Lava Bear Films

Lava Bear Films
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FounderDavid Linde
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.

Lava Bear Films is a production and film financing company producing three to five projects annually that are specifically designed for the global marketplace. The company was founded in 2011 by David Linde who was CEO[1] until October, 2015 when Participant Media announced that Linde joined the company as its CEO.[2] Lava Bear’s development slate of over fifteen titles and upcoming productions will continue to be overseen by Tory Metzger, President and Partner of Lava Bear, with Linde’s support during his transition.[3]

The company's creative partners include David S. Goyer, David Michôd, Guillermo del Toro, Shawn Levy, Denis Villeneuve, Zhang Yimou, and Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón, among many others.[4]

With Reliance Entertainment as its primary equity investor, Lava Bear also maintains a network of direct output partnerships in several key territories around the globe with the following companies serving to complete its worldwide distribution and financing platform:[5]

  • Entertainment One (eOne) (Canada, the UK and Benelux; Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg)
  • Italia Films (Middle East, Greece and Turkey)
  • Nordisk Film (Nordic Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland)
  • Revolutionary Releasing (Eastern Europe, excluding Russia)
  • Sun Distribution (Latin America)
  • Tele München Group (later Leonine Holding) (Germany and Austria, with certain rights in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein)
  • Reliance Entertainment (India)
  1. ^ Adler, Tim (16 February 2010). "David Linde Resurfaces With New Company". Deadline.
  2. ^ McClintock, Pamela (13 October 2015). "David Linde Named CEO of Participant Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "David Linde Joins Participant Media as CEO". Participant Media. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. ^ Linde, David. "Los Angeles Film Festival Board of Directors". Film Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ Kilday, Gregg (24 May 2011). "David Linde Closes Funding, First Look Deal With India's Reliance". The Hollywood Reporter.