Polychrome Pictures

Polychrome Pictures, LLC was an independent motion-picture distribution company headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California. Its business centered on acquiring and distributing independent films in North America rather than producing a broad slate of internally developed studio pictures. The company used several home-entertainment and digital release channels, including DVD, video on demand, and digital distribution. Polychrome's principal commercial activity was conducted through a home-video arrangement with Warner Home Video. That relationship provided the company with access to a major distribution infrastructure for its independent-film catalog. After the Warner Bros. agreement ended, Polychrome entered into a replacement home-video output arrangement with Vivendi Entertainment. The change illustrates the company's reliance on external distribution partners to bring independently sourced films to market. The business was associated with Eugene "Geno" Taylor, Arnold "Arnie" Holland, Wayne Cox, and Danny Rodriguez, who were identified as principals of the company. Publicly available reference material does not establish a single founder, a detailed corporate ownership structure, a complete film catalog, or a continuing operating presence after the company's bankruptcy filing. Polychrome filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California on November 22, 2009. The petition identified assets of $423,476 and liabilities of $1,178,125.15. It also reported declining gross income: $2,826,937 in 2007, $1,497,784 in 2008, and $440,746 in 2009. The filing placed the company in liquidation proceedings and is consistent with its present classification as defunct. The available record presents Polychrome Pictures primarily as a specialized independent-film distribution label. Its significance lies in the way it connected independent motion pictures with established home-entertainment and emerging digital-release channels, including through partnerships with Warner Home Video and Vivendi Entertainment. Detailed information about its founding date, individual releases, marketing campaigns, and post-bankruptcy assets is not established in the supplied reference material.

Polychrome Pictures, LLC operated as an independent motion-picture distributor from Sherman Oaks, California. The company focused on the North American release of independent films through physical and digital home-entertainment channels. Its distribution model included DVD, video on demand, and digital delivery, allowing films to reach consumers without the company needing to maintain a conventional theatrical-studio infrastructure. A central part of Polychrome's business was its relationship with Warner Home Video. The company primarily handled its independent-film activity in North America through that Warner arrangement, using the larger company's home-video capabilities to distribute titles. The available account does not specify the duration of the agreement or identify all films released under it. The relationship nevertheless indicates that Polychrome functioned as a specialized content supplier and distributor working through an established studio-linked channel. After Polychrome lost its Warner Bros. deal, it secured a home-video output agreement with Vivendi Entertainment. This transition preserved an outlet for the company's film slate while changing the commercial partner responsible for home-video distribution. The move also reflects the competitive and partnership-dependent nature of independent film distribution during the period when DVD remained important and video-on-demand and digital distribution were expanding. The company's named principals included Eugene "Geno" Taylor, Arnold "Arnie" Holland, Wayne Cox, and Danny Rodriguez. The supplied sources do not identify a separate chief executive, board, founding date, or definitive ownership group. They also do not provide enough information to reconstruct Polychrome's full release history, acquisition strategy, production activities, or marketing campaigns. Polychrome's financial position deteriorated before its liquidation. Its Chapter 7 petition, filed voluntarily in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California on November 22, 2009, reported assets of $423,476 against liabilities of $1,178,125.15. The filing recorded gross income of $2,826,937 in 2007, $1,497,784 in 2008, and $440,746 in 2009. The figures show a marked reduction in reported income over the three-year period. The bankruptcy filing placed the company into Chapter 7 proceedings, and Polychrome Pictures is now regarded as defunct. The historical record therefore describes Polychrome as a focused independent-film distribution business whose route to market depended on partnerships with larger home-entertainment companies. Its operations spanned DVD, video on demand, and digital distribution, but the available documentation does not establish a continuing brand, successor organization, or post-bankruptcy business.

• 2009

  Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing

  [1]Polychrome Picturesen.wikipedia.org

  Polychrome Pictures, LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition in the Central District of California on November 22, 2009.

• 2008

  Reported gross income declines

  [1]Polychrome Picturesen.wikipedia.org

  The bankruptcy filing listed gross income of $1,497,784 for 2008, below the amount reported for 2007.

• 2007

  Bankruptcy petition later records 2007 gross income

  [1]Polychrome Picturesen.wikipedia.org

  The company's Chapter 7 petition later listed gross income of $2,826,937 for 2007.

A specialized independent-film distributor using third-party home-entertainment and digital platforms to release films in North America.

• Film distribution

  Independent film distribution

  Polychrome's core activity was the North American distribution of independent motion pictures. The company used external home-entertainment and digital channels rather than relying solely on a traditional theatrical-release model. Specific titles are not identified in the supplied reference material.

• Home video

  DVD releases

  DVD was one of the principal formats through which Polychrome distributed independent films. Its home-video activity was conducted through major distribution partners, first primarily through Warner Home Video and later through Vivendi Entertainment.

• Digital entertainment

  Video-on-demand distribution

  The company also used video-on-demand as a release channel for independent motion pictures, broadening access beyond packaged DVD distribution.

• Digital entertainment

  Digital film distribution

  Digital distribution formed part of Polychrome's release model. The available sources do not identify the specific platforms, territories, or titles involved.

• 2009

  Voluntary Chapter 7 liquidation filingOther

  Background

  The company's reported income had fallen from $2,826,937 in 2007 to $1,497,784 in 2008 and $440,746 in 2009, while the bankruptcy petition listed liabilities exceeding assets.

  Action taken

  Polychrome Pictures, LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on November 22, 2009.

  Aftermath

  The filing initiated liquidation proceedings and the company is now defunct.

  Assets, liabilities, and gross income. $423,476 in assets; $1,178,125.15 in liabilities; gross income of $2,826,937 in 2007, $1,497,784 in 2008, and $440,746 in 2009 (2007-2009; petition filed November 22, 2009)

  Source

• Transition from Warner Home Video to Vivendi EntertainmentStrategy

  Background

  Polychrome's North American independent-film business had primarily been conducted through Warner Home Video before the Warner Bros. arrangement ended.

  Action taken

  The company entered into a home-video output deal with Vivendi Entertainment.

  Aftermath

  The change gave Polychrome a replacement home-video distribution partner, although the company later filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2009.

  Source

1. 1Polychrome Picturesen.wikipedia.org