Videocine
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| Formerly | Televicine (1978–1999) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1971(unnamed) 1978(as Televicine) |
| Founder | Emilio Azcárraga Milmo |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Rodrigo de Pedro (general director)[1] |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Brands | Videocine Distribución Videocine Producción |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision |
| Website | Official website |
Videocine Entretenmientois a Mexicanfilm productionanddistributioncompany founded and owned byTelevisaUnivisionthrough its Televisa Cine division.[2]It is focused mainly on distributing and producing films for the Mexican market, while also distributing international films to the country.
It has released over 400 films, the majority of which are produced in Mexico, several being amongthe country's highest-grossing produced films.[3]It has continually been releasing its films theatrically amidst competition with streaming companies and major Hollywood releases in Mexico.[4]
History
[edit]Televisalaunched a then-unnamed film division on May 12, 1971, with its first film at the time beingLa Celestina,released in 1976. The film division was officially named Televicine on January 24, 1978.[5]Its first film produced under the new name wasEl Chanfle,released in 1979.
Videocine was founded as a second film division ofTelevisa.{when?}
In 1999, both Televicine and Videocine merged into a single company, maintaining the Videocine name.[6][7]
In 2006, managing director Eckehardt von Damm stepped down after serving since 1994.[8]
In 2021, parent companyTelevisaannounced that it would sell its content assets to US-basedUnivision Communications,affecting Videocine and other brands owned by Televisa.[9]
Logo
[edit]The inspiration for the company'sbicyclelogo originated when they were used for transporting35-millimeter rollsin the 1960s and 1970s under strict timing.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Videocine se lanza a la búsqueda de guiones originales mexicanos".LatAm cinema(in Spanish). LatAm cinema. 7 June 2019.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^"Contacto".Videocine.Videocine.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^Gutiérrez, Vicente (17 February 2016)."El cine mexicano sí es negocio: Videocine".El Economista.Periódico El Economista S.A. de C.V.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^Castañares, Itzel (27 April 2021)."Videocine toma ventaja frente a rivales y puede ganar aún más mercado".El Ceo.Elceo.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^Noguez, Octavio (30 January 2019)."Portafolio de marcas, ¿Qué hay detrás de Videocine?".Merca 2.0(in Spanish). MERCADOTECNIA PUBLICIDAD MARKETING NOTICIAS.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^"Nostros".Videocine(in Spanish). Videocine. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-05-18.Retrieved30 August2021.Archived from 18 May 2021.
- ^Sutter, Mary (21 April 1999)."Televisa drops film unit".Variety.Penske Media Corporation.Retrieved25 December2021.
- ^Hecht, John (1 November 2006)."Von Damm exits Videocine".The Hollywood Reporter.The Hollywood Reporter, LLC.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^"Assets with Univision in Landmark Transaction".Univision.Univision Communications Inc. 13 April 2021.Retrieved30 August2021.
- ^"¿Por qué nuestro logo es una bicicleta?".Videocine.Videocine, S.A. de C.V. 19 June 2020.Retrieved5 September2021.
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