1091 Media

1091 Media is an American film studio, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. 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. Sony divested the company and its catalogue of over 4,000 in 2019, with the company adopting the current name.

History
The company was founded in 2015, as a video on demand division of The Orchard (company), a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment. By year end, the company expanded to theatrical releases, initially setting a seven-film release with Mark Duplass, and Jay Duplass. The company also picked up Cartel Land, which went on to get an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary in 2016.

In September 2016, the company announced a film transparency platform to help independent filmmakers get more data around rentals, streams and purchases as well as projections for when a film will break even and start generating profits.

In January 2019, the film and television studio was divested from The Orchard sold its film and television division. The company was acquired by the principals of Dimensional Associates, a private equity firm that launched The Orchard. The company's final films were Japanese Borscht and Baristas, before being rebranded as 1091 Media on April 3, 2019.

In April 2019, film studio Fathom Events signed a multi-year distribution deal with 1091 Media.