Lightning Entertainment is an American
film distributor
A film distributor is a person responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company may be the same as, or different from, the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film.
The distributor may set ...
,
sales agent, and
production company
A production company, production house or production studio is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television show, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video ...
based in
Santa Monica, California
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. It was founded in 2002 by Richard Guardian, Rich Goldberg, and Marc Greenberg, focusing on sales and distribution of
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is film production, produced outside the Major film studios, major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independ ...
s. It began offering
film production
Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...
services in 2012, which it stated were designed to help domestic films better target international markets.
See also
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''Non-Transferable'', distributed by Lightning Entertainment.
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2002 establishments in California
Companies based in Los Angeles
Film distributors of the United States
Film production companies of the United States
Mass media companies established in 2002
International sales agents
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