FilmDistrict
FilmDistrict logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | August 30, 2010 |
| Founder | Graham King Timothy Headington Peter Schlessel Bob Berney |
| Defunct | September 23, 2014 |
| Fate | Merged into Focus Features Library acquired by Content Partners LLC |
| Successor | Studio: FilmDistrict Distribution Agency |
| Headquarters | 1801 Century Park East 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) Clark Lewis (Film Executive) Michael Harper (Film Executive Assistant) |
| Products | Motion pictures and Agency Representation |
| Services | Short film production Film distribution Film financing Film agency |
Number of employees | 45 |
FilmDistrict Distribution LLC was an American independent motion picture company based in Los Angeles. It specialized in acquisitions, distribution, short film production, and financing. It was founded on August 30, 2010 by Bob Berney and Peter Schlessel in partnership with Graham King and Timothy Headington. The production and film financing operations of FilmDistrict Distribution (FDD) were discontinued and have been managed by Focus Features since 2014. What remains of FilmDistrict today is its independent short film production and film agency specializing in acquisitions and film adaptations.
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 MGM Home Entertainment firstly through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and then through Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (via Studio Distribution Services, LLC.). FilmDistrict was merged into Focus Features in 2014. Soul Surfer, Looper, Evil Dead and Pompeii were retained by TriStar Pictures after 2014.