Graham King Timothy Headington Peter Schlessel Bob Berney
Defunct
September 23, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-23)
Fate
Merged into Focus Features
Successor
Studio: Focus Features Library: Content Partners LLC
Headquarters
1540 2nd Street Suite 200 Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people
Peter Schlessel (CEO) Adrian Alperovich (COO) Christine Birch (President of Marketing) Jim Orr (President of Distribution) Lia Buman (EVP of Acquisitions) Bob Berney (President of Theatrical Distribution)
Products
Motion pictures
Services
Film production Film distribution Film financing
Owner
Comcast (2013–2014)
Number of employees
45
Parent
Focus Features (NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment) (NBCUniversal) (ultimately owned by Comcast, 2013–2014)
Website
FilmDistrict.com
FilmDistrict Distribution LLC was an American independent[1] motion picture company based in Los Angeles. It specialized in acquisitions, distribution, production, and financing. It was founded in September 2010 by Bob Berney and Peter Schlessel in partnership with Graham King and Timothy Headington.[1]
FilmDistrict's releases were distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for home media, with the exception of Red Dawn, which was released on home media by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. FilmDistrict was merged into Focus Features in 2014. Soul Surfer, Looper, Evil Dead and Pompeii were retained by TriStar Pictures after 2014.
^ abc"About Us". FilmDistrict.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
FilmDistrict Distribution LLC was an American independent motion picture company based in Los Angeles. It specialized in acquisitions, distribution, production...
several titles developed under FilmDistrict would be released under Focus. Under Schlessel, the company began to acquire films with a wider commercial appeal...
Negro Films. Co-released with Samuel Goldwyn Films) Insidious (2011) (production of Alliance Films and IM Global. Co-released with FilmDistrict) Jumping...
Awkward Moment were acquired by FilmDistrict with a wide release set for January 31, 2014. Because of a transition of FilmDistrict properties to Focus Features...
with The Strangers. In May 2012 FilmDistrict acquired the film rights to what would become Oculus. Soon after, the film released on April 11, 2013, to...
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing the drama film The Normal Heart (2014). He also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding...
film was released in the United States on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict, and grossed $170 million against a $70 million production budget. The film...
distribution of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and The Debt were shifted to FilmDistrict and Focus Features respectively. On December 16, 2013, Miramax entered...
2011). "FilmDistrict has reached deals to distribute its 2012 titles through Open Road". Reuters. Retrieved August 18, 2018. "Open Road Films to Distribute...
through his 1492 Pictures banner and helped the film financing by Ocean Blue Entertainment. FilmDistrict acquired the US distribution rights in 2013, which...
Entertainment and The Mob Film Company. They are also responsible for co-producing the 2011 horror film Insidious with FilmDistrict and Wanderlust with Universal...
ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 January 2018. Mike Fleming (writer) (20 June 2011). "FilmDistrict Acquires Taylor Hackford-Helmed 'Parker' With Jason Statham". Deadline...
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