Paramount Vantage
{{short description|Specialty film division of Paramount Pictures}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Paramount Vantage
| logo = File:Paramount-Vantage-Logo.svg
| former_name = Paramount Classics (1998–2006)
| type = Label
| defunct = {{Start date and age|2014|11|15}}
| fate = Dormant
| parent = Paramount Pictures
| owner = Viacom (now Paramount Global)
| successor = Paramount Pictures
| hq_location = 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|5|15}}
| founders = David Dinerstein
Ruth Vitale
| key_people = John Lesher (President)
Nick Meyer (Co-President)
| industry = Film
| products = Motion pictures
}}
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).
History
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",[https://web.archive.org/web/20021114015655/http://www.thehotbutton.com/today/hot.button/2002_thb/021002_wed.html TheHotButton.com] the duo was fired in October 2005.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/07/business/paramount-fires-leaders-of-classics-unit.html New York Times article]
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."[http://www.paramountvantage.com/blog/?p=5 Paramount Vantage website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017233001/http://www.paramountvantage.com/blog/?p=5 |date=2006-10-17 }}
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.[https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2008/07/paramounts-vant.html Los Angeles Times article]
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.[https://deadline.com/2008/06/paramount-vantage-reorganizes-into-parent-5956/ Deadline Hollywood Daily article]
Paramount Vantage closed down after the release of Nebraska in 2013.
Releases
= Paramount Classics =
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Name
! Release date ! Production company(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| TrekkiesOwned by Shout! Studios | March 12, 1999 | Co-production with Paramount 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 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, the UK, Ireland, France, the Benelux, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan 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, 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 by Fireworks Pictures and Seven 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 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 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 by FilmFour |
| Who Is Cletis Tout?Owned by Magnolia Pictures | July 26, 2002 | North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; produced by Fireworks 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 by CJ 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 by Pathé |
| 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 by Icon Productions |
| The Machinist | January 18, 2004 | Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 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 | North American and select international distribution only; produced by Media 8 Entertainment and Trigger Street Productions |
| Love Me If You Dare | May 11, 2004 | US and select international 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 and Latin America, the UK, 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 | produced by @radical.media, Marcy Projects, and Roc-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 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; 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, Reprise Records, Playtone, Clinica Estetico, and Shakey Pictures |
| 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 North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 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 | North American distribution only; co-production with Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International |
= Paramount Vantage =
| class="wikitable" |
| Release date
! Film title ! Academy Awards and notes |
|---|
| align="right"| October 27, 2006
| Babel | distribution in North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain only, co-production with Paramount Pictures, Anonymous Content, Zeta Film and Central Films
|
| align="right"| January 20, 2007
| co-production with Rip Cord Productions and Plan B Entertainment |
| align="right"| March 2, 2007
|co-production with New Deal Productions and Southern Cross the Dog Productions |
| align="right"| June 22, 2007
| co-production with Plan B Entertainment and Revolution Films |
| align="right"| September 21, 2007
| distribution outside France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux, Japan, Spain and Italy only;{{Cite web |last=Goodridge |first=Mike |title=Focus unveils powerhouse Cannes lineup |url=https://www.screendaily.com/focus-unveils-powerhouse-cannes-lineup/4027052.article |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Screen International |language= |quote=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.}}{{Cite web |title=Into The Wild [Édition Collector] |url=https://www.amazon.fr/Into-%C3%89dition-Collector-Emile-Hirsch/dp/B00176I9BS/ref=sr_1_15?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=GRHS50GZP0HA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gki5K6Mv7mRiO2hxmgAPFvla5QV9aRQRjpVQnnYrP7_vr-qsTqv6cIp5dIPzNhA4BG9WZr8O3rcDpoV3kA9qkmBG-wcPqTjNlna1QuOVa9591XD0mliGqG9VBZNGw6vHPSVdJyK22iIUw1vM2y_T1hkuAwNpmeGVFxlho7_nj9AESVrEeIpNG0oRBNNVbxOXNkHBLqTj9RdMVYV4Ourxl-VZAqq6uf3kwHPNJbSBbwOcjJ9RIkwjaLZ413mDfhVUh9t_jYZJorKf3fmUO5GYq0ls48R918rb3luSSravZcM.h40CG5KO4U3nSmikcZSprb1VZ-Yjk6ZeL5mCHsvw9Bc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Into+the+Wild+dvd&qid=1728661068&sprefix=into+the+wild+dvd%2Caps%2C464&sr=8-15 |website=amazon.fr}}{{Cite web |title=Into the Wild DVD (2009) |url=https://www.lastdodo.com/en/items/9194273-into-the-wild |website=lastdodo.com}} co-production with River Road Entertainment, Square One C.I.H. and Linson Film
|
| align="right"| November 9, 2007
| No Country for Old MenParamount now owns worldwide rights to this film, having acquired a 49% stake in Miramax in 2020 | international distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Mike Zoss Productions
|
| align="right"| November 16, 2007
|co-production with Scott Rudin Productions |
| align="right"| December 26, 2007
| North American distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Ghoulardi Film Company
|
| align="right"| January 25, 2008
| co-distribution outside Canada with MTV Films only;{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=Rambow sells for $7.5m to Paramount Vantage at busy Sundance |url=https://www.screendaily.com/rambow-sells-for-75m-to-paramount-vantage-at-busy-sundance/4030431.article |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Screen International |language=}} produced by Celluloid Dreams and Sienna Films |
| align="right"| February 1, 2008
| co-distribution with Lionsgate only; co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions and Vertigo Entertainment |
| align="right"| May 2, 2008
| distribution outside Japan, Germany, Austria and French free television only; produced by Celluloid Dreams |
| align="right"| May 30, 2008
| co-distribution with MTV Films and Gary Sanchez Productions; produced by You Know I Can't Kiss You |
| align="right"| July 25, 2008
| distribution outside the U.K. and Ireland only; produced by A&E IndieFilms, Firehouse Films, Quasiworld Entertainment and 57th & Irving |
| align="right"| August 27, 2008
| international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Mandeville Films, Hyde Park Entertainment and Crescendo Productions |
| align="right"| September 19, 2008
| distribution in North and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only; produced by Pathe, BBC Films, Qwerty Films and Magnolia Mae Films
|
| align="right"| December 25, 2008
| international distribution only; produced by Overture Films |
| align="right"| December 26, 2008
| distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, BBC Films, Evamere Entertainment and Neal Street Productions
|
| align="right"| December 31, 2008
|North American, U.K., Irish, South African and Scandinavian distribution only; produced by Grosvenor Park Productions and Bedford Falls Productions
|
| align="right"| August 14, 2009
|The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |co-production with Gary Sanchez Productions |
| align="right"| August 21, 2009
| co-production with Groundswell Productions and Firefly Pictures |
| align="right"| September 4, 2009
| co-production with Likely Story and This Is That Productions |
| align="right"| October 2, 2009
| international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, The Weinstein Company and Dog Eat Dog Films |
| align="right"| February 26, 2010
| international distribution only; produced by Overture Films, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi |
| align="right"| March 5, 2010
| international distribution only; produced by Wayfare Entertainment, Octagon Films and Little Wave Productions; distributed in the U.S. by Magnolia Pictures |
| align="right"| August 8, 2010
| Middle MenOwned by Gravitas Ventures |distribution only; produced by Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment and Blue Star Entertainment |
| align="right"| September 24, 2010
| co-production with Participant Media, Walden Media and Electric Kinney Films |
| align="right"| October 1, 2010
| co-production with Paramount Pictures, Misher Films and Anonymous Content |
| align="right"| October 28, 2011
| co-distribution with Indian Paintbrush only; produced by Super Crispy Entertainment |
| align="right"| March 16, 2012
| co-production with Indian Paintbrush, Right of Way Films and Mr. Mudd |
| align="right"| December 21, 2012
| co-production with Indian Paintbrush, The Weinstein Company, Gran Via Productions and Chase Films |
| align="right"| November 15, 2013
| North American, U.K., Irish and German distribution only; co-production with FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Echo Lake Entertainment and Bona Fide Productions
|
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