Alta Films

Alta Films
Company type
Sociedad anónima
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1969 (1969)
FoundersEnrique González Macho [es]
Defunct2013 (2013)
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
ProductsMotion pictures
Services
Divisions
  • Alta Classics
  • Alta Producción
  • Cines Renoir

Alta Films S.A. was a Spanish film distribution company. It also operated as a theatrical exhibitor and production company.

History

The company was founded in 1969 by Enrique González Macho [es] and initially focused on the distribution of subtitled foreign films.[1][2]

In addition to distribution, the production branch worked with Ken Loach, Icíar Bollaín, and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.[1][3] In 1982, it developed the Renoir multiplex near Plaza de España, and eventually managed to operate a network of 200 theatres.[4]

In April 2013, Paramount Home Media Distribution announced an agreement with Alta Films so the U.S. company distributed in DVD and Blu-ray the films in Alta Films' portfolio.[5] Shortly after, González Macho announced the company was about to close down as a distributor for good.[6] He explained the rise on VAT applied on cultural goods and dwindling support from TVE as harmful factors adding up to the ongoing economic crisis.[1] At the time of the announcement, Alta Films had the Argentine film 2+2 pending for a 1 May 2013 release.[7] The company subsequently ceased all distribution activity in May 2013, and limited to the operation of its theatres in Madrid and the Renoir Floridablanca in Barcelona.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alta Films, al borde del abismo". Audiovisual451. 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Enrique González Macho, el empresario que defendió la Academia de Cine abandona sin terminar mandato". La Voz de Galicia. 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ Serrano, Arancha (18 April 2013). "La distribuidora Alta Films inicia el cierre del negocio, pero de momento solo clausura una sala". 20minutos.es.
  4. ^ Hopewell, John (18 April 2013). "Renoir just off Madrid's Plaza de Espana, and built up the biggest arthouse circuit in Spain". Variety.
  5. ^ "Paramount distribuirá las películas de Alta Films". Fotogramas.
  6. ^ "Adiós a Alta Films, la principal distribuidora española de cine de autor". La Voz de Galicia. 18 April 2013.
  7. ^ "González Macho anuncia la desaparición de Alta Films y de casi todos los cines Renoir". rtve.es. 18 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Los cines Renoir de Cuatro Caminos echaron el cierre". Telemadrid. 1 October 2013.

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