Former type Subsidiary Defunct August 10, 2011 Headquarters New York City Ceased operations August 10, 2011 Parent organization Alliance Films | Industry Motion picture Website www.maplepictures.com Founded 13 April 2005 Fate Takeover | |
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Maple Pictures Corporation was the distribution arm of Alliance Films. It was formed on April 13, 2005 when Lions Gate Entertainment demerged to two companies—Lions Gate Entertainment and Maple Pictures (formerly Lions Gate Films, and before 1998, Cinepix Film Properties). Maple Pictures was the official distributor for Lionsgate's films and video library throughout Canada.
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Background
The company describes itself as a "genre-savvy independent film company making a mark on the industry through its grassroots acquisition, production and distribution of diverse and distinctive filmed entertainment". Maple also has an extensive home video catalogue, which was built up largely by Lions Gate Entertainment's acquisition of several other independent studios.
In 2008, Maple Pictures acquired the rights to distribute Miramax films which Alliance Films lost acquisition to earlier in 2007. On August 10, 2011, Alliance Films bought Maple Pictures from Lions Gate Entertainment (Maple's former owner) for a sum of 38.5 million dollars. On January 9, 2013, Entertainment One acquired Alliance.