Private company

Christal Films

Film distributor based in Montreal, Canada

Christal Films (also known as Les Films Christal) was a film distribution company, specializing in Quebec, French and international cinema. Christal Films is a former subsidiary of Entertainment One. Entertainment One closed the division down in 2023 alongside Les Films Séville.² It was founded by Christian Larouche.¹ It is part of Lionsgate Canada.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded¹

Industryfilm distribution, film production¹
HeadquartersMontreal¹
Websitewww.christalfilms.com

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Corporate structure

Christal Films is part of a group headed by Lionsgate Studios. 78 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Lionsgate Studios Santa Monica, California, United States
- Lionsgate Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  - Christal Films Montreal
  - Amblin Partners Subsidiary · Universal City
    - Amblin Entertainment Subsidiary · Universal City
      - 1 more
    - Amblin Television Subsidiary · Universal City
    - DreamWorks Subsidiary · Universal City
      - 1 more
  - Entertainment One Films Subsidiary · Toronto
  - Les Films Séville Subsidiary · Montreal
  - Momentum Pictures Subsidiary
  - Phase 4 Films Subsidiary · Toronto
  - Secret Location Subsidiary
  - Allspark Pictures Subsidiary
  - Death Row Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Equity Music Group Subsidiary · United States
- Debmar-Mercury Subsidiary · Santa Monica
- Lionsgate Television Subsidiary · North Vancouver
  - E1 Television Subsidiary · Toronto
  - eOne Television Subsidiary
- 3 Arts Entertainment, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Artisan Entertainment Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Artisan Home Entertainment Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Artisan Library Financing LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Artisan Pictures, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Blackfin, Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
- BMP Funding II LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Deluxe Pictures LLC (d/b/a The Mark Gordon Company) Subsidiary · California, United States
- Entertainment Capital Holdings International S.a.r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
- Entertainment One Canada Television Holdings ULC Subsidiary · Canada
- Entertainment One Film USA LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Entertainment One Holdings USA, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Entertainment One Reality Productions LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- Entertainment One Television Copyrights Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
- Entertainment One Television International Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
- Entertainment One Television Productions Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
- Entertainment One Television USA LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- eOne Features (Development) LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- eOne Features LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- Film Holdings Co. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- For Our Kids Entertainment, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Foxburg Financing 2, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- and 35 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Christian Larouche in 2009.¹

Leadership

Who has led Christal Films, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderChristian Larouche¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Lionsgate Canada

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2009Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataChristal Films on Wikidata
2
WikipediaChristal Films on Wikipedia