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UGC Fox Distribution

UGC Fox Distribution (UFD) was a French-American film production company formed in 1995 by joint venture between Union générale cinématographique (UGC) and 20th Century Fox to produce and distribute films across France. Throughout its time, UFD has come to produce such successful films as Amélie. UFD also distributed many French-language 20th Century Fox films, as well as films by MGM/UA.

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UGC Fox Distribution
TypeJoint venture
IndustryFilm
FoundedJuly 1995 (1995-07)
DefunctNovember 2005 (2005-11)
FateDissolved
Successor20th Century Fox
UGC
Headquarters,
OwnerNews Corporation
Union générale cinématographique
ParentFox Entertainment Group
Union générale cinématographique

UGC Fox Distribution (UFD) was a French-American film production company formed in 1995 by joint venture between Union générale cinématographique (UGC) and 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios) to produce and distribute films across France.1 Throughout its time, UFD has come to produce such successful films as Amélie. UFD also distributed many French-language 20th Century Fox films (along with subsidiaries; Fox Searchlight and New Regency), as well as films by MGM/UA.2

In late 2005, UFD dissolved and was absorbed into the French division of Fox.

Filmography

Release date Title Notes
3 March 1999 The Children of the Marshland
31 March 1999 Girl on the Bridge
27 November 2002 If I Were a Rich Man
26 March 2003 Strange Gardens
8 December 2004 Les Dalton
References

References

  1. Williams, Michael (July 10, 1995). "UGC, Fox team up for new distrib". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  2. "Fox, UGC to end French distribution partnership". Screendaily. 27 August 2004.