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| Formerly | Coscient Group Motion International TVA International |
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| Industry | Film Film distribution |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario, Canada Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Parent | Quebecor Media |
| Divisions | TVA (Canadian TV network) |
TVA Films is a privately heldCanadianfilm and television production and distribution company with headquarters inMontreal,Quebec and an extra inToronto,Ontario. TVA Films is owned byGroupe TVA, a division ofQuebecor Media.
The company made its origins in 1956 as Coscient Group by film and television producer Andre Larin. In 1990, the company started Motion International, and in 1994 expanded with the purchases of SDA Productions and Allegro Films Distribution.[1] In 1996, the company had acquired the production and distribution divisions ofAstral Communications, and it was absorbed into Coscient Group.[2] In 1997, the company had purchased kiddie TV producer Owl Television, formerly owned byOWL magazine.[3] In 1998, individual subsidiaries were merged into a single organization, temporarily using the Coscient name.[4] In 1999, the Coscient branding has largely been phased out in favor of the Motion International branding.[5]
In 2000, Groupe TVA purchased Motion International, a small film and television distribution company and it was renamed toTVA International.[6] Two years later, it was renamed to TVA Films.[7]
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