Viacom18 Studios

Viacom18 Studios
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
HeadquartersMumbai, India[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ajit Andhare (COO)
OwnerNetwork18 Group
Websitewww.viacom18studios.com

Viacom18 Studios (formerly Studio 18 and Viacom18 Motion Pictures) is an Indian film distribution and production company. It is a subsidiary of Viacom18 (formerly a Paramount Networks EMEAA and Network18 Group joint venture, now owned by Network18 and Bodhi Tree Systems) based in Mumbai and it is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in India, with an operation that involves acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and worldwide distribution of full-length feature films as well as digital only films, web series, short films.

Due to Viacom being one of the partners in the company at that time, they also distribute films from Paramount Pictures in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka since 2011, starting with Transformers: Dark of the Moon.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Viacom 18 Motion Pictures". viacom18.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Viacom 18 Motion Pictures to Distribute Films From Paramount Pictures in India". screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Paramount Pictures Team Up For Indian Distribution". Bollywood Hungama. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.