Gaumont Film Company was founded in 1895 .
It is the first and oldest continuously operating film company in the world , with the runner-ups being American film studios Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures , which were both founded in 1912.Richard Abel , The Ciné Goes to Town : French Cinema , 1896-1914 , University of California Press , 1994 , p. 10 , ISBN 0-520-07936-1 Gaumont predominately produces , co-produces and distributes films ( 95 % of Gaumont 's 2011 consolidated revenues came from the film division ) . `` 2011 Gaumont Revenue statement '' However , the company is increasingly becoming a TV series producer with its new American subsidiary Gaumont International Television as well as its existing French production features.
Gaumont Film Company