STUDIOCANAL acts as a co-producer on about two dozen films every year, of which half are in French, the other half in English.
STUDIOCANAL’s investment in the movie is financial, but the company’s intervention also goes beyond money, as it also intervenes in the writing, as well as in the artistic choices with regards to the film. Of course this work is always done in close collaboration with the line producer.
It might also happen that STUDIOCANAL provides technical support for the line producer for structuring his financial plan or searching for partners.

Finally, STUDIOCANAL might in some cases take part in the development of a project by financing the preliminary writing and feasibility reports. In this case and once the project is completed, STUDIOCANAL has the priority in co-producing the project.
Department under the direction of Géraldine Gendre

The cinema distribution teams follow all the steps of a film-life, from the end of the filming to its release on screen. This very large scope of action includes the marketing (determination of the release date, poster creation, partnerships, etc.), the communication (supervision of press relations, organisation of premieres, etc.) and the relations with the owners. Over the course of time, STUDIOCANAL has created very close relations with the latter. Both organisations prepare the releases together, meet each other at events specifically organised for them.
STUDIOCANAL distributes around fifteen feature films every year in France. The latter are mostly issued by the French production, but some come from the German or British branch of the group.
Department under the direction of Frederic Monnereau.

Video France has two main activities:
- DVD and Blu-ray editing (production, manufacturing, marketing)
- Marketing and distribution of the DVD and Blu-ray through UNIVERSAL STUDIOCANAL VIDÉO (USCV), an Economic Interest Grouping created together with Universal in 2008.
This concerns all the STUDIOCANAL films released as well as the titles in the library. STUDIOCANAL also manages the release of many “non-film” video programs, such as short programs, humour performances, CANAL+ original creations and various series from the group’s channels. All this represents around a hundred new productions per year.
Department under the direction of Diane Reynald.

STUDIOCANAL is a pioneer in the new media branch and was the first studio to widely open its catalogue to VOD and EST as early as 2005. STUDIOCANAL is willing to give access to its works to the largest possible audience. These works might be classic or recent films, or even TV series. Today, over 2,000 films (of which 1,000 are HD films) are online on various platforms. This is a record in France.

At the heart of innovation, STUDIOCANAL is also the first French studio that offered feature films on mobile phones (I DO, DISCO, etc.), opened its catalogue to subscription VOD and marketed a new film in 3D (SAMMY’S ADVENTURES: THE SECRET PASSAGE).

The management of the TV FRANCE department oversees the sales of the 5,000 titles from the STUDIOCANAL catalogue to the French, French-speaking Belgian and Swiss television channels. The variety of the offerings allows work with all general interest or theme channels, free or pay channels. Though feature films are the core activity, this management supervises also the sales of American series or previously unreleased TV films.
Department under the direction of Diane Reynald

The Restoration Department of STUDIOCANAL is responsible for the preservation and enrichment of a library containing over 5,000 European and American titles. This department manages the material of DVD and Blu-disc releases as well as re-released titles from the STUDIOCANAL catalogue. This department also restores films in digital or high-definition.
Each year, 5% of STUDIOCANAL investment goes to the conservation of this priceless heritage.
As part of its heritage policy, STUDIOCANAL collaborates with institutions such as the Cinémathèque Française (French film institute), Archives Françaises du film (French film archive) in France and the BFI in London, UK.
In 2012, STUDIOCANAL will restore GRAND ILLUSION by Jean Renoir in collaboration with the Cinémathèque de Toulouse (Toulouse Film Library).
Department under the direction of Béatrice Valbin-Constant

The Music Edition department has a patrimonial, financial and artistic role, since it aims at developing and managing the music rights of the CANAL+ Group’s catalogue both in France and abroad. Its scope of action is large, as STUDIOCANAL edits the sound identity of the Group’s channels, the original soundtracks of the feature films it produces and also the CANAL+ series. On a regular basis, the teams are led into investing in the creation and following the recordings, as well as negotiating with producers and composers. The teams oversee the rights throughout all territories where the films are distributed, as well as the operating of the music worldwide (sound recording, advertising synchronisations and films, video games, mobile phones, etc.)
Department under the direction of Catherine Serre