Filmauro is one of the most important cinema production & distribution company in Italy. It was founded in 1975 by Aurelio De Laurentiis and his father Luigi and has soon become a real entertainment major: it is active in film production, both national and international, distribution, exhibition and home video.
From its establishment until today, Filmauro has produced and distributed over 400 films directed by the greatest Italian and international directors, such as: Mario Monicelli, Woody Allen, Ettore Scola, Pedro Almodóvar, Pupi Avati, David Lynch, Joel ed Ethan Coen, Roberto Benigni, Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, Carlo Verdone, Blake Edwards, Luc Besson, Robert Altman, Abel Ferrara, David Cronenberg, Francis Weber. Filmauro has also worked with some legendary actors as Alberto Sordi, Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi e Jack Lemmon.
On its film list it is possible to find masterpieces like UN BORGHESE PICCOLO PICCOLO by Mario Monicelli, BLUE VELVET and WILD AT HEART by David Lynch, MACCHERONI by Ettore Scola, TACONES LEJANOS by Pedro Almodóvar, JAMON JAMON by Bigas Luna, BARTON FINK by Ethan and Joel Coen, LEON by Luc Besson, the Oscar® multi-awarded CRASH by Paul Haggis, THE KITE RUNNER by Marc Forster, from Khaled Hosseini’s bestseller, the French cult movies LE DINER DE CONS and LE PLACARD by Francis Veber and the Italian blockbusters IL MOSTRO by Roberto Benigni, MANUALE D’AMORE, MANUALE D’AMORE 2 and MANUALE D’AMORE 3 by Giovanni Veronesi, IL MIO MIGLIOR NEMICO, GRANDE GROSSO E…VERDONE and POSTI IN PIEDI IN PARADISO by Carlo Verdone.
Filmauro co-produced French films (TAIS-TOI by Francis Veber and LES RIVIERESPOURPRES 2 with Jean Reno) and co-produced with Jon Avnet SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Angelina Jolie, fully financing it.
Filmauro is also the production company behind a series of film that became real blockbusters, always on the top of Italian box office during the last 30 years. Among them there’s AMICI MIEI cult saga and the “Christmas comedies”. These films reached top results, conquering million spectators at the cinema, very high TV ratings and great home video renting and selling results.
The most recent Christmas comedies are NATALE SUL NILO, Italian box office best selling movie in 2002, NATALE IN INDIA and CHRISTMAS IN LOVE, which were 2003 and 2004 blockbusters, NATALE A MIAMI, which realized 2005 highest Italian box office result, overtaking even international hits as “King Kong”, “Harry Potter” and “Madagascar”, NATALE A NEW YORK, 2006 top selling Italian film, NATALE IN CROCIERA 2007/2008 best selling film in Italy, NATALE A RIO, 2008 blockbuster, NATALE A BEVERLY HILLS, 2009 top selling Italian film, NATALE IN SUD AFRICA in 2010 and VACANZE DI NATALE A CORTINA in 2011.
FILMAURO S.r.l.
Via XXIV Maggio, 14
00187 Rome Italy
Tel.: +39 06 699581
Fax: +39 06 69958410
(MARCH 2012)