Mandate Pictures was an independent full-service film production company acquired by

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in 2007.

History

In 2005, Mandate Pictures was officially formed when the Los Angeles–based Senator International completed a management buyout from German indie giant Senator Entertainment AG. Joe Drake, Brian Goldsmith and Nathan Kahane became the sole proprietors of Mandate Pictures. At the time, the company was helmed by President Joe Drake, chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith, and Nathan Kahane as the company's President of Motion Pictures, overseeing the daily creative operations of the new company. Mandate Pictures independently produced and financed feature films by leveraging international sales, while seeking out domestic distributors on a film by film basis. On September 10, 2007, the partners sold Mandate Pictures to Lionsgate, and as part of that deal Kahane stayed on as President of Mandate Pictures while Mandate CEO Joe Drake became President of the Motion Picture Group and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Lionsgate. After the acquisition, Mandate operated as an independent brand under Drake and Kahane, releasing commercial and independent films worldwide while retaining the creative autonomy and capital to finance, develop, package and produce theatrical films. In the spring of 2012, Drake and Kahane launched

Good Universe Good Universe is an American film production company founded by Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane. History In Spring 2012, Good Universe was launched as longtime partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane transitioned out of Lionsgate, where Drake served ...

, a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company. The launch comes as the collaborators transition out of Lionsgate, opening its doors fully staffed and with films from the development slate at predecessor company Mandate Pictures. Good Universe will work with Lionsgate to complete a number of Mandate films and provide certain management and production services on a number of Mandate library properties.

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Filmography

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and FilmFour) *'' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (2004) (released by

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and Gold Circle Films) *'' Boogeyman'' (2005) (released by

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Lords of Dogtown ''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 American biographical drama film that captures the rise of skateboarding culture in 1970s Santa Monica and Venice, California. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Stacy Peralta, a key figure in the ska ...

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Mandate Pictures

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*'' Neverwas'' (2005) (released by

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) *'' The Wedding Date'' (2005) (released by

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) *'' Stranger than Fiction'' (2006) (released by

) *'' The Grudge 2'' (2006) (released by

) *'' The Messengers'' (2007) (released by

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) *'' Rise: Blood Hunter'' (2007) (released by

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) *'' Sleuth'' (2007) (released by

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) *'' Juno'' (2007) (released by

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) *'' Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'' (2007) (released by

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and

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) *'' Because I Said So'' (2007) (released by

) *'' Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'' (2008) (released by

) *'' The Strangers'' (2008) (released by

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) *'' Passengers'' (2008) (released by

) *'' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008) (released by

) *'' Horsemen'' (2009) (released by

) *'' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009) (released by

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) *'' Whip It'' (2009) (released by

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) *'' Shrink'' (2009) (released by

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) *'' New in Town'' (2009) (released by

) *'' The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2009) (released by Overture Films) *''

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'' (2010) *'' The Switch'' (2010) (released by

) *'' 50/50'' (2011) (released by

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) *'' LOL'' (2012) (released by

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) *'' Seeking A Friend for the End of the World'' (2012) (released by

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and Indian Paintbrush) *'' Hope Springs'' (2012) (released by

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and Escape Artists) *'' This Is the End'' (2013) (released by

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References

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