Film Institutions - Paramount

Paramount Studios was founded in 1916 and is one of the oldest film institutions. It is the last film studio that is still headquartered in the traditional film district of Los Angeles, although other film studios do still have studios in LA. It is a division of the American media company 'Viacom'. They have a good partnership with Steven Spielberg - the leading film director in Hollywood, and this is a major reason for their success. They are consistently ranked as one of the highest-grossing film studios in the world. As with Warner Bros, they make a very wide range of films, and will make anything that will sell.

Paramount films include: 'Titanic', 'Transformers' 'Indiana Jones', 'Iron Man', 'Forrest Gump', 'War of the Worlds', 'Mission Impossible', 'Shutter Island', 'Paranormal Activity'