Editing Janus Films (section)

==Recent releases==
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On October 24, 2006, in celebration of 50 years of business, the Criterion Collection released 50 of the films that Janus distributed in a large boxset containing 50 DVDs and a 200-page essay on the history of [[art film|art house]] films. The package was called ''Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films''. [[A.O. Scott]] chose the set as his DVD pick when he co-hosted ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper]]''. As part of its 44th Festival in 2006, the [[New York Film Festival]] presented a series called ''50 Years of Janus Films'', a tribute to the company.

In 2009, Janus Films released ''[[Revanche (film)|Revanche]]'', its first first-run theatrical release in 30 years. Since then, with their distribution partner, Sideshow, Janus Films had released more recent films such as ''[[Drive My Car (film)|Drive My Car]]'' and ''[[EO (film)|EO]]''.

Then, in 2010, Janus acquired domestic theatrical and home video rights to the [[Charlie Chaplin]] library under license from the Chaplin estate and worldwide distribution agent [[Marin Karmitz|MK2]]. The Criterion division handles the Chaplin library for re-issue on DVD and Blu-ray, in addition to theatrical release.

In 2024, Janus distributed the Latvian animated film, ''[[Flow (2024 film)|Flow]]'', by director [[Gints Zilbalodis]]. Having no dialogue and only using animal noises and environmental sounds, the film follows a cat and other animals in a flooded, post-apocalyptic world. ''Flow'' has become the all-time highest-grossing release for Janus and earned multiple awards including the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2025-01-05 |title=Indies Surge In Heart Of Awards Season Ahead Of Golden Globes, Oscar Nominations – Specialty Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/indie-film-box-office-awards-season-golden-oscar-nominations-1236247006/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>  

Janus also currently manages part of the Caidin Film Company library for Westchester Films, and the Faces Distribution/[[John Cassavetes]] library for Jumer Productions, both companies' successors-in-interest to [[Castle Hill Productions]].