Assembly Line Entertainment
Assembly Line Entertainment is an American film production and development company founded in 2012 by Janek Ambros. The company is best known for releasing films, such as Imminent Threat, Ten Thousand Saints, Human Capital, and Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid.[1]
Film production | |
Industry | Film industry |
Founder | Janek Ambros |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | www |
History
The company began making Avante-Garde and experimental films in 2012, including the Avant-garde film May 15th in Paris, a film about the rise of populism in France during 1848 with visuals from present day Paris, highlighting the rise of populism in the west.[2] The film was produced by Barbara De Fina.[3]
Assembly Line Entertainment and Martin Scorsese presented a lifetime achievement award to Krzysztof Zanussi at the Roots of Europe Festival in Spain after a screening of May 15 in Paris.[4]
Their first feature documentary Imminent Threat was produced with Academy Award nominee James Cromwell.[5] The film was released in late 2015 and received dozens of awards from festivals around the world.
Their films include Ten Thousand Saints, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke which film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015,[6] and Human Capital which stars Maya Hawke and Marisa Tomei.[7]
Newly released and upcoming films include Mondo Hollywoodland and Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid is an anthology of various shorts on American imperialism, Wall Street, and western nationalism that came out in 2020.[8][9]
Company
In the summer of 2017, his company, Assembly Line Entertainment, expanding to China when they brought in Jing Xue into the company.[10]
Filmography
- Mondo Hollywoodland
- Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid
- Human Capital
- Ten Thousand Saints
- Imminent Threat
- May 15th in Paris
References
- "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2017/4/1/amdocs-film-festival-may-15th-in-paris
- "Movie Review - May 15th In Paris -What Have We Learned? | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles". Splash Magazines | Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- https://www.elcorreo.com/butaca/cine/krzysztof-zanussi-piensa-20200305195704-ntrc.html
- Fleming, Mike (2015-07-02). "[WATCH] James Cromwell Behind 'Imminent Threat' Docu: Actor-Activist Has Stories To Tell". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- Justin Chang (2014-12-08). "Sundance Film Festival: 2015 Premieres Lineup Announced". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- https://people.com/movies/liev-schreiber-and-maya-hawke-face-the-consequences-of-an-accident-in-human-capital-trailer/
- https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DTLA-Film-Festival-Announces-2019-Awards-20191026
- https://www.creativecontentwire.com/robbie-leacock-joins-assembly-line-entertainment-as-uk-division-head/
- "Assembly Line Entertainment Names Jing Xue COO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-02.