Mandalay Pictures was formed at the same time as the parent company
Mandalay Entertainment in 1995 by Peter Guber, who was formerly head of
Sony Pictures Entertainment and
The Guber-Peters Company. At first, it struck an exclusive film and television deal with
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was releasing its films through the
Columbia and
TriStar distribution labels in most countries.
Summit Entertainment signed a deal with Mandalay to serve as its foreign sales agent, helping arrange output deals including
Entertainment Film Distributors in the United Kingdom and Ireland,
Village Roadshow in Australia, New Zealand and Greece,
Constantin Film in Germany and Austria, SKC in South Korea, TriPictures in Spain and the
Cecchi Gori Group in Italy. In 1998, Mandalay Pictures moved over from Sony Pictures to
Paramount Pictures. At the same time, Mandalay struck a partnership with
Lions Gate Entertainment to acquire the assets of Mandalay Entertainment. The deal did not include the
television division, which remained with
Columbia TriStar Television. In September 1998, Mandalay signed a distribution deal with
Canal+ and
Pathé joint-venture C+P to handle distribution of Mandalay's films in the United Kingdom, France and Belgium/Luxembourg. In 2002, the deal was transferred from
Paramount Pictures to
Universal Pictures, and launched its international sales division. In November 2002, it was separated from
Lions Gate Entertainment. In 2004, Ori Marmur left Mandalay Pictures, and decided to join
Original Film. Ironically, Original Film is producing the
I Know What You Did Last Summer movies for Mandalay Pictures. In 2007, it launched a division Mandalay Independent Pictures, and it was to focus on making independent films. In 2010, it became Mandalay Vision and
Matthew Rhodes was appointed president in 2011. == Films ==