Wild Bunch (company)

Wild Bunch AG is a German film distribution and international sales company, originally created in 1979 as Senator Film Verleih GmbH, which later became Senator Entertainment AG.  The name Wild Bunch comes from the French company Wild Bunch S.A., created in 2002, which became a subsidiary of Senator Entertainment in February 2015.  Senator Entertainment AG renamed itself Wild Bunch AG in July 2015.  Wild Bunch has distributed and sold films such as Land of the Dead (2005), Southland Tales (2006), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Che (2008), Whatever Works (2009), The King's Speech (2010), and The Artist (2011). 

Wild Bunch is also the international seller of Studio Ghibli's works. 

History 
Originally a division of StudioCanal, Wild Bunch S.A. was established as an independent company in 2002 by former employees of StudioCanal. 

In July 2014, the German film distributor Senator Entertainment and Wild Bunch announced their intention to join forces to launch an independent film distribution and production group.  In February 2015, Senator Entertainment and Wild Bunch completed their merger.  Senator Entertainment AG subsequently renamed themselves to Wild Bunch AG and will use Senator as a brand. 

In May 2015, Wild Bunch formed a Los Angeles-based company, Insiders, to handle international sales of independent films led by Vincent Maraval.  In February 2016, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that a stake in that outfit had been sold to Bliss Media, a Chinese film production and distribution company.  In May 2016, Insiders and MadRiver Pictures joined forces to form an international sales joint venture, IMR international. 

Activities 
Wild Bunch is a film sales company and also a pan-European film distributor. 

France 
In France, Wild Bunch is a theatrical distributor and also a video distributor through its subsidiary Wild Side. 

Wild Bunch also positioned itself on the digital distribution market through its VoD/SVoD subsidiary Filmo TV. 

Worldwide 
Apart from its international sales activities, Wild Bunch is also a direct distributor in Italy, Germany, Austria and Spain. 

Catalogue 
Wild Bunch manages more than 1700 titles. 

Major awards received by films distributed or sold by Wild Bunch

Academy Awards 
 The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius in 2012: Best Picture (Thomas Langmann), Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Original Score (Ludovic Bource), and Best Costume Design (Mark Bridges)
 The King's Speech by Tom Hooper in 2011: Best Picture (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin), Best Director (Tom Hooper), Best Actor (Colin Firth), and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler)
 Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro in 2007: Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography
 March of the Penguins by Luc Jacquet in 2006: Best Documentary
 Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki in 2003: Best Animated Feature

Berlin International Film Festival 
 The Wayward Cloud by Tsai Ming-liang in 2005: Siver Bear of Outstanding Artistic Achievement
 Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki in 2002: Golden Bear

Cannes Film Festival 

 Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda in 2018: Palme d'Or 
 I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach in 2016: Palme d'Or
 Goodbye to Language by Jean-Luc Godard in 2014: Prix du Jury Blue Is the Warmest Colour by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013: Palme d'Or
 The Angels' Share by Ken Loach in 2012: Prix du Jury
 Beyond the Hills by Cristian Mungiu in 2012: Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Cristina Flutur et Cosmina Stratan The Kid with a Bike by Dardenne brothers in 2011: Grand Prix
 The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius en 2011: Best Actor for Jean Dujardin
 Polisse by Maïwenn in 2011: Prix du Jury
 Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois in 2010: Grand Prix du Jury
 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu in 2007: Palme d'Or
 Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore in 2004: Palme d'Or
 Old Boy by Park Chan-wook in 2004: Grand Prix du Jury
 At Five in the Afternoon by Samira Makhmalbaf in 2003: Prix du jury
 Chi-hwa-seon by Im Kwon-taek in 2002: Best Cinematography
 The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti in 2001: Palme d'Or
 Blackboards by Samira Makhmalbaf in 2000: Prix du Jury

Venice Film Festival 
 Jackie by Pablo Larraín in 2016: Golden Osella and Best Screenplay Award
 Mr. Nobody by Jaco Van Dormael in 2009: Golden Osella
 The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky in 2008: Golden Lion

 Mary by Abel Ferrara in 2005: Special Jury Prize
 The Magdalene Sisters by Peter Mullan in 2002: Golden Lion

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Category:1979 establishments in Germany
Category:2002 establishments in France
Category:French companies established in 2002
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Category:Media companies established in 2002
Category:Film distributors of France
Category:Film distributors of Germany
Category:Film production companies of France
Category:Film production companies of Germany
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