Curzon Film

Curzon Film (/ˈkɜːrzən/),[4][5] formerly known as Artificial Eye or Curzon Artificial Eye,[6] is a British film distributor, specialising in independent, foreign-language and art house films for cinema and home entertainment.[7]

"Artificial Eye" redirects here. For other uses, see Artificial eye (disambiguation).
Curzon Film
FormerlyCurzon Artificial Eye
IndustryFilm distribution
Founded1976
FounderAndi Engel[1]
Pamela Balfry[2]
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Louisa Dent (MD, Artificial Eye)
Philip Knatchbull (CEO, CAE) Tony Tabatznik (Chairman and majority owner, Curzon World)
ProductsFilm
ParentCurzon (Cohen Media Group)[3]
WebsiteCurzon Film

History

Artificial Eye was founded in 1976 by Andi Engel (11 November 1942 – 26 December 2006), a German-born film enthusiast, and his then wife, Pamela Balfry, who had a background working with Richard Roud at the London Film Festival. She became the company's first managing director.[1][8]

In 2006 Artificial Eye became a part of Curzon World, a group of companies in the film entertainment industry which also includes the Curzon chain of 13 cinemas plus eight joint venture cinemas,[9] video on demand service Curzon Home Cinema, the retail DVD distributor Fusion Media Sales, and horror film distributor Chelsea Films (launched in 2010).[10]

Curzon Artificial Eye releases some 20 new theatrical films and 30 DVD and Blu-ray titles in the UK each year, as well as digital releases via several platforms, such as iTunes and in-house Curzon Home Cinema.[10]

In 2016, Curzon Artificial Eye renamed to Curzon Film.[11]

On 23 December 2019, Curzon Artificial Eye, along with parent company Curzon, was acquired by American film distributor Cohen Media Group.[3]

In 2020, Curzon Film released Parasite to UK audiences, which would become UK's highest grossing foreign language film of all time.[12]

References
  1. The Independent, 4 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
  2. BFI database: Engel, Pamela Retrieved 2012-10-25
  3. Andreas Wiseman (23 December 2019). "Curzon Cinemas & Artificial Eye, UK's Flagship Arthouse Film Group, Acquired By Cohen Media Group". Deadline. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  5. Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  6. Powster. "Curzon Film - Find The Latest Curzon Film Releases". Curzon Film - Find The Latest Curzon Film Releases. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. Hollywood Reporter, 7 November 2011: Artificial Eye Scores With More Than Half European Film Academy Nominations On Its Release Roster Retrieved 2012-10-25
  8. The Guardian, 15 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
  9. Curzon: Our cinemas Archived 20 January 2013 at archive.today Retrieved 2012-10-25
  10. Curzon group website Retrieved 2015-10-27
  11. Powster. "Curzon Film - Find The Latest Curzon Film Releases". Curzon Film - Find The Latest Curzon Film Releases. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. Powster. "About - Curzon Film". Curzon Film - Find The Latest Curzon Film Releases. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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