American film company founded in 2005
Picturehouse
Company's logo
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Company type
| Private
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Industry
| Entertainment
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Founded
| - 2005
; 19 years ago
(
2005
)
(original company)
- 2013
; 11 years ago
(
2013
)
(revived studio)
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Founders
| Bob Berney
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Defunct
| 2008
; 16 years ago
(
2008
)
(original company)
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Headquarters
| Los Angeles, California
, United States
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Key people
| Bob Berney (CEO)
Jeanne R. Berney (COO)
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Parent
| Time Warner
(2005?2008)
Independent (2013?present)
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Website
| Picturehouse.com
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Picturehouse
is an American independent entertainment company owned by CEO
Bob Berney
and COO Jeanne R. Berney. Based in
Los Angeles
, the company specializes in film marketing and
distribution
, both in the U.S. and internationally. Its releases have included
La Vie en Rose
(2007), which earned an
Academy Award for Best Actress
for
Marion Cotillard
,
Metallica Through the Never
(2013), and
Adam Wingard
's
Sundance Film Festival
selection
The Guest
(2014), an
Independent Spirit Award
nominee starring
Dan Stevens
.
History
[
edit
]
Formed by
Bob Berney
in 2005, Picturehouse was a joint venture created by
Time Warner
subsidiaries,
New Line Cinema
and
HBO Films
to acquire, produce and distribute independent films.
[1]
Berney, who guided the acquisition, marketing and distribution of
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
and
The Passion of the Christ
, among other notable releases, ran the company from its inception.
[2]
Over the next two years, Picturehouse released features such as
Robert Altman
's
A Prairie Home Companion
, starring
Meryl Streep
and
Lily Tomlin
;
Guillermo del Toro
's
Pan's Labyrinth
, which was acquired at script stage and went on to earn six
Academy Award
nominations and wins in three categories;
La Vie en Rose
, which garnered
Marion Cotillard
an
Academy Award for Best Actress
;
[3]
and
Sergei Bodrov
's
Genghis Khan
biopic
Mongol
, a nominee for
Best Foreign Language Film
.
[4]
In 2008, Time Warner's consolidation resulted in
Warner Bros.
exiting the independent business to concentrate on big-budget "tentpole" releases. This prompted the closure of marketing and distribution operations at both New Line Cinema and Picturehouse, costing 70 employees their jobs.
[5]
In 2013, Berney and his wife Jeanne acquired the Picturehouse logo and trademark from Warner Bros. and relaunched the label as an independent theatrical distribution company.
[6]
Initial releases included
Adriana Trigiani
's
Big Stone Gap
, starring
Ashley Judd
, and
Christian Keller
's
Gloria
, with
Sofia Espinosa
.
In August 2020, the company released
Fatima
, directed by
Marco Pontecorvo
and starring
Joaquim de Almeida
,
Goran Visnjic
,
Harvey Keitel
and
Sonia Braga
. The film tells the story of a 10-year-old
shepherd
,
Lucia dos Santos
, and her two young cousins,
Francisco and Jacinta Marto
, who report having seen
apparitions
of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
in
Fatima, Portugal
, circa 1917. Their revelations inspire believers but anger officials of both the
Catholic Church
and the secular government, who try to force them to recant their story. As word of their prophecy spreads, tens of thousands of religious
pilgrims
flock to the site to witness what became known as the
Miracle of the Sun
.
[7]
In September 2021, Picturehouse announced that it would release
Becoming Cousteau
, a documentary that uses previously unseen archival footage to chronicle the life and career of the adventurous oceanographer and filmmaker
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
, who coinvented scuba diving and foretold the impact of pollution on
climate change
. Directed by
Liz Garbus
, the film was released on October 22, 2021.
[8]
[9]
Filmography
[
edit
]
2000s
[
edit
]
Original seal, distributed by
New Line Home Entertainment
and
HBO Video
(now
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
)
Release Date
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Title
|
Ref.
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July 22, 2005
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Last Days
|
[10]
|
September 16, 2005
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The Thing About My Folks
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October 19, 2005
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Ushpizin
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January 27, 2006
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A Cock and Bull Story
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April 14, 2006
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The Notorious Bettie Page
|
June 9, 2006
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A Prairie Home Companion
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November 9, 2006
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Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
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November 10, 2006
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
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December 29, 2006
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Pan's Labyrinth
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March 9, 2007
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Starter for 10
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June 1, 2007
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Gracie
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June 8, 2007
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La Vie en Rose
|
[11]
[12]
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August 3, 2007
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El Cantante
|
[10]
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August 10, 2007
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Rocket Science
|
August 17, 2007
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
|
[13]
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September 14, 2007
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Silk
|
[10]
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January 11, 2008
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The Orphanage
|
[14]
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February 8, 2008
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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights ? Hollywood to the Heartland
|
[10]
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February 29, 2008 (DVD)
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The Fox and the Child
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March 28, 2008
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Run Fatboy Run
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June 6, 2008
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Mongol
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July 2, 2008
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
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September 12, 2008
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The Women
|
[15]
|
January 20, 2009 (DVD)
|
Amusement
|
[10]
|
2010s
[
edit
]
Revived seal, distributed by
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2020s
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Thompson, Anne (March 4, 2008).
"Warner Bros. shape shifts"
.
Variety
.
Archived
from the original on August 21, 2008
. Retrieved
August 4,
2009
.
- ^
Hirschberg, Lynn (December 19, 2004).
"The Distribution Artist"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on March 26, 2020
. Retrieved
April 27,
2020
.
- ^
Collett-White, Mike (February 24, 2008).
"French actress Cotillard shines at Oscars"
.
Reuters
.
Archived
from the original on September 18, 2023
. Retrieved
September 18,
2023
.
- ^
McIntyre, Gina (February 6, 2007).
"Del Toro's 'Labyrinth' gains Oscar momentum"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
Archived
from the original on December 17, 2019
. Retrieved
April 27,
2020
.
- ^
Hayes, Dade; McNary, Dave (May 8, 2008).
"Picturehouse, WIP close shop"
. Variety.
Archived
from the original on July 14, 2008
. Retrieved
August 4,
2009
.
- ^
Fleming, Mike (January 15, 2013).
"The Berneys are Back with Picturehouse, and Now They've got Metallica"
. Deadline Hollywood.
Archived
from the original on March 18, 2013
. Retrieved
January 15,
2013
.
- ^
Fleming, Mike (October 28, 2019).
"Bob & Jeanne Berney Reopen PictureHouse With North American Rights Deal For 'Fatima'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on December 13, 2019
. Retrieved
April 27,
2020
.
- ^
Thompson, Anne (September 1, 2021).
"NatGeo Unveils Four Documentaries at Telluride, from 'Fauci' to 'Becoming Cousteau'
"
.
IndieWire
.
Archived
from the original on September 18, 2023
. Retrieved
September 7,
2021
.
- ^
Hammond, Pete (September 1, 2021).
"Nat Geo Documentary Films Set To Dominate Telluride Film Festival; 'Fauci', 'The Rescue', 'Becoming Cousteau' And More To Premiere"
.
Deadline
.
Archived
from the original on September 9, 2021
. Retrieved
September 7,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
Renner, Amy (August 26, 2023).
"Picturehouse"
.
Movie Insider
.
- ^
Goodridge, Mike (May 27, 2006).
"Picturehouse wins US rights to La Vie En Rose"
.
Screen Daily
.
Archived
from the original on January 17, 2022.
- ^
Grove, Martin A. (June 15, 2007).
"Picture perfect launch for Picturehouse's 'Rose'
"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
Archived
from the original on February 2, 2023.
- ^
"The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved
September 19,
2023
.
- ^
Billington, Alex (February 13, 2007).
"Picturehouse Picks Up The Orphanage in Berlin"
.
First Showing
.
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"Picturehouse Picks Up Diane English's The Women"
.
MovieWeb
·
. November 9, 2006.
- ^
Cunningham, Todd (September 25, 2013).
"
'Metallica Through the Never' Rocks the Rebirth of Indie Picturehouse"
. The Wrap.
Archived
from the original on November 2, 2021
. Retrieved
April 27,
2020
.
- ^
D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 7, 2020).
"Bob & Jeanne Berney's Picturehouse Release 'Fatima' To Rise In Theaters This Summer"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on May 31, 2020
. Retrieved
June 19,
2020
.
- ^
"BECOMING-COUSTEAU"-on-Friday-Oct.-22-2021 "National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse to Release Liz Garbus' "BECOMING COUSTEAU" on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021"
.
BusinessWire
. September 1, 2021
. Retrieved
September 1,
2021
.
- ^
"National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse Release Trailer for Two-Time Sundance Award-Winner 'THE TERRITORY'
"
.
BusinessWire
. June 22, 2022.
- ^
"National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse Announce First Trailer and Theatrical Release of WILD LIFE from Oscarⓡ Award-Winning Filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin"
.
Business Wire
. March 9, 2023.
Archived
from the original on March 11, 2023.
- ^
Carey, Matthew (August 31, 2023).
"He Went To Convert Indigenous Islanders And Was Met With Arrows: Watch Trailer For Riveting NatGeo Doc 'The Mission' ? Telluride"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
August 31,
2023
.
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Motion Picture Group
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Television Group
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