FilmDistrict
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FilmDistrict is an American multi-faceted acquisitions, distribution, production, and financing company focusing on wide release, commercial pictures. Founded in September 2010 by Graham King and Timothy Headington
’s GK Films, in partnership with Peter Schlessel. Its current three main operative locations across America are located in Los Angeles
, New York City
and Chicago
.
FilmDistrict also release select films theatrically on behalf of GK Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions.
Timothy Headington
Timothy Headington is the CEO of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.-Biography:Timothy Headington was born in Dallas, Texas in 1950. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma...
’s GK Films, in partnership with Peter Schlessel. Its current three main operative locations across America are located in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
FilmDistrict also release select films theatrically on behalf of GK Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions.
Filmography
Distributor- InsidiousInsidious (film)Insidious is a 2011 American independent supernatural horror film written by Leigh Whannell, directed by James Wan, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Barbara Hershey. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts...
(2011) - Soul SurferSoul Surfer (film)Soul Surfer is a 2011 American drama film about the life of surfer Bethany Hamilton. At the age of thirteen, Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack. The film details the events surrounding this attack and her struggle during the aftermath...
(2011) - DriveDrive (2011 film)Drive is a 2011 American crime neo-noir drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling as the principal character, with Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks...
(2011) - Don't Be Afraid of the DarkDon't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011 film)Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro, directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey and filmed in Mount Macedon, Victoria and Melbourne, Australia...
(2011) - The Rum DiaryThe Rum Diary (film)The Rum Diary is a 2011 film based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. The film is directed by Bruce Robinson and stars Johnny Depp. Filming began in Puerto Rico in March 2009...
(2011) - In the Land of Blood and HoneyIn the Land of Blood and HoneyIn the Land of Blood and Honey is an upcoming film marking a directorial debut of actress Angelina Jolie. Her first feature film is a love story set against the background of the Bosnian War.-Production:...
(2011) - LockoutLockout (film)Lockout is an upcoming sci-fi action film starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. James Mather and Stephen St. Leger are both writing and directing it. This film has a release date of April 13, 2012.-Plot:...
(2012) - Playing the FieldPlaying the Field (film)Plyaing the Field is an upcoming film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Gerard Butler, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel and Dennis Quaid.-Plot:...
(2012) - LooperLooper (film)Looper is an upcoming American science-fiction film directed by Rian Johnson. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. Filming began in Louisiana on January 24, 2011...
(2012) - Red Dawn (2012)