Studio Canal is a French based production and distribution company who have own the third largest film library in the world giving them access to a huge number of films. Today Studio Canal mainly focus on distribution rather than production and are a division of Canal+ Group who themselves are owned by Vivendi. The company was founded in 1988 by Pierre Lescure Canal TV network. The original idea was to focus on distributing European and French films however strategic deals where made with American Production company's, probably because that's where all the money is. In the past Studio Canal have been involved in some huge productions most notably; Terminator 2, Cliffhanger, JFK, Basic Instinct and the original Stargate film. They have strong links to Universal studios as they were once both owned by the same company hence why Studio Canal co-produce a lot of Universal Studio films. StudioCanal acquired British-Irish distributor Optimum Releasing in 2006 as their 1st expansion into an international market.
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