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EuropaCorp is one of the major feature film producers in France and Europe, headquartered in Saint-Denis near Paris—and one of only a few fully integrated independent studios that both produces and distributes feature films. Founded in 1999, EuropaCorp's activities include production, theatrical distribution, home entertainment, VOD, international distribution and sales, French TV Sales, partnerships and licenses, original soundtrack production, publishing and exhibition. EuropaCorp's integrated financial model generates revenues from a wide range of sources, with films from many genres and a strong presence in the international markets. Over 14 years, EuropaCorp has produced and co-produced over 80 films and is now distributing over 500 titles after the integration of the RoissyFilms Catalogue. The studio is mainly known for its expertise in the production of English language films with strong earning potential in the international marketplace. The company is renowned for developing and producing the blockbuster franchises, the ''Taken'' trilogy and the ''Transporter'' series. The company began producing TV series in 2010 through EuropaCorp Television which is currently adapting one of EuropaCorp's most famous and popular film franchises: ''Taxi''. ==History== Luc Besson began directing features with his film, ''Le Dernier Combat'' (1983).〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085426/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_54〕 In 1985 he worked with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam for the first time on the movie ''Subway.'' Le Pogam was then Distribution Director at Gaumont. Subsequently, virtually all the films that Besson made with Gaumont between 1985 and 1999 topped the three-million ticket mark at the box office (e.g. ''The Big Blue'' (1988), ''Nikita'' (1990), ''Léon'', ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) and ''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' (1999)) Meanwhile, Le Pogam developed innovative promotional techniques at Gaumont, which he applied for the first time for Besson’s ''The Fifth Element'' (1997). This film was France’s biggest export success of all time until ''Taken 2'' was released in 2012, which established a new record. In 1997 Pierre-Ange Le Pogam became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Gaumont. In September 2000 Besson and Le Pogam founded Europacorp.〔 This superseded Besson's earlier production company known as Films du Dauphin. In July 2007 EuropaCorp successfully managed its IPO on Euronext Paris. In May 2008, the CSA, French authority for media regulation, selected the EuropaCorp TV project in its invitation to apply for a mobile TV channel in France. In 2013 Lisa Ellzey, hitherto producer for Lions Gate and 20th Century Fox, was appointed as executive vice president of U.S. Motion Picture Production of EuropaCorp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/europacorp-names-lisa-ellzey-to-spearhead-u-s-motion-picture-production/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EuropaCorp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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