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PATHE 2012 Key events
PATHE,
at the
forefront
of European
cinema
Pathé is active in film production
(France, United Kingdom),
distribution (France, United Kingdom,
Switzerland) and movie theater
operation through its subsidiary
Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé
(France, the Netherlands
and Switzerland).
In 2012, Pathé recorded
836 million euros in revenue and,
at the end of December, employed
3,831 people in four countries.
PATHE AMERSFOORT
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5
Operations
France and UK – film production; theatrical, video
and digital distribution;
television and international sales.
Switzerland – theatrical, video and digital
distribution; television sales.
CINEMAS
FILMS
PATHE 2012 Key events
Operations
Theater operations.
In France:
Gaumont and Pathé brands.
In the Netherlands and Switzerland:
Pathé brand.
What’s in a Name? by Matthieu Delaporte
and Alexandre de La Patellière
155
million euros
in revenue
PATHE CARRE DE SOIE IN LYON
18
films released
6
700
feature film titles
in the film library
681
million euros
in revenue
983
screens across
104 cinemas
66.8
million admissions
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Highlights
PATHE 2012 Key events
FILMS
The french leading distributor
With 18 films distributed in 2012
and 15,576,775 tickets sold, Pathé was
the leading French distributor.
The Year’s Major Successes
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami directed by Alain
Chabat, What’s in a Name? by Matthieu Delaporte and
Alexandre de La Patellière and Happiness Never Comes
Alone by James Huth, all figure among the 10 most
successful French films released in 2012.
HOUBA! On the Trail
of the Marsupilami
in Imax®
The leading French film at the box-office in 2012, with
5,303,217 tickets sold, Alain Chabat’s HOUBA! On the Trail
of the Marsupilami is also the first European feature film
to be released in Imax®.
NOMINATIONS
ZARAFA
by REmi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie
• 1 nomination at the 2013 César
Awards for Best Animated Film
• 3 nominations at the 2012 Annecy
International Animated Film Festival:
the Annecy Cristal for Best Feature Film,
Special Distinction and the Audience
Award
THE IRON LADY
• 3 nominations at the 2012 COLCOA
(City of Lights City of Angels) Festival:
Critics’ Special Award, the Audience
Special Mention and the LAFCA
Special Mention
• 1 nomination at the 2012 Alpe d’Huez
International Comedy Film Festival for best
feature film outside the competition
by Phyllida Lloyd
• 2 nominations at the 2012 British
Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
for Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and
Best Original Screenplay (Abi Morgan)
My Best Holidays
Academy of Film and Television Arts
Awards (BAFTA): Best Actress (Meryl
Streep), Best Original Screenplay (Abi
Morgan), Best Supporting Actor (Jim
Broadbent), Best Makeup and Hair (Mark
Coulier, J. Roy Helland, Marese Langan)
by Philippe lelLouche
• 6 nominations at the 2012 Alpe d’Huez
International Comedy Film Festival:
the Europe 1 Radio Audience Award
(Philippe Lellouche), the Special Jury
Award (Philippe Lellouche), the Digimage
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
• 4 nominations at the 2012 British
Coup de Cœur of the Profession (Philippe
Lellouche), the Orange Cinéma Séries
Grand Prix (Philippe Lellouche), Best Actor
(David Brécourt) and Coup de Cœur for
Promising Talent-Actor (David Brécourt)
by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La PatelliEre
• 5 nominations at the 2013 César Awards: Best Film, Best Actor (Patrick Bruel),
Best Supporting Actor (Guillaume de Tonquédec), Best Supporting Actress
(Valérie Benguigui) and Best Adapted Screenplay
Zarafa Displays
Wide Audience Appeal
With more than 1,400,000 tickets sold in French movie
theaters, Zarafa, directed by Rémi Bezançon and
Jean-Christophe Lie, is the year’s biggest non-American
animated film success.
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TWIXT
by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
• 1 nomination at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival for the International
Critics Award “Special Presentations” category
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PATHE 2012 Key events
THE IRON LADY
My Best Holidays
AWARDS
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
• 2012 Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film
Festival: Best Actor (David Brécourt)
and the Coup de Cœur for Promising
Talent-Actor (David Brécourt)
TWIXT
2012 OSCARS
• Best Actress:
Meryl Streep
• Best Makeup:
Mark Coulier,
J. Roy Helland
• 2012 Festival international du film
fantastique de Gérardmer (Horror/Science
Fiction): Opening Film
• Best Actress:
Meryl Streep
• Best Makeup
and Hair:
Mark Coulier,
J. Roy Helland,
Marese Langan
• Best Actress
in a Motion Picture Drama:
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady by Phyllida Lloyd
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(Guillaume de Tonquédec), Best Supporting Actress
(Valérie Benguigui)
• 2013 Film Français Trophies: TF1 Audience Trophy
HOUBA! ON THE TRAIL OF
THE MARSUPILAMI
• 2013 Film Français Trophies: French Film Trophy
CINEMAS
2012
bafta awards
2012
golden globes
• 2013 César Awards: Best Supporting Actor
Dynamic Seats
PathE LingostiEre
Launch of the
CinEmas Gaumont
PathE
channel
A new service has been
introduced at the Pathé
Lingostière in Nice: dynamic
seats – D-Box – which are
synchronised to move with
the film. Surprising sensations
put the filmgoer right in
the thick of the action.
In early 2012, Les Cinémas
Gaumont Pathé launched a video
service via its own YouTube
channel. It offers trailers
for the week’s releases as well
as a selection of forthcoming
releases. It has had over
20 million hits to date.
PathE ChambEry
OPENING
PathE Amersfoort
OPENING
On July 11, the most modern film theater
in France opened its doors in the centre
of Chambéry. Boasting 10 screens, all fully
equipped with the latest technology
(7.1 sound and 2K and 4K digital
projection), the Pathé Chambéry Les Halles
offers exceptional projection quality.
Pathé continues to expand in the Netherlands
with the launch of the new city centre
Pathé Amersfoort on November 6.
It has 8 screens (ranging from 123 to
421 seats) for a total of 1,717 seats.
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
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Pathé is one of Europe’s
leading film production
companies in addition to being
a major film distributor.
Leveraging its rich heritage,
it owns the rights to an
extensive film library, which is
constantly expanding thanks
to the new films produced
or acquired by the company.
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
FRANCE
PRODUCTION
Pathé released 18 films in
theaters in 2012. Above
and beyond the excellent ticket
sales on HOUBA! On the Trail of
the Marsupilami (over 5 million),
three other films were also
well-received by audiences with
ticket sales exceeding 1 million
for each film: What’s in a Name?,
Happiness Never Comes Alone
and Zarafa. 14 films with which
Pathé is associated went into
production in 2012.
AND DISTRIBUTION
UK
Sunday Dads
Zarafa
The Iron Lady
My Best Holidays
by Louis Becker
by Rémi Bezançon
and Jean-Christophe Lie
by Phyllida Lloyd
by Philippe Lellouche
Uncle Charles
HOUBA! On the Trail
of the Marsupilami
Twixt
What’s in a Name?
by Francis Ford Coppola
by Matthieu Delaporte
and Alexandre de La Patellière
by Etienne Chatiliez
by Alain Chabat
The Iron Lady was one of the most
successful British films shown
in the United Kingdom, attracting
almost 2 million moviegoers
and achieving in excess of £9 million
in ticket sales. Worldwide, the film
was seen at the cinema by more
than 14 million moviegoers. Three
films went into production in 2012:
An Enemy by Denis Villeneuve,
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
directed by Justin Chadwick
and Philomena directed by
Stephen Frears.
SWITZERLAND
Pathé distributed 40 films
in theaters over the course
of 2012. The leading successes
were The Iron Lady, with
135,000 tickets sold, HOUBA!
On the Trail of the Marsupilami,
120,000 tickets sold,
and What’s in a Name?,
94,000 tickets sold.
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Sea, No Sex and Sun
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Bowling
David and Madame Hansen
by Christophe Turpin
by James Huth
by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
by Alexandre Astier
LOL
Savages
Les Enfants du paradis
Nous York
Tess
My Heroes
by Lisa Azuelos
by Oliver Stone
by Géraldine Nakache
and Hervé Mimran
by Roman Polanski
by Eric Besnard
(Children of Paradise)
by Marcel Carné
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
Hip hip houba for
Alain Chabat!
Jean-Pierre Lacomme –
Le Journal du dimanche
A film by Alain Chabat
Starring Jamel Debbouze, Alain Chabat, Fred Testot,
Lambert Wilson, Géraldine Nakache, Liya Kedebe, Patrick Timsit,
Aïssa Maïga, Jacques Weber and The Great Khali
Released on April 4, 2012 / 5,303,217 admissions France
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
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I had to find a way to translate onto film
the emotions that I felt as a child – and
even much later in life – on reading the
comic books, whilst respecting the original
world created by André Franquin.
A cast of crazy people, […]
the most fantastic special effects
ever seen in France, this Marsupilami
is a truly unique specimen. You’ll
be glad you braved the queues!
Alain Chabat
Matthieu Carratier – Première
Congratulations, Chabat! An absolute
torrent of gags and a real sense of wonder,
the best French comedy for a long time.
Guillaume Loison – Le Nouvel Observateur
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
What’s in a Name?
A film by Matthieu Delaporte
and Alexandre de La Patellière
Starring Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling,
Guillaume de Tonquédec, Judith El Zein, Françoise Fabian,
Yaniss Lespert, Miren Pradier, Alexis Leprise and Juliette Levant
Released on April 25, 2012
3,340,231 admissions France
The retorts snap like
firecrackers across a
post-yuppie dinner table
metamorphosed into
a battlefield. A marvelous
feast for the spectator!
Caroline Vié – 20 minutes
A splendid exhilarating comedy
regardless of whether you’re
already familiar with the play.
Fabien Gaffez – Positif
What’s so nice about
working with actors
on a daily basis is that it
gives you the chance to
discover other sides of
them, to bring out their
potential in other ways,
jettison the usual typecasting and bring
out unsuspected facets.
Basic truths
sometimes better left
unsaid… but for
a knowing moviegoer,
often good for a laugh!
Fabien Menguy – A nous Paris
Alexandre de La Patellière
This is a very funny, typically
French comedy that speaks
volumes about our shortcomings.
Jean-Luc Wachthausen – Le Figaro
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
the
iron lady
A film by Phyllida Lloyd
Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman,
Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Nick Dunning, Nicholas Farrell,
Iain Glen and Richard E. Grant
Released on February 15, 2012
609,284 admissions France/14,189,208 admissions worldwide
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Whether she was made up
as the young or the ageing
Margaret, she was so utterly into
the character that, every time you
passed her on the set, it took your
breath away.
This film was a fantastic
opportunity. More often than
not, a film is set in a particular
period, but this one takes
us through a whole lifetime.
An enthralling challenge.
Meryl Streep
does not play
Margaret Thatcher,
she is Margaret
Thatcher.
Phyllida Lloyd
Meryl Streep
Le Figaro
We are no longer
watching an actress,
we are seeing
a phenomenon.
Christophe Carrière – L’Express
Jean-Louis Thiériot –
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
ZARAFA
A film by Rémi Bezançon
and Jean-Christophe Lie
Released
on February 8, 2012
1,442,094 admissions
France
With the voices of Simon Abkarian, Thierry Frémont,
François-Xavier Demaison, Ronit Elkabetz, Déborah François,
Mohamed Fellag, Vernon Dobtcheff, Roger Dumas
and Max Renaudin
Rémi is a very subtle
and delicate director.
He never asked us to go
beyond the spirit of the
interpretation. The recording
sessions were filmed, and
that led to an aptness of
intonation, something very
natural. Therein resides the
force of the film. It’s the
subject matter that takes
precedence. We were telling
an animated story without
having the impression
of being in a cartoon.
Thierry Frémont
An intelligent tale,
very well acted.
For everyone from
8 to 88.
Sophie Benamon –
Studio Ciné Live
This giraffe is going to win
your hearts.
Pierre Vavasseur – Le Parisien
A success both visually
and in terms of screenplay.
Jean-Pierre Lacomme –
Le Journal du dimanche
A lovely animated
tale, all done by
hand. It combines
formal beauty
and an intelligent
storyline […].
Julien Barcilon – Télé 7 jours
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video and digital distribution
United kingdom
The best sales were achieved
by The Iron Lady (207,000 units)
and 127 Hours (114,000 units).
For DVD sales in France, Pathé is a member of the Fox Pathé Europa
consortium and, in the UK, a partner of 20th Century Fox.
What’s in a Name? by Matthieu Delaporte
and Alexandre de La Patellière
France
In a national DVD market down by 8.7% on the previous year, the Fox Pathé Europa consortium
achieved sales of €187M.
Topping the Pathé DVD sales rankings was HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami. Already
the leading French film at the box-office in 2012, it confirmed its success in video format, selling
400,000 units.
Success was also achieved with What’s in a Name?, 200,000 units sold, Zarafa, 150,000 units
and Happiness Never Comes Alone, 100,000 units.
Presented in a new restored version, the film Les Enfants du paradis (Children of Paradise) marks
the debut of the Pathé restoration program in video format. 20,000 units of the restored version
have been sold.
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Pathé has developed a position as a very active participant in the video on demand (VOD) market.
In this rapidly growing sector (+23%*), Pathé offers more than 400 films accessible on
all platforms available to the general public (TV, smartphone, tablet, game console…).
In 2012, Pathé passed the milestone of 3 million digital transactions a year, thanks to the excellent
results of its box-office leaders: What’s in a Name? (400,000 transactions), HOUBA! On the Trail
of the Marsupilami (300,000), Happiness Never Comes Alone (250,000).
200 core films from the Pathé library have been available on SVOD (VOD by subscription)
on the three French services, CanalPlay Infinity, Ciné + and FilmoTV, since their launch.
* Source: GFK.
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PATHE 2012 FILMS
International
sales and
french TV Sales
Pathé is directly responsible for marketing
the rights to its new films and catalogue
worldwide.
International Sales
Japan
In box-office terms, the top international success
for Pathé in 2012 was The Iron Lady, which grossed
in excess of $125M and has been sold in more than
50 countries worldwide.
As far as French films were concerned, 2012 was a
particularly active year for Pathé from an international
perspective. Four of its films were listed in the top 20
most successful French film exports: What’s in a Name?,
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami, Where Do We Go
Now? and Happiness Never Comes Alone.
What’s in a Name? was sold in almost 20 foreign markets.
In terms of advance international sales, i.e. sales of
not-yet finished films sold on script, two titles stand out:
Beauty and the Beast directed by Christophe Gans,
already sold in some 15 international markets even before
filming finished in January 2013, and Philomena by
Stephen Frears.
Russia
Turkey
Australia
Germany
Poland
French TV Sales
Among the 8 Pathé films listed in the 2012 top 100 by ratings are Asterix and Obelix:
Mission Cleopatra directed by Alain Chabat, with 8.36 million viewers and Camping 2
by Fabien Onteniente, with 8.31 million (consolidated audience figures, both films
broadcast on TF1).
With a total of 320 broadcasts of its films in 2012, including 118 on unencrypted national
channels, Pathé confirmed the very solid presence of its film library on the small screen.
Israel
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Living works
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A Plan for Restoration
and Digital Remastering
Pathé is launching a long-term plan
for the remastering and restoration
of films in its library.
Pathé is committed to restoring more than
100 feature films to the highest possible
quality standards. The operations will be
carried out, in particular, by the laboratories
of the Eclair Group in Paris and Immagine
Ritrovata in Bologna. Several restored films
were presented to the public in 2012,
including Les Misérables (1934) by
Raymond Bernard, and a number of films
by Maurice Tourneur, which have been
issued as a boxed DVD set: Accusée,
levez-vous ! (Accused, Stand Up!) (1930),
Au nom de la loi (In the Name of the Law)
(1932), Les Gaîtés de l’escadron (Fun in
Barracks) (1932), Obsession (1933)
and Justin de Marseille (1934).
Tess, directed by Roman Polanski and starring
Nastassja Kinski, was first released on the cinema
circuit in 1979 and was a big award winner at that
time – in particular, 3 Oscars, 3 Césars, including
Best Film, and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign
Film. The film has already been restored and
remastered by Pathé who called on Eclair Group
to restore the images and L.E. Diapason for the
sound. The restored version was presented at the
Cannes Festival in 2012, in the Cannes Classics
category, and subsequently screened at the Il
Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, the Toronto
International Film Festival and at the Festival
Lumière in Lyon. The general public has been able
to rediscover the film in movie theaters as well
as on DVD and Blu-Ray in December 2012.
Tess was also screened
as the opening film at
the first edition of the
International Festival
of Restored Films
“Toute la mémoire
du monde”, organized
by the Cinémathèque
française.
2012:
A Great Year for
Les Enfants
du paradis
(Children
of Paradise)
The general public rediscovered, or
discovered, a masterpiece of French
cinema, Marcel Carné’s Les Enfants du
paradis (Children of Paradise), based on
a script and dialogues by Jacques
Prévert, in a newly remastered version in
4K. It has thus been possible to give the
film wide exposure to the general public
in a high quality version. It has been
released in France, in movie theaters,
on DVD and (for the first time) Blu-Ray,
and broadcast in prime time on the Arte
television network. It was the subject
of an extensive exhibition at the
Cinémathèque française organized
in collaboration with the Fondation
Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé. Outside France,
the film has been released on the
cinema circuit in the United States and
in the United Kingdom. In the United
States, the film was critically acclaimed
in the press and was given a preview at
New York’s Lincoln Center on March 7,
2012 as part of the Rendez-Vous with
French Cinema event. In the United
Kingdom, the film was re-released by
the British Film Institute (BFI) and
presented at the BFI London Film
Festival. It was also presented last
December at a special screening as part
of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
held in Singapore.
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PATHE 2012 CINEMAS
Pathé is one of Europe’s leading
cinema companies thanks
to its film theatre network
Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé.
The group is constantly
improving the quality of its
theaters and services, offering
innovative projection technology
to give filmgoers a unique film
experience.
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PATHE 2012 CINEMAS
EUROPEAN LEADER
THE NETHERLANDS
• 22 film theaters with
a total of 167 screens
• 1,335 employees
SWITZERLAND
• 10 film theaters with
a total of 70 screens
• 400 employees
With close to 67 million
filmgoers enjoying its theaters,
Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé
is the biggest theater chain
in France, the Netherlands
and Switzerland.
The group’s French theaters
welcomed 49.6 million
filmgoers, while its Dutch
contingent hosted 13.3 million
and Swiss cinemas 3.9 million.
FRANCE
(CONSOLIDATED PERIMETER)
• 72 film theaters with
a total of 746 screens
• 1,998 employees
PATHE CHAMBERY LES HALLES IN CHAMBERY
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EXPANSION
PATHE 2012 CINEMAS
PathE
ChambEry Les Halles
Located in the town centre, Pathé Chambéry
Les Halles offers filmgoers the very best in
comfort and technology.
All 10 screens are equipped with 2K and 4K
digital projectors and 7.1 sound.
Numbered seats mean that filmgoers can select
a seat when they book tickets online
or at the theater so that they are guaranteed
their preferred choice of seat.
Pathé Chambéry Les Halles also offers
next-generation premium seats and duo seats.
Pathé Chambéry Les Halles is a fully digital
theater, including all signage, with 60 flat
screens and 12 outside screens featuring
the current films, forthcoming releases, trailers
and all the events at the theater.
The “Information and services” point
This is a first for Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé.
The “Information and Services” point has all the details
of film releases: current films, screening times,
events and useful informations.
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EXPANSION
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PathE Amersfoort
This new venue confirms the expansion of Pathé
in the Netherlands, where it is the market leader
with a network of 22 film theaters.
The theater is located in the centre of
Amersfoort, a town with 144,000 inhabitants,
situated 60 km south-east of Amsterdam.
This multiplex at the heart of a developing
district boasts 8 screens and 1,717 seats.
The largest screen, with 421 seats, is equipped
with a 4K projector and HFR (High Frame Rate
projection system with 48 images per second).
The theater has a VIP screen for 123 filmgoers
with wider seats for even greater comfort.
This screen has a VIP lounge with a bar
and cloakroom. Pathé Amersfoort is equipped
with full digital signage.
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MODERNIZATION
PATHE 2012 CINEMAS
A Total
Movie Experience
The Gaumont and Pathé theaters are at the forefront
of technology and are the first in France to offer highly
innovative techniques for a unique film experience.
Extending 4K
The Gaumont and Pathé theaters were
the first in France to be equipped with
4K projection systems. With 87 digital
projectors, almost all Gaumont and Pathé
theaters in Europe are now equipped
for 4K. This projection system is
particularly suitable for large screens.
The resolution is four times higher
than with standard digital projectors,
giving the picture remarkable depth
of colour and definition.
HFR Projection
48 Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé screens
in Europe allow filmgoers to experience
films in a different way thanks to new HFR
(High Frame Rate) technology, which
doubles the standard projection speed
to 48 images per second and enhances
the flow of movement to provide striking
realism. Filmgoers were able to experience
this new innovation with The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson,
who says: “[…] It is critical that
filmmakers employ current technology
to increase the immersive, spectacular
experience that cinema should provide.”
The Imax® Projection System
Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé is the only network
in France and the Netherlands to offer screens
equipped with Imax® technology. This unique
projection system offers filmgoers the most
complete film experience.
In 2012, a large number of films were presented
in Imax® format including: HOUBA! On the Trail
of the Marsupilami by Alain Chabat, The
Avengers by Joss Whedon, The Dark Knight Rises
by Christopher Nolan, Men in Black III by Barry
Sonnenfeld, The Amazing Spider-Man by Mark
Webb, The Bourne Legacy by Tony Gilroy, Skyfall
by Sam Mendes and The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey by Peter Jackson.
In 2012, the film Skyfall, projected in Imax®, was seen by a large number of filmgoers
in the Netherlands; in France, The Dark Knight Rises, also screened in this format,
attracted a large number of filmgoers.
Imax® THEATERS IN THE NETHERLANDS
• Pathé Spuimarkt in The Hague
• Pathé Tilburg
• Pathé Eindhoven
• Pathé Schouwburgplein
in Rotterdam
• Pathé Arena in Amsterdam
Imax® THEATERS IN FRANCE
• Gaumont Disney Village and
Pathé Quai d’Ivry in Ile-de-France
• Pathé Carré de Soie
in Grand Lyon
• Gaumont Labège in Toulouse
• Gaumont Grand Quevilly in Rouen
A New Generation of Seats Is on Its Way
The Gaumont and Pathé theaters continue to offer filmgoers
an enhanced film experience by allowing them to select their
seats in advance. Filmgoers have a choice of seat: club, premium
(with a reclining back and double arm-rest) or duo – two-person
seats with cup holders and an armrest which can be folded up for
greater comfort. Visitors to the Pathé Chambéry Les Halles and
the Pathé Wepler in Paris can now choose their seat when they
buy their ticket to ensure an optimal viewing experience.
PATHE QUAI D’IVRY IN PARIS
PATHE CHAMBERY LES HALLES IN CHAMBERY
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Total sound spatialization: Dolby Atmos™
By scaling up from the traditional
5 channels to 50, this technology from
the Dolby laboratories enhances spatial
sound broadcasting. Thanks to 55
speakers, including 18 ceiling speakers,
The D-BOX seat
For the first time in France, Pathé
Lingostière in Nice has launched the new
smart seat: the dynamic D-Box. This
system uses three types of intelligent,
synchronised movement adapted to follow
the plot of the film; filmgoers feel as if
they are actually inside the film alongside
the characters. Since its launch, several
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the Dolby AtmosTM system immerses
the viewer in the soundscape of the film.
This system was showcased at Pathé
Wepler in Paris.
films have benefitted from the system:
The Amazing Spider-Man by Mark Webb,
The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher
Nolan, The Expendables 2 by Simon West,
Resident Evil: Retribution by Paul W.S.
Anderson, Looper by Rian Johnson, and
Silent Hill: Revelation by Michael J.
Bassett.
SERVICES
MODERNIZATION
PATHE 2012 CINEMAS
As the first cinema chain to offer e-ticketing to its
customers online or via smartphone, the Gaumont and
Pathé theaters are striving to improve access to theaters
by developing a wide range of innovative services.
In 2012, new functionality was added to Les
Cinémas Gaumont Pathé’s application (iPhone
and Android) which had over 800,000
downloads. To book a ticket in under a minute,
just point your smartphone at one film poster.
For an even faster service, filmgoers can store
bank card details securely on their account
for immediate e-ticket access.
In the Netherlands, nearly 900,000 visitors
to Pathé theaters downloaded the Pathé
mobile application.
With over
20 million videos
watched in 2012,
Les Cinémas
Gaumont Pathé’s
YouTube channel
screens trailers
for current
films, exclusive
features,
interviews and
samples from
forthcoming films.
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Le Pass Cinema Subscription Card
Facebook page
In France, Les Cinémas
Gaumont Pathé’s Facebook
page has 190,000 followers,
making it the largest online
big screen community.
Film news and trailers
are reviewed and shared
by filmgoers.
Switzerland
France
In the Netherlands, over 124,000 fans meet on
the Pathé Facebook page and a special community
has been formed around Pathé theater Imax®
screens.
A Website for Works Councils
Buying cinema vouchers just became
easier with Les Cinémas Gaumont
Pathé’s professional website launched
in 2012:
http://pro.cinemasgaumontpathe.com.
Works council organizers can place
voucher orders quickly and securely
and also benefit from paperless
electronic cinema vouchers that
are delivered instantly.
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In France, the Netherlands
and Switzerland, the cinema
subscription card is still as
popular as when it was first
launched. In France,
Le Pass card is accepted
in over 40 towns and cities
and subscribers enjoy
a number of special offers
designed exclusively for them.
In the Netherlands, Pathé
Unlimited Card, which is
available in standard and
gold versions, offers a
minimum cinema subscription
of four months and reductions
on confectionary.
In addition, in Switzerland
all Pathé movie theaters offer
a subscription version of
Le Pass Pathé.
The Netherlands
Loyalty Card
The Loyalty Card scheme allows cardholders
to enjoy the benefits of personalized offers, free
tickets, promotions, invitations to exclusive
premieres and film-based competitions with
a large number of prizes. In France, there are
nearly 2.5 million Loyalty Card holders.
Gift Cards
Launched in 2011,
gift cards offer
five film tickets that can be used over
a six-month period on one or more
visits. In 2012, Les Cinémas Gaumont
Pathé offered two seasonal versions
for Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
They are compatible with new
technologies and can also be used
on the cinemasgaumontpathe.com
website or the free Les Cinémas
Gaumont Pathé’s mobile application
available from AppStore and
GooglePlay.
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PROGRAMMING
THE Big Day Out for Kids
The Gaumont and Pathé theaters present a day of family
fun at the movies: a special day of programming for
children at 33 of the chain’s theaters.
On the programme: three films, two of which are sneak
previews. The Big Day Out for Kids is designed to be
fun for all ages thanks to child-friendly screens which
are decorated for the event.
The Gaumont and Pathé theaters take a highly creative approach
to programming, embracing films from every genre and for
every type of filmgoer, special selections and film events for
the widest possible audience.
CinENightClub!
The Gaumont and Pathé
theaters have created a
CinéNightClub! Enjoy the best
films in the history of screen
musicals in a party
atmosphere full of surprises.
On the programme for 2012:
Rock Forever by Adam
Shankman, Dirty Dancing
by Emile Ardolino, and Grease
by Randal Kleiser.
Subtitling for the Deaf
and Hearing-Impaired
Once upon a time…
This event for film buffs is a
must for anyone who wants to
revisit the great film classics.
Each screening is preceded by
a presentation by film critic
Philippe Rouyer. In April,
filmgoers have been able to
revisit Stanley Kubrick’s
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masterpiece Barry Lyndon,
Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford
Coppola in digitally remastered
form, and last but not least,
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
by Jacques Demy.
Digital technology has made it possible to embed
French subtitles at the bottom of the screen (VFST)
so that deaf and hearing-impaired filmgoers can
have the optimum cinema experience. The Gaumont
and Pathé theaters organised special screenings
right across their network for the launch of the film
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami in April 2012.
Every month, a number of films are now presented in
VFST. In 2012, 22 films were shown in VFST: What’s in
a Name? by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La
Patellière, Happiness Never Comes Alone by James
Huth, Bowling by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar,
Camille Rewinds by Noémie Lvovsky, Mais qui a
re-tué Pamela Rose? by Kad Merad and Olivier
Baroux and My Heroes by Eric Besnard.
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PATHE 2012 PATHE LIVE
© NDT/Rahi Rezvani
© The Metropolitan Opera
Florence Foresti
does Bercy!
On September
23, Pathé Live
broadcast
this unique
one-woman show
live from Bercy.
© Photo Damir Yuposov/Pathé Live Paris
Rich Variety in Programming
In 2012, Pathé Live has pursued its ambitious policy of broadcasting live shows directly into
movie theaters, with the screening of 35 shows.
In France and Switzerland, Pathé Live distributes the concerts of the Metropolitan Opera (MET)
in New York (5th season). Pathé Live is also producer and worldwide distributor of the Bolshoi
Ballet to approximately 1,000 screens (3rd season broadcast across the whole of Europe,
North America, Latin America and for the first time Asia, in Hong Kong). In 2012, Pathé Live
also innovated by distributing three shows by the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) worldwide.
The company is the uncontested global reference for contemporary dance.
© Photo Ralph Wenig – H&K
2012 also marked a diversification in the product range of Pathé Live with the broadcast of
a guided exhibition visit (“Leonardo Live”), rock concerts (Coldplay, Led Zeppelin), theater
productions (Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle) and comedy shows (Florence Foresti).
Overall, 2012 was marked by record-breaking ticket sales for one-off sessions: 12,000 tickets
for the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, 14,000 for the Led Zeppelin concert, 34,000 for
La Traviata live from the MET and a total audience of 87,000 for the live broadcast from Palais
Omnisports de Paris Bercy of the Florence Foresti show, beamed onto more than 250 screens.
PATHE grand ciel IN TOULON
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© S. Guiochon/Le Progrès
OLYMPIQUE
LYONNAIS
© S. Guiochon/Le Progrès
Structured to meet the needs
of the Olympique Lyonnais
football club that was founded
in 1950 and run by Jean-Michel
Aulas since 1987, the OL Groupe
is a leading player in the field
of entertainment and media
in France.
The OL Group, of which Pathé has been a
shareholder since 1999, has been expanding
thanks to 5 complementary business activities:
ticketing; partnerships and advertising;
marketing and television broadcast rights;
branded products (spin-off products,
2011-2012 Financial Year
(July 2011-June 2012)
Revenue from businesses
€147.1M
EBITDA
€7.1M
Total profit/loss from ordinary activities
–€33.7M
Net profit/loss (Group share)
–€28M
Equity
€76.7M
Net cash (net debt)
€12.9M
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OL Images, etc.), and player transfers.
The club intends to capitalize on its success
in the future with the opening of its new,
modern 58,000-seat stadium, for which
planning permission was granted on
February 2, 2012.
Income statement 2012-2013
Results in 2012
(Semester July 2012-December 2012)
Income Statement (in millions of €)
31/12/2012
Revenue from businesses
76.5
EBITDA
6.1
Total profits from ordinary activities
–7.3
Net financial income/expense
–1.1
Net profit before tax
–8.4
Net profit/loss (Group share)
–8.8
Men’s Team
• Coupe de France
• Trophée des champions
• French League Cup finalists
Women’s Team
Historic hat-trick:
• Champions League
• French Championship
• Coupe de France
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
Jérôme Seydoux
Co-Chairman
Eduardo Malone
Co-Chairman
Production and Distribution France
François Ivernel
Executive Vice President
Marc Lacan
Executive Vice President
Lisa Azuelos
Bruno Bonnell
Dany Boon
François Letaconnoux
Michel Seydoux
Sophie Seydoux
ASSOCIATE
FILM PRODUCERS
Lisa Azuelos
Dany Boon
Richard Grandpierre
Jacques Perrin
Richard Pezet
Paul Rassam
Alain Sarde
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Marc Lacan
Managing Director
Romain Le Grand
Managing Director
Vivien Aslanian
Senior Vice President, Distribution
Jean-Claude Bordes
Production Consultant
Véronique Boucheny
Technical Director
Olivier Cottet-Puinel
Senior Vice President,
Legal and Business Affairs
Henri Demoulin
Vice President, Sales France
Johann Frarier
Vice President, Information Technology
Florian Genetet-Morel
Director of Production
Christine Hayet
Senior Vice President, TV Sales France
Chantale Pajot
Vice President, Human Resources
Loïc Prot
Controller
Thomas Thevenin
Vice President, New Media Marketing
Eric Travers
Vice President, Business Affairs
Olivier Valton
Vice President, Video and VOD
International Sales
Muriel Sauzay
Senior Vice President, International Sales
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Distribution Switzerland
Hélène Cardis
Managing Director
Production and Distribution
United Kingdom
François Ivernel
Chairman
Marc Lacan
Chairman
Cameron McCracken
Managing Director
Lee Bye
Head of Theatrical Distribution and Technical
James Clarke
Finance Director
Pierre du Plessis
Deputy Managing Director, Production
Sophie Glover
Head of Publicity
Fiona McGuire
Head of Physical Production
Jack Myles
Head of Business Affairs and TV/Digital
Lisa Towey
Head of Marketing
Lloyd Vanson
Head of Home Entertainment
Colleen Woodcock
Director of Creative Affairs
Theater Operations
François Ivernel
Chairman and Managing Director
Isabelle Dupuy
General Counsel
Philippe Ercoli
Director of Operations France
Florence Fayet
Controller
Claudine Félix
Corporate Communications Director
Olivier Grandjean
Director of Programming
Thierry Hatier
Human Resources Director
Xavier Orsel
Operations Director
Operations Management
The Netherlands
Lauge Nielsen
Managing Director
Youry Bredewold
Marketing & Communications Director
Bram van den Broek
Concessions Director
Daniella Koot
Director Programming
Darren Staines
Sales & Events Director
Nico Vertommen
Operations Director
Operations Management
Switzerland
Marc Canisius
Managing Director
PATHE LIVE
Operations Management France
François Bertaux
Director of Innovation
Julie Cercleron
Director of Marketing
and Associated Business
Stéphane Clavier
Project and Constructions Director
Jean-Pierre Decrette
Development Director
François Ivernel
Chairman
Thierry Fontaine
Managing Director
May 2013
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BOWLING: P. 15: POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR FOR THE ALAMO/
PHOTO : SYLVIE LANCRENON © 2012 LOMA NASHA FILMS – PATHE
PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – LORETTE PRODUCTIONS
DAVID ET MADAME HANSEN (DAVID AND MADAME HANSEN): P. 15:
POSTER: KINGSHOKO/PHOTO: PASCAL CHANTIER © 2012 PATHE
PRODUCTION – REGULAR PRODUCTION – FRANCE 3 CINEMA
THE IRON LADY (LA DAME DE FER): P. 9, p. 15, P. 20: POSTER: ©
2011 PATHE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION
CORPORATION AND THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE; P. 10, P. 20-21:
PHOTOS: ALEX BAILEY © 2011 PATHE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED,
CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION AND THE BRITISH FILM
INSTITUTE; P. 25: DVD: © PATHE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 2012 ©
2011 PATHE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION
CORPORATION AND THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE; P. 26: POSTER
JAPAN: GAGA CORPORATION; P. 27: POSTER TURKEY: SANTIYE FILM
PRODUCTION
LE PRENOM (WHAT’S IN A NAME?): P. 9, P. 15, P. 18-19: POSTER:
MADEMOISELLE AFFICHE/ PHOTO: JEAN-CLAUDE LOTHER/LOGO:
CLAIRE BRETECHER © 2012 CHAPTER 2- PATHE PRODUCTION –
TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – M6 FILMS – FARGO FILMS – NEXUS
FACTORY ; P. 6, P. 25: PHOTOS: JEAN-CLAUDE LOTHER © 2012
CHAPTER 2 – PATHE PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – M6
FILMS – FARGO FILMS – NEXUS FACTORY ; P.26: POSTER ISRAEL:
ORLANDO FILMS; P. 27: POSTER AUSTRALIA: MADMAN
ENTERTAINMENT
LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (CHILDREN OF PARADISE): P. 15, P. 29:
POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR FOR THE ALAMO-COLLECTION FONDATION
JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE © 1945 PATHE PRODUCTION; P. 25: DVD:
© 1945 PATHE PRODUCTION
LES PAPAS DU DIMANCHE (SUNDAY DADS): P. 14: POSTER: LE
CERCLE NOIR FOR SILENZIO/ PHOTO: EMMANUELLE JACOBSON
ROQUES © 2012 ICE3 – PATHE PRODUCTION- FRANCE 3 CINEMA
– ALVY PRODUCTIONS
LOL USA (LOL): P. 14: POSTER: SILENZIO © 2011 LOL PRODUCTIONS,
LLC
L’ONCLE CHARLES (UNCLE CHARLES): P. 14: POSTER: ★BRONX
(PARIS)/PHOTO: PATRICK SWIRC © 2012 LES PRODUCTIONS DU
CHAMP POIRIER – PATHE PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION
MES HEROS (MY HEROES): P. 15: POSTER: SILENZIO/PHOTO: DAVID
KOSKAS © 2012 ESKWAD – PATHE PRODUCTION – JOSY FILMS –
MALEC PRODUCTION
NOS PLUS BELLES VACANCES (MY BEST HOLIDAYS): P. 9, P. 15:
POSTER: JONES.FR FOR SILENZIO/PHOTOS: TIBO & ANOUCHKA ©
2011 – CLAP TRAP – PATHE PRODUCTION – M6 FILMS – CHAOCORP
NOUS YORK: P. 15: POSTER: RAGEMAN/PHOTO: HERVE MIMRAN ©
2012 VERTIGO PRODUCTIONS – PATHE PRODUCTION – M6 FILMS –
LORETTE DISTRIBUTION
SUR LA PISTE DU MARSUPILAMI (HOUBA! ON THE TRAIL OF THE
MARSUPILAMI): COVER, P. 2-3, P. 12-13, P. 30-31, P. 51, P. 54,
BACK COVER: © MARSU 2013 – www.marsupilami.com/© 2012
CHEZ WAM – PATHE PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION –
SCOPE PICTURES; P. 8, P. 14, P. 16, P. 45: POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR
FOR SILENZIO/PHOTO: NICOLAS GUIRAUD/© MARSU 2013 – www.
marsupilami.com/© CHEZ WAM – PATHE PRODUCTION – TF1
FILMS PRODUCTION – SCOPE PICTURES; P. 16-17: PHOTOS:
CHEZ WAM – NICOLAS GUIRAUD/© MARSU 2013 –
www.marsupilami.com/© CHEZ WAM – PATHE PRODUCTION –
TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – SCOPE PICTURES; P. 24: DVD: © MARSU
2013 – www.marsupilami.com/© 2012 CHEZ WAM – PATHE
PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – SCOPE PICTURES; P. 27:
POSTER POLAND: ITI CINEMA
TESS: P. 15, P. 28: POSTER: LPC/JEAN-CLAUDE LABRET © 1979
PATHE PRODUCTION – TIMOTHY BURRILL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED; P.
28-29: PHOTOS: BERNARD PRIM – COLLECTION FONDATION JEROME
SEYDOUX-PATHE © 1979 PATHE PRODUCTION – TIMOTHY BURRILL
PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
UN BONHEUR N’ARRIVE JAMAIS SEUL (HAPPINESS NEVER COMES
ALONE): P. 8, P. 14, P. 45: POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR FOR SILENZIO/
PHOTO: CHRISTINE TAMALET © 2012 ESKWAD – PATHE
PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION – CAPTAIN MOVIES; P. 24:
DVD: © 2012 ESKWAD – PATHE PRODUCTION – TF1 FILMS
PRODUCTION – CAPTAIN MOVIES; P.27: POSTER RUSSIA: DARO FILM
DISTRIBUTION; P. 27: POSTER GERMANY: SENATOR HOME
ENTERTAINMENT
TWIXT: P. 9, P. 15: POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR FOR SILENZIO © 2011
AMERICAN ZOETROPE
ZARAFA: P. 8, P. 9, P. 14, P. 22: POSTER: SILENZIO © 2011 PRIMA
LINEA PRODUCTIONS – PATHE PRODUCTION – FRANCE 3 CINEMA
– CHAOCORP – SCOPE PICTURES; P. 22-23: PHOTO: © 2011 PRIMA
LINEA PRODUCTIONS – PATHE PRODUCTION – FRANCE 3 CINEMA
– CHAOCORP – SCOPE PICTURES; P.24: DVD: © 2011 PRIMA LINEA
PRODUCTIONS – PATHE PRODUCTION – FRANCE 3 CINEMA –
CHAOCORP – SCOPE PICTURES
cinemaS
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DEPOORTER – JUNE 21 – L. ET S. TONIN – PHOTOS ALL RIGHTS
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CINE TAMARIS – ACTE FILM – PHILIPPE ZAMORA – THE
METROPOLITAN OPERA – THE STATE ACADEMIC BOLSHOI THEATER
OF RUSSIA – RAHI REZVANI – RALPH WENIG – MERMON – PHOTOS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LES CINEMAS GAUMONT PATHE
Fotolia : P. 11, P. 25, P. 41
SAVAGES: P.14: POSTER: © 2012 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
SEA, NO SEX AND SUN: P. 14: POSTER: LE CERCLE NOIR FOR
SILENZIO/PHOTO: ERICH VOGEL © 2012 QUASAR PICTURES –
PATHE PRODUCTION – JOUROR PRODUCTIONS – GARANCE CAPITAL
– BELPIX
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