Mandate Pictures was an independent full-service film production company acquired by Lionsgate in 2007.

[1] Joe Drake, Brian Goldsmith and Nathan Kahane became the sole proprietors of Mandate Pictures.

[4][5] After the acquisition, Mandate operated as an independent brand under Drake and Kahane, releasing commercial and independent films worldwide while retaining the creative autonomy and capital to finance, develop, package and produce theatrical films.

[6][7] In the spring of 2012, Drake and Kahane launched Good Universe, a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company.

[8] The launch comes as the collaborators transition out of Lionsgate, opening its doors fully staffed and with films from the development slate at predecessor company Mandate Pictures.