Editing Amélie (section)

==Release==
[[File:Souvenirs de Dominique Bretodeau - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (1).jpg|thumb|Props of the childhood souvenirs of Dominique Bretodeau that Amélie finds in the metal box in her apartment wall, and a photograph of Amélie holding the box.]]
The film was released in France, Belgium, and [[Romandy|French-speaking western Switzerland]] in April 2001, with subsequent screenings at various film festivals followed by releases around the world. It received [[limited release]]s in North America, the United Kingdom, and [[Australasia]] later in 2001.

[[Cannes Film Festival]] selector Gilles Jacob described ''Amélie'' as "uninteresting", and therefore it was not screened at the festival, although the version he viewed was an early cut without music. The absence of ''Amélie'' at the festival caused something of a controversy because of the warm welcome by the French media and audience in contrast with the reaction of the selector.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tobias |first=Scott |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/22708 |title=Jean-Pierre Jeunet |newspaper=The A.V. Club |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> David Martin-Jones, in an article in ''[[Senses of Cinema]]'', stated that the film "[wears] its national [French] identity on its sleeve" and that this attracted both audiences of mainstream films and those of [[arthouse]] ones.<ref name="Martin-Jones">{{cite web |title=Review: 'Colombiana: Europa Corp and the Ambiguous Geopolitics of the Action Movie'|work=[[Senses of Cinema]]|url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2012/feature-articles/colombiana-europa-corp-and-the-ambiguous-geopolitics-of-the-action-movie/|first=David |last=Martin-Jones |date= 1 March 2011}}</ref>

===Subsequent re-releases===
In 2021, Newen Connect's [[TF1 Group|TF1 Studio]] signed a deal with [[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]] for international distribution and sales rights to its films, including ''Amélie''. The film was then re-released in multiple countries for its 20th anniversary, including on 11 May 2021 in Italy, by BIM Distribuzione.<ref name="mojo"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Newen Connect-TF1 Studio, UGC Images Sign International Distribution Deal|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=26 February 2021|access-date=26 December 2023|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/tf1-studio-ugc-images-international-distribution-deal-1234916208/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 20th anniversary of the fantastic international career of Amelie|publisher=[[Unifrance]]|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|date=27 April 2021|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://en.unifrance.org/news/16043/the-20th-anniversary-of-the-fantastic-international-career-of-amelie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amélie (2001)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1430488577/}}</ref>

In February 2022, while discussing the legacy of ''Amélie'' in an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', Jeunet stated that U.S. distribution rights to the film, previously held by [[Miramax|Miramax Zoë]], had been acquired by [[Sony Pictures Classics]], with the company planning a re-release in the future.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whether He's Talking 'Amélie' or 'Bigbug,' Jean-Pierre Jeunet Doesn't Hold Back|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|date=11 February 2022|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/movies/jean-pierre-jeunet-bigbug-amelie.html|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214232847/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/movies/jean-pierre-jeunet-bigbug-amelie.html|archive-date=14 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> While the distributor did confirm this news, no further developments were reported until late December 2023, when Sony announced their acquisition of distribution rights to the film for North America excluding French Canada and scheduled the film for a theatrical re-release in 250 theatres in the United States on 14 February 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sony Pictures Classics acquires rights to 'Amélie' and sets nationwide theatrical reissue for February 14, 2024|publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]|date=20 December 2023|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-pictures-entertainment/2023/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-rights-to-amlie-and-sets-nationwide-theatrical-reissue-for-february-14-2024.html}}</ref>