Black Bear (formerly Black Bear Pictures) is an American media company that develops, produces, distributes and finances original content for film and television. Black Bear is based in Santa Monica, California.
Since its 2011 launch, Black Bear's slate has grossed over $300,000,000 worldwide, been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, nine Golden Globes, ten BAFTAs, and premiered at such prestigious festivals at Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York, and London.
In 2013, Black Bear entered an output deal with the newly established Elevation Pictures, an independent film and TV distribution company in Canada.[2] The company eventually acquired Elevation, which now operates as a subsidiary of Black Bear.
In 2022, Black Bear launched international sales division (Black Bear International) led by John Friedberg.[3] They also partnered with New Regency to launch a documentary production unit entitled Double Agent to produce & finance premium documentaries as Dana O’Keefe had been appointed to handle Black Bear's joint-venture documentary production unit Double Agent as president of the new documentary unit.[4]
In 2023, Black Bear was launched as a primary distributor (Black Bear UK) in the United Kingdom, starting with Dumb Money (2023).[5] In 2025, they launched a U.S distribution division led by Benjamin Kramer, with Christy being the division's first release.[6][7][8]
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