Paramount Vantage

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

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", the duo was fired in October 2005.

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."

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.

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.

Paramount Vantage closed down on November 15, 2014 after the release of Nebraska in 2013.

Releases

Paramount Classics

Name	Release date	Production company(s)
Trekkies	March 12, 1999	Distribution only; produced by Neo Art & Logic
Get Real	April 30, 1999	North American, UK and Irish distribution only; produced by Distant Horizon
Cabaret Balkan	July 23, 1999	US, UK, Irish, Australian and New Zealand distribution 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	North American, UK and Irish distribution only
The Virgin Suicides	May 12, 2000	North and Latin American, Australian, New Zealand and South African distribution only; produced by American Zoetrope
Passion of Mind	May 26, 2000	North American distribution only; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment
Sunshine	June 9, 2000	US, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese distribution only; produced by Alliance Atlantis and Serendipity Point Films
Girl on the Bridge	July 28, 2000	North and Latin American distribution 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; rights licensed to Momentum Pictures for the UK and Ireland
The Gift	December 22, 2000	North American distribution only; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment
Company Man	March 9, 2001	North and Latin American and Japanese 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 and Latin 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, South Africa and Japan 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	North American, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese distribution only
Mean Machine	February 22, 2002	Worldwide home media and North American distribution only; produced by SKA Films and Brad Grey Productions
Festival in Cannes	March 3, 2002	North and Latin American, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese distribution only; produced by Rainbow Pictures
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, South Africa and Japan only; produced by FilmFour
Who Is Cletis Tout?	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; rights licensed to Optimum Releasing for the UK and Ireland
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	North and Latin American, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese distribution 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; theatrical and home media rights licensed to Metrodome Distribution for the UK and Ireland
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen	August 8, 2003	Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan only
The Singing Detective	October 24, 2003	North and Latin American and Japanese distribution 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; rights licensed to Tartan 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 and Latin American, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; produced by Media 8 Entertainment and Trigger Street Productions
Love Me If You Dare	May 11, 2004	North American, Australian, New Zealand and Scandinavian 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	North and Latin American, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese distribution only; rights licensed to Wise Policy and Happinet Pictures for Japan
Mean Creek	August 20, 2004	Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Whitewater Films; rights licensed to Tartan Films for the UK and Ireland and Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand
Enduring Love	October 29, 2004	North and Latin American distribution 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	Distribution in North and Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Seven Arts; rights licensed to Momentum Pictures for the UK and Ireland
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	North American distribution only; co-production with Capitol Films, Ascendant Pictures 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	Distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions; rights licensed to Filmauro for Italy, Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia and Kadokawa Herald Pictures for Japan
Shine a Light	April 4, 2008	North American distribution only; co-production with Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International
Padmaavat	January 25, 2018	UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Middle Eastern distribution only; produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions