type subsidiary of entertainment one industry film animation predecessor peace arch home entertainment telegenic founder berry meyerowitz headquarters toronto ontario canada area served north america key people berry meyerowitz president & ceo services film distribution home video digital distribution parent entertainment one subsidiaries kaboom entertainment inc. website phase4films.com phase 4 films is a canadian film distribution company based in toronto . it has two branches in the united states los angeles california and fort mill south carolina . its subsidiary kaboom entertainment markets children s entertainment . contents 1 history 2 lawsuit 3 filmography 4 references 5 external links history edit phase 4 films traces its history to telegenic a family oriented film distributor founded in 1996 . berry meyerowitz purchased telegenic in 2003 and renamed it kaboom entertainment . in 2006 peace arch entertainment group which later merged with contentfilm purchased kaboom . berry meyerowtiz founded phase 4 films in april 2009 when he bought back their north american distribution business . 1 in 2011 phase 4 announced a new canadian television venture alongside take 5 development . 2 in 2012 they partnered with kevin smith s smodcast pictures to distribute those films in the united states and canada . 3 in 2014 phase 4 acquired esi distribution and signed distribution deals with the criterion collection and shout factory . 4 on june 2 2014 phase 4 films was acquired by entertainment one . 5 lawsuit edit in 2013 phase 4 picked up the canadian animated feature the legend of sarila for distribution in the united states renaming the film frozen land and drastically changing the logo to mimic that of disney s frozen which was heavily marketed at the time and to be released in less than three weeks . in late december 2013 disney filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against phase 4 in california federal court seeking an injunction against the continued distribution of phase 4 s film in the united states . 6 by late january 2014 the two companies had settled the case . the distribution and promotion of the legend of sarila and related merchandise must use its original title and phase 4 must not use trademarks logos or other designs confusingly similar to disney s animated release ; phase 4 was also required to pay disney 100 000 before january 27 2014 and make all practicable efforts to remove copies of frozen land from stores and online distributors before march 3 2014 . 7 filmography edit year movie us canada 2015 cool cat saves the kids 2015 american milkshake dvd dvd 2015 darkroom dvd dvd 2015 miss meadows dvd dvd 2015 not human dvd 2014 alien uprising dvd blu ray dvd blu ray 2014 butcher boys dvd dvd 2014 some girl s dvd dvd 2014 legacy of rage dvd 2015 a country christmas dvd dvd 2014 a merry friggin christmas all media all media 2014 saturday morning massacre dvd 2014 switchmas dvd dvd 2014 brazilian western dvd blu ray 2014 fort bliss dvd 2014 black rock dvd 2014 palo alto all media dvd 2014 come morning video on demand video on demand 2014 jamesy boy all media all media 2014 agent f.o.x. all media all media 2014 the culture high all media all media 2013 the crash reel all media all media 2013 the black dahlia haunting video on demand all media 2013 assault on wall street direct to dvd direct to dvd 2013 an easter bunny puppy dvd 2013 a talking cat dvd 2012 a christmas puppy dvd 2012 extracted 8 all media all media 2012 backwards all media 2012 my awkward sexual adventure all media 2012 heathens and thieves all media all media 2012 alter egos theatrical 2012 sushi girl theatrical all media 2012 parasitic dvd 2012 smitty dvd tv dvd tv 2012 see girl run tv 2012 electrick children theatrical theatrical 2012 that s what she said theatrical 2012 barrio tales all media 2012 a good funeral all media 2012 bindlestiffs 9 theatrical 2012 house hunting dvd 2012 a little bit of faith all media 2011 the voyages of young doctor dolittle dvd 2011 in the name of the king two worlds dvd blu ray 2012 the love guide all media all media 2011 chick magnet all media all media 2011 blubberella all media 2011 horrid henry the movie all media 2011 flesh wounds all media all media 2011 hopelessly in june all media 2011 mayor cupcake all media all media 2011 lucky theatrical 2011 rid of me theatrical 2011 the legend of hell s gate an american conspiracy all media 2011 knockout theatrical 2011 absentia dvd 2011 another happy day theatrical 2011 red state all media 2011 budz house dvd dvd 2011 doggie b theatrical 2011 kiss the bride all media all media 2011 open gate all media 2011 contract killers dvd 2011 kill katie malone all media 2011 sweet karma dvd 2011 dear lemon lima theatrical 2011 stories usa dvd dvd 2011 lost colony the legend of roanoke dvd 2011 die wilden kerle 2 dvd 2011 grizzly park dvd 2010 looking for jackie dvd 2010 god send me a man all media 2010 veronika decides to die video 2010 the tomb dvd 2010 crush all media 2010 deadland dvd 2010 kikkerdril dvd 2010 ultimate heist dvd 2010 finding bliss theatrical 2010 the killing room dvd 2010 bloodrayne the third reich all media all media 2010 caged animal dvd 2010 terror trap all media all media 2010 hanna s gold all media 2010 love & distrust all media all media 2010 supreme champion all media all media 2010 nic & tristan go mega dega all media all media 2010 road kill dvd 2010 the dead undead all media 2010 enemies among us all media all media 2010 harm s way dvd 2010 vidal sassoon the movie all media 2010 the final storm dvd 2010 what would jesus do all media all media 2010 good intentions video 2010 freestyle theatrical 2010 order of chaos dvd 2010 let god be the judge all media 2010 machete joe all media all media 2010 the freebie theatrical 2010 drones all media all media 2010 american maniacs video 2010 gnomes and trolls the forest trial all media all media 2010 journey to promethea all media all media 2010 nexus all media all media 2010 perfect life video 2010 scar all media all media 2010 wushu warrior all media all media 2010 cornered dvd 2010 attack on darfur theatrical dvd 2010 don t you forget about me dvd 2010 dead man running all media all media 2010 brotherhood all media dvd 2010 hugh hefner playboy activist and rebel all media dvd 2010 forget me not all media all media 2010 rampage dvd dvd 2010 outrage born in terror theatrical 2010 i do & i don t dvd 2010 bob and margaret dvd 2010 among dead men all media all media 2010 adventures of power all media 2009 the no sit list all media 2009 luke and lucy the texas rangers all media all media 2009 poker run all media 2009 booky s crush all media all media 2009 adopted all media all media 2009 all american orgy all media all media 2009 red hook all media all media 2009 the missing lynx theatrical 2009 fifty dead men walking all media 2009 rigged dvd 2009 baby blues dvd 2009 fling dvd dvd 2009 jcvd dvd 2009 paraiso travel theatrical dvd 2009 rock the paint dvd 2009 familiar strangers dvd 2008 a christmas proposal all media all media 2008 christmas town all media all media 2008 at jesus side all media all media 2008 the coverup all media all media 2008 goat story all media all media 2008 xiii the conspiracy 2008 the poker house all media all media 2008 house of fallen all media all media 2008 garrison all media all media 2008 guns all media all media 2008 sticks and stones all media all media 2007 booky & the secret santa all media 2007 where is winky s horse all media all media 2009 hack dvd 2007 ten inch hero all media all media 2007 the big slice dvd 2006 a crime dvd 2006 guilty hearts all media all media 2005 buckaroo the movie all media all media 2005 wheelmen all media all media 2003 die wilden kerle alles ist gut solange du wild bist all media all media 2001 the last brickmaker in america all media all media references edit goldstein gary july 16 2011 . distrib exec s latest phase borders on rebirth . variety . retrieved march 21 2014 . kilday gregg september 5 2011 . take 5 productions and phase 4 films launch new tv venture take 5 development . the hollywood reporter . retrieved november 7 2013 . mcnary dave january 23 2012 . phase 4 kevin smith partner . variety . retrieved march 21 2014 . kay jeremy january 27 2014 . phase 4 acquires esi . screen daily . retrieved march 21 2014 . eone acquires phase 4 films . deadline.com . june 2 2014 . retrieved june 2 2014 . koch dave december 28 2013 . disney acts to freeze out competition . big cartoon news . retrieved december 28 2013 . amidi amid december 29 2013 . disney files trademark lawsuit over frozen land . cartoon brew . cartoon brew llc . retrieved july 30 2014 . burgin jack january 18 2014 . walt disney settles trademark lawsuit over frozen . wdw info . werner technologies llc . retrieved july 30 2014 . gardner eriq january 22 2014 . disney lawsuit ices frozen land movie . the hollywood reporter . retrieved july 30 2014 . vlessing etan january 27 2014 . phase 4 films settles frozen land lawsuit with disney . playback . brunico communications ltd. retrieved july 30 2014 . kit borys may 5 2012 . sci fi thriller extracted to be distributed by phase 4 films . the hollywood reporter . retrieved november 7 2013 . sneider jeff march 9 2012 . phase 4 films snags rights to bindlestiffs . variety . retrieved march 21 2014 . external links edit official website v t e entertainment one darren throop divisions eone distribution eone distribution us eone distribution canada vid oglobe1 eone family eone films eone benelux eone films australia eone films canada eone films international eone films spain eone films us eone films uk eone music drg records light records last gang records eone television subsidiaries les films christal the mark gordon company 51 % joint venture momentum pictures relaunch force four entertainment paperny entertainment phase 4 films kaboom entertainment les films s ville defunct alliance films aurum producciones maple 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