Triumph Films (also known as Triumph Releasing Corporation) was an American independent film studio division of Sony Pictures Entertainment that geared towards theatre and direct-to-video film production and distribution.
It was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the French company Gaumont to distribute foreign films in the US. In 1984, Marcie Bloom, who was formerly of the New York Film Festival joined Triumph Films to serve as New York publicity director of the film studio.[2]
In 1985, Triumph Films announced that they would cut back down on the production slate, and decided to focus on titles only on foreign-language films with English subtitles.[3] Shortly afterwards, Gaumont decided to cut their ties on the distributing company, and decided that Columbia would be sole owner of the studio.[4] On October 29, 1985, Columbia Pictures decided to shut the foreign film label Triumph Films, and folded into the Columbia Pictures label.[5]
On January 5, 1988, the then-newly founded Columbia Pictures Entertainment announced that they would revive the Triumph brand as a new worldwide subsidiary, Triumph Releasing Corporation, and named Patrick N. Williamson as president of the unit, and the company will provide administrative services related to distribution of Columbia Pictures and Tri-Star Pictures in the U.S. and Canada, while internationally, Triumph would be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of Columbia and Tri-Star films under the direction of each individual studio.[6] It was officially incorporated on March 24, 1988.[1] In 1989, Triumph distributed films by Crédit Lyonnais's Epic Productions Inc. (Not to be confused with Epic Records).[7]
On November 23, 1994, Triumph Releasing Corporation was renamed as Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation,[1] and the Triumph name was spun off as Triumph Films. After being shut down in 1997, the Triumph Films label was re-activated in 2003. Eventually, the label had turned dormant in 2008 and had become an in-name-only division of Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation.[1] In 2014, the label was revived yet again for the release of The Remaining.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Triumph Films news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Triumph Films also known as Triumph Releasing Corporation was an American independent film studio division of Sony Pictures Entertainment that geared towards theatre and direct to video film production and distribution Triumph FilmsCompany typeIn name only division 1 IndustryFilmFounded1982 42 years ago 1982 Defunct2014 10 years ago 2014 FateDormantSuccessorLibrary Sony PicturesStudio Screen GemsHeadquarters10202 West Washington Boulevard Culver City California United StatesKey peopleSamuel White Co President Benjamin Lewis Executive Chairman ProductsMotion picturesOwnerSonyParentSony Pictures Contents 1 History 2 Notable films 3 1980s 4 1990s 5 2000s 2010s 6 Notes 7 ReferencesHistory editIt was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the French company Gaumont to distribute foreign films in the US In 1984 Marcie Bloom who was formerly of the New York Film Festival joined Triumph Films to serve as New York publicity director of the film studio 2 In 1985 Triumph Films announced that they would cut back down on the production slate and decided to focus on titles only on foreign language films with English subtitles 3 Shortly afterwards Gaumont decided to cut their ties on the distributing company and decided that Columbia would be sole owner of the studio 4 On October 29 1985 Columbia Pictures decided to shut the foreign film label Triumph Films and folded into the Columbia Pictures label 5 On January 5 1988 the then newly founded Columbia Pictures Entertainment announced that they would revive the Triumph brand as a new worldwide subsidiary Triumph Releasing Corporation and named Patrick N Williamson as president of the unit and the company will provide administrative services related to distribution of Columbia Pictures and Tri Star Pictures in the U S and Canada while internationally Triumph would be responsible for the sales marketing and distribution of Columbia and Tri Star films under the direction of each individual studio 6 It was officially incorporated on March 24 1988 1 In 1989 Triumph distributed films by Credit Lyonnais s Epic Productions Inc Not to be confused with Epic Records 7 On November 23 1994 Triumph Releasing Corporation was renamed as Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation 1 and the Triumph name was spun off as Triumph Films After being shut down in 1997 the Triumph Films label was re activated in 2003 Eventually the label had turned dormant in 2008 and had become an in name only division of Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation 1 In 2014 the label was revived yet again for the release of The Remaining Notable films editNotable films include To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday The Ambulance Brainscan Magic in the Water co released by TriStar Pictures The Golden Laws Steamboy co distributed by Destination Films and the critically panned SuperBabies Baby Geniuses 2 1980s editRelease Date TitleFebruary 10 1982 Das BootJune 21 1982 La vie continueJune 23 1982 Bob le flambeurSeptember 14 1982 JosephaOctober 6 1982 YolJanuary 23 1983 ParsifalFebruary 11 1983 We of the Never NeverFebruary 16 1983 That Night in VarennesApril 21 1983 Invitation au voyageApril 29 1983 QuerelleMay 13 1983 La BoumMay 27 1983 The TroutSeptember 9 1983 Moon in the GutterSeptember 28 1983 DantonNovember 11 1983 Purple HazeDecember 14 1983 The Eyes the MouthJanuary 26 1984 And the Ship Sails OnMay 18 1984 AngelMay 25 1984 Heat of DesireJune 12 1984 The Last BattleJune 21 1984 After the RehearsalSeptember 20 1984 CarmenOctober 13 1984 A Nos AmoursNovember 9 1984 The Little BunchA Love in GermanyAugust 2 1985 Death in a French GardenAugust 26 1985 My Other HusbandOctober 18 1985 Acqua e saponeNovember 1 1985 Softly SoftlyDecember 8 1989 Triumph of the Spirit N 1 1990s editRelease Date Title NotesJanuary 12 1990 Ski Patrol distribution only produced by Epic Productions N 1 February 16 1990 Courage MountainMarch 9 1990 Bad InfluenceMarch 31 1990 The AmbulanceApril 20 1990 Modern LoveWhy Me distribution only produced by Epic Productions N 1 April 27 1990 Wild Orchid distribution only produced by Vision PDG N 1 June 1 1990 Ghosts Can t Do It distribution only produced by Epic Productions N 1 July 20 1990 Clownhouse distribution only produced by Commercial Pictures N 1 August 24 1990 Men at Work distribution only produced by Epic Productions N 1 September 28 1990 Dark Angel distribution only produced by Vision PDG N 1 October 26 1990 Sonny Boy distribution only produced by Trans World Entertainment N 1 November 2 1990 Waiting for the Light distribution only produced by Epic Productions N 1 November 9 1990 Mister FrostNovember 21 1990 Robot Jox distribution only produced by Empire Pictures N 1 April 12 1991 Eminent DomainOctober 9 1991 HomicideNovember 1 1991 Year of the GunFebruary 28 1992 Gate 2 The Trespassers distribution only produced by Vision PDG N 1 March 27 1992 RubyApril 15 1992 Brenda StarrMay 8 1992 Wild Orchid II Two Shades of Blue distribution only produced by Vision PDG N 1 August 1 1992 Jersey GirlOctober 23 1992 ZebraheadMarch 5 1993 Shadow of the WolfApril 9 1993 Sidekicks distribution only produced by Vision PDG and Gallery FilmsApril 22 1994 BrainscanMarch 3 1995 Nina Takes a LoverApril 12 1995 Jury Duty co production with TriStar PicturesAugust 30 1995 Magic in the WaterJanuary 26 1996 Screamers co production with Columbia PicturesAugust 23 1996 SoloOctober 18 1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday co production with RastarApril 14 1997 BlissMay 2 1997 Truth or Consequences N M August 22 1997 Masterminds co production with Columbia PicturesSeptember 12 1997 The Disappearance of Garcia LorcaSeptember 26 1997 The Assignment2000s 2010s editRelease Date Title NotesDecember 5 2003 The Golden LawsAugust 17 2004 SuperBabies Baby Geniuses 2 co production with Crystal Sky PicturesMarch 18 2005 Steamboy US distribution only co distributed by Destination Films produced by Sunrise and TohoFebruary 17 2006 The Second Chance co production with Provident Films Ruckus Film and Cedar PartnersJanuary 2 2007 Shottas co distributed by Destination FilmsApril 18 2008 Zombie Strippers theatrical distribution only produced by Stage 6 FilmsSeptember 5 2014 The Remaining distribution only produced by Affirm FilmsNotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rights now belong to MGMReferences edit a b c d SONY PICTURES RELEASING CORPORATION businessprofiles com Retrieved on January 20 2014 Triumph Appoints Bloom N Y Based Pub Director Variety April 18 1984 p 20 English Lingo Fare To Dominate Triumph Films Release Schedule Variety September 25 1985 p 6 Clark Ted October 9 1985 Gaumont Pulling Out of Triumph Buyse To Be Stateside Rep Variety p 3 Col Assessing Fate of Triumph Subsid Variety October 30 1985 p 3 Columbia Resurrects Triumph Variety January 6 1988 p 7 METRO GOLDWYN MAYER INC Form 10 K Annual Report Filing Date Mar 30 1999 PDF secdatabase com Retrieved May 15 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Triumph Films amp oldid 1198661162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
