StudioCanal launches Classics label
August 28, 2026

By Nik Roseveare



StudioCanal has announced the global launch of the StudioCanal Classics catalogue label. With the launch, StudioCanal says it is further bolstering its editorial strategy across the StudioCanal catalogue, which boasts more than 18,000 titles and spans 100 years of film history.

Over the past seven years, StudioCanal has invested close to €25 million into the 4K restoration of nearly 1,000 classic feature films. StudioCanal says that its restoration strategy gives both longtime cinephiles and the Letterboxd generation the opportunity to experience classics as they were meant to be seen; on the big screen. StudioCanal supports independent, repertory and mainstream cinemas worldwide from a catalogue of iconic IPs. StudioCanal’s territory footprint spans across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand, also distributing via partners in Scandinavia and South Africa.


StudioCanal is responsible for the worldwide sales and licensing for its catalogue and continues to actively seek out strategic acquisitions for their library.

Theatrical releases from StudioCanal Classics include:

StudioCanal will mark the 40th anniversary of Michael Mann’s genre-defining Manhunter with the release of a 4k restoration titled Manhunter: The Final Cut. Developed in partnership with StudioCanal, Mann’s new restoration opened in US theatres in July and opens in UK cinemas on September 25th.

To mark its 35th anniversary, James Cameron’s landmark sci-fi action classic Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pictured) is coming back to the big screen in 2D, 3D, 4DX and D-BOX opening in cinemas worldwide this weekend.

To mark the 20th anniversary of Guillermo Del Toro’s Academy Award winning masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth, StudioCanal is set to release the new 4K restoration this autumn. Following their collaboration with Del Toro on The Devil’s Backbone, StudioCanal acquired international rights to Pan’s Labyrinth making the announcement at the Cannes International Film Festival this year where the film Premiered as part of the Cannes Classics Official Selection. StudioCanal is also making the film available in 3D formats.

StudioCanal Classics will also present a Jacques TATI Retrospective; a key figure of 20th century French cinema who left an indelible mark on film history with his timeless works. Audiences will have the opportunity to rediscover Tati’s films presented in 4K and in theatres across Europe. And Premiering at La Biennale di Venezia in Venice Classics is the StudioCanal 4K restoration of Ernst Lubitsch’s fearless political satire To Be Or Not To Be ranked by The American Film Institute among the greatest comedy films ever made.

Forthcoming home entertainment releases:

Home entertainment releases incclude the Coen Brothers’ directorial debut Blood Simple Directors Cut and 2013 masterpiece Inside Llewyn Davis; Harold Pinter’s Accident scripted by Harold Pinter; Richard Attenborough’s 1992 classic Chaplin featuring Robert Downey Junior; and the final film by revered French director Jean-Pierre Melville Un Flic.

StudioCanal Classics is also bringing fans a curated Jacques TATI retrospective this November. And, in the UK, Michael Mann’s Manhunter: The Final Cut 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition has completely sold out ahead of its November 30th release.

StudioCanal Classics will soon reveal its 2027 theatrical and home entertainment slate which will include the release of a David Lynch collection.

Anna Marsh, CEO StudioCanal & Chief Content Officer of Canal+ Group commented: “We are immeasurably proud to announce StudioCanal Classics today. Our world-class library represents a unique opportunity to champion some of the most beloved, iconic, timeless and influential films spanning more than 100 years of cinema history. Through expert restoration, thoughtful curation and innovative audience engagement, we have a responsibility to preserve the enduring impact and cultural legacy of these extraordinary films and filmmakers, while bringing celebrated classics back to cinemas around the world. We believe that every generation, in every corner of the world, should have the opportunity to discover, celebrate and revere some of the greatest films ever made. Because great films live forever.”