Search results
Alliance Atlantis was founded in 1998 as a merger of Alliance Entertainment Corporation and Atlantis Communications, which were founded in 1984 and 1978, respectively. The company operated both an English and French-Canadian division, the latter under the name "Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm" (formerly "Vivafilm Ltée").
The company ceased to exist in 2007 as the broadcasting division acquired by Canwest Global Communications and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs in 2007, with the motion picture division was then spun off and operated independently as Alliance Films, headquartered in Montreal (subsequently sold to...
- Background
- 1st Logo (May 18, 1998-November 8, 1999)
- 2nd Logo (1999-2000)
- 3rd Logo (November 1999-2005)
- 4th Logo (September 7, 2004-June 23, 2008)
Alliance Atlantis was founded in 1998 as a merger of Alliance Entertainment Corporation and Atlantis Communications, which were founded in 1985 and 1978, respectively. The company operated both an English and French-Canadian division, the latter under the name "Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm" (formerly "Vivafilm Ltée").
Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs in 2007. The company's specialty television services were sold to Canwest in 2008 (absorbed into Shaw Media in 2010, then Corus Entertainment in 2016), while its international operations were transferred to Echo Bridge Entertainment. The movie business was relaunched independently as Alliance Films, which was eventually acquired by Entertainment One six years later. However, the Alliance brand name survived in the form of Alliance Cinemas until 2021, when it was rebranded into Cineplex.
Logo: On a black background, the words "ALLIANCE" and "ATLANTIS" in Times New Roman font rotate and fold into view while spreading apart from each other. A {{{2}}} line draws in, giving off a {{{2}}} glow on the text before dying down.
Variants:
•A filmed variant exists where the line doesn't give off a glow on the text.
•On TV shows, the logo is usually abridged and has the URL addresses "www.atlantis.ca" or "www.allianceatlantis.com" appear under the logo.
•An early version is said to exist where the logo just had "ATLANTIS" with no red line, but there's no video proof online yet and the only photo is a doctored recreation. This was said to have been used mid-Season 4 of the 1995 revival of The Outer Limits. The rest of the season used a sped-up variant.
•On eXistenZ, the logo and music are in slow-motion. It is also shot on film instead of video.
Logo: Same the 1991 Alliance logo, but with the word "ATLANTIS" appearing below "ALLIANCE".
Variant: On French-language theatrical films, "VIVAFILM" appears under the rest of the text.
Technique: Same as the 1991 Alliance logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1991 Alliance logo.
Availability: Rare, as this was another prototype logo, and was only seen on Canadian prints of some movies.
•Examples include the 1999 Canadian VHS of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the 2000 Canadian VHS release of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and is also said to have been found on the 1999 Canadian VHS release of The Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland.
Logo: We see a cloudy {{{2}}} sky with snow-capped mountains, panning southwest to a batch of clear gemstones below, complete with rainbow lights reflecting off them. Two of the gemstones streak into the air, positioning themselves to the shape of a long isosceles triangle, in a nod to the Alliance logo. The image fades into the boomerang-shaped Alliance "Metallic A" but with the bottom left {{{2}}} and the top right black. The text "ALLIANCE ATLANTIS" in Wide Latin is seen below. A spark flies from the bottom to the top as thunder can be seen in the clouds.
Variants:
•This logo exists in many screen sizes: 4:3, 16:9, scope, or open-matte.
•A shorter version exists where the "Gold-Black A" and the name are already seen and bigger.
•The company's website address "www.allianceatlantis.com" is sometimes below the name, mostly in the short version.
•On French-language theatrical films, the word "VIVAFILM" in the same font appears under the rest of the text.
Logo: On a dark cloudy background with a yellow light (a la the 2004 NBC Universal logo) with a couple yellow lines, we see the "A" logo from before in various close-ups. We see part of the text "ALLIANCE ATLANTIS" (or for French-Canadian releases, "ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM") in Wide Latin rotating, and finally we zoom out as the logo and text rotate into place, and then turn to face the screen. A spark appears on the bottom-left, moves to the top and brightens.
Variants:
•A short version exists with the logo in place and shining.
•A medium version starts from when the name rotates out.
•Sometimes, a legal disclaimer appears below the logo (accompanied by an asterisk above the trademark symbol next to the logo).
•Open-matte versions exist.
After the collapse of Alliance Atlantis in 2007, the movie distribution arm was re-launched as Alliance Films. On January 9, 2013, competing studio Entertainment One (now owned by Lionsgate Studios) acquired and folded Alliance Films.
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. [a] was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon, and Sydney.
Atlantis Communications (also known simply as Atlantis) was a Canadian film distribution and television production company, founded in 1978. In 1998, the company entered a joint venture with Alliance Entertainment Corporation, forming Alliance Atlantis. Contents.
People also ask
Is Alliance Atlantis a Canadian company?
Does Alliance Atlantis have a logo?
What happened to Alliance Communications & Atlantis Communications?
Is there a Vivafilm version of the Alliance Atlantis logo?
Background. Backg round: After the collapse of Alliance Atlantis in 2007, the movie distribution arm was re-launched as Alliance Films. On January 9, 2013, Entertainment One acquired and folded Alliance Films. 1st Logo (2007-2012) Nicknames: "Blue A", "Alliance A", "Alliance Hero", "The Alliance Films Boomerang"
