XLrator Media

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| type = Private

| industry = Film

| founded = {{start date|2010|04}} in Los Angeles, California, US

| founder = Barry Gordon

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| key_people = Barry Gordon (CEO)

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| brands = Turbo, Screamfest, Macabre, Lifeline

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XLrator Media is an American film distributor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The CEO is Barry Gordon, who founded the company in April 2010. In 2014, they began offering film production services in partnership with other companies.

History

Barry Gordon founded XLRator Media in April 2010. XLrator acts as a releasing company and partners with ARC Entertainment for the physical distribution. Gordon said that their market is films with an acquisition cost in "the low-seven-figure range".{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/interviews/one-size-does-not-fit-all/5028299.article|title=One size does not fit all|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|work=Screen Daily|date=2011-06-07|access-date=2015-04-20}} In 2012, XLrator launched the label Turbo for international action films,{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/xlrator-media-launches-turbo-label-to-bring-international-action-films-to-the-u-s|title=More International Action Films in America: XLrator Media Launches Turbo|last=Fernandez|first=Jay A.|work=Indiewire|date=2012-05-21|access-date=2015-04-20}} partnered with Screamfest Horror Film Festival to create a horror-themed label curated by them, and created their own genre film label, Macabre.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/article/screamfest-xlrator-launch-two-horror-labels-61411/|title=Screamfest, XLrator Launch Two Horror Labels|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|work=The Wrap|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2015-04-20}} In 2014, XLrator partnered with New Artists Alliance to co-produce and distribute three science fiction films,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/xlrator-media-new-artists-alliance-400-days-viral-the-turn-826522/|title=XLrator Media, New Artists Alliance Ink 3-Picture Sci-Fi Pact|last=Yamato|first=Jen|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2015-04-20}} and in 2015, they partnered with RNR to co-produce and distribute three action-thriller films.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/berlin/news/xlrator-rnr-ink-production-deal/5082850.article|title=XLrator, RNR ink production deal|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|work=Screen Daily|date=2015-02-07|access-date=2015-04-20}} The same year, the Macabre label was made available on Hulu, an online video service.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92703/xlrator-media-gets-macabre-on-hulu/|title=XLrator Media Gets Macabre on Hulu|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=2015-03-10|access-date=2015-04-20}} In 2016, they partnered with Rugged Entertainment to create the Lifeline documentary label{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/xlrator-media-lifeframe-documentary-label-1201690773/|title=XLrator Launches Documentary Label Dubbed Lifeframe, Sets First Pics|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=2016-01-26|access-date=2016-10-01}} and partnered with Blue Fox Entertainment to distribute fifteen genre films per year, starting in October 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/191684/xlrator-media-blue-fox-entertainment-partner-genre-film-slate/|title=XLrator Media and Blue Fox Entertainment Partner for Genre Film Slate|last=Squires|first=John|work=Dread Central|date=2016-09-28|access-date=2016-09-29}}

References

Category:2010 establishments in California

Category:Companies based in Los Angeles

Category:American companies established in 2010

Category:Film distributors of the United States

Category:Film production companies of the United States