Leonine Distribution

In 2019, American private equity firm KKR acquired German film distributor Universum Film from the RTL Group, merged it with the Tele München Gruppe and renamed it to Leonine Holding. The company is a subsidiary of Mediawan (also backed by KKR) since April 2024, who previously held a 25% stake in the company.

Logo (2019-)

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  "STUDIOS" variant

Visuals: The screen zooms through a dark black-and-white forest. A statue of a lion is seen, with a bird perched on top. Then, the bird takes off from the lion and flies into the sunrise as the forest fades into colour, where there are some tall and skinny conifer trees. The camera moves so that the space between the trees forms the word "LEONINE". When the camera slows down to a halt, the "O" flashes, transitioning to the actual Leonine logo on a black background.

Variants:

• A short version of this logo exists where it starts flashing.
• There is a version where the word "STUDIOS" appears fading in on the bottom right.
• For the trailer for Silent Night (2023), the "O" in the logo is replaced with a Christmas wreath.

Technique: CGI by Deli Creative Collective.

Audio: An ambient piano-driven soundtrack, with synthesized beeps interspersed throughout, composed by Simon Verhoeven.

Availability: It appears on German prints of Lionsgate movies, including The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Borderlands, as well as other movies from other companies they distributed in Germany.

Concorde Filmverleih Universum Film GmBH

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