A-Film

A-Film Benelux B.V. was an independent film distributor based in the Netherlands.

History

A-Film Distribution was founded in November 1999 by film producers San Fu Maltha and Pim Hermeling. The company distributed mainstream and arthouse films in the Netherlands as well with local releases such as Costa! and Love is All. The company also distributed non-Dutch films such as Alexander, Lost in Translation, The Pianist and The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings] trilogy. In 2003, A-Film, Cinéart, Frenetic Films, Haut Et Court and Lucky Red/EyeScreen created a jointly owned film acquisition firm named Indie Circle. A-Film left the circle in 2008.
In 2006, the company won Golden Calf awards for Waiter, Black Book, Night Ride and Bonkers. That same year, A-Film started to distribute its films in Belgium.
San Fu Maltha left A-Film In February 2006. In 2008, Pim Hermeling left A-Film as well.
In May 2013, the company merged with Benelux Film Distributors to form A-Film Benelux.
On 14 September 2015, the company filed an automatic stay; it filed for bankruptcy the next day. Dutch FilmWorks bought the distribution rights to the company's film library on 3 November.