| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film, Home Video, Television |
| Founded | New York, New York (2000) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Area served | North America, South America, Europe, Asia |
| Key people | Phil Hopkins, Ralph Stevens, Ian Stone (principals) |
| Website | www.filmchest.com |
Film Chest, is a privately-held media company that specializes in the archiving, restoring, licensing and distribution of films. It has offices in New York, NY, and Rockport, MA.[1]
Film Chest distributes consumer DVDs, and sells digital content via online outlets including Apple's iTunes Store, Amazon.com, and Hulu. It also licenses its movies to TV networks, including American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies,[2] and for use as stock footage. According to the company’s website, it services "high-quality content for use in broadcast television, film projects, video streaming, distribution, public television, cable or other professional needs." [3]
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The company was founded in 2000 by partners Phil Hopkins and Ralph Stevens, and has since amassed one of the largest privately-owned film libraries, containing approximately 2,000 film and TV titles.[4] The titles comprise rare science-fiction, horror and action-adventure films (such as The Giant Spider Invasion and The Devil Bat), cartoons (Bugs Bunny), and Oscar-winning classics like Orson Welles’ The Stranger, for which Film Chest completed the first-ever HD restoration.[5]
In 2010, the company purchased a 45,000-foot warehouse in Bridgeport, CT, where it plans to store and digitize film collections.[6]