Welcome
to Contemporary Films. We are a film distribution company and documentary archive based in London, supplying
films to cinemas and VOD and archive footage to programme makers.
KITTY COOPER 1932 - 2023
It's with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kitty, who worked for decades with her husband Charles as the owners/directors of Contemporary. Kitty maintained the company after Charles left us in 2001, finally retiring in 2008. Her legacy is considerable both to film distribution in this country and in the form of a large and loving family who only last year gathered to celebrate her 90th birthday. On behalf of Eric (who also left us in June), myself and Contemporary: thank you Kitty - Pete x
Memories of 1960s Paris by the inimitable Ulrike Ottinger in her wonderful documentary PARIS CALLIGRAMMES.
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see a list of what is available in our extensive archive.
World cinema classic
films such as Battleship
Potemkin and Pather
Panchali are available to cinemas and television
from the Contemporary Films Feature Film Library.
Contemporary
Films has titles available from The Other
Cinema, the radical film distribution company
that began life in London during the 1970s.
Contemporary Films
regularly mounts seasons and tributes to key directors.
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see our current offerings.