Filmstaden (cinema chain)

For the Swedish film studio, see Filmstaden.

Filmstaden AB

Formerly	Svensk Filmindustri (-1998) SF Bio AB (-2019)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Cinema
Predecessor	Svensk Filmindustri
Founded	1909; 116 years ago (1909) (as Svensk Filmindustri AB) 1998; 27 years ago (1998) (as SF Bio)
Area served	Sweden
Key people	Markus Lorendal CEO
Brands	Filmstaden, Biolabbet
Owner	AMC Theatres
Parent	Nordic Cinema Group
Subsidiaries	Svenska Bio (50%) Västerås Biografer, AB Svensk Filmindustri & Co (50%)
Website	https://filmstaden.se

Filmstaden AB (formerly SF Bio AB )[1] is Sweden's largest cinema chain,[2] and was founded in 1998 after Svensk Filmindustri was split into SF and SF Bio. The company is owned by the european group Odeon Cinemas Group, which has been owned by the world's largest cinema group, the American AMC Theatres since 2017.

The company was rebranded to "Filmstaden" on Bolagsverket due to the sale to AMC Theatres, in 2019.[3]

References

1. "Sök företagsfakta: Filmstaden". Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. "Sveriges största biografkedja - Filmstaden". www.filmstaden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
3. "SF Bio byter namn till Filmstaden!". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-03-25.