Central Partnership

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Central Partnership
Company type	Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Subsidiary
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Owner	Gazprom-Media
Parent	Gazprom OJSC
Website	centpart.ru In English

Central Partnership (Russian: Централ Партнершип) is a Russian film distribution and production company founded in 1995. The distributor was acquired by Russian gas company Gazprom in 2014.^[1]

History

Central Partnership started as a TV content distributor in 1995-2000. Central Partnership also produces high-end TV series. Central Partnership is promoting the Russian titles overseas. In November 2005 the controlling stake of Central Partnership was acquired by Prof Media.

In January 2009 Central Partnership became an official distributor of the Paramount Pictures lineup in Russia and CIS (Ukraine excluded). Shrek Forever After, an animated comedy blockbuster by DreamWorks Animation, became the highest-grossing animation of all time in Russia.^[2]

Films and library

On the Nameless Height
Volkodav from the Grey Hound Clan
Young Volkodav
1612
You and I
The Sovereign's Servant
Shadowboxing (2005 film)
Legend of Kolovrat
Mission «Sky» (2021)
Like a Man (2022)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2011)

The distribution rights to Paramount Pictures' post-2009 library.
Post-2021 the distribution rights of Miramax films.
The distribution rights to Lionsgate post-2017 library.
Post-2005 the distribution rights of Summit Entertainment.

References

^ ""Газпром-медиа» объединяет производство на базе «Централ Партнершип"".
^ "'Shrek Forever After' opening draws less than half as many moviegoers as 'Shrek the Third'". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2020-01-22.