Monterey Media

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Monterey Media Inc.
Company typeIndependent film distributor
IndustryIndependent motion pictures distributor, [1] DVD, Blu-ray
Founded1979
FounderScott Mansfield
Headquarters125 Auburn Court #220,
Westlake Village, California
,
United States [2]
ProductsFilms
Owner BayView Entertainment
Website greysshackfilms.com

Monterey Media Inc. (formerly The Monterey Movie Company) is an American independent film distribution company founded in 1979 by Scott Mansfield. [3]

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The company also had a home video company named Monterey Video in 1982, and was initially financed by Noel C. Bloom, and the titles were distributed by the Family Home Entertainment subsidiary of Caballero Control Corporation. [4] Monterey is the second sub-label of NCB Entertainment, after FHE.

In 1987, Len Levy moved to Fries Home Video, an upstart distributor, taking its Monterey line with them, after cutting ties with International Video Entertainment, which received all 53 titles after five years. [5] [6] That year, in October, the Monterey Movie Company had signed a 22-title agreement with Forum Home Video, to launch its new Phoenix Video label and Scott Mansfield will provide the package, with Forum Home Video handling U.S. distribution of its titles, and the cassettes would range from $19.98-34.98. [7]

After many years the company has now expanded from home video into independent theatrical distribution, film festivals, and other venues including television, digital delivery, and home entertainment markets.

Its first release was Deadly Games, a film made by Mansfield, who then released more titles under the Monterey label; early releases included a Dorsey Burnette tribute concert, a Sandahl Bergman aerobic dance video, Dynamite Chicken , a concert by The Tubes, Oh, Alfie! , The Werewolf of Washington , Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? , And Nothing But the Truth , Tomorrow , The Children of Sanchez , and Autumn Born. [8] The company was also the exclusive distributor for All Grateful Dead concert videos/ DVDs for over 20 years, including The Grateful Dead Movie and Dead Ahead .

Currently, they distribute their films at festivals and events, in theaters, and on DVD and VOD, including feature films, documentaries, self-help videos, and PBS programs. [9]

In 2019, Monterey was acquired by BayView Entertainment. [10]

Selected theatrical releases

TitleRelease date
This Is Martin Bonner August 14, 2013
Big Muddy January 23, 2015
3 Nights in the Desert February 6, 2015
Like Sunday, Like Rain March 13, 2015
The Living April 3, 2015
Childless May 15, 2015
Runoff June 26, 2015
Forever September 25, 2015
Cut Snake October 7, 2015
Sex, Death and Bowling November 6, 2015
Yosemite January 1, 2016
Of Mind and Music February 12, 2016
Burning Bodhi March 11, 2016
Memoria April 8, 2016
A Beautiful Now September 16, 2016
The Last Film Festival
No Pay, Nudity November 11, 2016
A Month of Sundays N/A 2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun January 27, 2017
I Am Battle ComicMarch 24, 2017
The Levelling
Looking for Grace N/A 2017
The Sun at Midnight N/A 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Monterey Media [us]". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Corporate info". Monterey Media. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Corporate info". Monterey Media. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Low Videocassette Prices Seen Rejuvenating Market" (PDF). Billboard . 1983-06-11. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Levy To Helm Fries' HV Label". Variety . 1987-03-25. pp. 41–42.
  6. ↑ "Monterey Breaks Off Distrib Deal With IVE; 53 Titles Go To Fries". Variety . 1987-07-01. p. 34.
  7. ↑ "Forum & Monterey Ink A 22-Pic Deal". Variety . 1987-10-14. p. 46.
  8. ↑ "Billboard". 30 November 1985. Retrieved 11 July 2016– via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Video Company VHS Cover Art". critcononline.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "BayView Entertainment Acquires Monterey Media – Media Play News" . Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  11. ↑ http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=18205 Film Review 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
  12. ↑ Sharf, Zack (30 March 2015). "Monterey Media Acquires Award-Winning Drama 'Childless'". IndieWire . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Coster, Ramzi De (17 October 2013). "Monterey Media Acquires Three Films, Including Works Starring Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel". indiewire.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "'Approaching Midnight' premieres at American Legion convention". chron.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Monterey Media Acquires Julia Stiles-Taye Diggs Drama 'Between Us'". Deadline. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  16. ↑ www.TheNetCave.com, NetMan Inc. "BRACELET OF BORDEAUX, THE from MONTEREY MEDIA - KIDS FIRST! Reviews and Videos". kidsfirst.org. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Bringing Up Bobby" Acquired by monterey media
  18. ↑ "Monterey Media Takes U.S. Rights to Australian War Thriller 'Canopy'". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  19. ↑ Yahoo Movies THe Cellar Door
  20. ↑ Cannes: Monterey Media Secures U.S. Passage for 'The Citizen'
  21. ↑ The Cry (2008) Review
  22. ↑ Monterey Media to Release Film Theatrically After TV Debut
  23. ↑ "THE ENDLESS SUMMER": AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER BRUCE BROWN
  24. ↑ Cinema Clock Eye of the Dolphin
  25. ↑ 'Girl On A Bicycle' Comedy Pic Acquired By Monterey Media
  26. ↑ 'Girl on the Train' goes off the rails in film noir journey
  27. ↑ Bitlanders Trailer
  28. ↑ In Nigeria, the Personal and the Political Clash
  29. ↑ Monterey Media to release 'Harvest' in U.S.
  30. ↑ OC Weekly Film
  31. ↑ Looking Deep Into the Abyss of a Troubled Mother's Heart
  32. ↑ Monterey Media Teaching 'How To Be A Serial Killer'
  33. ↑ Monterey Media to Serve Up 'Humble Pie'
  34. ↑ "I AM COMIC": AN INTERVIEW WITH JORDAN BRADY
  35. ↑ "monterey media To Release "I Kissed a Vampire" iTunes Web Series Theatrically". indieWire . indieWire . Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  36. ↑ Karla (January 19/06)
  37. ↑ "For Guy Maddin's Keyhole Lands a U.S. Home". website. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  38. ↑ "NoHo 7 Film opening guide". laemmle.com. Retrieved 26 Feb 2013.
  39. ↑ Emily Mortimer Starrer 'Leonie' Acquired for U.S. Distribution, The Wrap, 30 Aug. 2012.
  40. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Monterey Media Acquires U.S. Rights to 'The Lesser Blessed' Starring Benjamin Bratt". indiewire.com. Indie Wire. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  41. ↑ Movieguide (6 August 2012). "LOCAL COLOR - Movieguide - Movie Reviews for Christians". movieguide.org. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  42. ↑ "Looking for Palladin suffers from major flaw". Reuters. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  43. ↑ "Lovely, Still - Film Review - Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  44. ↑ "Horror Movie A Day: Meadowoods (2010)". blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  45. ↑ "Google" . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  46. ↑ "Movie Review - Nobelity - eFilmCritic". efilmcritic.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  47. ↑ "One Peace At A Time: A Turk Pipkin/Nobility Project Film - Splash Magazines - Los Angeles". lasplash.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  48. ↑ "Search Results - Entertainment". msn.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  49. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (3 September 2009). "The Red Baron - Film review". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  50. ↑ "Monterey Media Acquires Three Films, Including Works Starring Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel". indiewire.com. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  51. ↑ "Restitution". dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  52. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (25 September 2008). "Making Cosmic Waves". The New York Times . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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