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Type | Private |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Robert John Rodriguez |
Headquarters | |
Products | Film Production Film Distribution |
American United Entertainment also known as (American United Media) is a film production entertainment company with divisions in production, distribution, finance, film and television. IFA Distribution is a film distribution and International sales subsidiary of American United Entertainment. American United Entertainment was founded by Robert John Rodriguez in 2011.
In 2016, American United Entertainment partnered with Han Capital Management on a $200 Million Dollar Fund for North American film and television projects. [1]
In 2014 AUE produced and financed Bullet , starring Danny Trejo as the title character and Jonathan Banks as the villain. [2]
In 2011, American United Entertainment started IFA Distribution and formed key strategic joint ventures with Intandem Films [3] and Funimation Entertainment where they distributed films globally. [4] In February 2011, AUE created a film financing fund (Feature Film Partners VII) Yahoo Finance[3] with former chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Bill Mechanic CEO of Pandemonium Films. [5]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2005 | Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Art Camacho | Funding |
2007 | Lake Dead | George Bessudo | Funding |
2008 | Hotel California | Geo Santini | Funding |
Farm House | George Bessudo | Funding | |
2009 | La Linea | James Cotten | Funding |
2010 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | R. Ellis Frazier | Funding |
2012 | Path of Souls | Jeremy Torrie | Funding |
Back to the Sea | Thom Lu | Distributor | |
2013 | Stag | 'Brett Heard | Distributor |
Fish N Chips: The Movie | Dan Krech | Distributor | |
2014 | Bullet | Nick Lyon | Producer/ Distributor |
2015 | The High Schooler's Guide to College Parties | Patrick Johnson | Distributor |
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