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River Road Entertainment
In 1990, River Road produced its first feature, “Old Explorers,” starring Jose Ferrer and James Whitmore. The film was released theatrically by Taurus Entertainment, on home video by Academy Entertainment, and on cable through Showtime. Throughout the 1990’s, River Road focused on commercial and documentary film production with an emphasis on arts, culture and music-related programming. It's slate of production credits included documentaries on such diverse notables as the rock star Prince, baseball great Kirby Puckett, and Irish theater director Joe Dowling; broadcast specials with the Fugees, the Beijing Opera and Bobby McFerrin; and music videos for Run DMC, Wyclef Jean, and Alexander O'Neal. River Road also partnered with Musicland/Sam Goody, the largest music retailer in the United States, to develop and produce music-related programming for cable and syndicated television. In 1998, River Road began producing a Seven Channel Network of in-flight entertainment programming for Northwest Airlines, and in 2000 it won the industry's highest award for in-flight programming. In 2001, the company turned its attention back to feature films under the River Road Entertainment banner. With offices in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, the company specializes in unique collaborations on projects that blend ground breaking creative with commercial viability. In May, 2003, River Road Entertainment announced a joint venture with Focus Features to produce and co-finance a slate of feature films. River Road Entertainment Los Angeles office: 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 2nd Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90060. Tel: (310) 860-9470, fax: (310) 461-1490 Minneapolis office: 4050 Dain Rauscher Plaza, 60 S 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Tel:: (612) 661-4050, fax: (612) 661-4058 . . . . River Road Entertainment filmography Production Tree of Life (2009) Into the Wild (2007) Se, Jie (2007) Chicago 10 (2007) Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) A Prairie Home Companion (2006) I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) Brokeback Mountain (2005) Various services Tree of Life (2009) / funding © Preems.com |
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Founded
in 1987 as River Road Productions, the company sought to produce
independent feature films from its Midwest base.