Picture This! Entertainment
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Picture This! Entertainment was a home video
distributor. They specialized in coming of age
movies, often with gay
or lesbian
themes. Much of their catalogue came from Europe
. On September 29, 2009, the company went out of business after 13 years.http://picturethisent.com/home.html
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
distributor. They specialized in coming of age
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies...
movies, often with gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
or lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
themes. Much of their catalogue came from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. On September 29, 2009, the company went out of business after 13 years.http://picturethisent.com/home.html
Partial list of films distributed by Picture This!
- 1515 (film)15: The Movie, also known simply as 15, is a 2003 Singaporean film about teenage gangsters in the Singapore suburbs. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Royston Tan, the film is an expanded version of Tan's 2002 award-winning short film, also titled 15...
- As Luck Would Have ItAs Luck Would Have ItAs Luck Would Have It is a 2002 Swiss film. It was directed by Lorenzo Gabriele and stars Jean-Claude Brialy and Julien Bravo. It was based on an original script by Julie Gilbert.- Plot :Jean-Pierre is a literature professor in Switzerland...
- Before the FallBefore the FallBefore the Fall is a 2004 German drama film written and directed by Dennis Gansel.-Plot:...
- Cold ShowersCold ShowersCold Showers is a 2005 French film directed by Antony Cordier. It was a Directors' Fortnight Selection at 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The film tells the story of three teenagers, a girl, Vanessa, and two boys, Mickael and Clement, who face changes and problems over a period of three months as they...
- Come UndonePresque rienPresque rien is a 2000 French film directed by Sebastien Lifshitz, set in Brittany, depicting a stormy holiday romance between two 18-year-olds and what remains of that relationship eighteen months later.- Plot :Upper-middle class Mathieu , is spending his summer...
- Eternal SummerEternal SummerEternal Summer is a 2006 Taiwanese film starring Joseph Chang, Bryant Chang and Kate Yeung. It was directed by Leste Chen. In 2006 the film received four nominations at the 44th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer for Joseph Chang, and Bryant Chang won Best...
- JargoJargoJargo is a 2004 coming of age film about a young man who experiences culture shock from moving from Saudi Arabia to Germany. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won two awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival...
- MirageIluzijaMirage is a 2004 Macedonian drama film starring Vlado Jovanovski, Mustafa Nadarević, Nikola Đuričko, and Dejan Aćimović, with Marko Kovačević debuting in its lead role. It was directed by Svetozar Ristovski, who co-wrote the film with Grace Lea Troje...
- Whole New ThingWhole New ThingWhole New Thing is a 2005 Canadian dramatic film which was directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The script is co-written by Amnon Buchbinder and Daniel MacIvor. Filmed entirely on location in Mahone Bay and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during winter and over the course of 15 days, the film is an unconventional...
- You I LoveYou I LoveYou I Love is a 2004 Russian comedy melodrama directed by Olga Stolpovskaja and Dmitry Troitsky. It was the first ever film to come from Russia on the subject of homosexuality or bisexuality....
- You, Me and HimYou, Me and Him (film)You, Me and Him is an award-winning Brazilian 2007 short-film written and directed by Brazilian director Daniel Ribeiro....
- Young GodsYoung Gods (film)Young Gods , is a 2003 film from Finland. The film centers around a group of Finnish teenagers who begin to make videos of themselves and others having sex...