FilmOne Distributions
{{Short description|Film production and distribution company}}
{{infobox company
| name = Filmone Distribution and Production
| type = Private
| industry = Entertainment
| hq_location = Plot 1378D Joseph Namah Close, Off Karimu Kotun, Victoria Island
| hq_location_city = Lagos
| hq_location_country = Nigeria
| logo = Logo Filmone Distribution.png
| logo_caption =
| areas_served = West Africa
| key_people = Kene Okwuosa (Group CEO)
| services = Film distribution, DCP encryption and Mastering etc
}}
Filmone is an independent film distribution company in West Africa,{{cite book |title=A COMPANION TO AFRICAN CINEMAS |pages=221 |isbn=978-1-119-10031-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZORwDwAAQBAJ&q=filmone&pg=PA221 |last1=Harrow |first1=Kenneth W. |last2=Garritano |first2=Carmela |date=27 December 2018 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}{{cite web | url=http://www.nollyconnect.com/filmone-change-game-myfilmhouse-ng/ | title=FilmOne is about to change the game with "myfilmhouse" | date=21 September 2017 }}{{cite web |title=CEAN |url=http://ceanigeria.com/box-office/37-top-20-films-15th-21st-feb-2019 |publisher=Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria}} headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria . Since 2013, the company has directly distributed local and international film content in the region; creating a channel for the exportation of local theatrical films (to the United Kingdom, United States and other regions in sub-Saharan Africa), and being a distribution channel for film contents from Hollywood.{{Cite web |last=Sponsor |date=2020-09-18 |title=Disney Africa chooses FilmOne for exclusive distribution in West Africa » YNaija |url=https://ynaija.com/disney-africa-chooses-filmone-for-exclusive-distribution-in-west-africa/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=YNaija |language=en-GB}}
In 2016, the company signed a pact with Hollywood media company 20th Century Fox,{{cite news |title=20th Century Fox |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/20th-century-fox-film-studio-signs-distribution-deal-with-filmone/2gvtp7m |publisher=Pulse TV |ref=Fox-Filmone}} a partnership that has seen to the distribution of films within West Africa such as Independence Day: Resurgence, Logan, Assassin's Creed, and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.{{Cite web |title=Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle Premieres At Filmhouse Cinemas |url=https://outhomer56.rssing.com/chan-24956704/article23353.html?nocache=0 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=outhomer56.rssing.com}}
In Nigeria, Filmone has distributed and/or co-produced several blockbuster films such as Half of a Yellow Sun{{cite news |title=Half of a Yello Sun |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28212955 }} The Wedding Party 1&2,{{cite book |last1=Abudu |first1=Mosunmola |title=THE WEDDING PARTY - There ain't no party like a Lagos Wedding Party}}{{Cite journal |last=Haynes |first=Jonathan |date=2017 |title=The Wedding Party dir. by Kemi Adetiba (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/679574/summary |journal=African Studies Review |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=261–262 |doi=10.1017/asr.2017.101 |issn=1555-2462|url-access=subscription }} Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo, Okafor's Law, A Trip to Jamaica, 10 Days in Sun City, King of Boys, Royal Hibiscus Hotel.{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2020-02-28 |title=Filmhouse Group Hosts Exclusive Screening of Queen Sono, The First Original African Series By Netflix |url=https://guardian.ng/life/filmhouse-group-hosts-exclusive-screening-of-queen-sono-the-first-original-african-series-by-netflix/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}
History
The origin of the company dates back to 2012, when the founding CEO Kene Mkparu, in collaboration with co-founders and members of the board of directors, became the first beneficiary of the Creative and Entertainment Fund provided by The Bank of Industry,{{cite news |title=Filmhouse-BOI |url=https://trumpetmediagroup.com/the-trumpet/arts/filmhouse-cinemas-benefits-from-boi%27s-creative-and-entertainment-fund/ |publisher=TRUMPET MEDIA}} with which they kick-started business in December 2012. Founding directors and senior managers of the company are mostly former cinema management staff of Odeon Cinemas, United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=NiF summit |url=http://nifsummit.com/speakers/finance-summit-speakers/62-kene-okwuosa |website=nifsummit.com}}
In 2014, the company went into partnership with investment giants African Capital Alliance to finance its long term expansion goals.{{cite web |title=ACAC-FILMHOUSE |url=https://www.acagp.com/aca-invests-in-filmhouse-cinemas-and-film-one/ |website=acagp.com |date=November 2014 |publisher=AFRICAN CAPITAL ALLIANCE}}
In 2018, the board of directors appointed co-founders Kene Okwuosa as Group CEO/Managing Director of Filmhouse Cinemas.{{cite news|url=https://themoviepencil.com/breaking-filmone-and-filmhouse-part-ways-with-kene-mkparu/|title=Filmhouse News|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=|publisher=The Movie Pencil}}
Filmhouse Cinema
This is the film exhibition part of the company and a member on the Board of Trustees of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria - CEAN.
After opening with a 3-Screen cinema in December 2012, at Leisure Mall, Surulere,{{Cite web |title=FILMHOUSE TO OPEN FOUR CINEMAS |url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/lifestyle/93263/filmhouse-to-open-four-cinemas.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Nigerian Voice}} Lagos, the company expanded its flagship cinema to 8 screens in 2016, with 5 additional screens located in the neighboring Adeniran Ogunsanya Mall.{{cite news |title=FH Surulere |url=https://pageone.ng/2016/08/21/filmhouse-cinemas-at-adenira/ |publisher=PAGE ONE}} Since 2012, they have opened two cinemas in Ibadan (at Dugbe and Samonda), one each in Port Harcourt, Benin, Akure, Kano, Lekki, Oniru and Victoria island in Lagos. The company currently operates 11 cinemas across 6 cities in Nigeria{{cite web |title=FILMHOUSE CINEMA location |url=https://trendynaija.com.ng/best-cinemas/ |website=trendynaija.com |date=13 May 2019 |publisher=TRENDY NAIJA}}
In 2015, the company partnered with Canadian cine-tech giants IMAX to build the first IMAX theater in West Africa – Filmhouse IMAX, Lekki.{{cite web |title=IMAX - FILMHOUSE partnership |url=https://www.imax.com/content/imax-signs-first-agreement-nigeria-filmhouse-cinemas |website=imax.com |publisher=IMAX}}
American cine-tech giants Mediamation released a statement in April 2019, announcing their partnership with the company to build the first MX4D theater in West Africa.{{cite web |title=FILMHOUSE - MX4D |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZ6XX2XUA-A2Gt0s5VL5gkv0uXlwTYs-/view |website=www,mediamation.com |publisher=MEDIA MATION}} The technology was unveiled when Filmhouse opened a cinema at Landmark Village, Victoria Island, Lagos in November 2019.{{Cite web |title=Filmhouse Cinemas opens West Africa's first MX4D Cinema at Landmark Village {{!}} Pulse Nigeria |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/filmhouse-cinemas-opens-west-africas-first-mx4d-cinema-at-landmark-village/gchh0zr |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.pulse.ng |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://filmoneng.com Official Website]