FilmOne Distributions

Filmone Distribution and Production
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
HeadquartersPlot 1378D Joseph Namah Close, Off Karimu Kotun, Victoria Island,
Lagos
,
Nigeria
Areas served
West Africa
Key people
Moses Babatope (Managing Director), Kene Okwuosa (Group CEO)
ServicesFilm distribution, DCP encryption and Mastering etc

Filmone is an independent film distribution company in West Africa,[1][2][3] headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria . Since 2013, the company has directly distributed local and international film content in the region; creating a channel for the exportation of local theatrical films (to the United Kingdom, United States and other regions in sub-Saharan Africa), and being a distribution channel for film contents from Hollywood.[4]

In 2016, the company signed a pact with Hollywood giants 20th Century Fox[5], a partnership that has seen to the distribution of films within West Africa such as Independence Day: Resurgence, Logan, Assassin's Creed, Kingsman: The Golden Circle.[6], etc.

In Nigeria, Filmone has distributed and/or co-produced several blockbuster films such as Half of a Yellow Sun[7] The Wedding Party 1&2,[8][9] Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo, Okafor's Law, A Trip to Jamaica, 10 Days in Sun City, King of Boys, Royal Hibiscus Hotel.[10]

  1. ^ Harrow, Kenneth W.; Garritano, Carmela (27 December 2018). A COMPANION TO AFRICAN CINEMAS. John Wiley & Sons. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-119-10031-7.
  2. ^ "FilmOne is about to change the game with "myfilmhouse"". 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "CEAN". Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria.
  4. ^ Sponsor (2020-09-18). "Disney Africa chooses FilmOne for exclusive distribution in West Africa » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  5. ^ "20th Century Fox". Pulse TV.
  6. ^ "Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle Premieres At Filmhouse Cinemas". outhomer56.rssing.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  7. ^ "Half of a Yello Sun". BBC News. 8 July 2014.
  8. ^ Abudu, Mosunmola. THE WEDDING PARTY - There ain't no party like a Lagos Wedding Party.
  9. ^ Haynes, Jonathan (2017). "The Wedding Party dir. by Kemi Adetiba (review)". African Studies Review. 60 (3): 261–262. doi:10.1017/asr.2017.101. ISSN 1555-2462.
  10. ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2020-02-28). "Filmhouse Group Hosts Exclusive Screening of Queen Sono, The First Original African Series By Netflix". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-11-22.