Beta Film

{{Short description|German film company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Beta Film GmbH

| owner = Jan Mojto

| founded = 1959

| founder = Leo Kirch

| hq_location_city = Munich

| hq_location_country = Germany

}}

Beta Film GmbH is a German company dedicated to licensing, distribution and production of film and television content.

Beta Film GmbH & Co. was founded in 1959 in Munich by Leo Kirch.{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZd3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA90|page=90|first=Michael|last=Sutor|editor-first=Wilfried|editor-last=Köpke|editor-first2=Peter|editor-last2=Stettner|location=Köln|publisher=Halen|year=2019|isbn=978-3-86962-295-8|chapter=Zeitspuren im historischen Naturfilm. Galapagos - Ankunft in Eden von Heinz Sielmann|title=Filmerbe: Historische Filmdokumente in Wissenschaft und Medienpraxis}} In 2004, two years after the collapse of Kirch's media holdings, the company was acquired by Jan Mojto.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/major-european-production-and-distribution-groups-beta-film/5191731.article|website=ScreenDaily|date=15 March 2024|first=Tim|last=Dams|title=Major European production and distribution groups: Beta Film}} In addition to Germany, the company operates in Austria, Italy, Croatia, Spain, and Sweden through labels.

In December 2024, Beta signed a deal with SBS Australia to distribute nearly 200 hours of entertainment,{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=2024-12-17 |title=‘La Storia,’ ‘Operation Sabre,’ ’30 Days of Lust’ Sold by Beta Film to SBS Australia (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/beta-film-sbs-australia-elsa-morantes-la-storia-1236251033/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} airing in 2025 on SBS Australia's streaming platform SBS on Demand.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-29 |title=Euro content deal for SBS {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/euro-content-deal-for-sbs.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website= |language=en-AU}}