Mandalay Pictures
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Genre | Independent movies |
| Founded | May 27, 1995 |
| Founder | Peter Guber |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Services | Movie production |
| Parent | Independent (1995-1997, 2003-2008) Lions Gate Entertainment (1997-2002) Mandalay Entertainment Group (2008-present) |
| Website | www |
Mandalay Pictures (later as Mandalay Independent Pictures and Mandalay Vision) is a Santa Monica,-based movie production company and subsidiary of Mandalay Entertainment Group, established on May 27, 1995 by producer and businessman Peter Guber. At the same time, the company signed a exclusive contract with Sony Pictures to production of films through the Columbia and TriStar.[1][2] The mascot of company is tiger.[3]
At first, was an independent company, was acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment in 1997, which was an owner of company until 2002. In 2003, was a again independent company, was merged with Mandalay Entertainment in 2008.
In 2007, the company launched a Mandalay Independent Pictures, independent division, which deals with production and financing of only independent films.[4] In 2010, the division was renamed to Mandalay Vision.[5]
References
- ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (1995-12-07). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Behind Sony Ouster, One Excess Too Many". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ "Sony reworking Guber deal: report". UPI. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Lions Gate sells stake in Mandalay Pictures. Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Gilstrap, Peter (2007-04-19). "Schulman pumps up Mandalay". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (2010-01-14). "Mandalay Vision to finance indie films". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
