Excel Entertainment Group
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Excel Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of Deseret Book Co. best known for its distribution of many pieces of LDS cinema. Excel Entertainment Group's products deal thematically with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) including Forever Strong (2008), Midway to Heaven (2011), Saints and Soldiers (2003), and 17 Miracles (2011). The Group is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]
History
Founded by former Disney executive Jeff Simpson in 1995, Excel Entertainment began when four Latter-day Saint-oriented record labels and the separate Excel Distribution company were acquired.[2] On November 15, 2004 Excel and Deseret Book announced they would be merged into one company, with Jeff Simpson taking the role of executive vice president.[3]
List of feature releases
- God's Army (2000)
- Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy (2003)
- Saints and Soldiers (2003)
- The Work and The Glory (2004)
- The Work and The Glory II: American Zion (2005)
- The Work and The Glory III: A House Divided (2006)
- Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy (2006)
- Anxiously Engaged: A Piccadilly Romance (2008)
- Only a Stonecutter (2008)
- Forever Strong (2008)
- The Errand of Angels (2008)
- Scout Camp (2009)
- Unitards (2010)
- Midway to Heaven (2011)
- Boys of Bonneville (2011)
- 17 Miracles (2011)
- The Making of Jimmer: The Story of Jimmer Fredette's Journey from the Playground to the Pros (2012)
- Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (2012)
- Ephraim's Rescue (2013)
- Us and Them (2013)
- Meet the Mormons (2014)
- The Christmas Dragon (2014)
- Once I Was a Beehive (2015)
- Freetown (2015)
- The Cokeville Miracle (2015)
- Just Let Go (2015)
- The Last Descent (2016)
Subsidiaries
- Lumen Records (formerly Embryo Records)
- Joyspring Records
- Highway Records (formerly Lightwave Records)
- Little Stream Records
- Excel Motion Picture Distribution
- Excel Retail Distribution
References
- ^ Communications, Covenant. "Movies". DeseretBook.com. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Excel Entertainment Group: Corporate Bio". Ldsfilm.com. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "KSL Broadcast Group changes management and organizational structure". ksl.com. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
External links
- Official website
- LDSfilm.com corporate bio
- Merger may help Deseret Book 'Excel' with films — Deseret Morning News
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