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Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until it was purchased by later mini-major film studio Lions Gate Entertainment in 2003. At the time of its ...
Oct 28, 2023 · Was it fact or fiction? There was an obvious answer, but the executives at Artisan Entertainment saw potential in the confusion. The studio bought the rights to the movie out of the...
Jun 12, 2024 · Artisan Entertainment, which acquired the film at Sundance for $1.1 million, took maintaining that illusion so seriously that the actors were barred from appearing at its Cannes Film Festival...
Nov 3, 2022 · So what actually happened in the ending? Artisan Entertainment There are theories abound regarding the true nature of the "Blair Witch" ending, but there are two that seem to be the most...
Oct 15, 2021 · Legend has it that when Artisan Entertainment acquired the micro-budget film for distribution in the late '90s, the first thing they wanted to do was change the ending.
Apr 23, 2024 · But that’s not what happened. Artisan Entertainment bought distribution rights to The Blair Witch Project for $1.1m. Lionsgate acquired the franchise in 2003. Leonard wrote that each actor received $300k from a buyout for the first film and nothing else, having “signed contracts when we were kids, with no legal or union support.”
Apr 3, 2023 · Although that period was ultimately short-lived, effectively ending with Artisan’s acquisition by Lions Gate Entertainment in 2003, for about five years, it was a small company that made a handful of films that had a giant impact, both creatively and commercially.
