CMD Distribution

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CMD Distribution
Type LLC
Genre Film distribution
Founder Byron M. Jones [1] [2]
Headquarters
Wake Forest, North Carolina
,
United States
Number of locations
 United States, Brazil, Sri Lanka and South Africa [3]
Website CMDDistribution.com

CMD Distribution is a faith and family film distribution company, headquartered in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The company distributes, acquires and markets Christian and family-friendly films.

Contents

CMD Distribution has distributed films such as Creed of Gold [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] and Two for the Show , known for starring Mickey Rooney and being the last film in which Joe Dimaggio appeared. [9]

The company was forced to close after the Family Christian Stores filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy [10] and the closer of Allegro [11]

Lawsuit

Crystal Creek Media launched a lawsuit against CMD Distribution for failing to fulfill its contractual financial obligations over the distribution of the movie Creed of Gold. In early 2017 Crystal Creek Media was awarded a judgment against CMD Distribution by the Superior Court of New Hanover County in the state of North Carolina. [12]

Unfortunately, CMD was in the process of filing bankruptcy at the time due to the collapse of its biggest customer Allegro Media. [13] [14]

Films

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  2. ↑ "Christian Worldview Film Festival » Byron Jones". Christian Worldview Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
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