Curzon Artificial Eye

Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distributor, specialising in independent, foreign-language and art house films for cinema and home entertainment.[4]

Curzon Artificial Eye
IndustryFilm distribution
Founded1976
FounderAndi Engel[1]
Pamela Balfry[2]
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Louisa Dent (MD, Artificial Eye)
Philip Knatchbull (CEO, CAE) Tony Tabatznik (Chairman and majority owner, Curzon World)
ProductsFilm
ParentCurzon (Cohen Media Group)[3]
WebsiteCurzon Artificial Eye

History

The company was founded in 1976 by Andi Engel (11 November 1942 – 26 December 2006), a German-born film enthusiast, and his then wife, Pamela Balfry, who had a background working with Richard Roud at the London Film Festival. She became Artificial Eye's first managing director.[1][5]

Since 2006, Artificial Eye has been part of Curzon World, a group of companies in the film entertainment industry which also includes the Curzon chain of 13 cinemas plus eight joint venture cinemas,[6] video on demand service Curzon Home Cinema, the retail DVD distributor Fusion Media Sales, and horror film distributor Chelsea Films (launched in 2010).[7]

Curzon Artificial Eye releases some 20 new theatrical films and 30 DVD and Blu-ray titles in the UK each year, as well as digital releases via several platforms, such as iTunes and in-house Curzon Home Cinema.[7]

On 23 December 2019, Curzon Artificial Eye, along with parent company Curzon, was acquired by American film distributor Cohen Media Group.[3]

References
  1. The Independent, 4 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
  2. BFI database: Engel, Pamela Retrieved 2012-10-25
  3. Andreas Wiseman (23 December 2019). "Curzon Cinemas & Artificial Eye, UK's Flagship Arthouse Film Group, Acquired By Cohen Media Group". Deadline. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Hollywood Reporter, 7 November 2011: Artificial Eye Scores With More Than Half European Film Academy Nominations On Its Release Roster Retrieved 2012-10-25
  5. The Guardian, 15 January 2007: Obituary, Andi Engel Retrieved 2012-10-25
  6. Curzon: Our cinemas Archived 20 January 2013 at Archive.today Retrieved 2012-10-25
  7. Curzon group website Retrieved 2015-10-27

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