minutos.es.
- Hopewell, John (18 April 2013). "Renoir just off Madrid's Plaza de Espana, and built up the biggest arthouse circuit in Spain". Variety.
- "Paramount distribuirá las películas de Alta Films". Fotogramas.
- "Adiós a Alta Films, la principal distribuidora española de cine de autor". La Voz de Galicia. 18 April 2013.
- "González Macho anuncia la desaparición de Alta Films y de casi todos los cines Renoir". rtve.es. 18 April 2013.
- "Los cines Renoir de Cuatro Caminos echaron el cierre". Telemadrid. 1 October 2013.