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Janus Films is a U.S. theatrical distribution company founded in 1956 that brings international art-house films to U.S. audiences.

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Overview

Founded in 1956, Janus Films was the first theatrical distribution company dedicated to bringing international art-house films to U.S. audiences. It handles rights in all media to an extensive library that includes the work of directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Věra Chytilová, Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Abbas Kiarostami, Akira Kurosawa, Ousmane Sembène, Andrei Tarkovsky, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and Yasujiro Ozu.

History

Founded in 1956, Janus Films was the first theatrical distribution company dedicated to bringing international art-house films to U.S. audiences. Janus handles rights in all media to an extensive library that includes the work of Michelangelo Antonioni, Věra Chytilová, Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Abbas Kiarostami, Akira Kurosawa, Ousmane Sembène, Andrei Tarkovsky, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and Yasujiro Ozu.

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    Janus Films acquires North American rights to EYIMOFE[2]

    Janus Films announced that it had acquired the North American rights to the Nigerian feature film EYIMOFE. The agreement was sealed in the United States; the article says theatrical, streaming and home-video releases were planned for later dates.

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