Monterey Media


Monterey Media Inc. is an American independent film distribution company founded in 1979 by Scott Mansfield.
The company also had a home video company named Monterey Video in 1982, and was initially financed by Noel C. Bloom, and the titles were distributed by the Family Home Entertainment subsidiary of Caballero Control Corporation. Monterey is the second sub-label of NCB Entertainment, after FHE.
In 1987, Len Levy moved to Fries Home Video, an upstart distributor, taking its Monterey line with them, after cutting ties with International Video Entertainment, which received all 53 titles after five years. That year, in October, the Monterey Movie Company had signed a 22-title agreement with Forum Home Video, to launch its new Phoenix Video label and Scott Mansfield will provide the package, with Forum Home Video handling U.S. distribution of its titles, and the cassettes would range from $19.98-34.98.
After many years the company has now expanded from home video into independent theatrical distribution, film festivals, and other venues including television, digital delivery, and home entertainment markets.
Its first release was Deadly Games, a film made by Mansfield, who then released more titles under the Monterey label; early releases included a Dorsey Burnette tribute concert, a Sandahl Bergman aerobic dance video, Dynamite Chicken, a concert by The Tubes, Oh, Alfie!, The Werewolf of Washington, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, And [Nothing But the Truth], Tomorrow, The [Children of Sanchez (film)|The Children of Sanchez], and Autumn Born. The company was also the exclusive distributor for All Grateful Dead concert videos/ DVDs for over 20 years, including The [Grateful Dead Movie] and Dead Ahead.
Currently, they distribute their films at festivals and events, in theaters, and on DVD and VOD, including feature films, documentaries, self-help videos, and PBS programs.
In 2019, Monterey was acquired by BayView Entertainment.

Selected theatrical releases

10 Questions for the Dalai LamaChildless A Farewell to Fools Approaching Midnight A Beautiful Now Between Us The Blue ButterflyBracelet of Bordeaux Bringing Up Bobby Canopy The Cellar Door The Citizen The Cry Endgame The Endless Summer Eye of the Dolphin Girl on a Bicycle The [Girl on the Train (2013 film)|The Girl on the Train] Gooby Half of a [Yellow Sun (film)|Half of a Yellow Sun] Harvest Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger Home How to Be a Serial Killer Humble Pie I Am Comic I Kissed a Vampire Karla Keyhole The Kitchen Leonie The Lesser Blessed Local Color Looking for Palladin Lovely, Still Meadowoods No [God, No Master] Nobelity One Peace at a Time Peel: The Peru Project The Red Baron Redwood Highway Restitution