Vertical (film company)

Vertical
Company type	Private
Industry	Motion picture
Founded	September 2012; 12 years ago
Founder	Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people	Rich Goldberg, Peter Jarowey, Mitch Budin, Jason Pecora, Kristin Harris, and Christian Dawahare
Products	Motion pictures
Website	vert-ent.com

Vertical (formerly Vertical Entertainment) is a global independent film distributor founded by producers Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin in 2012. Vertical releases films across all mediums, including theatrical, video on demand, physical media and streaming.^[1]

History

In 2012, Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin founded Vertical Entertainment, a film distribution company that releases films theatrically, through video on demand, home media and streaming, with a slate of 24 films per year. In November 2019, it was announced Vertical would launch a UK distribution arm.^[2] Over the years, Vertical films have received numerous award wins and nominations, including an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Song in Four Good Days, a Gotham Award for Best Actress, Nicole Beharie in Miss Juneteenth, an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for Emily the Criminal, a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Original Song in She Came to Me. And a Sundance Audience award for Melissa Barrera in Your Monster. Vertical has now expanded its slate beyond 80 film releases per year.

Film library

References

^ Yamato, Jen (May 8, 2013). "Vertical Entertainment Launches, Will Release 24 Titles Per Year". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 6, 2019). "Vertical Entertainment Launches UK Distribution Arm With Genre Slate Including 'Polaroid', 'Jacob's Ladder' Remake, 'Only' & More — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

External links

Official website

[vt-1] Yamato, Jen (May 8, 2013). "Vertical Entertainment Launches, Will Release 24 Titles Per Year". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014.

[2] Wiseman, Andreas (November 6, 2019). "Vertical Entertainment Launches UK Distribution Arm With Genre Slate Including 'Polaroid', 'Jacob's Ladder' Remake, 'Only' & More — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

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