A-Film Benelux B.V. (formerly known as A-Film Distribution) 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 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 much of the company's film and television back catalogue on 3 November, while rights to some films such as Magic Mike, Oculus and Under the Skin were acquired by Splendid Medien, the then-upcoming film High-Rise was acquired by Imagine Film Distribution, and multiple local titles reverted to their producers.
Filmography Dutch films Release date Title Notes 2000s 24 February 2000 Rent a Friend with Jordaan Film, Fu Works and BNN 11 May 2000 Jacky with Motel Films and VPRO 21 December 2000 The Sea That Thinks with Studio Nieuwe Gronden and Theorema Films 1 March 2001 Costa! 12 April 2001 Îles flottantes with Circe Films, Motel Films and VPRO 3 May 2001 AmnesiA with Motel Films and VPRO 22 August 2001 Soul Assassin with Parabolic Pictures and Rebel Entertainment 21 February 2002 Snapshots with Overseas Filmgroup and Cadenza Films 30 September 2002 Swingers 13 March 2003 SuperTex 12 June 2003 Resistance with First Floor Features 9 October 2003 Phileine Says Sorry 23 October 2003 Cloaca with IdtV Film and AVRO 4 December 2003 Grimm with Graniet Film 28 April 2004 In Orange with Motel Films, Fu Works, Clockwork Pictures and AVRO 2 September 2004 The Preacher with Theorema Films and VARA 30 September 2004 Simon with Spaghetti Film and VPRO 14 October 2004 Snowfever with Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV 3 February 2005 Too Fat Too Furious with Fu Works Productions, Clockwork Pictures, Thura Film and Motel Films 14 July 2005 Black Swans with M+B Film 28 September 2005 Life! with IdTV Film and NPS 15 October 2005 Bonkers with Lemming Film and VPRO 10 November 2005 Deep with IJswater Films and VPRO 9 March 2006 A Thousand Kisses with IDTV Film 27 April 2006 Don with Lemming Film, Egmond Film & Television and Katholieke Radio Omroep 28 September 2006 Black Book with Clockwork Pictures, ContentFilm International, Egoli Tossell Film, Fu Works, Motion Investment Group, Studio Babelsberg, VIP 4 Medienfonds and AVRO 28 September 2006 Waiter with Graniet Film and VARA 11 October 2007 Love is All with Motel Films, Fu Works and VARA 25 October 2007 Nadine with Rocketta Film, Serendipity Films and Filbox produções 25 October 2007 Captain Rob and the Secret of Professor Lupardi with Shooting Star Filmcompany, Screenpartners B.V. and Katholieke Radio Omroep 6 March 2008 Tiramisu with Motel Films and VARA 25 September 2008 In Real Life with Motel Films, Fu Works and IDTV Film 2 October 2008 Katia's Sister with Keyman Film and NPS 15 October 2008 Bride Flight with IDTV Film 23 October 2008 Vox populi with Spaghetti Film and VPRO 11 February 2009 Frogs & Toads with Lemming Film, Bos Bros. Film-TV Productions and Katholieke Radio Omroep 19 March 2009 Bollywood Hero with IDTV Film 7 May 2009 The Last Days of Emma Blank with Graniet Film and VARA 6 August 2009 The Indian with Bos Bros. Film-TV Productions, Lemming Film and Katholieke Radio Omroep 2010s 8 April 2010 Joy with IDTV Film 12 August 2010 Shocking Blue with Waterland Films and VPRO 19 August 2010 Sterke verhalen with Lagestee Film 11 November 2010 Sint with Tom de Mol Productions, Parachute Pictures and RTL Entertainment 27 January 2011 Sonny Boy with Shooting Star Filmcompany and Katholieke Radio Omroep 31 March 2011 Black Butterflies with IDTV Film and Cool Beans 22 September 2011 Isabelle with IDTV Film, NCRV and Samsa Film 6 October 2011 Body Language with Johan Nijenhuis & Co, Flinck Film, Launch Works and RTL Entertainment 26 October 2011 The Heineken Kidnapping with IDTV Film and VARA 16 February 2012 Zombibi with Talent United Film & TV, Launch Works and RTL Entertainment 21 November 2012 Family Way with Topkapi Films and VARA 21 February 2013 The Resurrection of a Bastard with Topkapi Films, Menuet and VPRO 7 November 2013 The Dinner with Eyeworks, Inspire Pictures and RTL Entertainment 5 December 2013 Bro's Before Ho's with Eyeworks, Inspire Pictures and RTL Entertainment 30 January 2014 Tuscan Wedding 9 April 2014 Pim & Pom: The Big Adventure 18 September 2014 Goltzius and the Pelican Company 24 September 2014 Reckless with Topkapi Films and BNN 8 October 2014 Triple Trouble: Animal Sinterklaas 6 November 2014 Gift from the Heart with Eyeworks, RTL Entertainment, Inspire Pictures and Living Stone 29 January 2015 Michiel de Ruyter with Farmhouse Film & TV 15 February 2015 Boy 7 with Lemming Film, Proton Cinema, and A Private View 2 April 2015 Blood, Sweat & Tears with Lemming Film, A Private View and AVROTROS 21 May 2015 The Surprise
Non-Dutch films 1999 Relax...It's Just Sex (16/12/99)
2000s 2000
All About My Mother (02/03/00) Baise-moi (16/11/00) Chicken Run (14/09/00) Cuba Feliz (05/10/00) Deep in the Woods (29/11/00) Drop Dead Gorgeous (08/06/00) Flawless (22/06/00) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (27/04/00) The Irrefutable Truth about Demons (13/07/00) Une liaison pornographique (07/09/00) Lucky and Zorba (05/10/00) Luna Papa (13/07/00) Magnolia (23/03/00) The Million Dollar Hotel (18/05/00) Ratcatcher (27/04/00) Rosetta (24/02/00) Rosie (17/02/00) Saving Grace (07/09/00) Season's Beatings (21/12/00) Topsy-Turvy (15/06/00) Vatel (27/07/00) The Vertical Ray of the Sun (29/11/00) The Widow of Saint-Pierre (14/12/00) The Wisdom of Crocodiles (07/07/00)
2001
Bloody Angels (11/01/01) Ali Zaoua (11/01/01) Apocalypse Now Redux (18/10/01) Bread and Roses (12/04/01) Brother (23/05/01) The Filth and the Fury (06/09/01) Girlfight (02/08/01) The Golden Bowl (25/01/01) Harrison's Flowers (14/06/01) Harry, He's Here to Help (07/06/01) The Hole (26/07/01) Intimacy (12/07/01) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (20/11/01) Lumumba (31/05/01) Malèna (26/07/01) The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (08/11/01) Brotherhood of the Wolf (03/05/01) Pauline and Paulette (22/11/01) Taxi 2 (18/02/01) Thomas in Love (17/05/01) Yamakasi (02/08/01)
2002
The Abduction Club (29/08/02) Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (21/03/02) Avalon (19/09/02) Bangkok Dangerous (17/01/02) Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (14/03/02) Bend It Like Beckham (30/10/02) Bowling for Columbine (05/12/02) The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (16/05/02) Donnie Darko (20/06/02) Time Out (05/09/02) Félix et Lola (24/01/02) The Gleaners and I (23/05/02) Gosford Park (07/03/02) Talk to Her (26/09/02) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (14/03/02) The Girl from Paris (18/04/02) Human Nature (30/05/02) Safe Conduct (25/07/02) The Milk of Human Kindness (30/05/02) Liam (10/01/02) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (18/12/02) Sex and Lucia (15/08/02) Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers (21/11/02) Mulholland Drive (28/11/02) The Navigators (04/04/02) The Nest (18/07/02) Winged Migration (18/04/02) The Pianist (28/11/02) The Race (07/11/02) Sisters (11/04/02) Sexy Boys (21/11/02) Thunderpants (26/09/02) Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert (13/06/02) Wasabi (14/11/02)
2003
Any Way the Wind Blows (02/10/03) Bloody Sunday (20/01/03) Darkness (08/05/03) Jet Lag (03/04/03) Dogville (28/08/03) Dolls (10/04/03) Elf (18/12/03) Open Hearts (20/02/03) Fanfan la Tulipe (16/10/03) Les Femmes... ou les enfants d'abord... (13/03/03) The Flower of Evil (07/08/03) The Eye (26/06/03) Together (31/06/03) The Man on the Train (10/07/03) Love Me If You Dare (20/03/03) Ken Park (03/04/03) Lantana (19/06/03) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (17/12/03) Lucky Break (18/09/03) Max (08/05/03) My Life Without Me (02/10/03) The Mystery of the Yellow Room (06/11/03) Rabbit-Proof Fence (22/05/03) Unknown Pleasures (13/11/03) The Suit (21/08/03) Fear and Trembling (11/09/03) Sweet Sixteen (08/05/03) Taxi 3 (31/07/03) On the Run (12/06/03) An Amazing Couple (10/07/03) After the Life (26/06/03) The Weight of Water (27/02/03) Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (13/11/03) Divine Intervention (30/01/03)
2004
18 Ans après (22/07/04) Alexander (23/12/04) Anything Else (20/05/04) Bienvenue au Gîte (09/07/04) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (23/03/04) The Chorus (15/07/04) Look at Me (11/11/04) Intimate Strangers (17/06/04) Deep Blue (20/05/04) Two Brothers (08/07/04) The Motorcycle Diaries (25/11/04) The Dreamers (01/04/04) Elephant (11/03/04) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (16/09/04) Ae Fond Kiss ... (07/10/04) Girl with a Pearl Earring (15/04/04) The Gospel of John (13/05/04) In the Cut (12/02/04) Lost in Translation (12/02/04) My Wife Is an Actress (08/07/04) Bad Education (26/08/04) Mambo Italiano (29/01/04) Osama (08/04/04) Not on the Lips (24/06/04) The Passion of the Christ (01/04/04) Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (17/06/04) RRRrrrr!!! (01/07/04) Stage Beauty (02/12/04) Super Size Me (12/08/04) Ruby & Quentin (25/03/04) Take My Eyes (08/06/04) Touching the Void (06/05/04) Downfall (04/11/04) The Alzheimer Case (15/04/04)
2005
As It Is in Heaven (11/08/05) The Beautiful Country (09/06/05) Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy (17/02/05) Broken Flowers (24/11/05) Brothers (17/03/05) The Constant Gardener (17/11/05) The Axe (15/12/05) Dear Wendy (19/05/05) Don't Come Knocking (22/09/05) Electric Shadows (07/04/05) Enduring Love (24/03/05) Genesis (13/01/05) Grizzly Man (08/12/05) Hawaii, Oslo (30/06/05) It's All Gone Pete Tong (16/06/05) Last Days (25/08/05) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (20/01/05) Manderlay (01/09/05) The Sea Inside (27/01/05) Merry Christmas (01/12/05) Million Dollar Baby (24/02/05) Millions (07/07/05) A Less Bad World (14/07/05) My Summer of Love (21/04/05) Oliver Twist (27/10/05) Omagh (05/05/05) P.S. (02/06/05) Pelicanman (15/12/05) She Hate Me (28/07/05) Turtles Can Fly (17/02/05) Undertow (18/08/05) Vera Drake (24/02/05) We Don't Live Here Anymore (31/03/05) Wedding Crashers (25/08/05)
2006
After the Wedding (16/11/06) Someone Else's Happiness (06/07/06) Avenge But One of My Two Eyes (04/05/06) Breakfast on Pluto (04/05/06) Brokeback Mountain (16/02/06) C.R.A.Z.Y. (07/06/06) The Descent (02/02/06) Fragile (17/08/06) Gabrielle (25/05/06) Hard Candy (13/07/06) Iron Island (16/11/06) A Little Trip to Heaven (11/05/06) Marie Antoinette (18/06/06) Match Point (19/01/06) Mrs Henderson Presents (12/01/06) On a Clear Day (31/01/06) Opal Dream (13/04/06) Percy, Buffalo Bill och jag (16/02/06) The Queen (30/11/06) Requiem (05/10/06) The Road to Guantánamo (01/06/06) Romance & Cigarettes (30/03/06) Romanzo Criminale (17/08/06) The Science of Sleep (23/11/06) Scoop (19/10/06) Shooting Dogs (06/04/06) Shortbus (26/10/06) Snow Cake (21/12/06) Terkel in Trouble (06/07/06) Thank You for Smoking (09/11/06) This Film Is Not Yet Rated (07/12/06) Tideland (30/03/06) The Tiger and the Snow (13/04/06) Transamerica (20/04/06) Heading South (15/06/06) Volver (24/08/06) The White Planet (07/12/06)