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76 9th Ave., Ste. 1110 New York, NY 10011 NY Tel. 212-320-3600 Fax 212-320-3709 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.palmpictures.com
Employees:
175
Palm Pictures is an entertainment company with operations devoted to film and music. The company releases about ten movies theatrically per year in genres such as drama, documentary, and musical film. It also acquires and distributes projects for DVD, such as The Basketball Diaries, Sex and Lucia, and the 15th anniversary re-release of Stop Making Sense. Other holdings include Blue Mountain Music (music publishing) and Arthouse Films (specialty film library). The company additionally operates Palm Pictures UK though an office in London. Palm Pictures was founded in 1998 by influential music industry exec Chris Blackwell, who helped further the careers of Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, Bob Marley, and U2.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $15.0M
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Chris Blackwell
COO and CFO: Marty Hillis
Head of Publicity and Marketing: Deborah Schonfeld
Competitors:
Independent Film Channel
Newmarket Films
Strand Releasing




