MK2 Opens Capital to the Public for First Time in $5.8 Million Fundraising Campaign

The family-owned company, which runs a popular exhibition chain in Paris and won four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, is opening its capital to the public for the first time in its 52-year history.

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

Latest

• MK2 Opens Capital to the Public for First Time in $5.8 Million Fundraising Campaign 14 minutes ago
• Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard Defend Israeli Director Nadav Lapid: ‘The Cultural Boycott Is an Intellectual Failure’ 23 hours ago
• Chanel Backs Revival of Legendary Paris Cinema Le Saint-Germain-des-Prés 1 day ago

French cinema group MK2 – the family-owned company which had five movies in competition at Cannes and won four prizes — is opening its capital to the public for the first time in its 52-year history.

Led by brothers Nathanaël and Elisha Karmitz, the company runs a revered arthouse cinema chain across Paris and has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at financing an ambitious overhaul of its flagship MK2 Bibliothèque multiplex in the French capital.

Related Stories

Rodrigo Teixeira, Producer of ‘Paper Tiger,’ Boards Sci-Fi Drama ‘Bodies of Summer’ From Berlin Winner Iván Fund (EXCLUSIVE)