Paramount Vantage
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| Formerly | Paramount Classics (1998–2006) |
|---|---|
| Type | Label |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | May 15, 1998 |
| Founders | David Dinerstein Ruth Vitale |
| Defunct | November 15, 2014 |
| Fate | Dormant |
| Successor | Studio: Miramax Library: Paramount Pictures |
| Headquarters | 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S |
Key people | John Lesher (president) Nick Meyer (co-president) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Paramount Pictures |
Paramount Vantage, Inc. (formerly known as Paramount Classics, Inc.) was a film production label of Paramount Pictures (which, in turn, has Paramount Skydance Corporation as its parent company), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more "art house" feel than films made and distributed by its parent company. Previously, Paramount Vantage operated as the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom (now Paramount Skydance). It was active from May 15, 1998 to November 15, 2014.
History
[edit source]Paramount Classics was launched on May 15, 1998 and released such art house fare as The Virgin Suicides, You Can Count on Me, Sunshine, Mostly Martha, Winter Solstice, and three Patrice Leconte films (Girl on the Bridge, The Man on the Train, Intimate Strangers). Although film journalist David Poland felt "Ruth Vitale and David Dinerstein have proven to have wonderful taste heading up Paramount Classics",[1] the duo was fired in October 2005.[2]
In 2006, the Paramount Vantage brand branched off from Paramount Classics, which was relaunched in 2007 as a distributor of "smaller, review-driven films including foreign-language acquisitions and documentaries."[3]
In 2007, Paramount Vantage partnered with then-Disney subsidiary Miramax Films on two of the year's most highly regarded movies, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Both films garnered eight nominations at the 80th Academy Awards, with There Will Be Blood winning the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, while No Country for Old Men won for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem, and Best Picture.
Despite its critical success, Paramount Vantage continually failed to deliver the financial returns Paramount Pictures expected. Only No Country for Old Men made a profit, while films that many believe should have generated significant returns failed to deliver through either poor or excessive marketing.[4]
In June 2008, Paramount Pictures consolidated Paramount Vantage's marketing, distribution, and physical production departments into the parent studio, while retaining the Paramount Vantage brand to develop and acquire specialty product with dedicated creative staff.[5]
Paramount Vantage closed down on November 15, 2014 after the release of Nebraska in 2013.
On December 20, 2019, ViacomCBS (later named Paramount Global) announced it would acquire a 49% stake in Miramax for at least $375 million, with Paramount Pictures gaining exclusive worldwide distribution rights to its film and television library. Paramount Pictures and Miramax will also co-produce new content based on titles from the library.[6] The deal officially closed on April 3, 2020.[7]
Releases
[edit source]Paramount Classics
[edit source]| Name | Release date | Market(s) | Notes/Production company(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trekkies[N 1] | March 12, 1999 | Worldwide | Neo Art & Logic |
| Get Real | April 30, 1999 | U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland | Distant Horizon |
| Cabaret Balkan | July 23, 1999 | U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand | |
| The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | August 6, 1999 | U.S., South America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | Cuplan Productions LLC |
| Train of Life | November 12, 1999 | U.S. and Canada | |
| Where's Marlowe? | November 12, 1999 | Worldwide | |
| Deterrence | March 10, 2000 | U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland | |
| The Virgin Suicides | May 12, 2000 | North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | American Zoetrope |
| Passion of Mind | May 26, 2000 | U.S. and Canada | Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Sunshine | June 9, 2000 | U.S., Australia and New Zealand | Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Bavaria Film, Kinowelt Filmproduktion and Channel Four Films |
| Girl on the Bridge | July 28, 2000 | North and Latin America | |
| You Can Count on Me | November 17, 2000 | U.S., Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, France, the Benelux, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | Shooting Gallery and Hart-Sharp Entertainment; rights licensed to Momentum Pictures for the U.K. and Ireland |
| The Gift | December 22, 2000 | U.S. and Canada | Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Company Man | March 9, 2001 | North and Latin America and Japan | Intermedia |
| Savage Souls | May 20, 2001 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand | |
| Bride of the Wind | June 8, 2001 | U.S. and Canada | |
| An American Rhapsody | August 24, 2001 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand | Fireworks Pictures and Seven Arts Pictures |
| Our Lady of the Assassins | September 7, 2001 | U.S., Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and select Central and Latin American territories including Colombia | |
| My First Mister | October 12, 2001 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | |
| Focus | November 2, 2001 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | |
| Sidewalks of New York | November 21, 2001 | U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan | |
| Mean Machine | February 22, 2002 | worldwide home media and North American distribution only; SKA Films and Brad Grey Productions | |
| Festival in Cannes | March 3, 2002 | North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan | Rainbow Pictures |
| Triumph of Love | May 10, 2002 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | June 14, 2002 | North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | FilmFour |
| Who Is Cletis Tout?[N 2][8][9] | July 26, 2002 | North America, Australia and New Zealand | Fireworks Entertainment |
| Mostly Martha | August 16, 2002 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | rights licensed to Optimum Releasing for the U.K. and Ireland; Bavaria Film International |
| Just a Kiss | September 27, 2002 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | Greenestreet Films |
| Bloody Sunday | October 4, 2002 | North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan | |
| The Way Home | November 15, 2002 | North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | CJ Entertainment and Tube Entertainment |
| Till Human Voices Wake Us | February 21, 2003 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East | |
| House of Fools | April 25, 2003 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand | |
| The Man on the Train | May 9, 2003 | U.S., English-speaking Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | Pathé |
| Northfork | July 11, 2003 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | rights licensed to Metrodome Distribution for the U.K. and Ireland |
| And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | August 8, 2003 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan | |
| The Singing Detective | October 24, 2003 | North and Latin America and Japan | Icon Productions |
| The Machinist | January 18, 2004 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | rights licensed to Tartan Films for the U.K. and Ireland and Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand; Filmax and Castelao Productions |
| The Reckoning | March 5, 2004 | North and Latin America, South Africa, Australasia and Japan | Renaissance Films |
| The United States of Leland | April 2, 2004 | North and Latin America, Australia and New Zealand | Media 8 Entertainment and Trigger Street Productions |
| Love Me If You Dare | May 11, 2004 | North America, Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavia | StudioCanal |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | June 16, 2004 | U.S., Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Japan | Revere Pictures and Seven Arts |
| Intimate Strangers | July 30, 2004 | U.S., Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan | rights licensed to Wise Policy and Happinet Pictures for Japan |
| Mean Creek | August 20, 2004 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand | rights licensed to Tartan Films for the U.K. and Ireland and Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand; Whitewater Films |
| Enduring Love | October 29, 2004 | North and Latin America | Pathé and FilmFour |
| Fade to Black | November 5, 2004 | Worldwide | @radical.media, Marcy Projects, and Roc-A-Fella Records |
| Schultze Gets the Blues | February 18, 2005 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria | |
| Winter Solstice | April 8, 2005 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | |
| Mad Hot Ballroom | May 13, 2005 | Worldwide excluding Australia and New Zealand | co-distribution with Nickelodeon Movies only; Just One Productions; international rights licensed to Fortissimo Films |
| After You... | June 3, 2005 | U.S. | |
| Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | Worldwide | co-distribution with MTV Films; New Deal Entertainment |
| Asylum | August 12, 2005 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | rights licensed to Momentum Pictures for the U.K. and Ireland; Seven Arts |
| Neil Young: Heart of Gold | February 10, 2006 | Worldwide | Shangri-La Entertainment, Reprise Records, Playtone, Clinica Estetico, and Shakey Pictures |
| Ask the Dust | March 17, 2006 | U.S. and Canada | Capitol Films, Ascendant Pictures and Cruise/Wagner Productions |
| An Inconvenient Truth | May 24, 2006 | Worldwide | Participant Productions |
| Typhoon | June 2, 2006 | U.S. and Canada | CJ Entertainment |
| Broken Bridges | September 8, 2006 | Worldwide | CMT Films |
| Arctic Tale | July 25, 2007 | North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa | National Geographic Films |
| Beneath | August 7, 2007 | Worldwide | MTV Films |
| The Kite Runner | December 14, 2007 | rights licensed to Filmauro for Italy, Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia and Kadokawa Herald Pictures for Japan; DreamWorks Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions | |
| Shine a Light | April 4, 2008 | U.S. and Canada | Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International |
| Padmaavat | January 25, 2018 | U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East | theatrical distribution only; Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions |
Paramount Vantage
[edit source]| Release date | Film title | Academy Awards and notes |
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| October 27, 2006 | Babel | distribution in North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain only; produced by Anonymous Content, Zeta Film and Central Films
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| January 20, 2007 | Year of the Dog | co-production with Rip Cord Productions and Plan B Entertainment |
| March 2, 2007 | Black Snake Moan | co-production with New Deal Productions and Southern Cross the Dog Productions |
| June 22, 2007 | A Mighty Heart | co-production with Plan B Entertainment and Revolution Films |
| September 21, 2007 | Into the Wild | distribution outside France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux, Japan, Spain and Italy only;[10][11][12] co-production with River Road Entertainment, Square One C.I.H. and Linson Film
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| November 9, 2007 | No Country for Old Men[N 3] | international distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Mike Zoss Productions
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| November 16, 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions |
| December 26, 2007 | There Will Be Blood[N 3] | North American distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Ghoulardi Film Company
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| January 25, 2008 | How She Move | co-distribution outside Canada with MTV Films only;[13] produced by Celluloid Dreams and Sienna Films |
| February 1, 2008 | The Eye | co-distribution with Lionsgate only; co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions and Vertigo Entertainment |
| May 2, 2008 | Son of Rambow | distribution outside Japan, Germany, Austria and French free television only;[13] produced by Celluloid Dreams |
| May 30, 2008 | The Foot Fist Way | co-distribution with MTV Films and Gary Sanchez Productions |
| July 25, 2008 | American Teen | distribution outside the U.K. and Ireland only; produced by A&E IndieFilms, Firehouse Films, Quasiworld Entertainment and 57th & Irving |
| August 27, 2008 | Traitor[N 4] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Mandeville Films, Hyde Park Entertainment and Crescendo Productions |
| September 19, 2008 | The Duchess | distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only; produced by Pathe, BBC Films, Qwerty Films and Magnolia Mae Films
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| December 25, 2008 | Last Chance Harvey[N 4] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films |
| December 26, 2008 | Revolutionary Road | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, BBC Films, Evamere Entertainment and Neal Street Productions
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| December 31, 2008 | Defiance | North American and South African distribution only; produced by Grosvenor Park Productions and Bedford Falls Productions
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| August 14, 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | co-production with Gary Sanchez Productions |
| August 21, 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | co-production with Groundswell Productions and Firefly Pictures |
| September 4, 2009 | Carriers | co-production with Likely Story and This Is That Productions |
| October 2, 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story[N 4] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, The Weinstein Company and Dog Eat Dog Films |
| February 19, 2010 | Shutter Island | distribution in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Andorra, the CIS and the Baltics only; produced by Paramount Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way Productions[14] |
| February 26, 2010 | The Crazies[N 4] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi |
| March 5, 2010 | Ondine | international distribution outside the U.K. and Ireland only; produced by Wayfare Entertainment, Octagon Films and Little Wave Productions; distributed in the U.S. by Magnolia Pictures |
| August 8, 2010 | Middle Men[N 5] | distribution only; produced by Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment and Blue Star Entertainment |
| September 24, 2010 | Waiting for "Superman" | distribution only; produced by Participant Media, Walden Media and Electric Kinney Films |
| October 1, 2010 | Case 39 | co-production with Misher Films and Anonymous Content |
| October 28, 2011 | Like Crazy | co-distribution with Indian Paintbrush only; produced by Super Crispy Entertainment |
| March 16, 2012 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | co-production with Indian Paintbrush, Right of Way Films and Mr. Mudd |
| December 21, 2012 | Not Fade Away | co-production with Indian Paintbrush, The Weinstein Company, Gran Via Productions and Chase Films |
| November 15, 2013 | Nebraska | North American, U.K., Irish, German and Polish distribution only; co-production with FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment and Bona Fide Productions
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See also
[edit source]Notes
[edit source]- ↑ Owned by Shout! Studios
- ↑ Currently owned by Westside Pictures, with Magnolia Pictures handling US distribution
- 1 2 Paramount now owns worldwide rights to this film, having acquired a 49% stake in Miramax in 2020
- 1 2 3 4 Owned by Lionsgate
- ↑ Owned by Gravitas Ventures
References
[edit source]- ↑ TheHotButton.com
- ↑ New York Times article
- ↑ Paramount Vantage website Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Los Angeles Times article
- ↑ Deadline Hollywood Daily article
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (December 20, 2019). "ViacomCBS Sets $375 Million Deal for 49% Stake in Miramax". Variety. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (April 3, 2020). "ViacomCBS Closes Purchase Of Stake In Miramax, With Distribution And First Look Deals". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Who Is Cletis Tout? Digital".
- ↑ "Westside Pictures".
- ↑ Goodridge, Mike. "Focus unveils powerhouse Cannes lineup". Screen International. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
Focus is handling Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan on Into The Wild on behalf of producers Art Linson and Bill Pohlad's River Road Entertainment.
- ↑ "Into The Wild [Édition Collector]". amazon.fr.
- ↑ "Into the Wild DVD (2009)". lastdodo.com.
- 1 2 Kay, Jeremy. "Rambow sells for $7.5m to Paramount Vantage at busy Sundance". Screen International. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy. "Cannes buyers snatch up Michael Moore's latest polemic". Screen. Retrieved July 27, 2026.