Swirl Films

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Swirl Films
Industry Entertainment
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia,
United States
Key people
Eric Tomosunas
ProductsMotion pictures and television
Owner Gray Television (2020-present)
Website www.swirlfilms.com

Swirl Films is an American independent production company, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company produced more than 60 made-for-TV films and direct-to-SVOD movies for BET, BET+, Netflix, TV One, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel and Up TV. [1]

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History

Swirl Films was founded in 2001 by Eric Tomosunas. [2] The company relocated from Wilmington, North Carolina to Atlanta in 2014. [3] In 2020, television broadcast group Gray Television acquired Swirl Films. [4]

Selected credits

Feature films

Television films

Television shows

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References

  1. "Atlanta Indie Swirl Films Expands Production Operations With Gray Television". August 26, 2020. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. Littleton, Cynthia (August 26, 2020). "Atlanta Indie Swirl Films Expands Production Operations With Gray Television". Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. "Gray Television acquires Swirl Films". C21media. Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.