American Artists Pictures



American Artists Pictures (formerly Lionsgate Distribution) was a distribution arm of Lions Gate Entertainment. it distributed movies from Lionsgate Pictures, BBC Films, Goldcrest Films, Svensk Filmindustri, Rezolution Pictures, and Sunstar Entertainment.

History
in 2000, Lions Gate Entertainment purchased and renamed Trimark Pictures to a distribution company called Lions Gate Distribution. It was a distributor of Lionsgate's films in the USA, before purchasing Artisan Entertainment, witch became Lionsgate Filmed Distribution.

in 2005, Lionsgate created Maple Pictures, witch distribute them in Canada. in 2008, Maple was banned from distributing Lionsgate's Films, so Lionsgate renamed it as Lionsgate Distributing Company. in 2012, Lionsgate purchased Summit Entertainment and it was renamed Lionsgate/Summit Distribution. in 2017, it was renamed American Artists Pictures.