Filmauro was established in 1975 by Aurelio De Laurentiis and his father Luigi.
Conceived as a film production and distribution company, it quickly became an entertainment industry leader across all current and emerging platforms.
The company’s vast library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in the italian market, consists of more than 400 Titles by Master Directors and Oscar® Winners: Pupi Avati, Roberto Benigni, Mario Monicelli, Ettore Scola, Giovanni Veronesi, Carlo Verdone, performed by all-time Stars: Alberto Sordi, Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi
ITALIAN PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Filmauro has the distinction in the Italian movie industry of being the Creator of the world’s most
long-running comedy franchise (more than 30 years and still going), known as CHRISTMAS COMEDIES. Blockbusters such us Vacanze di Natale, Natale sul Nilo, Natale in India, Natale a New York, Natale a Rio. One of the most celebrated comedy series conceived by Pietro Germi and directed by Mario Monicelli is AMICI MIEI.
Among the produced and distributed Italian movies are present: Un Borghese Piccolo Piccolo by Mario Monicelli, Maccheroni by Ettore Scola and blockbusters such us Il Mostro by Roberto Benigni, Manuale D’Amore 1,2 e 3 by Giovanni Veronesi, Il mio miglior nemico, Grande grosso e verdone, Posti in piedi in paradiso, Sotto una buona stella, L’abbiamo fatta grossa, Benedetta follia by Carlo Verdone.
Filmauro also has a library of Classic movies of Italian cinema history: La strada, Le notti di cabiria by Federico Fellini, La grande guerra, Guardie e ladri and Totò e Carolina by Mario Monicelli, L’oro di Napoli, Il Giudizio universale, Il Boom by Vittorio De Sica, La marcia su roma by Dino Risi, I due nemici by Guy Hamilton, La più bella serata della mia vita by Ettore Scola, Totò a colori by Steno.
An International blockbuster produced and 100% financed by Aurelio De Laurentiis sold in over 100 countries is SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Angelina Jolie
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Filmauro distributed more than 300 films directed by globally known filmmakers: Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, David Lynch, Joel and Ethan Coen, Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, Black Edwards, Robert Altman, Luc Besson, Marc Forster, David Cronenberg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Patrice Leconte, Francis Veber, Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache.
Great Arthouse such as Lèon by Luc Besson, Tacones lejanos by Pedro Almodovar, Cassandra’s Dream by Woody Allen, Le diner de cons by Francis Veber, Blue Velvet by David Lynch, Crash by Paul Haggis, The Kite Runner by Marc Forster, Disconnect by Henry-Alex Rubin and blockbusters such as Paranormal Activity by Oren Peli, The Blair Witch Project by Eduardo Sanchez, Daniel Myrick, Hannibal by Ridley Scott, Insidious by James Wan.
FILMAURO MUSIC PUBLISHING
Filmauro Music publishing is one of the leading Italian music publishers with a catalogue of more than 300 copyrights, ranging from soundtracks by iconic names including Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, to contemporary film composer such as Andrea Guerra and Paolo Buonvino.