LAMA DISTRIBUTION LLC was formed in 2020 as a distribution branch of production company BRIDGE & ACORN ENTERTAINMENT to serve their ongoing needs of theatrical distribution, and was originally compiled of a film distribution team residing in LA and Massachusetts - LA / MA.

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In October 2020 - March 2021, in the middle of a worldwide lockdown, LAMA DISTRIBUTION managed a successful theatrical release of their first project HEAVEN on 500 + cinema screens throughout the US and South America, making it into the top 10 in the global Box Office. When big studios backed out on cinemas, LAMA DISTRIBUTION supported them, even in the height of the pandemic. LAMA DISTRIBUTION has since released many features theatrically as well as on major streaming platforms.

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LAMA ENTERTAINMENT was formed soon after as a production branch.

Founder Angus Benfield merged these companies under the umbrella of LAMA ENTERTAINMENT, and has himself worked on a multitude of projects, encapsulating over 30+ years of award winning producing, writing and directing along with a distribution and film finance background and has professionally been associated with projects in Australia, New Zealand, China and the US.

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Benfield also has the advantage of having worked in front of the camera globally as a prominent and award winning actor in film, television, commercials, non-broadcast and new media, and personally gives LAMA its industry edge with the unique quality of being a studio with the ability to create films from script to screen.

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With over 30 years of experience and a think-outside-of-the-box attitude, now LAMA ENTERTAINMENT & BRIDGE AND ACORN ENTERTAINMENT are creating a new model of motion picture production, with an outlook for lower-risk, higher-return-of-investment films, with shorter production schedules, lower budgets and a back-to-back slate, resulting in increased content, less risk and lower investment whilst producing high-end, premium motion picture films for the domestic and global foreign market, on all distribution platforms from theatrical to online.