AMC Entertainment launches Leawood Films distribution venture

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AMC Entertainment Creates “Leawood Films” With the Aim of Having More Movies Distributed on to the Big Screen

August 31, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

New distribution venture will focus solely on films fully financed by their filmmakers, or already completed films, leveraging AMC's exhibition, marketing, and distribution expertise to expand the supply of movies for a broad array of movie theatre operators across the U.S. and internationally

Distinguished Hollywood veterans Toby Emmerich, Ricky Strauss and Kyle Davies to advise on new venture, which will be represented by Craig Jacobson of Hansen Jacobson

Leawood Films is designed to be additive and not expected to compete with AMCs longstanding studio and distribution... More