Gaumont Film Company is a French film production and distribution company founded by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont (1864–1946). It is the first and oldest continuously operating film company in the world, with the runner-ups being American film studios Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures, which were both founded in 1912. Gaumont predominately produces, co-produces and distributes films (95% of Gaumont's 2011 consolidated revenues came from the film division). However, the company is increasingly becoming a TV series producer with its new American subsidiary Gaumont International Television as well as its existing French production features.
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