Mandalay Pictures

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]

Mandalay Pictures
Subsidiary
IndustryMotion pictures
GenreIndependent movies
FoundedMay 27, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-05-27)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
FounderPeter Guber
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, United States
ServicesMovie production
ParentToshiba (1995-1999)
Artisan Entertainment (1997-2002)
Lionsgate (2003-2008)
Mandalay Entertainment Group (2008-present)
Websitemandalay.com

At first, was a independent company, was acquired by Lionsgate in 1997, which was a 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

  1. Weinraub, Bernard (1995-12-07). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Behind Sony Ouster, One Excess Too Many" (in en). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/07/business/the-media-business-behind-sony-ouster-one-excess-too-many.html. Retrieved 2021-06-25. 
  2. "Sony reworking Guber deal: report". UPI. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. Lions Gate sells stake in Mandalay Pictures.[dead link]
  4. Gilstrap, Peter (2007-04-19). "Schulman pumps up Mandalay". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. 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.