1091 Pictures was an American production company based in New York City and Los Angeles. The company was founded as the film and television division subsidiary of The Orchard in 2015. The company is best known for the Oscar-nominated films Life, Animated and Cartel Land. Sony divested the company and its catalogue of over 4,000 in 2019, with the company adopting the name 1091 Media. In 2020, the company rebranded as 1091 Pictures and announced that its parent company rebranded as Streamwise, the name of its new technology platform in development. December of 2023, multiple filmmakers took legal action against 1091 Pictures for failing to make payments of revenue sharing from distribution deals the company had contracted with. In July 2024, parent company Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment was placed in Chapter 7 liquidation, which would signal a liquidation of the company's assets, and the cessation of its subsidiaries, including 1091 Pictures.
History The company was founded in 2015, as a video on demand division of The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment. By year end, the company expanded to theatrical releases, initially setting a seven-film release with Mark Duplass, and Jay Duplass. The company also picked up Cartel Land, which went on to get an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary in 2016.
In September 2016, the company announced a film transparency platform to help independent filmmakers get more data around rentals, streams and purchases as well as projections for when a film will break even and start generating profits.
In January 2019, The Orchard divested itself of its film and television assets. These were acquired by 1091 Media, a holding company owned by the original ownership team of The Orchard, the private equity firm Dimensional Associates. The company's final films were Japanese Borscht and Baristas before being rebranded as 1091 Media on April 3, 2019.
In April 2019, film studio Fathom Events signed a multi-year distribution deal with 1091 Media.
In July 2020, the company announced a new CTO, Simon Zhu, rebranded its distribution business as 1091 Pictures, and rebranded its parent company as Streamwise. Streamwise is a new technology platform the company is developing to provide distributors, production companies and filmmakers with insights and consolidated financial information for their releases, along with consolidated access to top streaming channels and other services. A private beta of the Streamwise platform is expected to release in December 2020, beginning with more than 500 distributors already tied to 1091 Pictures. The launch of Streamwise marks the final step in the separation of 1091's systems from its previous owner, The Orchard.
In August 2020, former Roku executive, Doug Shineman, joined 1091 Pictures and Streamwise as CRO, leading teams responsible for revenue generation, including all dealmaking, strategy and marketing for the business.
In March 2022, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquired 1091 Pictures.
On April 23, 2024, Chicken Soup for the Soul announced a $636.6 million loss in 2023, and warned that without any options to generate additional financing, the company may be forced to liquidate or pause operations, and seek a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing. On June 29, 2024, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after missing a week of paying its employees and failing to secure financing. On July 11, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a conversion of the bankruptcy to Chapter 7, which would signal a liquidation of the company's assets, and the cessation of its subsidiaries, including 1091 Pictures.
Filmography
As The Orchard
Release date Film title Notes January 16, 2015 Loitering with Intent February 3, 2015 What We Do in the Shadows May 29, 2015 Club Life August 18, 2015 6 Years February 9, 2016 A Stand Up Guy April 28, 2016 The American Side October 14, 2016 Christine January 24, 2017 Long Nights Short Mornings June 9, 2017 The Hero September 29, 2017 Super Dark Times October 29, 2017Dismissed March 16, 2018 Flower April 20, 2018 The Devil and Father Amorth August 14, 2018 American Animals September 11, 2018 Paper Year May 17, 2019 Unacknowledged: An Exposé of the World's Greatest Secret June 2019 Baristas June 6, 2019 The Vic May 2019 The Renegade
Under 1091 Pictures Release date Film title Notes May 3, 2019 Meeting Gorbachev May 24, 2019 Halston August 2, 2019 Them That Follow August 30, 2019 Before You Know It September 6, 2019 Blink of an Eye Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice co-distribution with Greenwich Entertainment September 27, 2019 Sister Aimee November 5, 2019Return to Mount KennedyDecember 6, 2019Midnight FamilyFebruary 12, 2020March 13, 2020 April 7, 2020Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has BegunWhat You Gonna Do When The World's On FireApril 14, 2020April 28, 2020Until The Birds ReturnMay 2, 2020Feral June 16, 2020Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave BirthJune 23, 2020 August 4, 2020Star LightCRSHD August 18, 2020TracksSeptember 15, 2020Wheels September 29, 2020Chasing the PresentInez & Doug & Kira October 6, 2020 Naughty BooksDEAD (In Cinemas 9/25)TreasonTanner Hall ForeverThe Ringmaster October 13, 2020When the Storm FadesBane: Holding These Moments October 20, 2020TarNovember 10, 2020Transference: A Love StoryNovember 17, 20201 Night in San DiegoDecember 1, 2020DiscoAlt SpaceDecember 8, 2020December 15, 2020January 19, 2021Ten Minutes To MidnightPersonhoodJanuary 26, 2021A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader ProblemFebruary 9, 2021SatorFebruary 9, 2021Tazmanian DevilFebruary 16, 2021Alice Fades AwayAugust 24, 2021Echoes of ViolenceOctober 1, 2021RuntOctober 12, 2021The CleanerNovember 2, 2021CurtisNovember 2, 2021Electric JesusNovember 9, 2021The DrummerOctober 18, 2022Moment of ContactNovember 8, 2022Vide Noir
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