Excel Entertainment Group

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)

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.

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