Great American Pure Flix, formerly Pure Flix and sometimes stylized as Pureflix, is an American

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owned by

Great American Media GAC Media, LLC, Trade name, doing business as Great American Media, is a Arlington, Texas-based media company. It is the owner of the U.S. cable networks Great American Family and Great American Faith & Living, and streaming service Pure Flix, G ...

and

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History

The service was first established in 2015 by the Christian film studio

Pure Flix Entertainment Pinnacle Peak Pictures (formerly Pure Flix Entertainment until January 2021) is an American independent evangelical Christian film production and distribution studio founded by David A. R. White and Russell Wolfe. Pinnacle Peak produces Chri ...

, after it acquired the video on demand provider I Am Flix; the company stated that it would offer over 2,000 films and series at launch. In November 2020,

announced its acquisition of the Pure Flix service, bringing it under its own faith-based film studio

Affirm Films Affirm Films is an American independent Christian film studio producing, marketing, and acquiring faith-based films. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, the studio's highest-grossing faith-based dramas are '' Miracles from Heav ...

; as the sale included the rights to the "Pure Flix"

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, Pure Flix Entertainment was subsequently renamed to Pinnacle Peak Pictures in January 2021. In May 2023, Sony announced that Pure Flix would become a joint venture with

, a company led by former

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CEO Bill Abbott; terms of the agreement were not disclosed, besides that Great American Media would hold a controlling stake in the venture, and that Abbott would serve as CEO following the completion of the transaction. In September 2023, Pure Flix rebranded as Great American Pure Flix.

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announced on February 6, 2024, that he had signed a multi-film deal with

Great American Family Great American Family is an American cable television network owned by Great American Media. The channel broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming such as television series and made-for-TV movies—some of which containing f ...

, Great American Faith & Living, and for streaming on Great American Pure Flix. The company is a strategic partner of the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders, a

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apostolic organization.

Programming

It is known for its distribution of Sony's

and

Pinnacle Peak Pictures Pinnacle Peak Pictures (formerly Pure Flix Entertainment until January 2021) is an American independent evangelical Christian film production and distribution studio founded by David A. R. White and Russell Wolfe. Pinnacle Peak produces Chris ...

productions, such as the ''God's Not Dead'' series, ''

Miracles from Heaven ''Miracles from Heaven'' is a 2016 American Christian drama film directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Randy Brown. It is based on the book of the same name by Christy Beam, which recounts the true story of her young daughter who had a near- ...

'' starring

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company ...

, ''War Room'' from filmmaker brothers

Alex Kendrick Alexander Kendrick (born June 11, 1970) is an American pastor, film writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known for directing and starring in notable faith-based films, including ''Facing the Giants'', '' War Room'', '' Overcomer'', ...

and

Stephen Kendrick Stephen Kendrick (born June 10, 1974) is an American film writer and producer, co-writer of the book '' The Love Dare'' with brother Alex Kendrick, and former senior associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) ...

, and

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film ''The Star''. It also streams original content by

and Great American Living. The service also syndicates content from

Angel Studios Angel Studios, Inc. is an American independent Christian media company and Film distributor, film distribution studio based in Provo, Utah. It operates the Over-the-top media service, over-the-top video on demand, video on-demand service Angel. ...

Christian Broadcasting Network The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American Christian media production and distribution organization. Founded in 1960 by Pat Robertson, it produces the long-running TV series ''The 700 Club'', co-produces the ongoing ''Superbook (198 ...

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, and others, such as ''

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'', ''The Chosen'', the original ''

Superbook Superbook may refer to: * Superbook (1981 TV series), a Japanese Christian anime television series initially produced at Tatsunoko Production and TV Tokyo in Japan. * Superbook (2011 TV series), an American Christian animated television serie ...

'', the new ''Superbook'', ''Madeline'', and ''

VeggieTales ''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, Christian Computer animated, CGI-animated series and multimedia franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumb ...

''. They also license individual films, such as the Duck Commander film ''The Blind''.

References

External links

Official website
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