coproduction
noun
co·pro·duc·tion
(ˌ)kō-prə-ˈdək-shən 
-prō-
variants
or co-production
plural coproductions or co-productions
1
: the act or process of coproducing something
Already firmly entrenched in the coal business, most of the larger utilities have turned to optimizing the use of coal, and one means is coproduction of gaseous fuels …—
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: something (such as a show or movie) that is coproduced
A coproduction with the BBC, Rome recently kicked off its twelve-episode first season, a seductively lurid mix of real history … and racy potboiler …—Celia Wren
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Meanwhile, Japanese cable network Wowow, which was a production partner on Tokyo Vice, has found the Max series has driven interest in coproductions and shooting in Japan more than in its original content at the market.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The film is structured as a three-way Japan, Taiwan and U.S. coproduction involving Niko Niko Film (Japan), Moolin Films (Taiwan), Cinema Inutile (U.S.-Japan), Cineric Creative (U.S.-Japan) and Fourier Films (Japan).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Working on a coproduction between HBO, TF1, and CTV as a production executive on a 1972 Munich Olympics limited series [Sword of Gideon].
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The Swiss-Spanish-Peruvian coproduction is set in Peru in 1992 as the country undergoes social and political upheaval.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The film is structured as a three-way Japan, Taiwan and U.S. coproduction involving Niko Niko Film (Japan), Moolin Films (Taiwan), Cinema Inutile (U.S.-Japan), Cineric Creative (U.S.-Japan) and Fourier Films (Japan).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Working on a coproduction between HBO, TF1, and CTV as a production executive on a 1972 Munich Olympics limited series [Sword of Gideon].
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The Swiss-Spanish-Peruvian coproduction is set in Peru in 1992 as the country undergoes social and political upheaval.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Coproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coproduction. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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