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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Headquarters | Carrer Plató 26, Barcelona, Spain |
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| URL | https://www.filmin.es/ |
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Comunidad Filmin S.L., doing business as Filmin, is a Spanish subscription video on demand streaming service, primarily dedicated to streaming independent films, as well as a production company and film distributor. The company headquarters is located in Barcelona.[1]
History
[edit]Founded by Juan Carlos Tous, José Antonio De Luna and Jaume Ripoll,[2][1] the company was created in 2007.[3] The platform partnered with distribution companies such as Golem, Tornasol, Wanda, El Deseo, Continental, Vértigo, and—later—Avalon.[2] Owing to the special authorization from the ICAA, Tiro en la cabeza became the first Spanish film simultaneously released in theatres and online (on Filmin) in 2008.[3][4] The pay-subscription service began in 2010.[3]
In 2020 the investment funds Nazca Capital and Seaya Ventures (stakeholder in Cabify and Glovo) acquired a 51% of the company shares.[5][6] As of 2021, the platform had 15,000 titles, most of them consisting of European films (65%).[1]
The platform released its first original series, Doctor Portuondo, in October 2021.[7] As of April 2023, it has released other two original series: Autodefensa and Selftape.[8]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 59th Sant Jordi Awards | Industry Prize | Won | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Medina, Marta (21 June 2020). "Filmin cumple 10 años, la historia de unos locos pioneros de las plataformas". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b c Fernández, Laura (19 October 2019). "Dentro del mejor año de Filmin". El País.
- ^ "'Tiro en la cabeza' se estrena mañana simultáneamente en España en salas e Internet". Europa Press. 2 October 2008.
- ^ Morales, Clara (2 December 2020). "Filmin pasa a manos de fondos de inversión con el reto de mantener su independencia: "No vamos a cambiar"". Infolibre.
- ^ "Nazca Capital y Seaya toman el control de Filmin para acelerar su crecimiento". Cinco Días. 30 November 2020.
- ^ Rivera, Antonio (30 October 2021). "Destripando un hito televisivo: 'Doctor Portuondo', la primera serie original de Filmin". El Confidencial.
- ^ ""selftape": tercera serie creada bajo el sello Filmin Original". Cinemagavia (in European Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "La plataforma de cine Filmin, Premio Sant Jordi RNE de Cinematografía a la Industria". rtve. 30 March 2015.