Peter Schlessel

Peter has had a traditional and entrepreneurial career in the entertainment industry. He has held senior roles at both Focus Features and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Peter co-founded and served as CEO of FilmDistrict which garnered over $500MM in box office on the movies it produced and was ultimately acquired by Universal.

Over the span of his career, Peter has produced, acquired or distributed hundreds of titles including Looper, District 9, The Theory Of Everything, Olympus Has Fallen and Insidious. Peter also was instrumental in working with Jeff Skoll on the founding of Participant Media. Peter recently joined the board of directors of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.