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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) JULY 29, 2001


                         LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
            --------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                            British Columbia, Canada
                            ------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             1-14880
      (Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                SUITE 3123, THREE BENTALL CENTRE, BURRARD STREET
                       VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V7X 1J1
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (604) 609-6100
            --------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   NO CHANGE
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

On July 29, 2001, the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit
Committee and the Company's senior management, requested the resignation of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PWC") as the Company's auditors effective as of
July 24, 2001 for the reason that the level of service provided by PWC was well
below the Audit Committee's and the Company's expectations. The Audit Committee
and the Company's senior management had concerns regarding a lack of
responsiveness and the lack of overall industry experience of the PWC staff
responsible for the audit engagement. PWC were our auditors for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2001 and had been our auditors since November 1997.

PWC reports on the consolidated financial statements for fiscal years ended
March 31, 2001 and 2000 did not contain an adverse opinion, disclaimer of
opinion, or qualification or modification as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements or, in the
opinion of the Company, reportable events within the meaning of Item
304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively, of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Regulation S-K for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2001 and
2000.

In response to the Company's disclosure in its preliminary proxy statement filed
August 1, 2001 regarding the former auditors' resignation, PWC furnished the
following correspondence on August 2, 2001 to the Company:

"In performing the audit of the financial statements of Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp for the year ended March 31, 2001, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP advised the
Company and the Audit Committee of the following matters:

1. The Company does not presently have procedures that are effective in ensuring
that the information relevant to revenue recognition is collected and reported
to ensure that the timing of certain revenue recognition is appropriate.

2. A number of material adjustments recorded by management were identified by
the auditors during the audit. The auditors advised that while internal controls
over systems were adequate, lack of timely monitoring controls over systems
output and accounting entries, such as reconciliations of account balances,
analysis and review of transactions, balances and adjustments, may have
contributed to the number of adjustments. The auditors have advised that they
were not able to determine whether the matters raised were related solely to
significant events that occurred during the year ended March 31, 2001 as the
auditors were dismissed upon completion of the audit for the year ended March
31, 2001.

3. The Company should undertake additional training and support of its
accounting employees and management to ensure employees and management are able
to fulfill their assigned functions."

The Audit Committee and the Company's senior management neither accept nor agree
with PWC's comments that PWC has asked be included herein.

PWC'S Auditors' Opinion dated June 22, 2001 is unqualified.

In response to PWC's comment 1 with respect to procedures followed by the
Company to ensure that the timing of the recognition of certain revenues is
appropriate, the Company concurs with PWC's observation that this is a
subjective area. The Company's management believes that given the size and
nature of the transactions in question, the Company's procedures were
reasonable. The Company continues to monitor its revenue recognition practices
in light of the Company's ongoing development.

In response to PWC's comment 2, the Company notes again that PWC advised the
Audit Committee at the conclusion of its audit that the internal controls at the
Company were adequate. The Company is committed to a strong internal control
environment and related processes.

In response to PWC's comment 3, the Company notes that in fiscal 2001 it had
grown substantially and as the Company continues to grow, it will continue to
hire and train staff to support the accounting function.

The Board of Directors has hired Ernst & Young LLP to replace
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors.




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.



Date: August 3, 2001                    By: /s/ Marni Wieshofer
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:    Marni Wieshofer
                                            Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) JULY 29, 2001

                         LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
            --------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                            British Columbia, Canada
                            ------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             1-14880
      (Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                SUITE 3123, THREE BENTALL CENTRE, BURRARD STREET
                       VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V7X 1J1
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (604) 609-6100
            --------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   NO CHANGE
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

On July 29, 2001, the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit
Committee and the Company's senior management, requested the resignation of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PWC") as the Company's auditors effective as of
July 24, 2001 for the reason that the level of service provided by PWC was well
below the Audit Committee's and the Company's expectations. The Audit Committee
and the Company's senior management had concerns regarding a lack of
responsiveness and the lack of overall industry experience of the PWC staff
responsible for the audit engagement. PWC were our auditors for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2001 and had been our auditors since November 1997.

PWC reports on the consolidated financial statements for fiscal years ended
March 31, 2001 and 2000 did not contain an adverse opinion, disclaimer of
opinion, or qualification or modification as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements or, in the
opinion of the Company, reportable events within the meaning of Item
304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively, of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Regulation S-K for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2001 and
2000.

In response to the Company's disclosure in its preliminary proxy statement filed
August 1, 2001 regarding the former auditors' resignation, PWC furnished the
following correspondence on August 2, 2001 to the Company:

"In performing the audit of the financial statements of Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp for the year ended March 31, 2001, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP advised the
Company and the Audit Committee of the following matters:

1. The Company does not presently have procedures that are effective in ensuring
that the information relevant to revenue recognition is collected and reported
to ensure that the timing of certain revenue recognition is appropriate.

2. A number of material adjustments recorded by management were identified by
the auditors during the audit. The auditors advised that while internal controls
over systems were adequate, lack of timely monitoring controls over systems
output and accounting entries, such as reconciliations of account balances,
analysis and review of transactions, balances and adjustments, may have
contributed to the number of adjustments. The auditors have advised that they
were not able to determine whether the matters raised were related solely to
significant events that occurred during the year ended March 31, 2001 as the
auditors were dismissed upon completion of the audit for the year ended March
31, 2001.

3. The Company should undertake additional training and support of its
accounting employees and management to ensure employees and management are able
to fulfill their assigned functions."

The Audit Committee and the Company's senior management neither accept nor agree
with PWC's comments that PWC has asked be included herein.

PWC'S Auditors' Opinion dated June 22, 2001 is unqualified.

In response to PWC's comment 1 with respect to procedures followed by the
Company to ensure that the timing of the recognition of certain revenues is
appropriate, the Company concurs with PWC's observation that this is a
subjective area. The Company's management believes that given the size and
nature of the transactions in question, the Company's procedures were
reasonable. The Company continues to monitor its revenue recognition practices
in light of the Company's ongoing development.

In response to PWC's comment 2, the Company notes again that PWC advised the
Audit Committee at the conclusion of its audit that the internal controls at the
Company were adequate. The Company is committed to a strong internal control
environment and related processes.

In response to PWC's comment 3, the Company notes that in fiscal 2001 it had
grown substantially and as the Company continues to grow, it will continue to
hire and train staff to support the accounting function.

The Board of Directors has hired Ernst & Young LLP to replace
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

Date: August 3, 2001                    By: /s/ Marni Wieshofer
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:    Marni Wieshofer
                                            Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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