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EXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, whose subsidiaries include specialty film distributor Screen Media, is acquiring 1091 Pictures. The purchase price of $15.55 million consists of $8 million in cash, $2 million in newly issued shares of Series A perpetual preferred stock and 375,000 shares of Class A…

EXCLUSIVE: 1091 Media, which succeeded The Orchard in a 2019 rebrand, is going through another transformation, renaming its holding company as Streamwise. The new name is an indication of the company’s new strategic direction toward streaming, but  its film and TV distribution business isn’t going anywhere and will…

Here’s the first look at Midnight Family, the Luke Lorentzen-directed documentary that won a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The pic has since been acquired by 1091 Media, which will release its theatrically December 6 in New York and December 13 in Los Angeles, with a…

“His clothes danced with you,” beams fashion designer Halston’s key model, best friend and cover girl Liza Minnelli in the latest 1091 Media/CNN Films documentary about the disco era iconoclast by filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng. Known for creating shimmery, easy to wear one piece outfits and dresses from one piece of…

EXCLUSIVE: 1091 Media is teaming with the outdoor co-op REI to release Return to Mount Kennedy, a documentary helmed by Eric Becker that combines elements of history, politics, mountaineering and even some grunge, with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder providing original music. A plan is underway for a fall theatrical release…

Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to Afterward, a documentary from first-time director Ofra Bloch. A September theatrical launch in New York followed by Los Angeles and other markets is in the works for the pic, which premiered at DOC NYC. 1091 Media, formerly known as The Orchard, picked up…

1091 Media, the new owners of what had been known as The Orchard Film Group, told staff Friday that a new strategic direction at the company will include distributing fewer, more targeted movies each year and that some layoffs are in the offing. Company COO and CFO Chad Blackwell and chief revenue officer Julie…

EXCLUSIVE: In its second pickup at the Sundance Film Festival this year, the new Orchard Film Group under new owners 1091 Media, has taken North American rights to Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage’s Appalachian thriller Them That Follow.  The pic was bought in a competitive situation. Danielle DiGiacomo, VP…

1091 Media, which recently acquired the The Orchard’s film and TV division, has taken domestic theatrical distribution and home entertainment rights to Frédéric Tcheng’s documentary Halston about the famed 1970s/80s designer. A theatrical release is being eyed for the spring. CNN Films already has North American…

The Orchard Film Group has been acquired by 1091 Media, an investment group affiliated with the team of a holding company that once owned the indie distributor. Terms were not disclosed, but 1091 said it will continue operations of the film and TV business under a new name, and that it will look to invest in content…