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Golden Films is an American production studio founded in 1994 by Diane Eskenazi, previously known as American Film Investment Corporation. The studio has produced a variety of animated films. The company's most notorious films were part of the ''Enchanted Tales'' series, which were originally distributed by Sony Wonder. Golden Films became infamous for its Enchanted Tales films based on classic and original stories. This prompted
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to sue one of Golden Films' distributors after a string of
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-era films ended up in direct competition with Golden Films' less expensive productions on the
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market. As both Disney and Golden Films had relied on the same
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source material, Disney ultimately lost the case. The Golden Films library also used classical music.


Works

Golden Films has produced over 80 films and series many of which are based on stories that are in the
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, as well as many original stories. Golden Films has recently produced the "One World" series as well as "Call For Peace" (2021). These films have won over 20 International Awards. They feature over 100 Ambassadors from over 40 Countries around the world with an emphasis on Diversity and Inclusion (https://www.oneworldseries.com/). In addition, Golden Films has produced "We Rise" (2022) a feature film to help young people cope with depression, stress and anxiety. Golden Films is in pre-production on "Get Up and Dance" a new series.


Distribution

Golden Films' productions have been distributed by a variety of distributors. In the United States, distributors have included Sony Wonder,
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, and
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. International distributors include BBC, Universal, Grupo Planeta and
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. Current distribution includes Amazon, Tubi, Pluto TV, Comcast, Apple TV, Redbox, Roku Apple TV and many other streaming platforms.


References

https://oscars.einnews.com/pr_news/556146391/international-award-winning-tv-and-web-series-one-world-launches-december-1-2021 https://world.einnews.com/pr_news/556146391/international-award-winning-tv-and-web-series-one-world-launches-december-1-2021 https://popwrapped.com/one-world-important-issues-spreading-positivity/


External links

* https://www.oneworldseries.com/ * https://www.callforpeace.world/ * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0260634/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 * {{Official website, http://goldenfilms.com/ *
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1990 establishments in the United States 2004 disestablishments in the United States American film studios