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| Formerly | Paramount Classics (1998–2006) |
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| Company type | Label |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | May 15, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-05-15) |
| Founders | David Dinerstein Ruth Vitale |
| Defunct | November 15, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-15) |
| Fate | Dormant |
| Successor | Paramount Pictures |
| Headquarters | 5555 Melrose Avenue,Hollywood,Los AngelesCalifornia, U.S |
Key people | John Lesher (president) Nick Meyer (co-president) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Paramount Pictures |
Paramount Vantage, Inc. (formerly known asParamount Classics, Inc.) was afilm production label ofParamount Pictures (which, in turn, hasParamount Skydance Corporation as its parent company), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketingfilms, 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 byViacom (nowParamount Skydance). It was active from May 15, 1998 to November 15, 2014.
Paramount Classics was launched on May 15, 1998 and released suchart house fare asThe Virgin Suicides,You Can Count on Me,Sunshine,Mostly Martha,Winter Solstice, and threePatrice 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 anddocumentaries."[3]
In 2007, Paramount Vantage partnered with then-Disney subsidiaryMiramax on two of the year's most highly regarded movies,No Country for Old Men andThere Will Be Blood. Both films garnered eight nominations at theAcademy Awards, withThere Will Be Blood winning the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Actor forDaniel Day-Lewis, whileNo Country for Old Men won for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor forJavier Bardem, and Best Picture.
Despite its critical success, Paramount Vantage continually failed to deliver the financial returns Paramount Pictures expected. OnlyNo 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 ofNebraska in 2013.
| Name | Release date | Production company(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Trekkies[N 1] | March 12, 1999 | Co-production withParamount Pictures and Neo Art & Logic |
| Get Real | April 30, 1999 | Distribution in North America, the UK and Ireland only; produced by Distant Horizon |
| Cabaret Balkan | July 23, 1999 | Distribution in the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only |
| The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | August 6, 1999 | Distribution in the US, South America, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by Cuplan Productions LLC |
| Train of Life | November 12, 1999 | North American distribution only |
| Where's Marlowe? | November 12, 1999 | |
| Deterrence | March 10, 2000 | Distribution in the US, UK and Ireland only |
| The Virgin Suicides | May 12, 2000 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan only; produced byAmerican Zoetrope |
| Passion of Mind | May 26, 2000 | North American distribution only; co-production withLakeshore Entertainment |
| Sunshine | June 9, 2000 | Distribution in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only; produced byAlliance 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, the UK, Ireland, France, the Benelux, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan only; produced byShooting Gallery and Hart-Sharp Entertainment |
| The Gift | December 22, 2000 | North American distribution only; co-production withLakeshore Entertainment |
| Company Man | March 9, 2001 | North American distribution only; produced byPathé andIntermedia |
| Savage Souls | May 20, 2001 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, 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, Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand only; produced byFireworks Pictures andSeven Arts |
| Our Lady of the Assassins | September 7, 2001 | distribution in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and select Central and Latin American territories including Colombia only |
| My First Mister | October 12, 2001 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only |
| Focus | November 2, 2001 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 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 withSKA 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 North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 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 byFilmFour |
| Who Is Cletis Tout?[N 2] | July 26, 2002 | North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; produced byFireworks Pictures |
| Mostly Martha | August 16, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced by Bavaria Film International |
| Just a Kiss | September 27, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan only; produced by Greenestreet Films |
| Bloody Sunday | October 4, 2002 | Distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only |
| The Way Home | November 15, 2002 | Distribution in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced byCJ Entertainment and Tube Entertainment |
| Till Human Voices Wake Us | February 21, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East only |
| House of Fools | April 25, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, 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 byPathé |
| Northfork | July 11, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only |
| And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | August 8, 2003 | Distribution in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only |
| The Singing Detective | October 24, 2003 | Distribution in North and Latin America and Japan only; produced byIcon Productions |
| The Machinist | January 18, 2004 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced byFilmax; rights licensed toTartan Films for the UK and Ireland and Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand |
| 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 | North American and select international distribution only; produced byMedia 8 Entertainment andTrigger Street Productions |
| Love Me If You Dare | May 11, 2004 | US and select international distribution only; produced byStudioCanal |
| 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 andSeven 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 and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only; produced byWhitewater Films; rights licensed toTartan Films for the UK and Ireland and Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand |
| Enduring Love | October 29, 2004 | Distribution in North America and select international territories only; produced byPathé andFilmFour |
| Fade to Black | November 5, 2004 | produced by@radical.media, Marcy Projects, andRoc-A-Fella Records |
| Schultze Gets the Blues | February 18, 2005 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria only |
| Winter Solstice | April 8, 2005 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only |
| Mad Hot Ballroom | May 13, 2005 | Co-distribution withNickelodeon Movies outside Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Just One Productions; international rights licensed toFortissimo Films |
| After You... | June 3, 2005 | |
| Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | co-distribution withMTV Films; produced byNew Deal Entertainment |
| Asylum | August 12, 2005 | Co-production withSeven Arts |
| Neil Young: Heart of Gold | February 10, 2006 | Co-production withShangri-La Entertainment,Reprise Records,Playtone, Clinica Estetico, and Shakey Pictures |
| Ask the Dust | March 17, 2006 | US distribution only; co-production withCapitol Films, Ascendant Pictures andCruise/Wagner Productions |
| An Inconvenient Truth | May 24, 2006 | Co-production withParticipant Productions |
| Typhoon | June 2, 2006 | North American distribution only; produced byCJ Entertainment |
| Broken Bridges | September 8, 2006 | Co-production withCMT Films |
| Arctic Tale | July 25, 2007 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only; produced byNational Geographic Films |
| Beneath | August 7, 2007 | Co-production withMTV Films |
| The Kite Runner | December 14, 2007 | Co-production withDreamWorks Pictures,Sidney Kimmel Entertainment andParticipant Productions; rights licensed toFilmauro for Italy and Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia |
| Shine a Light | April 4, 2008 | North American distribution only; co-production withShangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International |
| Release date | Film title | Academy Awards and notes |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2006 | Babel | distribution in North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain only, co-production withParamount 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 andPlan B Entertainment |
| March 2, 2007 | Black Snake Moan | co-production withNew Deal Productions and Southern Cross the Dog Productions |
| June 22, 2007 | A Mighty Heart | co-production withPlan B Entertainment andRevolution Films |
| September 21, 2007 | Into the Wild | distribution outside France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux, Japan, Spain and Italy only;[6][7][8] co-production withRiver Road Entertainment, Square One C.I.H. andLinson Film
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| November 9, 2007 | No Country for Old Men[N 3] | international distribution only; co-production withMiramax Films,Scott Rudin Productions andMike Zoss Productions
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| November 16, 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | co-production withScott Rudin Productions |
| December 26, 2007 | There Will Be Blood[N 3] | North American distribution only; co-production withMiramax Films,Scott Rudin Productions andGhoulardi Film Company
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| January 25, 2008 | How She Move | co-distribution outside Canada withMTV Films only;[9] produced byCelluloid Dreams andSienna Films |
| February 1, 2008 | The Eye | co-distribution withLionsgate only; co-production withCruise/Wagner Productions andVertigo Entertainment |
| May 2, 2008 | Son of Rambow | distribution outside Japan, Germany, Austria and French free television only;[9] produced byCelluloid Dreams |
| May 30, 2008 | The Foot Fist Way | co-distribution withMTV Films andGary 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 byA&E IndieFilms, Firehouse Films, Quasiworld Entertainment and 57th & Irving |
| August 27, 2008 | Traitor[N 4] | international distribution only; produced byOverture 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 byPathe,BBC Films,Qwerty Films and Magnolia Mae Films
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| December 25, 2008 | Last Chance Harvey[N 4] | international distribution only; produced byOverture Films |
| December 26, 2008 | Revolutionary Road | distribution only; produced byDreamWorks Pictures,BBC Films, Evamere Entertainment andNeal Street Productions
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| December 31, 2008 | Defiance | North American, U.K., Irish, South African and Scandinavian distribution only; produced byGrosvenor Park Productions andBedford Falls Productions
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| August 14, 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | co-production withGary Sanchez Productions |
| August 21, 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | co-production withGroundswell Productions and Firefly Pictures |
| September 4, 2009 | Carriers | co-production withLikely Story andThis Is That Productions |
| October 2, 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story[N 4] | international distribution only; produced byOverture Films,The Weinstein Company andDog Eat Dog Films |
| February 26, 2010 | The Crazies[N 4] | international distribution only; produced byOverture Films,Participant Media andImagenation Abu Dhabi |
| March 5, 2010 | Ondine | international distribution only; produced by Wayfare Entertainment, Octagon Films and Little Wave Productions; distributed in the U.S. byMagnolia 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" | co-production withParticipant Media,Walden Media and Electric Kinney Films |
| October 1, 2010 | Case 39 | co-production withParamount Pictures,Misher Films andAnonymous Content |
| October 28, 2011 | Like Crazy | co-distribution withIndian Paintbrush only; produced by Super Crispy Entertainment |
| March 16, 2012 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | co-production withIndian Paintbrush, Right of Way Films andMr. Mudd |
| December 21, 2012 | Not Fade Away | co-production withIndian Paintbrush,The Weinstein Company,Gran Via Productions andChase Films |
| November 15, 2013 | Nebraska | North American, U.K., Irish and German distribution only; co-production withFilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment and Bona Fide Productions
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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.