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Gravitas Ventures is an American film distribution company owned by Shout! Studios. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles in 2006, and moved its headquarters from Los Angeles to Cleveland in 2019. It focuses on the distribution of independent feature films and documentaries.
Home media releases of its films are handled as a distribution partner by Studio Distribution Services, a joint-venture between Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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Gravitas Ventures was founded in Los Angeles, California, by Nolan Gallagher in 2006.[1] Michael Murphy joined as President and a fellow owner in 2007. The company has offered films to theaters through VOD, and streaming services, such as its own "Gravitas Movies" platform.[2][3][4] Gravitas has been recognized as one of the biggest content providers to independent VOD services.[5] The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized the company as the #3 fastest-growing private company in 2012, where it was #4 fastest-growing in 2011.[6] In 2019 the company moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio.[2] In 2021, Gravitas-distributed film The Mole Agent was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.[7]
In 2017, the content division of the German broadcast company ProSiebenSat.1, Red Arrow Entertainment, purchased a majority position in Gravitas, with an agreement to move to complete ownership in the future. Gravitas remains independent, but works in cooperation with Red Arrow International, the company's distribution group. Red Arrow management said the combination of content generation, distribution and capacity to finance and own projects was motivation for the purchase. They planned to make “significant investments” in global film and television projects.[8]
In 2020, Murphy was recognized as a Hero in Home Entertainment by Media Play News.[9]
On November 16, 2021, Gravitas was acquired by Canadian media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment for $73 million in a cash and stock deal.[10][11] In April 2025, Anthem sold the company to Shout! Studios, with Gravitas and Shout! continuing to operate as separate brands.[12]
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Gravitas mostly distributes movies through digital channels, though some films get released in theatrical venues nationwide. The COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdowns measures which resulted in closing of theaters that spring. This would delay the release of several films; such as The Secret's, which would eventually be released to streaming and VOD platforms in July 2020.[13]
Other streaming releases have included Our Friend (2019)[14] and Queen Bees (2021).[15]
On January 21, 2022, the company released The King's Daughter exclusively to over 1,000 theaters.[16]
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