Artificial Eye (distribution)
| Industry | Film distribution |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Andi Engel Pamela Balfry |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Louisa Dent (MD, Artificial Eye) Philip Knatchbull (CEO, CAE) Tony Tabatznik (Chairman and majority owner, Curzon World) |
| Products | Film |
| Parent | Curzon World |
| Website | curzonartificialeye |
Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distributor, specialising in independent, foreign-language and art house films for cinema and home entertainment.
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.
Since 2006, Artficial Eye has been part of Curzon World, a group of companies in the film entertainment industry which also includes the Curzon chain of 11 cinemas plus eight joint venture cinemas,video on demand service Curzon Home Cinema, the retail DVD distributor Fusion Media Sales, and horror film distributor Chelsea Films (launched in 2010).
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.
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