A-Film Benelux B.V. (formerly known as A-Film Distribution) was an independent film distributor based in the Netherlands.
A-Film Distribution was founded in November 1999 by film producers San Fu Maltha and Pim Hermeling.[2] The company distributed mainstream and arthouse films in the Netherlands as well with local releases such as Costa! and Love is All. The company also distributed non-Dutch films such as Alexander, Lost in Translation, The Pianist and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.[3] In 2003, A-Film, Cinéart, Frenetic Films, Haut Et Court and Lucky Red/EyeScreen created a jointly owned film acquisition firm named Indie Circle.[4] A-Film left the circle in 2008.[5]
In 2006, the company won Golden Calf awards for Waiter, Black Book, Night Ride and Bonkers.[6] That same year, A-Film started to distribute its films in Belgium.[7]
San Fu Maltha left A-Film In February 2006.[8] In 2008, Pim Hermeling left A-Film as well.[9]
In May 2013, the company merged with Benelux Film Distributors to form A-Film Benelux.[10]
On 14 September 2015, the company filed an automatic stay; it filed for bankruptcy the next day.[11][12][1] Dutch FilmWorks bought the distribution rights to the company's film library on 3 November.[13]
| Release date | Title | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | |||||
| 24 February 2000 | Rent a Friend | with Jordaan Film, Fu Works and BNN | |||
| 1 March 2001 | Costa! | ||||
| 12 April 2001 | Îles flottantes | with Circe Films, Motel Films and VPRO | |||
| 3 May 2001 | AmnesiA | with Motel Films and VPRO | |||
| 22 August 2001 | Soul Assassin | with Parabolic Pictures and Rebel Entertainment | |||
| 21 February 2002 | Snapshots | with Overseas Filmgroup and Cadenza Films | |||
| 30 September 2002 | Swingers | ||||
| 13 March 2003 | SuperTex | ||||
| 9 October 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | ||||
| 23 October 2003 | Cloaca | with IdtV Film and AVRO | |||
| 4 December 2003 | Grimm | with Graniet Film | |||
| 28 April 2004 | In Orange | with Motel Films, Fu Works, Clockwork Pictures and AVRO | |||
| 2 September 2004 | The Preacher | with Theorema Films and VARA | |||
| 30 September 2004 | Simon | with Spaghetti Film and VPRO | |||
| 14 October 2004 | Snowfever | with Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV | |||
| 3 February 2005 | Too Fat Too Furious | with Fu Works Productions, Clockwork Pictures, Thura Film and Motel Films | |||
| 14 July 2005 | Black Swans | with M+B Film | |||
| 28 September 2005 | Life! | ||||
| 15 October 2005 | Bonkers | with Lemming Film and VPRO | |||
| 10 November 2005 | Deep | with IJswater Films and VPRO | |||
| 9 March 2006 | A Thousand Kisses | with IDTV Film | |||
| 27 April 2006 | Don | with Lemming Film, Egmond Film & Television and Katholieke Radio Omroep | |||
| 28 September 2006 | Black Book | with Clockwork Pictures, ContentFilm International, Egoli Tossell Film, Fu Works, Motion Investment Group, Studio Babelsberg, VIP 4 Medienfonds and AVRO | |||
| 28 September 2006 | Waiter | with Graniet Film and VARA | |||
| 11 October 2007 | Love is All | with Motel Films, Fu Works and VARA | |||
| 25 October 2007 | Nadine | with Rocketta Film, Serendipity Films and Filbox produções | |||
| 25 October 2007 | Captain Rob and the Secret of Professor Lupardi | with Shooting Star Filmcompany, Screenpartners B.V. and Katholieke Radio Omroep | |||
| 6 March 2008 | Tiramisu | with Motel Films and VARA | |||
| 25 September 2008 | In Real Life | with Motel Films, Fu Works and IDTV Film | |||
| 2 October 2008 | Katia's Sister | with Keyman Film and NPS | |||
| 15 October 2008 | Bride Flight | with IDTV Film | |||
| 23 October 2008 | Vox populi | with Spaghetti Film and VPRO | |||
| 7 May 2009 | The Last Days of Emma Blank | with Graniet Film and VARA | |||
| 2010s | |||||
| 8 April 2010 | Joy | with IDTV Film | |||
| 12 August 2010 | Shocking Blue | with Waterland Films and VPRO | |||
| 19 August 2010 | Sterke verhalen | with Lagestee Film | |||
| 11 November 2010 | Sint | with Tom de Mol Productions, Parachute Pictures and RTL Entertainment | |||
| 27 January 2011 | Sonny Boy | with Shooting Star Filmcompany and Katholieke Radio Omroep | |||
| 31 March 2011 | Black Butterflies | with IDTV Film and Cool Beans | |||
| 22 September 2011 | Isabelle | with IDTV Film, NCRV and Samsa Film | |||
| 6 October 2011 | Body Language | with Johan Nijenhuis & Co, Flinck Film, Launch Works and RTL Entertainment | |||
| 26 October 2011 | The Heineken Kidnapping | with IDTV Film AND VARA | |||
| 16 February 2012 | Zombibi | with Talent United Film & TV, Launch Works and RTL Entertainment | |||
| 21 November 2012 | Family Way | with Topkapi Films and VARA | |||
| 21 February 2013 | The Resurrection of a Bastard | with Topkapi Films and Menuet | |||
| 7 November 2013 | The Dinner | with Eyeworks, Inspire Pictures and RTL Entertainment | |||
| 5 December 2013 | Bro's Before Ho's | with Eyeworks, Inspire Pictures and RTL Entertainment | |||
| 30 January 2014 | Tuscan Wedding | ||||
| 18 September 2014 | Goltzius and the Pelican Company | ||||
| 24 September 2014 | Reckless | with Topkapi Films and BNN | |||
| 8 October 2014 | Triple Trouble: Animal Sinterklaas | ||||
| 6 November 2014 | Gift from the Heart | with Eyeworks, RTL Entertainment, Inspire Pictures and Living Stone | |||
| 29 January 2015 | Michiel de Ruyter | with Farmhouse Film & TV | |||
| 15 February 2015 | Boy 7 | with Lemming Film, Proton Cinema, and A Private View | |||
| 2 April 2015 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | with Lemming Film, A Private View and AVROTROS | |||
| 21 May 2015 | The Surprise | ||||
| Release date | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | |||||
| 14 September 2000 | Chicken Run | ||||
| 23 May 2001 | Brother | ||||
| 7 June 2001 | Harry, He's Here to Help | ||||
| 12 July 2001 | Intimacy | ||||
| 26 July 2001 | The Hole | ||||
| 20 November 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | ||||
| 14 November 2002 | Wasabi | ||||
| 28 November 2002 | The Pianist | ||||
| 3 April 2003 | Ken Park | ||||
| 17 December 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||||
| 1 April 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | ||||
| 8 July 2004 | Two Brothers | ||||
| 12 August 2004 | Super Size Me | ||||
| 26 August 2004 | Bad Education | ||||
| 4 November 2004 | Downfall | ||||
| 23 December 2004 | Alexander | ||||
| 25 August 2005 | Wedding Crashers | ||||
| 27 October 2005 | Oliver Twist | ||||
| 16 February 2006 | Brokeback Mountain | ||||
| 11 January 2007 | Apocalypto | ||||
| 22 November 2007 | Sicko | ||||
| 6 December 2007 | Tuya's Marriage | ||||
| 10 December 2009 | Brothers | ||||
| 2010s | |||||
| 31 March 2011 | Miral | ||||
| 14 April 2011 | Somewhere | ||||
