Videoville Showtime

Videoville Showtime Inc., best known under the trading name VVS Films, is a Canadian motion-picture distribution company founded by Ernie Grivakis. The company was formed in Montreal, Quebec, on May 27, 1983. Its business is centered on the theatrical distribution, sales, and marketing of films, supported by direct, full-service distribution across media platforms in both English- and French-speaking Canada. This positioning gives VVS Films a role in bringing commercially released motion pictures to Canadian audiences across the country's two principal language markets. The company maintains its corporate base in Montreal and operates its theatrical sales and marketing office from Toronto, Ontario, reflecting the importance of both Quebec and English-speaking Canada to its distribution activities. In 2023, VVS Films expanded beyond its established Canadian territory into Australia and New Zealand. The expansion was associated with its distribution of the Nicolas Cage-starring film Dream Scenario, marking a broader international scope for the company. Publicly available reference material identifies VVS Films primarily through its distribution activities rather than through a large consumer-facing product portfolio, and detailed information about ownership, current executives, financial performance, and corporate structure is not established in the supplied sources.

Videoville Showtime Inc. was formed in Montreal, Quebec, on May 27, 1983, by Ernie Grivakis. The company operates under the VVS Films name and developed as a Canadian motion-picture distribution business. Its core role is to acquire, market, and distribute films rather than to operate primarily as a production studio or exhibition chain. The company provides direct, full-service distribution across all media in Canada, serving both English-speaking and French-speaking markets. This national, bilingual distribution scope is central to its business identity and distinguishes its operations from companies focused on only one Canadian language market or one release channel. Although established in Montreal, Videoville Showtime operates its theatrical sales and marketing office from Toronto, Ontario. The two-city footprint places the company close to the principal commercial centers for Canadian film distribution while maintaining its origins in Quebec. Public reference material does not provide a detailed account of the company's individual releases, ownership changes, executive succession, financial results, or corporate acquisitions, so its documented history is primarily one of sustained activity as a Canadian distributor. In 2023, the company broadened its geographic reach by expanding distribution into Australia and New Zealand. The expansion was connected with the distribution of Dream Scenario, a film starring Nicolas Cage. This move represented a step outside VVS Films' established Canadian territory and demonstrated an effort to apply its distribution capabilities in additional English-language markets. The supplied reference material identifies this expansion as the principal recent strategic development. Beyond that international extension, the available sources do not establish further changes to the company's ownership, legal status, or operating model.

• 2023

  Expansion into Australia and New Zealand

  [1]Videoville Showtimeen.wikipedia.org

  The company expanded its distribution territory to Australia and New Zealand, with Dream Scenario identified as the associated release.

• 1983

  Company formed in Montreal

  [1]Videoville Showtimeen.wikipedia.org

  Videoville Showtime Inc. was formed in Montreal, Quebec, on May 27, 1983, by Ernie Grivakis.

A Canadian full-service film distributor serving both English- and French-speaking Canada, with an expanded distribution presence in Australia and New Zealand.

• Film distribution service

  Canadian film distribution

  VVS Films provides direct, full-service distribution across media in Canada. Its market coverage includes both English-speaking and French-speaking parts of the country, allowing the company to support film releases across Canada's principal language markets.

• Film sales and marketing service

  Theatrical sales and marketing

  The company operates a theatrical sales and marketing office in Toronto, Ontario. This function supports the commercial release and promotion of motion pictures in the Canadian theatrical market.

• Distributed film · 2023

  Dream Scenario

  Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage, is identified in the reference material as the film connected with VVS Films' 2023 expansion of distribution into Australia and New Zealand.

• 2023

  International territory expansionStrategy

  Background

  VVS Films had an established distribution business across Canada and sought to extend its territory beyond the Canadian market.

  Action taken

  The company expanded distribution operations into Australia and New Zealand, associated with the release of Dream Scenario.

  Aftermath

  The move gave VVS Films a documented distribution presence in two additional international markets. The supplied sources do not provide financial results or details about the duration and scale of the expansion.

  Source

1. 1Videoville Showtimeen.wikipedia.org