StudioCanal UK

StudioCanal Limited
Formerly
  • Tidalgate 2000 Limited (1998–1999)
  • Optimum Releasing Limited (1999–2011)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm distributor
PredecessorCanal+ Image (as a label in the UK)
Pathé UK
Founded9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) (as Tidalgate 2000 Limited)
Headquarters,
ProductsFeature films
ParentStudioCanal (2006–present)
SubsidiariesElevation Sales (joint venture with Lionsgate UK)
Paddington and Company
Websitestudiocanal.co.uk

StudioCanal Limited, doing business as StudioCanal UK (formerly known as Optimum Releasing), is a British film distribution division and the official British branch of the French film & television production and distribution company StudioCanal in the UK. The company releases many films, including foreign, anime (mostly Studio Ghibli (until 2024)), independent, art, British, Irish and American films in the United Kingdom.