# A-Film

A-Film Benelux B.V. (formerly known as A-Film Distribution) was an independent film distributor, based in the Netherlands.

## History

A-Fim Distribution was founded in 1999 by film producers San Fu Maltha and Pim Hermeling to distribute films. with 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. In 2006, the company won Golden Calf awards for Waiter, Black Book, Night Ride and Bonkers. That same year, San Fu Maltha left A-Film. In 2008, Pim Hermeling left A-Film as well.
In May 2013, the company merged with Benelux Film Distributors to form A-Film Benelux.
On 14 September 2015, The company filed an automatic stay and filed for Bankruptcy the next day. Dutch FilmWorks bought the distribution rights to company's film library on 3 November.

## Filmography
### Dutch films

| 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 | |
| 30 September 2002 | Swingers | |
| 13 March 2003 | SuperTex | |
| 9 October 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | |
| 23 October 2003 | Cloaca | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |

### Non-Dutch films

| 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 Janaury 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 |