Picturehouse has shaped the independent film landscape through bold, audience-first releases. From early Academy Award winners Pan’s Labyrinth and La Vie en Rose to 2024’s The Territory (Emmy winner) and 2025’s Porcelain War (Academy Award nominee), a dedicated team led by CEO Bob Berney and partner/COO Jeanne R. Berney develops multi-channel distribution and marketing campaigns for a constantly evolving marketplace.
BOB BERNEY
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse, is a leading figure in the world of global content distribution. He is known for his strong relationships with filmmakers and industry executives along with having a keen eye for content and extraordinary marketing acumen. The stories he has helped shepherd to the screen since 2000 have amassed more than $1 billion in domestic box office, won multiple Academy Awards® and made an enduring impact on the cultural landscape. In addition to Picturehouse, Berney co-founded and operated four of the most successful independent film distribution and marketing companies: FilmDistrict, Apparition, Newmarket Films and IFC Films. In 2015, he became head of marketing and distribution for Amazon Studios. Berney is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Executive Branch), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the European Film Academy.
JEANNE R. BERNEY
Chief Operating Officer
Jeanne Berney, COO of Picturehouse, is an experienced entertainment and brand marketer. Skilled at reaching diverse audiences, her career includes Miramax Films, Savoy Pictures, Rysher Entertainment and FilmDistrict. Along with her team, her campaigns have won numerous awards including two prestigious “Key Art” awards for the films DRIVE and THE RUM DIARY. She ran the Film and Digital Entertainment Group at Rogers and Cowan and built a client base including studios, production companies and brands like SKYY Vodka and Microsoft. She served as Director of Public Relations and Marketing at the Film Society of Lincoln Center overseeing the Society’s year round content programming including the New York Film Festival. Ms. Berney is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the European Film Academy and a Board member of The American Friends of Film at TIFF.
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Picturehouse is a Los Angeles-based marketing and distribution company led by CEO Bob Berney and COO Jeanne R. Berney. The company acquires, markets and distributes global stories of all types across all platforms. Originally formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Time Warner’s HBO Films and New Line Cinema, the Picturehouse brand has a long history and future of storied excellence.
Picturehouse provides strategy, planning, and execution from acquisition through distribution. Bringing a filmmaker focused, audience-centric approach to the creative marketing and theatrical release process.
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Picturehouse & WG Pictures Set Spring Release For Asa Butterfield Movie ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’
By Anthony D’Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse and WG Pictures have set a March 27 release in NYC and an April 3 L.A. debut for the Tribeca Film Festival
“The King Of Color” Wins Best Documentary At Advanced Imaging Society Awards
By Jazz Tangcay “Sinners,” “Zootopia 2” and “KPop Demon Hunters” took top honors at the Advanced Imaging Society Awards. The Lumiere Awards recognized outstanding creative and
Bob Berney on Five Wild Decades at Sundance, and Chasing Movies No One Else Wanted Like ‘Memento’ and ‘Donnie Darko’
By Anne Thompson January 22, 2026 2:00 pm Bob Berney has been screening films at Sundance in Park City since the early 1980s — whether to exhibit them, buy
Producers Guild Reveals PGA Awards Documentary Noms & Innovation Award Finalists
By Erik Pedersen Awards season rolls on today with the Producers Guild of America revealing the documentary nominees for its 37th annual awards in February and finalists for its
IDA Documentary Award Winners Led by ‘The Tale of Silyan’ and ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’
By Anne Thompson The 41st annual IDA Documentary Awards brunch held on December 6 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club assembled the nonfiction community to celebrate
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Tamara Kotevska on “The Tale of Silyan”
Marya E. Gates A few years ago, the Macedonian film “Honeyland” made history as the first documentary to be nominated in both the Best International
In ‘The Tale of Silyan,’ the Storks Are Watching
To describe a documentary as “magical realism” could seem paradoxical. How could nonfiction also be mythological? But when the raw materials of reality and
Picturehouse To Distribute NatGeo’s THE TALE OF SILYAN
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 30, 2025) Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced the award-winning documentary THE TALE OF SILYAN will make its theatrical debut this
From ABC News: Actor takes role that imitates real-life immigration struggles
Actor Ezekiel Pacheco takes on a role that resembles some of the immigration struggles he faces in real life. ABC’s Armando Garcia sits with him to discuss his first lead role in “At The Gates.”
Picturehouse Sets Spring Release For Documentary ‘Carol Doda Topless At The Condor’
Picturehouse will release the documentary, Carol Doda Topless at the Condor, exclusively in theaters on March 22 in New York and San Francisco, followed by a March 29 debut in LA, with a further breakout to 40-plus markets.
Industry execs offer insight on the film industry, future of Sundance
Industry executives John Sloss, Bob Berney, and Richard Lorber discuss the state of the film industry and how it has changed with regards to buying and selling at festivals. They also talk about the films they are most excited about for this year’s Sundance, then give their thoughts on the future of the festival.
Christopher Nolan Charms Sundance, Denies Being “Independent Filmmaker” and Recalls How “No One Wanted” Seminal Film ‘Memento’
Christopher Nolan calls out Bob Berney in this Hollywood Reporter story.
