2006 headquarters el segundo united states number of locations 2 key people nolan gallagher founder & ceo michael murphy president website http www.gravitasventures.com this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message gravitas ventures llc is an international film distribution company formed in 2006 by nolan gallagher . contents 1 background 2 news 3 releases 4 notes background edit gravitas ventures llc is a film distribution company owned by nolan gallagher and michael murphy . gravitas ventures was founded by nolan gallagher in 2006 to aggregate entertainment content for worldwide video on demand vod distribution via cable satellite telco and the internet . content represented by gravitas ventures includes feature length narrative and documentary films . 1 gravitas theatrical distribution and key vod partners include hulu google vudu time warner cable comcast cox cable amazon at & t verizon directv dish itunes netflix and microsoft xbox . 2 news edit in april 2011 in partnership with variance films gravitas ventures released their first in theaters title the documentary american the bill hicks story . that title was also released simultaneously on vod . 3 in august 2011 gravitas was ranked 208 in inc. magazine s top 500 fastest growing private companies in america . gravitas would once again be named to the top 500 in 2012 moving up to 198 . 4 the following month nolan gallagher was named by the producers guild of america as a member of its digital 25 which recognizes leaders in emerging entertainment . 5 in october 2011 nolan gallagher was named by variety as one of hollywood s new leaders . 6 in november 2011 gravitas and breaking glass pictures released the film 5 star day simultaneously in theaters cable vod and social media video on demand through the social network website facebook the first distribution company ever do so . 7 in december 2011 gravitas ventures started a new division gravitas ventures international by partnering with you on demand in china . 8 later in may 2012 gravitas added its 100th vod operator by reaching a deal with shaw communications canada s largest cable operator . 9 on june 16 2013 gravitas ceo nolan gallagher was named as one of the top influencers in independent film by indiewire . 10 later in august 2013 gravitas announced that it had acquired the exclusive right to distribute cirque du soleil programs via transactional subscription and ad sponsored vod in north america . 11 releases edit gravitas releases 40 programs each month and over 400 films each year which includes 18 24 theatrical releases . recent releases include ping pong summer with susan sarandon the longest week starring jason bateman and olivia wilde felony film starring joel edgerton and tom wilkinson manny backstreet boys show em what you re made of spike lee s da sweet blood of jesus and being evel produced and starring johnny knoxville . upcoming titles include a comedy called addicted to fresno starring judy greer and natasha lyonne the documentary all things must pass directed by colin hanks the horror film lake eerie starring lance henriksen and the documentary peace officer film which won the grand jury and audience award at sxsw in 2015 . notes edit ondemand weekly interview with nolan gallagher 1 sneider jeff . the wrap news gravitas & variance rescue american the bill hicks story january 23 2011 gravitas ventures el segundo ca . inc.com . retrieved 2014 04 11 . pga sets digital 25 leaders . variety . 2011 09 19 . retrieved 2014 04 11 . new execs in the click coin & praiser pack . variety . 2011 10 10 . retrieved 2014 04 11 . marc graser senior editor marcgraser 2011 11 02 . 5 star goes day and date on facebook . variety . retrieved 2014 04 11 . lang brent . vod distributor gravitas ventures eyes china with new unit . reuters . retrieved 2014 04 11 . 2 dead link dana harriseditor in chief and general manager 2013 06 16 . 2013 indiewire influencers filmmakers film industry film festivals awards & movie reviews . indiewire . retrieved 2014 04 11 . gravitas ventures lands vod rights to cirque du soleil . deadline.com . 2013 08 01 . retrieved 2014 04 11 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gravitas ventures & oldid 699703582 categories video on demand servicescompanies established in 2006hidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from april 2014articles with a promotional tone from december 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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