Overture Films

{{Short description|Defunct American film production company}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Overture Films, LLC

| logo = Overturefilms.jpg

| type = Private subsidiary company

| parent = Starz

| fate = Marketing and distribution sold to Relativity Media, library to Lionsgate (formerly Anchor Bay Entertainment)

| owner =

| founders = Chris McGurk
Danny Rosett

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006|11}}

| defunct = {{start date and age|October 2010}}

| location = Beverly Hills, California, United States

| key_people =

| num_employees =

| industry = Motion pictures

| products = Films

}}

Overture Films was an American film production and distribution company and a subsidiary of Starz (then subsidiary of Liberty Media). It was founded in November 2006 by Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett.{{cite news |last1=Block |first1=Alex Ben |title=The story behind Overture chiefs' exits |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/story-behind-overture-chiefs-exits-25235/ |access-date=12 January 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 July 2010}} Through its affiliated companies Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz Entertainment Pay Channels, Starz Media, and Starz Play, Overture Films had made its films available worldwide to viewers across multiple platforms via their home video, premium television, and Internet distribution channels.

Although the studio had some minor critical successes with films like Sunshine Cleaning, Last Chance Harvey, Law Abiding Citizen, and The Men Who Stare At Goats, the company had happened to suffer poor box office returns, and Starz had closed the company in 2010,{{cite web |title=Overture Films to shut down, unable to fetch desired price

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-24-la-fi-ct-overture-20100724-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 22, 2023 |date=July 24, 2010}} even though rumors circulated early that year that it would be sold off.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2010/film/features/buyers-confront-dropping-value-of-film-libraries-1118015151/ | first=Marc | last=Graser | title=Buyers confront dropping value of film libraries |work=Variety | date=February 13, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2022}} Its marketing and distribution assets are now handled by Relativity Media.{{cite news |title=Overture Films, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek |website=bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg Business |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36887101 |access-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626135244/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36887101 |archive-date=2015-06-26}}{{cite web|title=Starz Announces Resignations of Overture Films Executives|url=http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=748654|website=Starz Investor Relations|access-date=June 25, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Relativity Media Takes Over Overture Films |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/68208-relativity-media-takes-over-overture-films |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=January 15, 2022 |date=July 24, 2010}}