CITY LIGHTS MEDIA GROUP is now in its 25th year of operation. In the last three years, the Company has experienced dramatic growth and diversification, making it one of the fastest growing media companies in the country. The company is engaged in the development, acquisition, creation, production, distribution and global licensing of proprietary content including motion pictures, television programs and digital content, such as wireless, broadband, and video on demand.
City Lights has leveraged the synergy of its creative, production and distribution teams to create a media company literally without peer, producing the highest quality media content within comparatively modest budgets. This is as a result of its extensive in-house resources, which includes one of the country s largest post-production facilities and surround sound mixing studios 36 post production suites in all - high-definition capabilities, and a dedicated and motivated team comprised of some of the best talent in the industry.
City Lights Media Group recently announced a strategic partnership with WEA Corp., Warner Music Group Corp.'s U.S. sales and retail marketing company, for U.S. video and digital distribution of City Lights produced and acquired feature film, television, documentary and special interest programming. The company has also recently entered into partnerships with Netflix for internet streaming of City Lights content.
CITY LIGHTS PICTURES is an emerging independent studio who recently acquired
Brazil's official selection for the 80th Academy Awards, The Year My Parents
Went on Vacation, released theatrically throughout North America by its
distribution arm City Lights Pictures Releasing. In 2007 City Lights Pictures
acquired and distributed Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner Manda Bala , and
Michael Corrente's Brooklyn Rules starring Alec Baldwin. City Lights Pictures
executive produced John Waters's "A Dirty Shame" for New Line Cinema and
produced supernatural thriller "Tamara" for Lionsgate. Other recent films
produced include "Descent," starring Rosario Dawson and produced by Morris S.
Levy's MEGA Films and The Ten, directed by David Wain and starring Paul Rudd,
Winona Ryder and Jessica Alba.
CITY LIGHTS TELEVISION has produced for MTV, Sundance Channel, Lifetime,
Nickelodeon, HGTV, TLC, Oxygen, Vh1, Science Channel, Speed Channel, AMC and The
History Channel. In just the last two years, City Lights has produced over 350
episodes of television.
City Lights Television:
Wildly Original Ideas.
Emmy-Winning Storytellers.
High Quality Productions.
CITY LIGHTS DIGITAL since launching in 2006 has produced over 500 clips for
brands such as: Nintendo, Viacom, Sony, Kohler, TLC, HGTV, Heavy.com and
CollegeHumor.com.
CITY LIGHTS HOME ENTERTAINMENT in partnership with Warner/Elektra/Atlantic
Corporation (WEA) acquires, produces, and distributes high quality entertainment
fare for DVD and digital consumption. As an emerging major independent
theatrical and non-theatrical supplier, City Lights Home Entertainment is in the
unique position to draw from its vast internal resources including its own
theatrical film, television and digital production divisions in addition to
third-party co-production and distribution arrangements for video exploitation
around the world.
CITY LIGHTS POST is one of the largest digital post facilities in the country.
Our facilities offer the latest Avid Adrenaline, Symphony and Nitris suites for
off-line and on-line editing of standard definition and high definition
projects. We offer edit suites with either your editor or with one of our award
winning staff editors experienced in promos, TV, film, spots, corporate or
documentary projects.
