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Top 21 Film distribution companies based in Canada
RevenueBase identified 59 film distribution companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 276 professional contacts across them, including 89 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.
This list covers film distribution companies headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
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The 21 largest film distribution companies based in Canada
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2013 in partnership with Teddy Schwarzman of Black Bear Pictures, Elevation Pictures has become Canada's leading entertainment company specializing in distribution and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Mongrel Media is a leading independent film distributor focused on bringing the best of local and world cinema to Canadian audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “LaRue is a film, television, and digital media production and distribution company based in Toronto, Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Criterion Pictures is the nation's leading and largest rental distribution and licensing non-theatrical distributor of feature entertainment movies lisensed for public performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Reel One Entertainment is a leading producer and distributor of TV Movies and TV series with offices in Los Angeles, London, Montreal and Vancouver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fondée en 2022, Immina Films est une entreprise de distribution regroupant une équipe de passionnés de cinéma qui ont comme principal objectif la promotion de la cinématographie…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “One of Canada’s foremost distributors, Sphere Films serves both the local and international markets with premium content across all genres.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Compagnie de distribution de films québécois et internationaux” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Photon Films and Media is an independent, Toronto-based entertainment company specializing in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films for the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Fuica Films, our mission is clear: to infuse life into stories using innovative filmmaking techniques and meticulous casting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Syndicado and its ancillary companies, are an international film and television distribution and sales group with a presence in the USA, Canada and Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Studio indépendant jumelant la distribution et production de films, Entract a notamment distribué quatre Palmes d’or consécutives, deux productions gagnantes de l’Oscar du…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “TIMELESS PICTURES in partnership with BASSET HOUND DISTRIBUTION is a full-service development, production, financing, sales, and distribution company created by Michael R.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Game Theory Films is a boutique feature film distribution company based in Toronto, Ontario, established in 2018.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ritual distributes feature and documentary films intended for theatrical release, video on demand, and streaming platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Metropole Films launched in January 2006 with the objective to bring the best of international and national cinema to Quebec cinephiles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Black Fawn Distribution continues to be responsible for the release of quality horror films across Canada including It Feeds, The Last Video Store, Vicious Fun, The Heretics, The…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2013 by Jhod Cardinal, Upstream Flix is a modern distribution company specializing in unique release plans for premium content, with a successful digital revenue…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hi, I'm Jensen Logue-Lee, a digital and creative marketing consultant with a specialized practice in film and entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Zellco Entertainment is a Film / TV Production & Distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Media Goes Here is an innovative global content creation, distribution and marketing company representing an extensive catalogue of long form content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: film distribution companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names film distribution companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of film distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name film distribution companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Film distribution companies based in Canada at a glance
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 59 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among film distribution companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “film distribution companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names film distribution companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among film distribution companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 89 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names film distribution companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many film distribution companies are there based in Canada?
RevenueBase identified 59 film distribution companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Elevation Pictures Corp, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most film distribution companies?
Toronto leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (14) and Vancouver (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 89 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 59 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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