Paramount Vantage, Inc. (formerly known as Paramount Classics, Inc.) was a film production label of Paramount Pictures (which, in turn, has Paramount Global 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 Global).
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| Formerly | Paramount Classics (1998–2006) |
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| Company type | Label |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | May 15, 1998 |
| Founders | David Dinerstein Ruth Vitale |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Dormant |
| Successor | Paramount Pictures |
| Headquarters | 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S |
Key people | John Lesher (President) Nick Meyer (Co-President) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Viacom (now Paramount Global) |
| Parent | Paramount Pictures |
History
editParamount 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 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 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 after the release of Nebraska in 2013.
Releases
editParamount Classics
edit| Name | Release date | Production company(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Trekkies | March 12, 1999 | Co-production with Paramount Pictures |
| Get Real | April 30, 1999 | Distribution in North America and the UK and Ireland only; produced by Distant Horizon |
| Cabaret Balkan | July 23, 1999 | Distribution in the US, the UK and Australia only |
| The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | August 6, 1999 | Distribution in the US, South America, the UK and Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by Cuplan Productions LLC |
| Train of Life | November 12, 1999 | |
| Where's Marlowe? | November 12, 1999 | |
| Deterrence | March 10, 2000 | Distribution in the US and the UK and Ireland only |
| The Virgin Suicides | May 12, 2000 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by American Zoetrope |
| Passion of Mind | May 26, 2000 | North American distribution only; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Sunshine | June 9, 2000 | Distribution in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only; produced by Alliance Atlantis and Serendipity Point Films |
| Girl on the Bridge | July 28, 2000 | Distribution in North and Latin America only |
| You Can Count on Me | November 17, 2000 | Distribution in North and Latin America, France, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by Shooting Gallery and Hart-Sharp Entertainment |
| The Gift | December 22, 2000 | North American distribution only; Co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Company Man | March 9, 2001 | North American distribution only; produced by Pathé and Intermedia |
| Savage Souls | May 20, 2001 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only |
| Bride of the Wind | June 8, 2001 | North American distribution only |
| An American Rhapsody | August 24, 2001 | Distribution in North America, the UK and Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Fireworks Pictures and Seven Arts |
| Our Lady of the Assassins | September 7, 2001 | US and Colombian distribution only |
| My First Mister | October 12, 2001 | North American distribution only |
| Focus | November 2, 2001 | Distribution in English- speaking territories, Latin America and Japan only |
| Sidewalks of New York | November 21, 2001 | Distribution in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only |
| Mean Machine | February 22, 2002 | Co-production with SKA Films |
| Festival in Cannes | March 3, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only; produced by Rainbow Pictures |
| The Triumph of Love | May 10, 2002 | Distribution in English-speaking territories, Latin America and Japan only |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | June 14, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Africa only; produced by Filmfour |
| Who Is Cletis Tout? | July 26, 2002 | North American distribution only; produced by Fireworks Pictures |
| Mostly Martha | August 16, 2002 | Distribution in English-speaking territories and Latin America only; produced by Bavaria Film International |
| Just a Kiss | September 27, 2002 | Distribution in English-speaking territories, Latin America and Japan only; produced by Greenestreet Films |
| Bloody Sunday | October 4, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America and Japan only |
| The Way Home | November 15, 2002 | Distribution in English-speaking territories only; produced by CJ Entertainment and Tube Entertainment |
| Till Human Voices Wake Us | February 21, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK and Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East only |
| House of Fools | April 25, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only |
| The Man on the Train | May 9, 2003 | Distribution in the US, English-speaking Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by Pathé |
| Northfork | July 11, 2003 | Distribution in English-speaking territories only |
| And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | August 8, 2003 | Distribution in English-speaking territories only |
| The Singing Detective | October 24, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America and Japan only; produced by Icon Productions |
| The Machinist | January 18, 2004 | Distribution in English-speaking territories and Latin America only; produced by Filmax |
| The Reckoning | March 5, 2004 | Distribution in North and Latin America, South Africa, Australasia and Japan only; produced by Renaissance Films |
| The United States of Leland | April 2, 2004 | Distribution in North America and select international territories only; produced by Media 8 Entertainment and Trigger Street Productions |
| Love Me If You Dare | May 11, 2004 | US distribution only; produced by StudioCanal |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | June 16, 2004 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Japan only; co-production with Revere Pictures and Seven Arts |
| Intimate Strangers | July 30, 2004 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only |
| Mean Creek | August 20, 2004 | Distribution in North America, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Whitewater Films |
| Enduring Love | October 29, 2004 | Distribution in North America and select international territories only; produced by Pathé and FilmFour |
| Fade to Black | November 5, 2004 | |
| Schultze Gets the Blues | February 18, 2005 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK and Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria only |
| Winter Solstice | April 8, 2005 | Distribution in English-speaking territories and Latin America only |
| Mad Hot Ballroom | May 13, 2005 | Co-distribution with Nickelodeon Movies outside Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Just One Productions; international rights licensed to Fortissimo Films |
| After You... | June 3, 2005 | |
| Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | Co-distribution with MTV Films only; produced by New Deal Entertainment |
| Asylum | August 12, 2005 | Co-production with Seven Arts |
| Neil Young: Heart of Gold | February 10, 2006 | Co-production with Shangri-La Entertainment and Playtone |
| Ask the Dust | March 17, 2006 | US distribution only; co-production with Pathé and Cruise/Wagner Productions |
| An Inconvenient Truth | May 24, 2006 | Co-production with Participant Productions |
| Typhoon | June 2, 2006 | North American distribution only; produced by CJ Entertainment |
| Broken Bridges | September 8, 2006 | Co-production with CMT Films |
| Arctic Tale | July 25, 2007 | Distribution in English-speaking territories only; produced by National Geographic Films |
| Beneath | August 7, 2007 | Co-production with MTV Films |
| The Kite Runner | December 14, 2007 | Co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions |
| Shine a Light | April 4, 2008 | Co-production with Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International |
Paramount Vantage
edit| Release date | Film title | Academy Awards and notes |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2006 | Babel | distribution in English-speaking territories and Latin America only, co-production with Paramount Pictures, 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, Benelux, Japan, Spain and Italy only;[6][7][8] 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 1] | 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 1] | North American distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Ghoulardi Film Company
|
| January 25, 2008 | How She Move | co-distribution outside Canada with MTV Films only;[9] 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 and French free TV only;[9] produced by Celluloid Dreams |
| May 30, 2008 | The Foot Fist Way | co-distribution with MTV Films and Gary Sanchez Productions; produced by You Know I Can't Kiss You |
| 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 2] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Mandeville Films, Hyde Park Entertainment and Crescendo Productions |
| September 19, 2008 | The Duchess | North and Latin American, Australian and Japanese distribution only;[10][11] produced by Pathe, BBC Films, Qwerty Films and Magnolia Mae Films
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| December 25, 2008 | Last Chance Harvey[N 2] | 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 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 2] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, The Weinstein Company and Dog Eat Dog Films |
| February 26, 2010 | The Crazies[N 2] | international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi |
| March 5, 2010 | Ondine | international distribution 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 3] | distribution only; produced by Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment and Blue Star Entertainment |
| September 24, 2010 | Waiting for "Superman" | co-production with Participant Media, Walden Media and Electric Kinney Films |
| October 1, 2010 | Case 39 | co-production with Paramount Pictures, 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. and German distribution only; co-production with FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment and Bona Fide Productions
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Goodridge, Mike. "Focus unveils powerhouse Cannes lineup". Screen International. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
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.
- ^ a b Kay, Jeremy. "Rambow sells for $7.5m to Paramount Vantage at busy Sundance". Screen International. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "The Duchess (35mm)". Australian Classification Board.
- ^ "ある公爵夫人の生涯 スペシャル・コレクターズ・エディション [DVD]". amazon.co.jp.