Tom Ortenberg

Biography

Tom Ortenberg (born 8 August 1960) is an American businessman, producer, and studio executive. He is the CEO of Open Road Films, and Briarcliff Entertainment. Born and raised in Briarcliff Manor, New York, he graduated from Penn State University in 1982. It was while at Penn State that Tom recognized his passion for film, showing recent theatrical movies on campus to raise money for non-profit student organizations. Tom began his film career with Columbia Pictures in 1985, and joined Hemdale Film Corporation in 1989, where he served as President of Distribution and Marketing before joining Lionsgate. He spent over 12 years at Lionsgate Entertainment, opening their Los Angeles office in 1996 and serving as President of Theatrical Films until he left in 2009 to take the same position at The Weinstein Company. In 2011, it was announced that he would be CEO of Open Road Films, a newly formed movie studio formerly owned by the theatre chains AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas. Ortenberg left Open Road in 2017 after it was acquired by Tang Media Partners, but later rejoined the studio when it was revived in 2020. In 2018, he then started Briarcliff Entertainment, a distribution company.

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(2023) Executive Producer

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Memory

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Blacklight

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The Marksman

(2021) Executive Producer

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Frailty

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Girl with a Pearl Earring

(2003) Executive Producer

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Spotlight

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A-X-L

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Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Executive Producer	Kandahar 2023-05-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	Black Flies 2023-05-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Sweetwater 2023-04-14 Movie
2022	Executive Producer	Good Mourning 2022-05-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	Memory 2022-04-28 Movie
	Executive Producer	Studio 666 2022-02-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Blacklight 2022-02-10 Movie
2021	Executive Producer	Copshop 2021-09-09 Movie
	Executive Producer	Separation 2021-04-30 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Marksman 2021-01-15 Movie
2018	Executive Producer	A-X-L 2018-08-23 Movie
	Executive Producer	Show Dogs 2018-05-18 Movie
2017	Executive Producer	Marshall 2017-10-13 Movie
	Executive Producer	Sleepless 2017-01-12 Movie
2016	Executive Producer	Snowden 2016-09-15 Movie
	Executive Producer	Triple 9 2016-02-19 Movie
2015	Executive Producer	Spotlight 2015-11-06 Movie
	Executive Producer	Rock the Kasbah 2015-10-22 Movie
2012	Executive Producer	Foodfight! 2012-06-15 Movie
2008	Executive Producer	The Eye 2008-02-01 Movie
2007	Executive Producer	Happily N'Ever After 2007-01-05 Movie
2006	Executive Producer	The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006-09-15 Movie
2005	Executive Producer	Cake 2005-05-12 Movie
	Executive Producer	Happy Endings 2005-01-20 Movie
2003	Executive Producer	Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003-12-12 Movie
	Executive Producer	Shattered Glass 2003-11-14 Movie
2002	Executive Producer	Max 2002-09-10 Movie
2001	Executive Producer	Frailty 2001-11-17 Movie
	Executive Producer	When I'm Ready Movie
	Executive Producer	Kent State Movie
	Executive Producer	Sovereign Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv