Ciby 2000
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production and distribution |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Francis Bouygues |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | Closed due to financial difficulties; film library divided among TF1, MK2, and others |
| Successor | Brand revived in 2004 |
| Headquarters | France , France |
Area served | France, worldwide |
Key people | Francis Bouygues, Martin Bouygues, Monique Bouygues |
| Products | Art house and independent films |
Ciby 2000 (also stylized as CiBy 2000 and CIBY 2000) is a French enterprise specializing in film production and distribution, established in 1990 by Francis Bouygues. The company focused primarily on creating art house and independent cinema both within France and on the global stage.
Throughout its existence, Ciby 2000 was responsible for producing or co-producing approximately fifty films, collaborating with renowned filmmakers such as Pedro Almodóvar (The Flower of My Secret, Live Flesh), Jane Campion (The Piano), David Lynch (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, The Straight Story, Lost Highway), Wim Wenders (The End of Violence), Robert Altman (Kansas City), Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies), and Emir Kusturica (Black Cat, White Cat, Underground).
During its nine-year tenure, the company produced or co-produced four films that won the prestigious Palme d'Or: The Piano, Underground, Taste of Cherry, and Secrets & Lies. Financial challenges and insufficient backing from Martin Bouygues led to the company's closure in 1998. Although Paramount proposed a purchase offer of 500 million francs, Monique Bouygues rejected it, resulting in the division of the film library among TF1, MK2, and other entities. The brand was revived in 2004 with the release of Immortal.
The name Ciby 2000 cleverly references American filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, playing on the similarity to the French term deux mille ("two thousand").
Films
- High Heels (1991)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
- Luna Park (1992)
- Little Buddha (1993)
- The Hour of the Pig (1993)
- The Piano (1993)
- Uncovered (1994)
- Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- The Glass Shield (1994)
- The Flower of My Secret (1995)
- Underground (1995)
- Secrets & Lies (1996)
- Kansas City (1996)
- Live Flesh (1997)
- The End of Violence (1997)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- Messieurs les enfants (1997)
- Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
- Que la lumière soit (1998)
- The Straight Story (1999)
- Immortal (2004) (Australian Distributor)