Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rather , it contracted other studios such as Alliance in Canada , First Independent Films ( 1991 â `` 1999 ) , Entertainment Film Distributors in the UK , Warner Bros. in German-speaking areas , Singapore , Philippines , Poland , and the Czech Republic , Village Roadshow Pictures in Australia and New Zealand , Playarte in Brazil , Cine Colombia in Colombia , Metropolitan Filmexport in France and AB Svensk Filmindustri ( also known as SF-Film ) in Denmark , Finland , Norway and Sweden to distribute its product overseas .
Simplified: Rather , it contracts other studios such as Alliance in Canada , Entertainment Film Distributors in the UK , Warner Bros. in German-speaking areas , Singapore , Poland , and the Czech Republic , Village Roadshow Pictures in Australia and New Zealand from 1967-2008 then sold to 20th Century Fox and Playarte in Brazil to distribute its product overseas .