citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message wild bunch ag type aktiengesellschaft traded as fwb wbag isin de000a13sxb0 industry motion pictures predecessor senator entertainment ag wild bunch s.a. founded 1979 as senator film verleih gmbh 2002 as wild bunch s.a. headquarters berlin germany key people vincent grimond ceo brahim chioua coo markus maximilian sturm cfo vincent maraval cco website wildbunch.eu wild bunch ag is a french german film distribution and international sales company originally created in 1979 as senator film verleih gmbh which later became senator entertainment ag . the name wild bunch comes from the french company wild bunch s.a. created in 2002 which became a subsidiary of senator entertainment in february 2015 . senator entertainment ag renamed itself wild bunch ag in july 2015 . wild bunch has distributed and sold films such as land of the dead southland tales woody allen s cassandra s dream vicky cristina barcelona whatever works and steven soderbergh s che the king s speech and the artist . wild bunch is also the international seller of studio ghibli s works . contents 1 history 2 activities 2.1 france 2.2 worldwide 3 catalogue 3.1 major awards received by films distributed or sold by wild bunch 3.1.1 oscars 3.1.2 cannes international film festival 3.1.3 venice film festival 3.1.4 berlin international film festival 4 references 5 external links history edit originally a division of studiocanal 1 wild bunch s.a. was established as an independent company in 2002 by former employees of studiocanal . 2 in july 2014 the german film distributor senator entertainment and wild bunch announced their intention to join forces to launch an independent film distribution and production group . 3 in february 2015 senator entertainment and wild bunch completed their merger . 4 senator entertainment ag subsequently renamed themselves to wild bunch ag and will use senator as a brand . 5 in may 2015 wild bunch announce the founding of a new la based company insiders to handle international sales of independent films . 6 in february 2016 the hollywood reporter reported that a majority stake in this outfit has since been sold to bliss media a chinese film production and distribution company . 7 activities edit wild bunch is a film sales company and also a pan european film distributor . france edit in france wild bunch is a theatrical distributor 8 and also a video distributor through its subsidiary wild side . 9 wild bunch also positioned itself on the digital distribution market through its vod svod subsidiary filmo tv . worldwide edit apart from its international sales activities wild bunch is also a direct distributor in italy 10 in germany 11 and in spain . 12 catalogue edit wild bunch manages more than 1700 titles . major awards received by films distributed or sold by wild bunch edit tom hooper and colin firth at a premiere of the king s speech oscars edit the artist by michel hazanavicius in 2012 best picture for thomas langmann best director for michel hazanavicius best actor in a leading role for jean dujardin best original music score for ludovic bource and best costume design for mark bridges . the king s speech by tom hooper in 2011 best feature best director for tom hooper best actor in a leading role for colin firth and best original screenplay . pan s labyrinth by guillermo del toro in 2007 best art direction and best cinematography . march of the penguins by luc jacquet in 2006 best documentary . spirited away by hayao miyazaki in 2003 best animated feature . cannes international film festival edit jean dujardin at the 2011 cannes film festival for the artist i daniel blake by ken loach in 2016 palme d or goodbye to language by jean luc godard in 2014 prix du jury blue is the warmest colour by abdellatif kechiche in 2013 palme d or the angels share by ken loach in 2012 prix du jury beyond the hills by cristian mungiu in 2012 best screenplay and best actresses for cristina flutur et cosmina stratan . the kid with a bike by dardenne brothers in 2011 grand prix the artist by michel hazanavicius en 2011 best actor for jean dujardin poliss by ma wenn in 2011 prix du jury . of gods and men by xavier beauvois in 2010 grand prix du jury 4 months 3 weeks and 2 days by cristian mungiu in 2007 palme d or fahrenheit 9 11 by michael moore in 2004 palme d or old boy by park chan wook in 2004 grand prix du jury at five in the afternoon by samira makhmalbaf in 2003 prix du jury chi hwa seon by im kwon taek in 2002 best cinematography the son s room by nanni moretti in 2001 palme d or blackboards by samira makhmalbaf in 2000 prix du jury jaco van dormael at the 2009 venice film festival for mr. nobody venice film festival edit mr. nobody by jaco van dormael in 2009 golden osella the wrestler by darren aronofsky in 2008 golden lion . golden door by emanuele crialese in 2006 silver lion . mary by abel ferrara in 2005 special jury prize . the magdalene sisters by peter mullan in 2002 golden lion . berlin international film festival edit the wayward cloud by tsai ming liang in 2005 siver bear of outstanding artistic achievement . spirited away by hayao miyazaki in 2002 golden bear . references edit tartaglione nancy september 6 2002 . wild bunch goes independent as exception . screen international . retrieved may 28 2015 . fabre clarisse ; regnier isabelle february 15 2011 . wild bunch les mousquetaires de la distribution . le monde in french . retrieved may 28 2015 . keslassy elsa july 24 2014 . germany s senator and france s wild bunch join forces to launch distribution and production group . variety . retrieved may 28 2015 . keslassy elsa february 5 2015 . senator completes merger with wild bunch . variety . retrieved may 28 2015 . keslassy elsa july 8 2015 . germany s senator entertainment rebranded as wild bunch ag . variety . retrieved september 11 2015 . lowe kinsey . wild bunch setting up insiders foreign sales unit in la cannes . deadline . retrieved 2016 03 18 . china s bliss media takes stake in wild bunch s insiders . the hollywood reporter . retrieved 2016 03 18 . wild bunch distribution wild side http variety.com 2007 film news wild bunch teams up with bim 1117974335 http cineuropa.org nw.aspx t newsdetail & l en & did 81344 http www.hollywoodreporter.com news wild bunch continues buying spree 237828 external links edit official website wild bunch at the internet movie database retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wild bunch company & oldid 741844250 categories 2002 establishments in francecompanies established in 2002film distributors of francefilm production companies of francefilm production companies of germanyhidden categories cs1 french language sources fr articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing 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