Annapurna Pictures

Background
Annapurna Pictures is an American independent media company founded by software heiress Megan Ellison (her father is Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Her brother David is also a producer, and the founder of Skydance Media). The name comes from a mountain trail in Nepal, which in turn was taken from the Hindu goddess of nourishment. In 2017, it began distributing its own films, starting with Detroit, released on August 4 that year.

1st Logo (December 9, 2011)
Logo: On a black background, we see a painted circle with a letter "A" that's connected with the letter "P", and beneath that is "ANNAPURNA PICTURES".

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This was a placeholder logo that was only used on Catch .44.

2nd Logo (August 29, 2012-)
Logo: On a static-filled black screen, a large white "A" is slowly wiped in from top to bottom (similar to the 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo), while surrounded by a bright glow that renders the "A" barely visible. The company name is then wiped in below, with the former stacked on top of the latter, and the glow dissipates, leaving the finished logo. The screen then gets static-filled again and the logo disintegrates top-to-bottom.

Closing Variant: We see the print logo on a black background. It resembles the opening variant, without any of the VHS effects.

Technique: 2D animation with static effects.

Music/Sounds: A deep, creepy note with a tremolo, composed by Lorne Balfe. Sometimes it is silent or it has the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Seen on most films from this company starting with Lawless.

3rd Logo (American Hustle custom variant) (December 8, 2013)


Logo: On a brown background, yellow segments of the "A" appear one by one, while another pair brightens up. The "A" zooms out to make room for the company name from the normal logo, which fades in. After that, it zooms in with a trail effect.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Only seen on American Hustle.