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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Predecessor | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Services | Film distribution |
| Revenue | US$4.20 million |
Number of employees | 25[3] |
| Parent | Allen Media Group |
| Divisions | Freestyle Digital Media |
| Website | freestyledigitalmedia.tv |
Freestyle Releasing, LLC is an Americanindependent film distribution company based inLos Angeles, California, founded in 2004, specializing in releasing low budget films theatrically. Unlike most distributors, Freestyle Releasing does not put up any prints and advertising money for its releases, leaving advertising costs to production companies.[4]
Freestyle Releasing was founded in 2004 by Susan Jackson, Mark Borde and Mike Doban, formerly atUnited Artists Theaters. By January 2006, Jackson started the DVD label Freestyle Home Entertainment as an adjunct for additional leeway in its deal making. The company bookedWinter Passing andFind Me Guilty for Yari Film Group in 2006.[2] Jackson in 2010 formed Freestyle Digital Media, a film aggregator for the video on demand market.[1]
By May 2011, Doban left to be chief operating officer at Sycamore Entertainment Group, a film prints and advertising (P&A) financing firm.[5] Jackson died in October 2014.[1] In October 2015Byron Allen'sEntertainment Studios acquired Freestyle for an undisclosed amount "said to be sealed for high-eight figures".[3]
Freestyle had a service distribution deal with Jeff Clanagan for a line of African-American movies called Code Black.[2]