FilmDistrict

FilmDistrict Distribution LLC

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Company type	Private
Industry	Film
Founded	August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08)[1]
Founder	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.