Private company

The Geffen Film Company

Logo: Geffen Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

US film distribution and production company

The Geffen Film Company (also known as The Geffen Company, The Geffen Film Company, Inc., and later Geffen Pictures) was an American film distributor and production company founded by David Geffen, the founder of Geffen Records, and future co-founder of DreamWorks. The spherical Geffen Pictures logo, based on the logo of its record-label counterpart, was created by Saul Bass.² It is headquartered in United States.¹ It is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment.¹ It ceased to exist in 1998.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1980Founded¹

Industrycinematography¹
HeadquartersUnited States¹

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Corporate structure

The Geffen Film Company is part of a group headed by Skydance Corporation. 1,254 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Skydance Corporation Los Angeles
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - The Geffen Film Company United States
  - Cartoon Network Studios Subsidiary · Burbank
  - Castle Rock Entertainment Subsidiary · Beverly Hills
  - DC Comics Subsidiary · Manhattan
    - 18 more
  - DC Direct Subsidiary
  - DC Studios Subsidiary · Burbank
  - Fandango Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - 3 more
  - First National Pictures Subsidiary · United States
  - Franchise Pictures Subsidiary
  - Hanna-Barbera Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - 1 more
  - Machinima, Inc. Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio Subsidiary · Culver City
  - NetherRealm Studios Subsidiary · Chicago
  - Spyglass Media Group Subsidiary · Los Angeles, California, United States
  - Telepictures Subsidiary · Burbank
    - 2 more
  - The Ladd Company Subsidiary · Hollywood
  - Turner Entertainment Subsidiary · United States
  - Vitaphone Subsidiary · United States
  - Warner Bros. Animation Subsidiary · Burbank
  - Warner Bros. Cartoons Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Warner Bros. Games Subsidiary · Burbank
    - 9 more
  - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Subsidiary · Burbank
    - 1 more
  - Warner Bros. Japan Subsidiary · Nishi-Shinbashi
  - Warner Bros. Pictures Subsidiary · Burbank
    - 1 more
  - and 13 more
- CBS Subsidiary · CBS Building
  - CBS Theatrical Films Subsidiary · Television City
  - Cinema Center Films Subsidiary · Hollywood
  - Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Subsidiary
  - King World Productions Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Viacom Subsidiary · One Astor Plaza
    - 2 more
- CBS News Subsidiary · CBS Broadcast Center
  - The Free Press Subsidiary
- CNN Subsidiary · New York City
  - CNN Films Subsidiary
  - CNN Max Subsidiary · United States
- DC Entertainment Subsidiary · United States
- Home Box Office, Inc. Subsidiary · New York City
  - HBO Latin America Group Subsidiary · Coral Gables, Florida, United States
  - Cinemax Subsidiary · United States
  - Red by HBO Subsidiary · Singapore
- New Line Cinema Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Fine Line Features Subsidiary
  - New Line Home Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - New Line Television Subsidiary · Burbank
  - New Line Cinema's House of Horror Subsidiary · United States
- Paramount Animation Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- Paramount Pictures Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - Comedy Central Films Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Famous Players Subsidiary · Toronto
    - 1 more
  - Famous Studios Subsidiary · New York City
  - Fleischer Studios Subsidiary · New York City
  - MTV Entertainment Studios Subsidiary · Hollywood
  - MTV Films Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Nickelodeon Movies Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Paramount Digital Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Paramount Home Entertainment Subsidiary · Hollywood
  - George Pal Productions Subsidiary · United States
  - Paramount Music Subsidiary · California, United States
  - and 5 more
- Paramount+ Subsidiary · New York City
- Showtime Subsidiary · New York City
- Skydance Animation Subsidiary · Santa Monica
- Skydance Sports Subsidiary
- TNT Subsidiary · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- TNT Sports Subsidiary
- 0553394 B.C. Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
- 13 Investments LLC Subsidiary · Louisiana, United States
- 13 Productions LLC Subsidiary · Louisiana, United States
- 14 Hours Productions Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
- 1928778 Ontario Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
- 22 Stars Productions Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- 2POP, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
- 300 New LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- 365Gay LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- 37th Floor Productions Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- and 1,130 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); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by David Geffen in 1980.¹

Leadership

Who has led The Geffen Film Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderDavid Geffen¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Owners

Warner Bros. Entertainment

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1998Dissolved Dissolved¹
1980Founded Founded¹

Sources

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

1
WikidataThe Geffen Film Company on Wikidata
2
WikipediaThe Geffen Film Company on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsThe Geffen Film Company logo by Geffen Company, Public domain