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<u>Background:</u> Destination Films is Sony Pictures' "niche" film arm that was originally founded as an independent film company by Brent Baum and Steve Stabler in 1998. Prior to 2002, their films were released on VHS & DVD by Sony before the company shut down in 2001 due to a string of box office flops before being revived in 2002 as a label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Destination sometimes co-releases films with Sony Pictures Classics, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Triumph Films. Destination's film library includes independent films, art-house films, and a few anime series such as ''Tekkonkinkurito'', ''Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'', and ''Metropolis''. Currently, it is a label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions since 2007.
<u>Background:</u> Destination Films is Sony Pictures' "niche" film arm that was originally founded as an independent film company by Brent Baum and Steve Stabler in 1998. Prior to 2002, their films were released on VHS & DVD by Sony before the company shut down in 2001 due to a string of box office flops before being revived in 2002 as a label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Destination sometimes co-releases films with [[Sony Pictures Classics]], [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]], and [[Triumph Films]]. Destination's film library includes independent films, art-house films, and a few anime series such as ''Tekkonkinkurito'', ''Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'', and ''Metropolis''. Currently, it is a label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions since 2007.




===(October 22, 1999- )===
===(October 22, 1999- )===
Destination Films (1999)
 
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Destination Space", "The Revolution", "Abstract Ring", "The Eclipse"
<u>Nicknames:</u> "Destination Space", "The Revolution", "Abstract Ring", "The Eclipse"
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<u>Logo:</u> On a black background with gold haze, we see a planet (presumably the Earth) orbiting around the sun. When the earth comes close to the sun, shadows of the letters "I", "T", "N", "I", "T", and "N" fade in and crowd around the sun and planet. The planet moves into the sun, and the letters, which are now "DESTINATION" in Trajan Pro font, move in. A bright flash occurs, and on a black background, we see the Destination logo, which is two halves of a circle split up by a line. The line has a crescent on one side and a sun on the other. We see the text arranged like this:
<u>Logo:</u> On a black background with gold haze, we see a planet (presumably the Earth) orbiting around the sun. When the earth comes close to the sun, shadows of the letters "I", "T", "N", "I", "T", and "N" fade in and crowd around the sun and planet. The planet moves into the sun, and the letters, which are now "DESTINATION" in Trajan Pro font, move in. A bright flash occurs, and on a black background, we see the Destination logo, which is two halves of a circle split up by a line. The line has a crescent on one side and a sun on the other. We see the text arranged like this:


-----DESTINATION-----
<center>DESTINATION
F----I----L----M----S
<br>F   I   L   M   S</center>


The logo then shines.
The logo then shines.

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