Description of the company
As a production, domestic distribution and foreign film sales licensing company, Echelon Studios handles multiple facets of the entertainment industry.
Echelon Studios catalog contains more than 5,000 first run titles and 15,000 classical film titles as well as 30,000 music titles with top artists like The Black Eyed Peas, Madonna and Amy Winehouse, encompassing a wide variety of genres comprised of action, animation, comedy, documentary, drama, family, horror, music, religious, thriller, westerns and TV Series. Echelon Studios continues to expand its impressive catalog through the acquisition of a comprehensive body of films including independent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Through its experienced sales team and by its attendance at over 20 domestic and international film markets and trade shows, Echelon Studios distributes its acquired films to both domestic and international buyers.
In combination with the acquisition and distribution of these films, Echelon Studios theatrically releases films in select cities throughout the United States. Echelon Studios recent theatrical successes include the charming family comedy “Our Italian Husband” starring Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Brooke Shields and Chevy Chase; the drama “Wake” starring “Queer as Folk’s” Gale Harold and featuring screen legend Martin Landau; and the romantic comedy “Fish Without a Bicycle” starring “Freddie” and “Beverly Hills 90210” star Brian A. Green. Echelon Studios also produced the Lionsgate film “Wisegirls” with Mariah Carey and Mira Sorvino as well as “Maniacs” with Jeff Fahey and Kelly Waymire.
In 2023, Echelon Studios produced The Gods 2 starring Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Kevin Interdonato, Ernest Thomas, Nicoye Banks, Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Kira Omans.
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Echelon Studios looks to begin production again on its own films in the near future for theatrical release, as well as for Television, DVD and VOD Online Streaming. Uniting their sizable experience in the entertainment industry in development, writing, producing and directing as well as expertise in “hands-on” production, distribution and marketing, Echelon Studios proudly continues to expand its film and digital ventures.
Echelon Studios is one of the leading distributors of independent programming to Pay-Per-View (PPV), Pay Cable and Basic Cable systems worldwide. Echelon Studios currently represents over 300 production and releasing companies, and is active in placing their product in the domestic and international DVD, VOD, Pay-Per-View, Pay Cable, Basic Cable, Free TV, Hotel Lodging, Airline and ancillary markets.
Echelon Studios strength in the Pay-Per-View market is extraordinary. It is our view that consumers are finding PPV and VOD (Video on Demand) to be a convenient, cost-effective way to get the programming they want immediately. We wish to assist our programming partners with “user friendly content exploitation”. Our intention is to deliver as much of a diverse mixture of programming that is available. With over 100 million subscribers already using PPV, the market is only going to grow with new DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite), DTH (Direct to Home) and digital delivery technological systems recently launched nationwide and in some foreign territories.
Echelon Studios has placed titles with every domestic broadcast system including HBO, Starz/Encore, Showtime Networks, Lifetime Television, USA Networks, InDemand/Comcast, TVN, Action Pay-Per-View, Cablevision, Hallmark Channel, AOL/Time-Warner Cable and Paragon Cable, in addition to newer digital satellite systems such as The D.I.S.H. Cable Network and DirecTV. Echelon Studios also supplies independent product to all of the major hotel programmers including Spectra-Vision, On Command, MegiNet, SVI and LodgeNet.
For over a decade, Echelon Studios has facilitated U.S theatrical distribution for independent features in cities such as Los Angeles and New York.