Justin Timms
FilmRise Theatrical Distribution Manager
Brooklyn, NY
FilmRise is one of the leading up and coming distribution companies based in New York City. Founded by veteran producer/financiers Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher and Alan Klingenstein, FilmRise has over 7,500 titles in a wide range of genres. Our theatrical releases last year included the two-time Academy Award®-nominee Julie Delpy’s “Lolo”; “Five Nights in Maine,” starring Oscar®-winner Dianne Wiest, David Oyelowo, and Oscar®-nominee Rosie Perez; the buzzed-about horror-comedy “The Greasy Strangler”; the SXSW documentary “Silicon Cowboys”; the award-winning documentary “Harry & Snowman”; the drone warfare documentary “National Bird” executive produced by Errol Morris and Wim Wender and controversial and well-received title "White Girl".
In 2017, we are set to release over 24 titles theatrically. We look forward to meeting the wide array of theaters, festivals, peers and colleagues at this year’s event.