New Slate Ventures

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New Slate Ventures
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  • Zach White
  • Jeremy Allen

New Slate Ventures is an American film and television production company and film fund founded by Jordan Fudge. The company has produced films such as The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020), The 24th (2020), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) and Los Frikis (2024).

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Overview

In 2019, Jordan Fudge founded New Slate Ventures, the media and entertainment arm of Los Angeles–based private equity firm Sinai Capital Partners, alongside partners Zach White and Jeremy Allen, with a focus on developing and financing projects that emphasize intersectional, inclusive, and culturally impactful storytelling. [1] In 2020, New Slate Ventures announced that it had raised $100 million to invest in projects and expand its slate of original intellectual property. [2]

Its 2020 slate included The Forty-Year-Old Version , produced by Lena Waithe and directed, written, and starring Radha Blank, which was acquired out of Sundance and released by Netflix; The United States vs. Billie Holiday , directed and co-written by Lee Daniels and starring Andra Day; and The 24th , directed and written by Kevin Willmott and starring Trai Byers, an official SXSW selection that premiered in August through Vertical Entertainment, [2] and the rights to Den of Thieves, a non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart, which was optioned for adaptation into a limited series by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terence Winter. [3] Day's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for The United States vs. Billie Holiday . [4]

In 2022, New Slate Ventures joined as a production partner on the documentary Free Money, which explores the implementation of a universal basic income program in the Kenyan village of Kogutu and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. [5]

In 2024, New Slate Ventures produced Los Firkins , a Spanish-language drama directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, which follows a group of young outcasts in 1990s Cuba who contract HIV to secure food during the country's "Special Period." [6]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2025 Los Frikis distributed by Wayward/Range Releasing [7]
2024Free Money
2022Icarus: The Aftermath
They Call Me Magicdistributed by Apple plus [8]
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday distributed by Hulu [9]
2020 The 24th distributed by Vertical Entertainment
The Forty-Year-Old Version distributed by Netflix

References

  1. ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (14 January 2021). "Meet the Founders Behind $100M Film Fund New Slate Ventures: "There Is a Big Need for Content"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Goldsmith, Jill (18 November 2020). "LA Media Fund New Slate Ventures Raises $100 Million To Invest In "Culturally Impactful" Projects". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (4 March 2020). "New Slate Ventures Options Rights To James B. Stewart's 'Den Of Thieves', Oscar-Nominated Terence Winter To Pen Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Andra Day lands her first Oscar nomination for her film debut: 'I just feel gratitude'". Los Angeles Times. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Lang, Brent (8 September 2022). "New Slate Ventures Boards 'Free Money' Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Aguilar, Carlos (20 December 2024). "'Los Frikis' Review: A Vibrant Drama Set in 1990s Cuba Spotlights Punk Rockers Who Took Extreme Measures to Survive". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Davis, Clayton (4 October 2024). "'Los Frikis,' From Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Lands U.S. Distribution and Christmas Day Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  8. ↑ Wanjiru, Ellen J. (18 April 2022). "Magic Johnson and Apple TV+ Celebrate World Premiere of "They Call Me Magic" | See Red Carpet Photos". blackfilm.com.
  9. ↑ Lang, Brent (24 December 2020). "Hulu Buys Lee Daniels' 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'". Variety.
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