John Gore has acquired KFilm Ltd, the parent company of distributors Kaleidoscope Home
Entertainment, Icon Film Distribution and Platform Entertainment, and international sales
business Kaleidoscope Film Distribution.
Film, TV and theatre producer Gore and Jonathan Lack will join KFilm CEO Spencer Pollard
and COO Adam Sergeant on the KFilm board. The current senior management team will
remain in place to manage day-to-day operations.
Pollard founded Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment in 2008, with the company securing
Schneider investment in 2014. The distributor has released titles including Alice
Lowe’s Prevenge, Mary Harron’s Daliland and animations including Gracie and Pedro:
Mission Impossible.
Kaleidoscope acquired Platform in 2016, and Icon in 2018.
“It is with great pride and happiness that nearly 16 years to the day since I started
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment, that we head to this year’s AFM full of renewed vigour
and excitement, as we plan for including KFilm’s group of companies within the John Gore
stable of audiovisual businesses,” said Pollard.
“John Gore has a career that is almost unrivalled within media – both as a successful
businessman and creative entrepreneur. We cannot wait to start working with yet more
established IP in the film and music space, as Kaleidoscope has a long history of success in
both areas, domestically and internationally.”
“We are a 360-degree distribution and sales business with our own FAST channels, own
SVOD service, a keen eye on library acquisitions, and a financier of independent animation
features, documentaries and commercial genre films. Now is the right time to take everything
we have built and make it part of something bigger and even more exciting. This is the
perfect environment for me, the board and the KFilm team to thrive and grow. We cannot
wait to get started.”
“With the acquisition of KFilm, we are preserving the legacy of British film and television,
while getting the chance to champion new stories,” said Gore. “KFilm’s success, reputation
and global reach give us a unique foundation to bridge past and future – honouring classics
that shape British culture and advancing new stories to captivate audiences worldwide. It’s a
commitment to both heritage and growth, ensuring these narratives endure.”