Fox Benedict Studios (formerly known as Fox Benedict Pictures Fox Imperial Pictures, Fox-Imperial Productions, and Fox-Imperial Productions, Inc.) (Occitanian: Ĵȳǒķůśū Ḃęńěďıķůťǫ Ŝūțåđĩĵǒ ) or colloquially, "The Benny" (since 2020), is the Occitanian film studio, a joint-subsidiary of Sprixie, Inc. and 20th Century Studios. Fox Benedict Pictures traces its origins back to 1910 when Winston Imperial started Imperial Film Company. In 1923, Fox Productions was spun off from Fox Film Corporation, and merged with Imperial on February 25, 1925 to form "Fox-Imperial Productions, Inc." (The "Inc." was dropped on January 1, 1935). From 1925 to 1927, it had a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, which was carried from Imperial Film Company's contract when it was signed in 1923. From 1928 to 1984, Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company, then Walt Disney Pictures, and now simply Disney) had a 56-year international distribution deal with Fox-Imperial, the deal restarted in May 2020 and ultimately collapsed again in April 2022, until the release of Wingate Dreams 2 in July 22 of the same year, where Disney became a secondary international distributor for Fox Benedict. In 1984, 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) bought Fox-Imperial and renamed it to Fox Imperial Pictures on January 1, 1985. Later on, Fox Imperial was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures in 1994, a day after the studio was formed. Later on the same year, the company established Fox Imperial, Inc. (now Fox Imperial Holdings) as the company's first mass-media division. A year later, the Fox Imperial Pictures Animation division was founded, but it didn't have a proper on-screen production logo until May 2020 with The Ghost and Molly McGee (a film adaptation based on Disney Channel's The Ghost and Molly McGee), a co-production with Walt Disney Animation Studios, Globe Studios, and Gums Productions. In 2016, TriStar Imperial Pictures (now TriStar Benedict Pictures) bought most of the Fox Imperial Companies. On January 17, 2020, James Benedict announced that Fox Imperial Pictures will be renamed to Fox Benedict Pictures as a result of major corporate restructuring, and its animation subsidiary became Fox Benedict Animation, got a proper logo, and still handles several independent animation studios. In 2021, TriStar Benedict Pictures through it's film division (excluding its divisions) was acquired by Kirby Studios and later dissolved on October 8th the same year. In 2022, FBP became a direct sister company to Sprixie Studios after Kirby Studios finished the acquisition of Toads Incorporated. In July 2022, Sprixie Inc. acquired the company from Kirby Studios, with their last film under Kirby Studios being Wingate Dreams 2. On August 17, 2022, a rumor has been circulating around the web claiming that due to James Benedict's supposed personal hatred towards Sprixie Incorporated, Fox Benedict Pictures will become an independent company. On the same day, two trademarks were filed under "Benedict Corp", showcasing the supposed new name for the studio: Benedict Pictures. Fox Benedict Pictures has plans to advance making films suitable for 4K and 8K screens In December 1, 2022, the studio acquired its mass media division, and made it a part of the studio. Six days later, James Benedict announced its plans to rename the studio to Fox Benedict Studios by February 17, 2023 to avoid confusion with his production company. The studio's headquarters are located in Rayon, South Occitania, which is formerly part of Ohio. As of June 2023, the studio has been shut down and absorbed into Sprixie Studios.