James Huddleston
Small Business Owner, Publisher, and Expert Witness in Los Angeles, California
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I am Los Angeles-based entrepreneur currently focusing on building datasets of media intelligence to aid distributors and marketers of content.
Prior to my current endeavors, I was Finance Executive for Informant Media, producers of the multiple Oscar-winning film Crazy Heart. I oversaw financial and distribution activity on prospective projects, co-productions, and slate films, including:
Stuck in Love - Millennium distributed in the U.S. Directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in our Stars) with Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly, Lilly Collins. Released in 33 territories.
Erased - The Weinstein Company distributed in the U.S. Directed by Philip Stölzl (North Face) with Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko. Released in 43 territories.
Hysteria - Sony Pictures Classics distributed in the U.S. and U.K. Directed by Tanya Wexler (Replicas) with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rupert Everett, Hugh Dancy, Felicity Jones. Released in 37 territories.
I cofounded Riedel Global Experts, an independent equity research firm delivering actionable intelligence to buy-side portfolio managers at Blackrock, Enzard, FMR, Gartmore, Schafer-Cullen, and more.
Over the past decade, I have been based in Dubai, India, London, NYC and San Francisco. I reside in Los Angeles.