What Concourse Media does

Concourse Media is a privately held film production, financing, sales, and distribution company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2011 by Matthew Shreder. The firm acquires a curated and limited slate of feature films annually and licenses worldwide rights to distributors across more than 65 countries, selling to major studios, mini-majors, and specialty distributors both domestically and internationally. Its product surface spans film production, film financing, film distribution, world sales, and slate management, with notable titles including Sovereign (2025), Chief of Station (2024), Percy vs Goliath (2020), The Little Hours (2017), Semper Fi (2019), and The Parting Glass (2018). Distribution partners have included Lionsgate, MGM, Universal Pictures, Vertical Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Briarcliff Entertainment, Decal/Hulu, and Gunpowder & Sky.

The company operates on a B2B, sales-led model, monetizing via one-time licensing of distribution rights to acquirers in each territory; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated deal by deal at major international film markets including Cannes, EFM Berlin, and AFM. Concourse positions itself as a filmmaker-focused, end-to-end service provider that supplies production capital, positions content across theatrical, digital, streaming, ad-supported, television, physical, and emerging-technology channels, and provides post-deal continuity through marketing and audience engagement support.

Ownership is concentrated with founder-operator Matthew Shreder, with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company. The senior team has been expanded in 2025-2026 with the appointments of Kristin Harris as Head of Acquisitions (November 2025) and Jack Sheehan as President of World Sales (April 2026). The firm employs 1-10 people, maintains no public API or developer platform, and relies on industry press coverage, festival premieres, and direct distributor relationships for go-to-market rather than technology-led distribution channels.

Name

Concourse Media

Legal name

Concourse Media

Website

https://concourse-media.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Concourse Media is a privately held, Beverly Hills-based film production, financing, sales, and distribution company founded in 2011 that acquires a curated annual slate of feature films and licenses worldwide rights to major, mini-major, and specialty distributors across more than 65 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Distribution and Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Theatrical Distribution (Domestic) (MPADAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Non-Theatrical Distribution (Educational, Airlines, Cruise, Community) (MPADAJAJ)

Keywords

• Film distribution
• Film financing
• Film production
• Worldwide film sales
• Independent film sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. World Sales & Distribution: Concourse Media acts as a global film sales, distribution, financing, and production company. They acquire films and license them to distributors worldwide, handling worldwide sales rights and taking films to market at major festivals and markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Concourse Media is a global film sales, distribution, financing, and production company. It acquires a curated slate of independent feature films each year, finances and produces them, and licenses worldwide distribution rights to major, mini-major, and specialty theatrical, digital, and streaming distributors in more than 65 countries.

Product overview

Concourse Media is a film production, financing, and distribution company launched by Matthew Shreder in 2011. The company operates as a filmmaker-focused entity that champions bold and distinctive storytelling. Its core offerings include film production, film financing, film distribution, world sales, and film slate management. Concourse acquires a carefully curated slate of films annually, licensing them to distributors in over 65 countries worldwide, and sells to all major, mini-major, and specialty distributors domestically and internationally. The company has produced notable titles including SOVEREIGN (2025), CHIEF OF STATION (2024), PERCY VS GOLIATH (2020), THE LITTLE HOURS (2017), SEMPER FI (2019), and THE PARTING GLASS (2018).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film Production
• Film Financing
• Film Distribution
• World Sales
• Film Slate Management

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• Samuel Goldwyn FilmsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSamuel Goldwyn Films acquired U.S. rights to Concourse Media's supernatural thriller 'The Wolf and the Lamb' for a Summer 2026 release. The film stars Adrianne Palicki, Angus Macfayden, Eric Nelsen, and Sammi Rotibi.
• Briarcliff Entertainment & Universal PicturesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBriarcliff Entertainment and Universal Pictures partnered for the theatrical release of 'Sovereign' on July 11, 2025. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2025, starring Nick Offerman, Dennis Quaid, and Jacob Tremblay.
• Vertical EntertainmentmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVertical Entertainment acquired the spy thriller 'Chief of Station' starring Aaron Eckhart and secured a release date. The film is currently in post-production.
• Lionsgate & MGMmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLionsgate handled U.S. distribution for 'Semper Fi' while MGM handled international distribution. The film stars Jai Courtney, Leighton Meester, Finn Wittrock, and Nat Wolff.
• Decal & HulumajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDecal and Hulu released 'The Last Victim' in 2022. The film stars Ron Perlman, Ali Larter, and Ralph Ineson, directed by Naveen A. Chathapuram.
• Gunpowder & Sky & Universal PicturesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGunpowder & Sky handled U.S. distribution and Universal Pictures handled international distribution for 'The Little Hours' (2017), starring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Aubrey Plaza, and Kate Micucci, directed by Jeff Baena.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vertical Entertainment: Independent film distribution and production company; both a competitor for select acquisitions and a key customer for Concourse (e.g., Chief of Station), illustrating the dual buyer/competitor dynamic.
• Bleecker Street: Independent film distribution and production company; overlaps in the indie distribution market where Concourse sells rights, representing a buyer/channel rather than direct competitor for sales mandates.
• CAA Media Finance: The media finance arm of CAA; a much larger, agency-backed sales and financing operation that competes for premium indie film sales mandates with significantly more resources.
• A24: Independent entertainment company focused on film production and distribution; sets the upper-bound benchmark for indie distribution economics and competes for premium filmmaker relationships.
• Neon: Independent film distribution and production company with strong festival presence; a higher-profile competitor/buyer in the indie distribution space where Concourse frequently places titles.

Direct peers

• FilmNation Entertainment: Independent film sales, financing, and production company with global reach; the most directly comparable peer given its end-to-end model (financing through worldwide distribution) and focus on prestige/genre indie films.
• Protagonist Pictures: International film sales, financing, and production company; comparable in scale, business model, and target customer (independent filmmakers seeking global distribution).
• Sierra/Affinity: Independent film international sales and financing company; directly comparable business model of acquiring rights and licensing to global distributors, often competing for the same titles at Cannes/AFM.
• Voltage Pictures: Independent film production, financing, and worldwide sales company; competes head-to-head with Concourse for indie projects and sales agent mandates at major film markets.

Others

• Lionsgate: Mini-major studio that both acquires distribution rights from Concourse (e.g., Semper Fi) and competes for sales/distribution of similar indie titles; a critical customer/competitor in the ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/concoursemedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/concourse-media-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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