Artisan Entertainment
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 acquisition, Artisan had a library of thousands of films developed through acquisition, original production, and production and distribution agreements. Its headquarters and private screening room were located in Santa Monica, California. It also had an office in Tribeca in Manhattan, New York.
| Formerly | U.S.A. Home Video (1983–1987) International Video Entertainment, Inc. (1984–1990) LIVE Entertainment (1988–1998) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Home video Motion pictures |
| Predecessor | Vestron Pictures Vestron Video |
| Founded | 1983 (as U.S.A. Home Video) |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Fate | Acquired and folded into Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. |
| Successor | Lionsgate Home Entertainment Lionsgate Films |
| Headquarters | 15400 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA (1986–1998) 2700 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA (1998–2004) |
Key people | Noel Bloom Sr. |
| Owner | Family Home Entertainment (1983–1984) NCB Entertainment Group (1984–1987) Carolco Pictures (1987–1993) Independent (1993–1997) Bain Capital (1997–2003) Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. (2003–2004) |
| Divisions | Artisan Pictures Artisan Television Artisan Home Entertainment Artisan Digital Media Family Home Entertainment iArtisan FHE Kids |
The company owned the home video rights to the film libraries of Republic Pictures, ITC Entertainment, Gladden Entertainment, Miramax Films, Hemdale Film Corporation, The Shooting Gallery, and Carolco Pictures before it went defunct.
Artisan's releases included Requiem for a Dream, Pi, Killing Zoe, The Blair Witch Project, Grizzly Falls, Startup.com, Novocaine, and National Lampoon's Van Wilder.