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| Formerly | Video-Ville Showtime Inc.[1] |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | May 27, 1983[2] |
| Founder | Ernie Grivakis |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Canada Australia New Zealand |
Key people | Ernie Grivakis (CEO) Harry Grivakis (SVP)[citation needed] Javi Hernandez (Executive Vice President)[citation needed] |
| Products | Theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, VOD, SVOD, TV |
| Services | Motion Picture distribution |
Number of employees | 30 |
| Website | https://vvsfilms.com/ |
Videoville Showtime Inc.,[3] doing business as VVS Films, is a[4] Canadian motion picture distribution company founded by Ernie Grivakis. The company was formed in Montreal, Quebec on May 27, 1983 and operates its theatrical sales & marketing office out of Toronto, Ontario.[5]
Films
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[edit]| Release date | Title | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2011 | The Company Men | Drama | |
| July 29, 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog | Animated, Comedy | |
| March 9, 2012 | Friends with Kids | Romantic Comedy | |
| August 10, 2012 | Freelancers | Action | |
| September 21, 2012 | End of Watch | Action, Thriller | |
| October 16, 2012 | Rites of Passage | Thriller | |
| December 7, 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Romantic Comedy | |
| January 4, 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Slasher, Horror | |
| January 11, 2013 | A Haunted House | Satirical, Horror, Comedy | |
| March 19, 2013 | Empire State | Crime, Drama | |
| March 22, 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Political, Action, Thriller | |
| Spring Breakers | Comedy, Crime | ||
| June 14, 2013 | Vehicle 19 | Action, Thriller | |
| October 11, 2013 | Machete Kills | Action, Exploitation | |
| November 27, 2013 | Homefront | Action, Thriller | |
| December 6, 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Crime, Drama | |
| January 27, 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Comedy, Drama | |
| March 28, 2014 | Sabotage | Action, Thriller | |
| A Haunted House 2 | Satirical, Horror, Comedy | ||
| April 25, 2014 | Brick Mansions | Action | |
| May 9, 2014 | Chef | Road, Comedy, Drama | |
| July 25, 2014 | And So It Goes | Comedy, Drama | |
| August 22, 2014 | Are You Here | ||
| August 27, 2014 | The November Man | Spy, Action, Thriller | |
| September 26, 2014 | Good People | Action, Thriller | |
| March 30, 2015 | Wild Card | Action, Thriller | |
| April 13, 2015 | Escobar: Paradise Lost | Romantic Thriller | |
| June 29, 2015 | Last Knights | Action, Drama | |
| July 13, 2015 | Maggie Moore(s) | Black Comedy, Mystery | |
| October 26, 2015 | Z for Zachariah | Apocalyptic, Science Fiction | |
| November 23, 2015 | No Escape | Action, Thriller | |
| November 30, 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Comedy, Drama | |
| December 21, 2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Romantic Comedy | |
| January 22, 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Comedy | |
| April 8, 2016 | Demolition | Comedy, Drama | |
| August 12, 2016 | Hell or High Water | neo-Western, Crime, Drama | |
| November 18, 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen | Coming-of-age, Comedy, Drama | |
| June 16, 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Biography, Drama | |
| August 4, 2017 | Wind River | neo-Western, Crime | |
| August 18, 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Action, Comedy | |
| December 8, 2017 | I, Tonya | Biography, Sports | |
| January 19, 2018 | Den of Thieves | Heist, Action, Crime, Drama | |
| February 2, 2018 | Braven | Action, Thriller | |
| April 20, 2018 | I Feel Pretty | Comedy | |
| May 11, 2018 | Terminal | Neo Noir, Thriller | |
| June 15, 2018 | Gotti | Biography, Crime | |
| June 29, 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Prison, Action, Thriller | |
| August 17, 2018 | Mile 22 | Espionage, Action, Thriller, Spy | |
| August 24, 2018 | The Happytime Murders | Puppet, Cop, Buddy, Comedy | |
| October 12, 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Biographical, Drama | |
| October 19, 2018 | Mid90s | Coming-of-age, Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| October 26, 2018 | Hunter Killer | Action, Thriller | For Millennium Films |
| April 12, 2019 | Hellboy | Superhero, Dark Fantasy | For Millennium Films |
| After | Romantic Drama | For Voltage Pictures | |
| May 3, 2019 | UglyDolls | Musical, Comedy, Adventure | For STXfilms |
| July 2, 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Prison, Action, Thriller | |
| August 16, 2019 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Survival, Horror | For FilmNation Entertainment |
| August 23, 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Political, Action, Thriller | For Millennium Films |
| September 20, 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | Vigilante, Action | For Millennium Films |
| October 18, 2019 | The Lighthouse | Psychological Horror | For A24 |
| November 8, 2019 | 21 Bridges | Action, Thriller | For STXfilms |
| January 24, 2020 | The Gentlemen | Action, Comedy | For Miramax |
| Color Out of Space | Science Fiction, Horror | ||
| August 28, 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Science Fiction, Comedy | |
| Rogue | Action, Thriller, Horror | ||
| October 9, 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Family, Comedy | For 101 Studios |
| October 16, 2020 | Honest Thief | Action, Thriller | |
| October 23, 2020 | After We Collided | Romantic Drama | For Voltage Pictures |
| November 20, 2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Science Fiction, Martial Arts | |
| February 12, 2021 | Willy's Wonderland | Action, Comedy, Horror | |
| March 5, 2021 | Boss Level | Science Fiction, Action | |
| April 16, 2021 | Vanquish | Action, Thriller | |
| May 7, 2021 | Wrath of Man | Action, Thriller | For Miramax |
| June 11, 2021 | The Misfits | Heist, Action | |
| June 16, 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Action, Comedy | For Millennium Films |
| June 25, 2021 | The Ice Road | Action, Thriller | |
| August 20, 2021 | The Protégé | Action, Thriller | For Millennium Films |
| September 10, 2021 | The Card Counter | Crime, Drama | For HanWay Pictures |
| September 30, 2021 | After We Fell | Romantic Drama | For Voltage Pictures |
| January 21, 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Family, Drama | |
| March 18, 2022 | X | Slasher, Horror | For A24 |
| August 12, 2022 | Fall | Survival, Psychological Thriller | For Capstone |
| September 7, 2022 | After Ever Happy | Romantic Drama | For Voltage Pictures |
| September 8, 2022 | Medieval | Historical, Drama | |
| September 16, 2022 | Pearl | Period, Horror | For A24 |
| March 31, 2023 | Spinning Gold | Biography, Drama | |
| April 7, 2023 | One True Loves | Romantic Comedy, Drama | |
| April 28, 2023 | The Black Demon | Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror | |
| May 26, 2023 | Kandahar | Spy, Action, Thriller | For Capstone |
| July 28, 2023 | Talk to Me | Supernatural, Horror | For A24 |
| August 18, 2023 | Haunting of the Queen Mary | Horror | |
| September 1, 2023 | The Good Mother | Crime, Thriller | |
| October 6, 2023 | Dicks: The Musical | Musical, Comedy | For A24 |
| She Came to Me | Romantic Comedy | ||
| Cat Person | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | For StudioCanal | |
| September 13, 2023 | After Everything | Romantic Drama | For Voltage Pictures |
| December 1, 2023 | Silent Night | Vigilante, Action, Thriller | For Capstone |
| December 8, 2023 | Fast Charlie | Action, Thriller | |
| January 5, 2024 | He Went That Way | Crime, Drama | |
| January 12, 2024 | The Beekeeper | Action, Thriller | For Miramax |
| February 27, 2024 | The Bricklayer | Action, Thriller, Spy | For Millennium Films |
| March 8, 2024 | Love Lies Bleeding | Romantic Thriller | For A24 |
| March 15, 2024 | One Life | Biography, Drama | |
| March 19, 2024 | Land of Bad | Action, Thriller | |
| April 26, 2024 | Boy Kills World | Dystopian, Action, Comedy, Thriller | For Capstone |
| Breathe | Science Fiction, Thriller | ||
| The King Tide | Drama, Thriller, Horror | ||
| May 3, 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow | Psychological Horror, Drama | For A24 |
| May 24, 2024 | Hit Man | Biography, Romantic Comedy | For AGC Studios |
| June 4, 2024 | Blood for Dust | Action, Thriller, Crime | |
| June 21, 2024 | Thelma | Comedy, Drama | |
| June 28, 2024 | A Sacrifice | Psychological Thriller, Drama | |
| July 5, 2024 | MaXXXine | Horror | For A24 |
| August 16, 2024 | My Penguin Friend | Family, Adventure | |
| August 23, 2024 | Strange Darling | Thriller | For Miramax |
| September 13, 2024 | Subservience | Science Fiction, Thriller | |
| September 20, 2024 | A Different Man | Black Comedy, Psychological, Thriller | For A24 |
| October 8, 2024 | Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Superhero, Horror | For Ketchup Entertainment |
| October 18, 2024 | Woman of the Hour | Crime, Thriller | For AGC Studios |
| November 1, 2024 | Here | Drama | For Miramax |
| Hitpig! | Animated, Comedy | ||
| Absolution | Action, Crime, Thriller | ||
| November 8, 2024 | Heretic | Psychological Horror | For A23 |
| Elevation | Post-apocalyptic, Action, Thriller | For North.five.six | |
| December 6, 2024 | Y2K | Disaster, Comedy, Horror | For A24 |
| Werewolves | Action, Horror | ||
| December 13, 2024 | Dirty Angels | Action, Thriller | For Millennium Films |
| January 1, 2025 | Beating Hearts | Crime, Romance | |
| January 10, 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Heist, Action, Crime, Drama | For Lionsgate |
| Young Werther | Romantic Comedy | ||
| February 21, 2025 | Old Guy | Action, Comedy | |
| March 14, 2025 | Opus | Thriller | For A24 |
| March 28, 2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Comedy, Horror | For A24 |
| April 18, 2025 | The Wedding Banquet | Romantic Comedy | |
| May 16, 2025 | Friendship | Comedy | For A24 |
| June 6, 2025 | The Ritual | Horror | |
| June 13, 2025 | Materialists | Romantic Comedy | For A24 |
| June 27, 2025 | Sorry, Baby | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| July 18, 2025 | Eddington | neo-Western, Comedy | For A24 |
| Guns Up | Action, Comedy | For Millennium Films | |
| July 24, 2025 | Ick | Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror | For AGC Studios |
| July 25, 2025 | The Home | Horror, Thriller | For Miramax |
| August 15, 2025 | Red Sonja | Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy | For Millennium Films |
| August 29, 2025 | The Toxic Avenger | Superhero, Comedy | For Cineverse |
| September 5, 2025 | Bad Man | Action, Comedy | |
| October 3, 2025 | The Smashing Machine | Sports, Drama | For A24 |
| Coyotes | Comedy, Horror, Thriller | For Capstone | |
| October 17, 2025 | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| The Astronaut | Science Fiction, Horror | ||
| December 12, 2025 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | Slasher | For Cineverse |
| Not Without Hope | Thriller | ||
| January 23, 2026 | Return to Silent Hill | Horror | For The Veterans |
| February 6, 2026 | The Moment | Mockumentary, Comedy | For A24 |
| February 20, 2026 | How to Make a Killing | Comedy, Thriller | For StudioCanal |
| March 13, 2026 | undertone | Horror | For A24 |
| March 20, 2026 | Wardriver | Crime, Thriller | |
| March 23, 2026 | The Drama | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| April 21, 2026 | Maya & Samar | Romance, Drama | |
| April 24, 2026 | Fuze | Crime, Thriller | For Anton |
| Mother Mary | Drama, Thriller | For A24 | |
| May 8, 2026 | At the Place of Ghosts | Thriller | |
| May 19, 2026 | Wardriver | Crime, Thriller | |
| May 26, 2026 | Brothers Under Fire | Action, Thriller | |
| June 23, 2026 | Neglected | Action, Thriller | |
| July 3, 2026 | The Invite | Comedy | For FilmNation Entertainment |
| July 24, 2026 | The Outer Threat | Thriller | |
| August 21, 2026 | The Magic Faraway Tree | Fantasy, Adventure | For Palisades Park Pictures |
| August 28, 2026 | Coyote vs. Acme | Animated, Comedy | For Ketchup Entertainment |
| Idiots | Comedy | ||
| September 2, 2026 | Fall 2: Deadpoint | Thriller | For Capstone |
| September 4, 2026 | By Any Means | Crime, Thriller | For North.five.six |
| Onslaught | Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller | For A24 | |
| September 11, 2026 | Runner | Action, Thriller | For A Higher Standard |
| September 18, 2026 | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom | Animated, Comedy | For StudioCanal |
| September 25, 2026 | Victorian Psycho | Horror, Thriller | For Anton |
| October 23, 2026 | Wildwood | Animated, Fantasy | For FilmNation Entertainment |
| TBA | Black Box | Sci-Fi, Horror | For Capstone |
Australia and New Zealand
[edit]| Release date | Title | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2023 | Dicks: The Musical | Musical, Comedy | For A24 |
| January 1, 2024 | Dream Scenario | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| March 14, 2024 | Love Lies Bleeding | Romance, Crime, Thriller | For A24 |
| May 2, 2024 | Boy Kills World | Action, Comedy | For Capstone |
| August 22, 2024 | Strange Darling | Thriller | For Miramax |
| October 31, 2024 | Here | Drama | co-distributed with Amazon MGM Studios |
| March 28, 2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Fantasy, Comedy | For A24 |
| August 14, 2025 | The Home | Horror, Thriller | For Miramax |
| September 4, 2025 | Sorry, Baby | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| September 10, 2025 | Guns Up | Action, Comedy | For Millennium Films |
| October 2, 2025 | The Smashing Machine | Biographical, Drama | For A24 |
| October 16, 2025 | Roofman | Biographical, Crime, Comedy, Drama | For FilmNation Entertainment |
| February 5, 2026 | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| February 19, 2026 | Fackham Hall | Period, Comedy | For The Veterans |
| March 26, 2026 | The Magic Faraway Tree | Fantasy, Adventure | For Palisades Park Pictures |
| April 2, 2026 | The Drama | Comedy, Drama | For A24 |
| April 16, 2026 | Fuze | Crime, Thriller | For Anton |
| May 14, 2026 | Mother Mary | Drama, Thriller | For A24 |
| June 11, 2026 | Tuner | Crime, Thriller | For Black Bear Pictures |
| July 9, 2026 | The Invite | Comedy, Drama | For FilmNation Entertainment |
| August 20, 2026 | Spa Weekend | Comedy | For Black Bear Pictures |
| August 27, 2026 | I Want Your Sex | Comedy, Thriller | For Black Bear Pictures |
| September 3, 2026 | By Any Means | Crime, Thriller | For North.five.six |
| September 10, 2026 | Runner | Action, Thriller | For A Higher Standard |
Distribution
[edit]It has direct, full-service distribution across all media in both English and French speaking Canada. In 2023, the company expanded its distribution territory to Australia and New Zealand with the Nicolas Cage-starring Dream Scenario.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Federal Corporation Information - 1505963". ic.gc.ca. Corporations Canada.
- ↑ "Federal Corporation Information - 1505963". ic.gc.ca. Corporations Canada.
- ↑ "Videoville Showtime Inc". Manta.com. Manta.
- ↑ "Canada: Top billing".
- ↑ "VVS Films - DVD & Blu-Ray Wholesale Distributors - Toronto".
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (2023-10-18). "Canada Distributor VVS Films Expands to Australia, New Zealand With Nicolas Cage's 'Dream Scenario' Set as Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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