BPS 376: How to Make Money in TODAY's Indie Film with Jon Erwin

In 2002, Jon Erwin founded a production company with his brother,
Andrew. Their first ventures were commercials, documentaries, and
music videos. The brothers soon were directing videos and producing
concerts and television programs for platinum recording artists
such as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot,
Skillet, and others.

They received 11 GMA Dove Awards nominations and 3 wins for Music
Video of the Year. Jon and Andrew have also produced and directed
several documentaries, including the multiple award-winning 9/11
story, THE CROSS AND THE TOWERS.In 2010, Jon and Andrew began
exclusively developing dramatic feature films. In August 2018, they
partnered with Kevin Downs and Tony Young to launch Kingdom Story
Company, in an exclusive partnership with Lionsgate, which creates
life-changing content from a variety of talented
storytellers.
Their features have all opened in the top-ten box office and they
have received the coveted A+ CinemaScore three times.

Early hits include OCTOBER BABY, MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, WOODLAWN, and the
surprise hit I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, which became the #1 independent
film of 2018, earning more than $86 million at the box office.
Others include I STILL BELIEVE, a biopic about CCM megastar Jeremy
Camp which was released by Lionsgate in 2020, followed by the 2021
release of THE JESUS MUSIC, sharing the untold story of how Jesus
Music transformed into the multi-billion-dollar industry of
Christian Contemporary Music.

AMERICAN UNDERDOG followed in 2021, which told the story of NFL MVP
and Hall of Famer, Kurt Warner. JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN
AMERICAN ICON, is a documentary that details the true story of a
music legend’s spiritual quest and releases Dec 2022. Their latest
film, JESUS REVOLUTION based on The Jesus Movement that changed the
course of history and comes to theaters Feb 2023.

Jon is also the author of the book Beyond Valor: A World War II
Story of Extraordinary Heroism, Sacrificial Love, and a Race
Against Time, which tells the amazing true story of his grandfather
Red Erwin, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor in World
War II. Beyond Valor was published in August 2020.

Enjoy my conversation with Jon Erwin.

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