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Eagle Pictures S.p.A.
Company typeSocietà per azioni (S.p.A.)
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Subsidiaries
Websiteeaglepictures.com

Eagle Pictures S.p.A. is an Italian film distribution and production company. It is Italy's leading independent film distributor.[1]

History

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Eagle Pictures was founded by Ciro [it] and Stefano Dammicco in 1986.[2] Producer Tarak Ben Ammar acquired a controlling interest in the company in late 2007.[3][4]

In late 2018, Eagle Pictures established a film and television production division, having previously produced Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's The Lark Farm (2007) and Edoardo De Angelis's Mozzarella Stories (2011). It had also acted as a line producer during the Italian shoots of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Point Break (2015), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and 6 Underground (2019).[5]

In January 2020, Eagle Pictures entered into a distribution agreement with Paramount Pictures International.[6] In February 2021, Eagle entered into a home entertainment distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment.[7] The following year, it also entered into a production and distribution agreement with Sony, effective in 2023.[8][9]

In June 2023, Eagle Pictures announced that they would be investing between €40 and 50 million in the construction of new film studios in Rome.[10][11]

Mergers and acquisitions

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In July 2020, Eagle Pictures acquired distributor M2 Pictures for around €8.5 million.[12] In August 2022, it acquired 302 Original Content, a film and television production startup company;[13][14] it was later renamed to Eagle Original Content.[15] In March 2023, Eagle Pictures merged with 3 Marys Entertainment.[10] Later that year, it acquired Blu Yazmine [it], a production company specializing in unscripted television.[16]

Production credits

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes Ref.
2004 The Lazarus Child Graham Theakston [17]
2007 The Lark Farm Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Co-produced with Ager 3, Rai Cinema, France 2 Cinéma, and Istituto Luce [5]
2011 Mozzarella Stories Edoardo De Angelis
2020 Un figlio di nome Erasmus [it] Alberto Ferrari [it] Co-produced with Vivi Film Portugal [18]
Out of My League Alice Filippi [19]
2021 Still Out of My League Claudio Norza [it] Co-produced with Weekend Films [20]
2022 Backstage - Dietro le quinte [it] Cosimo Alemà [21]
The Bunker Game Roberto Zazzara Co-produced with Be Cool Produzioni [22]
Dampyr Riccardo Chemello Co-produced with Sergio Bonelli Editore and Brandon Box [23]
Forever Out of My League Claudio Norza [24]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Will Speck and Josh Gordon Co-produced with Columbia Pictures and TSG Entertainment [8]
L'uomo sulla strada [it] Gianluca Mangiasciutti [25]
2023 Da grandi [it] Fausto Brizzi [26]
The Equalizer 3 Antoine Fuqua Co-produced with Columbia Pictures and Escape Artists [27]
Hotspot - Amore senza rete [it] Giulio Manfredonia Co-produced with Sony Pictures International Productions [28]
2024 The Boy with Pink Pants Margherita Ferri [it] Co-produced with Weekend Films [29]
Il corpo [it] Vincenzo Alfieri [it] Co-produced with Sony Pictures International Productions [30]
How Kids Roll Loris Lai Co-produced with Jean Vigo Italia, Lawrence Bender Productions, Potemkino, and Rai Cinema [31]
2025 Get Help [it] Tiziano Russo [it] [32]
Leopardi & Co Federica Biondi [33]
TBA 40 secondi Vincenzo Alfieri [34]
Squali Daniele Barbiero [35]

Television

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Year Title Network Ref.
2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Epix [5]
2024 Gloria [it] Rai 1 [36]
Sul più bello - La serie Amazon Prime Video [37]

References

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  1. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (14 May 2025). "Tarak Ben Ammar to Receive Variety's International Achievement in Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ^ Rodier, Melanie (20 November 2001). "Italy's Eagle Pictures gets huge cash boost". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ Jennings, Sheri (2 October 2007). "Ben Ammar preparing bid for Italian distributor". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ Lyman, Eric J. (24 November 2007). "Ben Ammar takes stake in Eagle Pics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Niola, Gabriele (14 December 2018). "Italy's Eagle Pictures launches international film and TV production division (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  6. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (21 January 2020). "Paramount Pictures Intl. Strikes Landmark Distribution Deal with Italy's Eagle Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (3 February 2021). "Italy's Eagle Pictures Signs Deal With Sony Pictures Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (1 November 2022). "Sony, Tarak Ben Ammar's Eagle Pictures Ink Distribution, Co-Production Pact". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  9. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie; Goldbart, Max (2 November 2022). "Italy's Eagle Pictures Seals Sony Deal; BBC Studios Australia Snags Dating Format 'The Matchmakers'; Norway-UK Sign MoU To Boost Film & TV Collaboration; Nominees Unveiled For Arab Critics' Awards For Euro Films – Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b De Marco, Camillo (22 June 2023). "Eagle Pictures to invest in new studios in Rome". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  11. ^ Gagliardi, Pino (3 August 2023). "Tarak Ben Ammar on His Big Italian Job(s) and Why He Owes His Career to Roberto Rossellini". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (13 August 2020). "Italian Buyer Eagle Pictures Acquires 'John Wick' & 'London Has Fallen' Distributor M2 In $10M Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (4 August 2022). "Tarak Ben Ammar's Eagle Pictures Expands With Acquisition Of Production Start-Up 302 Original Content". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  14. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 August 2022). "Tarak Ben Ammar's Eagle Pictures Expands Production in Italy With Startup 302 Original Content". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ^ Sollazzo, Boris (28 July 2023). "Nasce Eagle Original Content: "Puntiamo sui millennials e produrremo il primo film di e con Michela Giraud"". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  16. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (1 August 2023). "Tarak Ben Ammar Expands Italy Operations by Buying Unscripted Outfit Blu Yazmine, Enters Talks to Build Rome Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  17. ^ Rodier, Melanie (15 September 2003). "Italy's Eagle embarks on Lazarus Child shoot". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  18. ^ Squillaci, Maria Teresa (27 February 2020). "Un figlio di nome Erasmus, commedia on the road per tutti". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  19. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (1 October 2020). "'After' & 'After We Collided' Outfit Voltage Launches Next YA Property: Italian Romantic Dramedy 'Out Of My League'". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  20. ^ Fontò, Luca (16 September 2021). ""Ancora più bello" al cinema il sequel di "Sul più bello"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  21. ^ Puglisi, Manuela (12 October 2022). ""Backstage": per salire sul palco di un musical siamo pronti a tutto". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Dal 2 maggio al cinema, The Bunker Game, del regista abruzzese Roberto Zazzara". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  23. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (26 September 2022). "All ready for Dampyr, a €15 million Italian megaproduction". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  24. ^ Pasquini, Mattia (12 January 2022). "Sempre più bello, per tre giorni in sala la fine della trilogia (trailer)". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  25. ^ Rogolino, Letizia (7 December 2022). "L'Uomo sulla Strada, la video-intervista". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  26. ^ Pasquini, Mattia (8 April 2022). "Da grandi, Fausto Brizzi di nuovo sul set con il reboot del cult anni '80". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  27. ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (30 August 2023). "The Equalizer 3, interviste al cast italiano". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  28. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (30 June 2023). "'You've Got Hotspot': Principal Photography Wraps On Sony International Productions & Eagle Pictures' Italian Romcom". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  29. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (26 April 2024). "Shooting imminent on Margherita Ferri's Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  30. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (15 December 2023). "Sony Pictures International Teams With Eagle Pictures on Italian Thriller 'The Body' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  31. ^ Davis, Clayton (11 November 2022). "Israeli-Palestinian Drama 'Roll' From 'Pulp Fiction' Producer Wraps Filming in Tunisia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  32. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2025). "Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine Comedy 'Leopardi & Co' to Launch Sales at EFM Under New Pact Between Italy's Eagle Pictures, PiperFilm". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  33. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (3 September 2023). "Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine to Star in Italian Comedy 'Leopardi & Co' Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  34. ^ Bianchi, Nicole (23 November 2024). "'Il corpo'. Gerini e "la teatralità del potere, l'idea di essere sempre eclatante, di deflagrare"". Cinecittà News (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  35. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (26 July 2024). "Lorenzo Zurzolo and James Franco starring in Daniele Barbiero's Squali". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  36. ^ Di Francesco, Davide (16 February 2024). "Gloria, Sabrina Ferilli: "Un ruolo molto diverso da quelli che ho spesso raccontato"". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  37. ^ Whittock, Jesse (12 July 2023). "Prime Video Lines Up 'No Activity' Remake As Part Of Latest Italian Originals Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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