Videocine Entretenmiento is a Mexicanfilm production anddistribution company founded and owned byTelevisaUnivision through its Televisa Cine division.[2] It is focused mainly on distributing and producing films for the Mexican market, while also distributing international films to the country.
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| Formerly | Televicine (1978–1999) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1971(unnamed) 1978(as Televicine) |
| Founder | Emilio Azcárraga Milmo |
| Headquarters | , Mexico |
Key people | Rodrigo de Pedro (general director)[1] |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Brands | Videocine Distribución Videocine Producción |
| Parent | TelevisaUnivision |
| Website | Official website |
It has released over 400 films, the majority of which are produced in Mexico, several being amongthe country's highest-grossing produced films.[3] It has continually been releasing its films theatrically amidst competition with streaming companies and major Hollywood releases in Mexico.[4]
History
editTelevisa launched a then-unnamed film division on May 12, 1971, with its first film at the time beingLa Celestina, released in 1976. The film division was officially named Televicine on January 24, 1978.[5] Its first film produced under the new name wasEl Chanfle, released in 1979.
Videocine was founded as a second film division ofTelevisa.{when?}
In 1999, both Televicine and Videocine merged into a single company, maintaining the Videocine name.[6][7]
In 2006, managing director Eckehardt von Damm stepped down after serving since 1994.[8]
In 2021, parent companyTelevisa announced that it would sell its content assets to US-basedUnivision Communications, affecting Videocine and other brands owned by Televisa.[9]
Logo
editThe inspiration for the company'sbicycle logo originated when they were used for transporting35-millimeter rolls in the 1960s and 1970s under strict timing.[10]
References
edit- ^"Videocine se lanza a la búsqueda de guiones originales mexicanos".LatAm cinema (in Spanish). LatAm cinema. 7 June 2019. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^"Contacto".Videocine. Videocine. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^Gutiérrez, Vicente (17 February 2016)."El cine mexicano sí es negocio: Videocine".El Economista. Periódico El Economista S.A. de C.V. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^Castañares, Itzel (27 April 2021)."Videocine toma ventaja frente a rivales y puede ganar aún más mercado".El Ceo. Elceo.com. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^Noguez, Octavio (30 January 2019)."Portafolio de marcas, ¿Qué hay detrás de Videocine?".Merca 2.0 (in Spanish). MERCADOTECNIA PUBLICIDAD MARKETING NOTICIAS. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^"Nostros".Videocine (in Spanish). Videocine. Archived fromthe original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved30 August 2021. Archived from 18 May 2021.
- ^Sutter, Mary (21 April 1999)."Televisa drops film unit".Variety.Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved25 December 2021.
- ^Hecht, John (1 November 2006)."Von Damm exits Videocine".The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^"Assets with Univision in Landmark Transaction".Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 13 April 2021. Retrieved30 August 2021.
- ^"¿Por qué nuestro logo es una bicicleta?".Videocine. Videocine, S.A. de C.V. 19 June 2020. Retrieved5 September 2021.