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Background

On May 6, 2001, British film studio Redbus Film Distribution was acquired by German media company Helkon Media AG for $23 million, and renamed to "Helkon SK" to reflect its partnership with Helkon Media. On May 6, 2003, Helkon SK ended the partnership after Helkon Media went bankrupt, and changed its name back to Redbus.

Logo (2001-2003)

The camera zooms quickly to a land having a sunlight, until it arrives to a small blue Colosseum having a gold searchlight coming from inside, which turns into a big light. The Colosseum zooms and rotates on the screen until it stops, becoming a still vector art. During this, the word "HELKON SK" in a spaced-out gold lettering appears and slowly panning down.

Variant: The logo could be also still.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Some sounds of a radar, followed by a "whoosh" sound.

Availability: It's seen on UK releases such as Bend It Like Beckham, A Walk to Remember, and Republic of Love, among others. The long version was seen on the 2003 version of Hansel and Gretel and Repli-Kate.

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 On May 6, 2001, British film studio [[Redbus Film Distribution]] was acquired by German media company '''Helkon''' Media AG for $23 million, and renamed to "'''Helkon SK'''" to reflect its partnership with Helkon Media. On May 6, 2003, Helkon SK ended the partnership after Helkon Media went bankrupt, and changed its name back to Redbus.
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a small Colosseum. The walls are {{color|blue}} and inside is {{color|gold}} with a {{color|gold}} light shining. Below is the text "{{color|gold|HELKON SK}}" in {{color|gold}} lettering with each letter in the word "{{color|gold|HELKON}}" spaced out.
+The camera zooms quickly to a land having a sunlight, until it arrives to a small {{color|blue}} Colosseum having a {{color|gold}} searchlight coming from inside, which turns into a big light. The Colosseum zooms and rotates on the screen until it stops, becoming a still vector art. During this, the word "{{color|gold|HELKON SK}}" in a spaced-out {{color|gold}} lettering appears and slowly panning down.
+'''Variant:''' The logo could be also still.
-'''Trivia:''' This logo is basically the same as the "Helkon Filmverleih" film counterpart, used around 1998-2003 in Germany.
-'''Variants:'''
-* There is an animated production logo, used only within the years of Helkon SK's existence. The Colosseum appeared on the sunlight, zooming and rotating on the screen.
-* There is also a variant where the walls are {{color|mediumorchid|lavender}}.
 '''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Audio:''' None. For the long version, it's the sounds of a radar followed by a "whoosh" sound.
+'''Audio:''' Some sounds of a radar, followed by a "whoosh" sound.
 '''Availability:'''  It's seen on UK releases such as ''Bend It Like Beckham'', ''A Walk to Remember'', and ''Republic of Love'', among others. The long version was seen on the 2003 version of ''Hansel and Gretel'' and ''Repli-Kate''.
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+[[Category:Lionsgate Studios Corp]]
 [[Category:Lionsgate]]