BAC Films

BAC Films
Industry
  • Film production
  • Film distribution
Founded 1986
Founder Jean Labadie
Headquarters Paris, France
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 David Grumbach
(Chairman)
Website www.bacfilms.com

BAC Films is a French film production and distribution company. Based in Paris, the company was founded in 1986 by Jean Labadie, Éric Heumann, and Stéphane Sorlat. Capital shares of the company were re-allocated in 1988 when Vivendi took 10% followed by a 20% stake in the capital of the company, which allowed BAC Films to make major and ambitious acquisitions.

History

BAC Films had an early success in 1990 with Sailor et Lula, a Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival. The releases of Barton Fink and Tous les matins du monde in 1991, Indochine and Le Zèbre in 1992, and La Leçon de piano in 1993 placed BAC Films at the top of the independent film distribution industry in France.

In 1994 BAC Films started diversifying its activities with the creation of subsidiary Les Écrans de Paris, in association with Simon Simsi. In 1997 a movie theater business was created under the name Majestic, and the group underwent a reorganization, splitting into three: BAC Films (distribution); Majestic (movie theaters); and Séance Privée (special events). In 1998 BAC Films set up Mars Films to distribute its numerous acquisitions.

In 2000 the group was introduced on the stock market under the name BAC Majestic. Two years later BAC Majestic was affected by the stock market downturn and was forced to give up its movie theater business. In 2003 Millimages took a majority stake in the company. Jean Labadie was ousted in 2007, and Roch Lener succeeded him as chief executive officer.

In October 2013 the company was sold, and David Grumbach was subsequently appointed as its chairman.[1]

BAC Films has distributed more than 420 films, 8 of which received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Titles

This is a partial chronological list of movies released by BAC Films in France, with countries of origin and original titles where available:[2]

Upcoming

  • Terra Willy (2019, France)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.capital.fr/bourse/actualites/bac-majestic-cession-de-bac-films-distribution-confirmee-882396
  2. ↑ (in French) Catalogue sur le site officiel.
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