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{{short description|Former film company}}
{{Short description|Former film company}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Mandate Pictures, LLC
| name = Mandate Pictures, LLC
| logo = Mandate Pictures (logo).jpg
| logo = Mandate Pictures (logo).jpg
| former_name = Senator International (2000–2006)
| type = Subsidiary
| type = Subsidiary
| successor = [[Good Universe]]
| successor = [[Good Universe]]
| foundation = 2001 <small>(as Senator International)</small>
| foundation = 2000 <small>(as Senator International)</small>
| founder = [[Joseph Drake (producer)|Joseph Drake]]<br>[[Nathan Kahane]]
| founders = [[Joseph Drake (producer)|Joseph Drake]]<br>[[Nathan Kahane]]
| defunct = 2013
| defunct = 2013
| fate = Reorganized as [[Good Universe]]
| fate = Reorganized as [[Good Universe]]
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]]
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion picture]]
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion picture]]
| key_people = [[Joseph Drake (producer)|Joseph Drake]]<br><small>(Founder and [[CEO]])</small><br>[[Nathan Kahane]]<br><small>(President)</small><br>Brian Goldsmith
| key_people = [[Joseph Drake (producer)|Joseph Drake]]<br><small>(Founder and [[CEO]])</small><br>[[Nathan Kahane]]<br><small>(President)</small><br>Brian Goldsmith
| owner = [[Lionsgate Entertainment]]
| owner = [[Lionsgate]] (2007–2013)
| divisions = Grindstone Entertainment Group
| divisions = Grindstone Entertainment Group
}}
}}
'''Mandate Pictures''' was a full-service film production and financing company acquired by [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] in 2007.
'''Mandate Pictures''' was an independent full-service film production company acquired by [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] in 2007.


==History==
==History==
In 2005, Mandate Pictures was officially formed when the Los Angeles–based '''Senator International''' completed a management buyout from German indie giant Senator Entertainment AG.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/drake-leads-management-buyout-of-senator-international/4021575.article |title=Drake leads management buyout of Senator International |work=Screen Daily|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref> [[Joe Drake (producer)|Joe Drake]], Brian Goldsmith and [[Nathan Kahane]] became the sole proprietors of Mandate Pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4910580-1.html|title=Senator Turns To Mandate |work=All Business|access-date=2012-03-15 |publisher=Mandate Pictures}}</ref> At the time, the company was helmed by President Joe Drake, chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith, and Nathan Kahane as the company's President of Motion Pictures, overseeing the daily creative operations of the new company. Mandate Pictures independently produced and financed feature films by leveraging international sales, while seeking out domestic distributors on a film by film basis.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117924790 |title=Busy Mandate firms up exec ranks |work=Variety |access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref>
In 2005, Mandate Pictures was officially formed when the Los Angeles–based '''Senator International''' completed a management buyout from German indie giant Senator Entertainment AG.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/drake-leads-management-buyout-of-senator-international/4021575.article |title=Drake leads management buyout of Senator International |work=Screen Daily|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref> [[Joe Drake (producer)|Joe Drake]], Brian Goldsmith and [[Nathan Kahane]] became the sole proprietors of Mandate Pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4910580-1.html|title=Senator Turns To Mandate |work=All Business|access-date=2012-03-15 |publisher=Mandate Pictures}}</ref> At the time, the company was helmed by President Joe Drake, chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith, and Nathan Kahane as the company's President of Motion Pictures, overseeing the daily creative operations of the new company. Mandate Pictures independently produced and financed feature films by leveraging international sales, while seeking out domestic distributors on a film by film basis.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/busy-mandate-firms-up-exec-ranks-1117924790/ |title=Busy Mandate firms up exec ranks |work=Variety |date=21 June 2005 |access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref>


On September 10, 2007, the partners sold Mandate Pictures to Lionsgate, and as part of that deal Kahane stayed on as President of Mandate Pictures while Mandate CEO Joe Drake became President of the Motion Picture Group and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Lionsgate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973799|title=Drake brings Mandate to Lionsgate |work=Variety |access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/6626881-1.html|title=Drake's Mandate to Lionsgate |work=All Business|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref> After the acquisition, Mandate operated as an independent brand under Drake and Kahane, releasing commercial and independent films worldwide while retaining the creative autonomy and capital to finance, develop, package and produce theatrical films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lionsgate-acquires-independent-film-production-and-distribution-company-mandate-pictures-57908357.html|title=Lionsgate Acquires Independent Film Production and Distribution Company Mandate Pictures |work=PR Newswire|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref><ref name="Mandate Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.mandatepictures.com/Profile.aspx|title=Mandate Pictures|access-date=2012-03-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20070514145211/http://www.mandatepictures.com/Profile.aspx|archive-date=2007-05-14}}</ref>
On September 10, 2007, the partners sold Mandate Pictures to Lionsgate, and as part of that deal Kahane stayed on as President of Mandate Pictures while Mandate CEO Joe Drake became President of the Motion Picture Group and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Lionsgate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/drake-brings-mandate-to-lionsgate-1117973799/|title=Drake brings Mandate to Lionsgate |work=Variety |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/6626881-1.html|title=Drake's Mandate to Lionsgate |work=All Business|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref> After the acquisition, Mandate operated as an independent brand under Drake and Kahane, releasing commercial and independent films worldwide while retaining the creative autonomy and capital to finance, develop, package and produce theatrical films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lionsgate-acquires-independent-film-production-and-distribution-company-mandate-pictures-57908357.html|title=Lionsgate Acquires Independent Film Production and Distribution Company Mandate Pictures |work=PR Newswire|access-date=2012-03-15 }}</ref><ref name="Mandate Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.mandatepictures.com/Profile.aspx|title=Mandate Pictures|access-date=2012-03-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070514145211/http://www.mandatepictures.com/Profile.aspx|archive-date=2007-05-14}}</ref>

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In the spring of 2012, Drake and Kahane launched [[Good Universe]], a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company.<ref name="Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe">{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/article/joe-drake-nathan-kahane-launch-good-universe-38106 |title= Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe |work= The Wrap|date= May 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> The launch comes as the collaborators transition out of Lionsgate, opening its doors fully staffed and with films from the development slate at predecessor company Mandate Pictures.<ref name="Nathan Kahane creative">{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2012/05/lionsgates-joe-drake-starts-new-full-service-film-company-with-nathan-kahane-265175/ |title= Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane Starts New Film Label Good Universe |work=Deadline |date= May 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> Good Universe will work with Lionsgate to complete a number of Mandate films and provide certain management and production services on a number of Mandate library properties.<ref name="Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe" />


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In the spring of 2012, Drake and Kahane launched [[Good Universe]], a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company.<ref name="Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe">{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/article/joe-drake-nathan-kahane-launch-good-universe-38106 |title= Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe |work= The Wrap|access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> The launch comes as the collaborators transition out of Lionsgate, opening its doors fully staffed and with films from the development slate at predecessor company Mandate Pictures.<ref name="Nathan Kahane creative">{{cite web |url= https://www.deadline.com/2012/05/lionsgates-joe-drake-starts-new-full-service-film-company-with-nathan-kahane/ |title= Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane Starts New Film Label Good Universe |work=Deadline |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> Good Universe will work with Lionsgate to complete a number of Mandate films and provide certain management and production services on a number of Mandate library properties.<ref name="Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe" />
==Logo==
==Logo==
The drummer girl in the logo is Georgia Rock, who later starred in the 2013 movie [[The Bling Ring]].<ref>https://m.imdb.com/name/nm4939435/</ref>
The drummer girl in the logo is Georgia Rock, who later starred in the 2013 movie [[The Bling Ring]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm4939435/|title = Georgia Rock| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Senator International===
===Senator International===
*''[[Death to Smoochy]]'' (2002) (released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[Film4 Productions|FilmFour]])
*''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004) (released by [[New Line Cinema]])
*''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004) (released by [[New Line Cinema]])
*''[[White Noise (2005 film)|White Noise]]'' (2005) (released by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Gold Circle Films]])
*''[[Boogeyman (film)|Boogeyman]]'' (2005) (released by [[Screen Gems]] and [[Ghost House Pictures]])
*''[[Boogeyman (film)|Boogeyman]]'' (2005) (released by [[Screen Gems]] and [[Ghost House Pictures]])
*''[[Lords of Dogtown]]'' (2005) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Tristar Pictures]])
*''[[Lords of Dogtown]]'' (2005) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[TriStar Pictures]])


===Mandate Pictures===
===Mandate Pictures===
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*''[[Passengers (2008 film)|Passengers]]'' (2008) (released by [[TriStar Pictures]])
*''[[Passengers (2008 film)|Passengers]]'' (2008) (released by [[TriStar Pictures]])
*''[[Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist]]'' (2008) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]])
*''[[Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist]]'' (2008) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]])
*''[[Horsemen (2009 film)|Horsemen]]'' (2009) (released by [[Lionsgate Films]], [[Radar Pictures]] and [[Platinum Dunes]])
*''[[Horsemen (2009 film)|Horsemen]]'' (2009) (released by [[Lionsgate]], [[Radar Pictures]] and [[Platinum Dunes]])
*''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' (2009) (released by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Ghost House Pictures]])
*''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' (2009) (released by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Ghost House Pictures]])
*''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]'' (2009) (released by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]])
*''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]'' (2009) (released by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]])
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*''[[Young Adult (film)|Young Adult]]'' (2011) (released by [[Paramount Pictures]])
*''[[Young Adult (film)|Young Adult]]'' (2011) (released by [[Paramount Pictures]])
*''[[LOL (2012 film)|LOL]]'' (2012) (released by [[Lionsgate Films]])
*''[[LOL (2012 film)|LOL]]'' (2012) (released by [[Lionsgate Films]])
*''[[Seeking A Friend for the End of the World]]'' (2012) (released by [[Focus Features]] and [[Indian Paintbrush (production company)|Indian Paintbrush]])
*''[[Seeking A Friend for the End of the World]]'' (2012) (released by [[Focus Features]] and [[Indian Paintbrush (company)|Indian Paintbrush]])
*''[[Hope Springs (2012 film)|Hope Springs]]'' (2012) (co-released by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]])
*''[[Hope Springs (2012 film)|Hope Springs]]'' (2012) (co-released by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]])
*''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]])
*''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013) (released by [[Columbia Pictures]])
*''[[Paradise (2013 film)|Paradise]]'' (2013) (released by [[Image Entertainment]])
*''[[Paradise (2013 American film)|Paradise]]'' (2013) (released by [[Image Entertainment]])


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0142446/ Mandate Pictures] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0142446/ Mandate Pictures] at [[IMDb]]


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Latest revision as of 00:48, 16 November 2024

Mandate Pictures, LLC
FormerlySenator International (2000–2006)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2000 (as Senator International)
FoundersJoseph Drake
Nathan Kahane
Defunct2013
FateReorganized as Good Universe
SuccessorGood Universe
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
,
United States
Key people
Joseph Drake
(Founder and CEO)
Nathan Kahane
(President)
Brian Goldsmith
OwnerLionsgate (2007–2013)
DivisionsGrindstone Entertainment Group

Mandate Pictures was an independent full-service film production company acquired by Lionsgate in 2007.

History

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In 2005, Mandate Pictures was officially formed when the Los Angeles–based Senator International completed a management buyout from German indie giant Senator Entertainment AG.[1] Joe Drake, Brian Goldsmith and Nathan Kahane became the sole proprietors of Mandate Pictures.[2] At the time, the company was helmed by President Joe Drake, chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith, and Nathan Kahane as the company's President of Motion Pictures, overseeing the daily creative operations of the new company. Mandate Pictures independently produced and financed feature films by leveraging international sales, while seeking out domestic distributors on a film by film basis.[3]

On September 10, 2007, the partners sold Mandate Pictures to Lionsgate, and as part of that deal Kahane stayed on as President of Mandate Pictures while Mandate CEO Joe Drake became President of the Motion Picture Group and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Lionsgate.[4][5] After the acquisition, Mandate operated as an independent brand under Drake and Kahane, releasing commercial and independent films worldwide while retaining the creative autonomy and capital to finance, develop, package and produce theatrical films.[6][7]

In the spring of 2012, Drake and Kahane launched Good Universe, a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company.[8] The launch comes as the collaborators transition out of Lionsgate, opening its doors fully staffed and with films from the development slate at predecessor company Mandate Pictures.[9] Good Universe will work with Lionsgate to complete a number of Mandate films and provide certain management and production services on a number of Mandate library properties.[8]

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The drummer girl in the logo is Georgia Rock, who later starred in the 2013 movie The Bling Ring.[10]

Filmography

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Senator International

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Mandate Pictures

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2000s

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2010s

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References

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  1. ^ "Drake leads management buyout of Senator International". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ "Senator Turns To Mandate". All Business. Mandate Pictures. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  3. ^ "Busy Mandate firms up exec ranks". Variety. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. ^ "Drake brings Mandate to Lionsgate". Variety. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  5. ^ "Drake's Mandate to Lionsgate". All Business. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  6. ^ "Lionsgate Acquires Independent Film Production and Distribution Company Mandate Pictures". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  7. ^ "Mandate Pictures". Archived from the original on 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  8. ^ a b "Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane launch Good Universe". The Wrap. May 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane Starts New Film Label Good Universe". Deadline. May 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Georgia Rock". IMDb.
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