White Horse Pictures

Name

White Horse Pictures

Legal name

White Horse Pictures, LLC

Website

https://whitehorsepics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Documentary Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Nature, Science & Wildlife Documentaries (MPADADAF)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Music documentaries
• Film production
• Streaming content licensing
• Documentary series

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Documentary Production and Distribution: White Horse Pictures produces documentary films and series, then sells distribution rights to streaming platforms (HBO, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, Showtime) and theatrical distributors. Revenue comes from licensing fees, production fees, and backend participation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

White Horse Pictures produces premium documentary films and series, specializing in music and cultural documentaries. The company develops projects with A-list directors, secures talent cooperation and music rights, accesses rare archival footage, and licenses the finished content to major streaming platforms (HBO, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Showtime) and theatrical distributors through per-project distribution deals.

Product overview

White Horse Pictures is a film and documentary production company specializing in music documentaries, theatrical films, and documentary series. Their portfolio includes Emmy and Grammy-winning documentaries about legendary musicians (The Beatles, Bee Gees, Pavarotti, The Beach Boys), cultural institutions (The Apollo Theater), entertainment pioneers (Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz), and music festivals (Lilith Fair, Stax Records). The company operates as a production studio with an extensive slate of documentaries in various stages of production and release, working with streaming partners including HBO, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, and Showtime.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years Documentary chronicling The Beatles' touring years from 1962-1966, directed by Ron Howard. Distributed theatrically and via Hulu Documentary Films.
• Pavarotti Documentary exploring the life of opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, directed by Ron Howard. Distributed via Showtime and Polygram Entertainment.
• The Apollo Documentary chronicling the unique history and contemporary legacy of New York City's Apollo Theater, directed by Roger Ross Williams. Distributed via HBO Documentary Films.
• The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Documentary chronicling the triumphs and hurdles of the Bee Gees brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, directed by Frank Marshall. Co-produced with The Kennedy/Marshall Company and distributed via HBO Documentary Films.
• Lucy and Desi

Quantifiable outcome

• Three consecutive years of Emmy wins (2019-2021)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TongalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2013Partnership with Southern California start-up Tongal to crowd-source a new movie. Tongal links its community of film directors and writers with brands to make commercials, and is entering the full-length film space with White Horse.
• Sky StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for David Frost VS documentary series. Sky Studios is producing with White Horse Pictures and Paradine Productions.
• Paradine ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for David Frost VS documentary series alongside White Horse Pictures and Sky Studios.
• MoJo Global ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for Shari & Lamb Chop documentary. Fully authorized documentary about ventriloquist Shari Lewis and puppet Lamb Chop.
• CAA Media FinancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresenting distribution rights for Shari & Lamb Chop documentary alongside White Horse.
• HBO Documentary FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary distribution partner for STAX documentary series. HBO is producing the multi-part documentary series exploring legendary Memphis soul label Stax Records.
• Imagine EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership formed in 2018 for documentary production. Co-produced Lucy and Desi with White Horse Pictures and Imagine Documentaries.
• The Kennedy/Marshall CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart documentary. Frank Marshall of Kennedy/Marshall directed the film.
• Amazon StudioscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partner for Lucy and Desi documentary, releasing on Amazon Prime Video.
• Disney+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partner for The Beach Boys documentary releasing on Disney+.
• Elevation PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery documentary.
• Polygram EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Universal Music Group's Polygram Entertainment for documentary projects including Pavarotti and STAX.
• Warner Music EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for STAX documentary series with Warner Music Entertainment involved through Concord Originals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Participant Media: Established documentary and socially-conscious film producer and financier with long streamer relationships. Overlaps in award-caliber nonfiction commissions, though Participant operates at significantly larger scale.
• Spitfire Pictures: Documentary production company co-founded by Nigel Sinclair and Guy East prior to White Horse Pictures. Highly comparable in subject matter and talent relationships, now a broader legacy operation under different ownership.
• A24: Independent studio with a growing documentary and nonfiction film slate alongside narrative features. Competes for similar director relationships, festival positioning, and streaming distribution partners.

Emerging players

• Campfire Studios: Independent documentary and nonfiction production company with growing streamer commissions. Comparable in targeting premium documentary commissions though with a smaller, less decorated slate.

Direct peers

• Imagine Documentaries: Documentary production arm of Imagine Entertainment co-founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Direct competitor for premium documentary commissions and an active co-production partner of White Horse on Lucy and Desi.
• Tremolo Productions: Music-focused documentary production company behind Buena Vista Social Club and other artist portraits. Closely comparable in subject-matter specialization and target customer (streaming platforms seeking music documentaries).
• Concordia Studio: Documentary and non-fiction studio producing premium films for streamers and theatrical. Direct competitor for the same kind of high-end, talent-driven documentary commissions and awards positioning.
• Homegrown Pictures: Independent documentary production company co-producing the Billy Preston documentary with White Horse. Directly comparable boutique documentary shop competing for similar music-biopic and cultural-figure subjects.
• Library Films: Independent documentary production company producing prestige nonfiction films. Partnering with White Horse on the upcoming Gene Wilder documentary and competing for similar estate-driven subjects.
• Polygram Entertainment: Universal Music Group's film and television arm that produces music-focused documentaries. Direct peer and active partner of White Horse on Pavarotti and STAX, competing for the same music-estate-driven subject matter.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/whitehorsepics
• Xx.com/whitehorsepic
• Facebookfacebook.com/whitehorsepics

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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