Alive Films (revived)

Alive Films is an independent (initially art house) film company revived in 2017 by the original founder Carolyn Pfeiffer and John River Entertainment. It's located in Los Angeles and London.

Background
In March 2017, John River Group arranged six joint ventures:
 * A joint venture with Publicis, Gaumont, NRJ Group and Gilbert Gross (founder of Carat, owned by Dentsu Aegis Network)
 * A Los Angeles-based joint venture between A Smith & Co, Base Productions and Magical Elves
 * A joint venture with Fatti Films, Fiction Factory, Firecracker Films, Daybreak Pictures, Tinopolis Cymru, Pioneer Productions and Video Arts
 * A joint venture with RecordTV and RedeTV!
 * A joint venture with financers Cutting Edge Group, Film House Germany, PalmStar Media, Buena Vista International (the distributor for this joint venture's films in Canada), Paramount Pictures (distributor in South Africa), Samuel Goldwyn Films (worldwide theatrical distributor) and the US distributors Warner Bros Pictures and 20th Century Fox.
 * A joint venture (with Sony Pictures) to have its films distributed on home video internationally by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

When Alive Films was revived, the Los Angeles office opened, with some staff from Base Productions and Magical Elves hired. John River Entertainment acquired some staff from Fatti Films, Fiction Factory, Firecracker Films, Daybreak Pictures, Tinopolis Cymru, Pioneer Productions and Video Arts to create its London office.

The broadcasting rights in South America were sold to RecordTV and RedeTV!, while the theatrical distribution rights were sold to Gaumont (for France), Buena Vista International Canada, Paramount Pictures (for the African continent) and Samuel Goldwyn Films (once again, the worldwide theatrical distributor). Cutting Edge Group was brought in as a music partner, financing Alive Films' upcoming movies and distributing their soundtracks. The home entertainment distribution rights were sold to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

A Smith & Co Entertainment, Walden Media and Warner Bros. Pictures' Asian Film Production division are set to co-produce the first three films.

Film House Germany, Tinopolis, Wanda Media and PalmStar Media arranged a partnership where they would finance the first 17 films to be produced and/or financed by Alive Films. The marketing and private broadcasting rights were sold to Publicis Group, NRJ Group, Thomas Cook Airlines, East Japan Marketing & Communications (owned by Japan Railways) and Dentsu Aegis Network.

21st Century Fox tried to acquire 20% in the company, but was quickly denied by John River Entertainment. Fox then settled for the Indian distribution rights for the first three films through Fox Star Pictures.