Sydänkalvo

Sydänkalvo was a Finnish film production and distribution company founded by Edvin Laine in 1924.

History
in 1927, Sydänkalvo's first movie was released successfully, which leads Sydänkalvo to release more movies by 1928.

in 1935, Sydänkalvo became a member of the Nordic Film Board, behind Nordisk Film and Svensk Filmindustri.

in 1942, Sydänkalvo has released it's first cartoon successfully, which leads Sydänkalvo to form their Cartoon Division.

in 1947, Sydänkalvo went into bankruptcy due to Lawsuit, but a year later, Sydänkalvo was revived.

in 1950, Sydänkalvo sold North American Rights to the pre-1948 Sydänkalvo films to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

in 1957, Sydänkalvo announced to make a north american deal with American International Pictures.

Sydänkalvo went into bankruptcy again in 1963 due to another Lawsuit, but in 1964, Sydänkalvo was saved and formed Sydänkalvo/MCA with MCA to distribute all Universal Studios films in Finland.

1970 saw Sydänkalvo demanding lawsuit on Sony for distributing Sydänkalvo films in japan from 1965 to 1971. in 1974, Sydänkalvo celebrated it's 50th Anniversary.

in 1981, Sydänkalvo went into it's third and last bankruptcy after MGM purchased UA, but in 1983, Sydänkalvo came back from Bankruptcy and made a distribution deal with Orion Pictures.

in 1990, Sydänkalvo formed their home video and film distribution arm, television and animation units in Finland. in 1999, Sydänkalvo celebrated it's 75th Anniversary.

in 2004, Sydänkalvo formed it's interactive game division. in 2010, Sydänkalvo closed down it's television arm due to Lawsuit. in 2014, Sydänkalvo celebrated it's 90th Anniversary.

in 2019, Sydänkalvo celebrated it's 95th Anniversary.