Medusa Film S.p.A. is an Italian film production and distribution company owned by Mediaset. It is one of the top film producers and distributors in the country.[1]
History
Medusa Distribuzione S.p.A. was founded by Felice Colaiacono and Franco Poccioni in 1964.[2] Initially only focused on distribution, thanks to executive producer Franco Rossellini, in the 1970s the company began collaborating with other production companies, including Devon Film and Luciano Martino's Dania Film, and co-produced successful genre films and comedies. In 1983, Poccioni became the sole administrator of the company.[3][4]
In July 1986, Reteitalia, a subsidiary of Silvio Berlusconi's Fininvest