Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (Sometimes stylized as LIONSGATE) is an American entertainment company that originated in Vancouver, British Columbia and is now headquartered in Santa Monica, California, USA. As of 2007, it is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America. Lions Gate is most famous for it's release of horror films which include the Saw series and Captivity.

History

Lions Gate Films was initiated in 1995 by Frank Giustra, a Vancouver investment banker hoping to capitalize on the growing film industry in his home town. The company bought a number of small production facilities and distributors, including Trimark Pictures, Montreal-based Cinepix Film Productions (CFP) and, most notably, Artisan Entertainment.