1091 Pictures

1091 Pictures
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderThe Orchard (Sony Music Entertainment)
DefunctJuly 10, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-10)
FateChapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation by parent company
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
ParentThe Orchard (2015–2019)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (2021–2024)
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2024)

1091 Pictures was an American production company based in New York City and Los Angeles. The company was founded as the film and television division subsidiary of The Orchard in 2015. The company is best known for the Oscar-nominated films Life, Animated and Cartel Land.[1] Sony divested the company and its catalogue of over 4,000 in 2019, with the company adopting the name 1091 Media.[2] In 2020, the company rebranded as 1091 Pictures and announced that its parent company rebranded as Streamwise, the name of its new technology platform in development.[3]

  1. ^ Lang, Brent (2019-01-24). "The Orchard Sells Film Group to 1091 Media (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (2019-03-26). "The Orchard Film, TV EVP Paul Davidson to Step Down". SFGate. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dade (2020-07-21). "1091 Rebrands Holding Company As Streamwise, Taps BitMovio Founder Simon Zhu To Lead Ramp-Up Of New Platform". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-21.