Gaumont (company)
Logo used since 2011 | |
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| Company type | Public |
| Euronext Paris: GAM
CAC All-Share | |
| ISIN | FR0000034894 |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 6 July 1895 |
| Founder | Léon Gaumont |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | Motion pictures Television programs Film distribution |
| Revenue | €212.2 million (2021) |
| €1.0 million (2021) | |
| Total assets | €206.4 million (2022) |
| Total equity | €255.9 million (2011) |
| Owner | Sidonie Dumas (89.7%) |
Number of employees | 227 (2021) |
| Subsidiaries | Gaumont Animation Gaumont International Television Gaumont Production Services Gaumont Télévision Gaumont Vidéo GP Archives Éditions La Marguerite |
| Website | gaumont.fr (France) gaumont.com (America) |
Gaumont SA (French: [ɡomɔ̃]) is a French film and television production and distribution company headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in the world, established before other studios such as Pathé (founded in 1896), Titanus (1904), Nordisk Film (1906), Universal, Paramount, and Nikkatsu (all founded in 1912).
Gaumont predominantly produces, co-produces, and distributes films, and in 2011, 95% of Gaumont's consolidated revenues came from the film division. The company is also a producer of TV series through Gaumont Télévision and animation through Gaumont Animation as well as its existing French production features. Gaumont is run by Nicolas Seydoux (chairman) and Sidonie Dumas (CEO).