Overview
- Fathom named Jason Brenek Wednesday as its new CEO to replace Ray Nutt, who is retiring after nine years leading the company.
- Brenek brings senior experience at The Walt Disney Company, a stint as president of IMAX Home, and most recently founded the cloud distribution company MetaMedia.
- He has said he will push Fathom’s evolution into a full-service specialty distributor and increase releases of faith-based and other niche films while managing an upcoming slate that includes LAIKA’s Wildwood.
- Fathom’s board, which represents exhibitor owners including AMC, Regal and Cinemark, publicly endorsed Brenek and praised his mix of programming, distribution and technology experience.
- The change signals a broader push to give theaters more distinct content that major studios often bypass and could create new theatrical windows and marketing support for small-audience films.