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Lionsgate Premiere

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Lionsgate Premiere
TypeDivision
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2015; 8 years ago (2015)
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
,
U.S.
Key people
  • Jean McDowell
  • Tim Pallen
  • Adam Sorensen
ProductsFilm distribution
ParentLionsgate Films
(Lionsgate)
Websitelionsgate.com

Lionsgate Premiere is the speciality film division of entertainment company Lionsgate Films that specializes in direct-to-video and direct-to-video on demand.[1]

Background

On April 1, 2015, Lionsgate confirmed they had launched speciality division to release films theatrically, through video on demand, and streaming services and streaming platforms. Marketing for the new label would be headed by Lionsgate senior VP of marketing and research, Jean McDowell. Lionsgate marketing officer, Tim Palen, would help with the promotional efforts.

Adam Sorensen, manager of sales, would take charge of Lionsgate Premiere’s distribution.[1] That same month, it was announced several of Grindstone Entertainment Group's films would be released under the label.[2] The division also released select films by CBS Films as part of the distribution partnership with parent company Lionsgate, with the only release being Get a Job.[3][4] Premiere and Hulu teamed to release Joshy.[5]

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Lionsgate

Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

Video on demand

Video on demand

Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of over-the-air programming was the most common form of media distribution. As Internet and IPTV technologies continued to develop in the 1990s, consumers began to gravitate towards non-traditional modes of content consumption, which culminated in the arrival of VOD on televisions and personal computers.

CBS Films

CBS Films

CBS Films Inc. was an American film production and distribution company founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of CBS Corporation and was considered a mini-major studio up until 2019.

Get a Job (2016 film)

Get a Job (2016 film)

Get a Job is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Dylan Kidd and written by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel, about a group of friends who graduate from college and their efforts to secure employment. The film stars Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Brandon T. Jackson, Nicholas Braun, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Marcia Gay Harden, Alison Brie and Bryan Cranston.

Joshy (film)

Joshy (film)

Joshy is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeff Baena. It stars Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, Jenny Slate and Lauren Graham. It was shown in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on August 12, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Films

Release Date Title Notes Reference
August 21, 2015 She's Funny That Way [6]
September 4, 2015 Dragon Blade [7]
September 18, 2015 Cooties [8]
October 9, 2015 Knock Knock [9]
November 13, 2015 Heist [10]
December 11, 2015 Don Verdean [11]
December 18, 2015 Extraction [12]
January 22, 2016 Exposed [13]
February 5, 2016 Misconduct [14]
March 25, 2016 Get a Job
April 22, 2016 Precious Cargo [15]
May 13, 2016 Under the Gun co distribution with Epix [16][17]
May 20, 2016 Manhattan Night [18]
June 3, 2016 Urge [19]
June 24, 2016 The Duel [20]
July 1, 2016 Marauders [21]
August 12, 2016 Joshy co distribution with Hulu [5][22]
August 12, 2016 Blood Father [23]
August 19, 2016 Imperium [24]
September 16, 2016 Operation Avalanche [25]
October 7, 2016 The Great Gilly Hopkins [26]
October 21, 2016 The Whole Truth [27]
November 18, 2016 Life on the Line
December 2, 2016 Man Down [28]
December 16, 2016 Solace [29]
January 6, 2017 Arsenal
April 7, 2017 Aftermath [30][31]
May 26, 2017 Black Butterfly
June 30, 2017 Inconceivable
July 21, 2017 First Kill
September 1, 2017 Unlocked
September 8, 2017 Rememory
November 17, 2017 Cook-Off!
January 12, 2018 Acts of Violence
March 9, 2018 Bent
April 6, 2018 Spinning Man [32]
May 25, 2018 Future World [33]
July 6, 2018 Bleeding Steel
August 31, 2018 Reprisal
December 14, 2018 Backtrace
April 18, 2022 Bloodcherry co-production with Summit Entertainment

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Dragon Blade (film)

Dragon Blade (film)

Dragon Blade is a 2015 Chinese historical action film written and directed by Daniel Lee starring Jackie Chan. In the film, Chan plays Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. Dragon Blade was released in IMAX 3D on 19 February 2015, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period. The film was released in the United States on 4 September 2015 by Lionsgate Premiere.

Cooties (film)

Cooties (film)

Cooties is a 2014 American comedy horror film directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay that was written by Ian Brennan and Leigh Whannell. It stars Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson, Jack McBrayer, Whannell, Nasim Pedrad, Brennan, and Jorge Garcia as a group of elementary school employees who fight to survive an outbreak among students that turn them into aggressive zombies when someone eats chicken nuggets that contain a virus.

Knock Knock (2015 film)

Knock Knock (2015 film)

Knock Knock is a 2015 erotic psychological thriller film directed by Eli Roth, who also co-wrote the script with Guillermo Amoedo and Nicolás López. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas. The film was released on October 9, 2015, by Lionsgate Premiere. Knock Knock is a remake of the 1977 film Death Game, which was directed by Peter S. Traynor and starred Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp. All three individuals had a hand in the production of Knock Knock, while Camp also had a cameo in the newer film.

Heist (2015 film)

Heist (2015 film)

Heist, is a 2015 American heist action thriller film directed by Scott Mann and written by Stephen Cyrus Sepher and Max Adams, based on the original story by Sepher. The film stars Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Morris Chestnut, Dave Bautista, Sepher, and Gina Carano. The plot of the film revolves around a casino heist by an employee who needs to pay for his sick daughter's treatment.

Don Verdean

Don Verdean

Don Verdean is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Jared Hess and written by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Danny McBride, and Will Forte. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on December 11, 2015, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Extraction (2015 film)

Extraction (2015 film)

Extraction is a 2015 American action thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Umair Aleem. The film stars Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis, Gina Carano, D. B. Sweeney, Dan Bilzerian and Steve Coulter. The film was released on December 18, 2015, in a limited release, and through video on demand by Lionsgate Premiere.

Exposed (2016 film)

Exposed (2016 film)

Exposed is a 2016 American thriller film, written and directed by Gee Malik Linton, in his directorial debut. The film stars Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Christopher McDonald, Big Daddy Kane, and Mira Sorvino. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 22, 2016, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Get a Job (2016 film)

Get a Job (2016 film)

Get a Job is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Dylan Kidd and written by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel, about a group of friends who graduate from college and their efforts to secure employment. The film stars Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Brandon T. Jackson, Nicholas Braun, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Marcia Gay Harden, Alison Brie and Bryan Cranston.

Joshy (film)

Joshy (film)

Joshy is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeff Baena. It stars Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, Jenny Slate and Lauren Graham. It was shown in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on August 12, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Hulu

Hulu

Hulu is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake (1:2). It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television series from studios including 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disney Television Studios, ABC, Freeform, and FX Networks among others, as well as Hulu original programming.

Blood Father

Blood Father

Blood Father is a 2016 English-language French action crime thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Peter Craig based on his novel of the same name, and starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, and William H. Macy. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2016 and was released on 12 August 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Imperium (2016 film)

Imperium (2016 film)

Imperium is a 2016 American crime thriller film written and directed by Daniel Ragussis from a story by Michael German. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Nestor Carbonell, and Sam Trammell. The film was released on August 19, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand by Lionsgate Premiere.

Source: "Lionsgate Premiere", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 20th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate_Premiere.

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