Tartan library to Palisades

Catalog includes 'Ring,' 'Eye,' 'Super Size' Gotham-based securitization and P&A financing specialist Palisades Media has acquired the majority of beleaguered U.K. indie Tartan Films' 400-plus title library. In May, Palisades bought the library of Tartan's Stateside arm Tartan USA. Both the U.K. and U.S. assets were bought after the companies slid into receivership. "We had such confidence after U.S. auction," Palisades chairman-CEO Vin Roberti told Daily Variety. "The titles are very legitimate. There are very few people in this industry who have the taste (Tartan topper) Hamish (McAlpine) has." The nearly 25-year-old Tartan's brand was built on edgy arthouse titles, most recently with the cultish Asia Extreme action/horror pic wave ("Ring," "Dark Water," "Infernal Affairs" and "The Eye"). Tartan's catalog also includes "The... [read full story]