Palisades Tartan
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Company type | Subsidiary | |
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Industry | Parent Palisades Media Group | |
Divisions | Palisades Tartan Films USA Palisades Tartan Films Spotlight Palisades Tartan Video (Labels: Palisades Tartan Asia Extreme, Palisades Tartan Terror, Palisades Tartan Grindhouse) | |
Website | Official website |
Palisades Tartan is a film distribution company with headquarters in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It was established by the Palisades Media Group following the collapse of Tartan Films in the summer of 2008. Palisades Tartan aims to acquire and distribute films from Tartan Films' library, ensuring that the titles remain accessible to viewers.[1]
History
Tartan Films, established in 1984,
Tartan Films USA released various internationally acclaimed films for the US market, including
In June 2008, Tartan went into administration, laid off its employees, and ceased operations.[5] The US branch was shut a month earlier and its library of films was sold to the Palisades Media Group. Shortly after the sale, a representative of the Bryanston Distributing Company made a seven-figure cash offer to buy the company’s film library, but the offer was rejected by Palisades Media.
Releases
Palisades Tartan
On September 28, 2008, the newly named Palisades Tartan label released its first UK DVD title (cat. no. PAL001DVD), the film P2, directed by Franck Khalfoun.[6] On January 7, 2009, Palisades Tartan released Silent Light in the United States theatrically; it was the first US theatrical release for the company.
Tartan Films
Prior to the take-over, Tartan had originally released all of its films, including its Asia Extreme and Tartan Terror labels on VHS. As DVD became more popular, the company chose to release solely on this format and deleted the VHS back catalogue. The Metro Tartan branch of the company dealt with theatrical distribution.
References
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- ^ Geoffrey McNab "Death of a salesman", The Guardian 4 July 2009
- ^ Interview with Tartan Video president Tony Borg, Ohmynews.com.
- ^ Videostoremag.com
- Screen Daily. Archived from the originalon 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "P2". 29 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2018 – via Amazon.