CROSSROAD PRODUCTIONS is a prominent Film, Television and Podcast production company and financier.
Through key strategic relationships with major US distributors and international sales companies, Crossroad has the unique ability to provide development and production financing along with worldwide distribution.
Patrick Rizzotti has successfully secured $100MM+ in financing spanning over 20+ feature films. Rizzotti recently launched the film and television lending marketplace, Blue Fox Financing. Blue Fox Financing is the first transactional digital platform to streamline and expedite film financing opportunities for the entertainment industry, connecting borrowers with the largest database of film and television lenders and gap financiers.
For more information on Blue Fox Financing click the link below
Distributed by LD Entertainment
Distributed by LD Entertainment
Go behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman with this official companion podcast from Netflix. Hosted by comedian and The Irishman co-star Sebastian Maniscalco (“Crazy Joe” Gallo), this three-part series features interviews with cast and crew, including Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. Hear the story of how Scorsese and De Niro fought for years to bring that story to the screen. podcast was produced by Netflix with Crossroad Productions and FannieCo.
Distributed by Saban Entertainment
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Distributed by Lionsgate
Distributed by Blue Fox & Netflix
Distributed by Shout Factory
Distributed by Eone
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Award winning short film
Influencer Haunted Experience
Distributed by Discovery Channel
Distributed by Discovery Channel
Distributed by Discovery Channel
PATRICK RIZZOTTI / PRODUCER
Patrick Rizzotti is a veteran film, television and podcast producer and founder of Crossroad Productions.
Rizzotti launched Crossroad Productions to find projects that can crossover to multiple entertainment platforms during its lifespan. Prior to launching Crossroad Productions in 2018, Rizzotti co-founded Fortress Features.
Rizzotti recently produced the Award Winning Podcast series "Behind The Irishman" for Netflix, which won a Webby for best "Individual Episodes, Mini Series & Specials' '. The series is a behind-the-scenes deep dive into Martin Scorcese's THE IRISHMAN, starring Joe Pesci, Robert Deniro and Al Pacino. Rizzotti is currently developing a scripted Podcast series with Endeavor Content and Dick Wolf's company, Wolf Entertainment.
Rizzotti has produced major internationally successful films including the critically acclaimed "Pride" (Lionsgate), starring Academy Award Nominee Terrence Howard (Empire, Iron man), "The Collector", co-written and directed by Marcus Dunstan (The Saw Franchise), which spawned a two sequels called "The Collection" and "The Collected", "The Super", a psychological thriller starring Val Kilmer (Top Gun, The Doors) financed by legendary television producer Dick Wolf, "Malicious" starring Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises), Delroy Lindo (Heat, Get Shorty), Bojana Novakovic (i-Tonya, Shameless) "The Free Fall" starring Andrea Lando (NARCOS) and Shawn Ashmore (X-Men Days of Future Past, The Boys), "Maximum Truth" Starring Ike Barinholtz (Central Intelligence, Blockers), Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner, Teen Wolf) Financed by Edward H. Hamm Jr (Get Out, Blackkklansman), "Tiger Mom" starring Ken Jeong (Hangover, Community) and "Bunker", financed by Blue Fox Entertainment and directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers).
PRESS
BLUE FOX ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES CROSSROAD LENDING
Developed and created by film producer Patrick Rizzotti, Crossroad is designed to service the entertainment industry by connecting filmmakers with a curated database of film and television lenders as well as equity financiers.
KEN JEONG BOARDS FAMILY COMEDY TIGER MOM
Tiger Mom was produced by Patrick Rizzotti, George Lee, Marcus Englefield, Jeremy Ross, Shawn Redick and Yvette Yates Redick
NEWS
BUNKER TRAILER AND POSTER BRINGS TRUE HELL OF WAR
Bunker was produced by Patrick Rizzotti (Collector Franchise) and James Hunstman (Church and State)
THE FREE FALL GETS 2022 RELEASE
The Free Fall was produced by Paul Holbrook, Sean E. Demott, Gill Gayle, and Patrick Rizzotti, with Heisman Holbrook, Shaun Redick, and Yvette Yates serving as executive producers.
WELCOME THE "BLAIR WITCH" INTO YOUR HOME
Who’s ready to get spooky season started a little early? Hunt A Killer certainly is, and so is Lionsgate, if their new collaborative effort is any indication. The horror news today is that Hunt A Killer has partnered with Lionsgate to release a new Blair Witch tabletop experience, allowing players to immerse themselves in the iconic, contemporary horror universe in the interactive-experience company’s latest season, the season of the [Blair] witch!...
Hunt A Killer worked with horror producers, Jason Egan and Patrick Rizzotti to broker the Blair Witch deal which was negotiated by SVP Business & Legal Affairs, Eva Feder, for Lionsgate.
SABAN FILMS LANDS VAL KILMER THRILLER, THE SUPER
DICK WOLFS THE SUPER SELLS TO SABAN FILMS
Saban Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Super, the Stephan Rick-directed genre thriller that stars Top Gun 2‘s Val Kilmer and Chicago P.D.‘s Patrick John Flueger. The film was scripted by Black Swan’s John J. McLaughlin based on an idea by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, who produced through his company Wolf Entertainment alongside Tom Thayer, Patrick Rizzotti and Brett Forbes.
LAS VEGAS’ SAW ESCAPE ROOM EXPANDS WITH NEW PUZZLES & TRAILER
Creator Jason Egan teamed up with his friend Patrick Rizzotti (producer of the feature films The Collector, The Collection, and The Neighbor) to shoot a trailer, and we’ve got it for you.
THE SUPER HEADING TO CANNES
Val Kilmer Solves a Murder as ‘The Super’ [Cannes] Voltage Pictures is bringing a new thriller to Cannes from Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”). Bloody Disgusting has the first images from The Super, which stars Val Kilmer as the title character, with Patrick John Flueger and Louisa Krause.
MALICIOUS SELLS TO VERTICAL
Berlin: Vertical Entertainment Picks Up Horror Movie 'Malicious' (Exclusive) Vertical Entertainment, which released Molly Shannon’s cancer comedy Other People, has picked up the North American rights to Malicious, a horror thriller from writer-director Michael Winnick. AMP Films is selling the international rights to the film during the Berlin International Film Festival and market. The movie tells the story of a young newlywed (Novakovic) who suffers a traumatic event, then finds herself haunted — and connected — to a malicious entity with murderous intentions.
BLUE FOX PICKS UP ‘BIG BEAR’ COMEDY
Blue Fox Picks Up ‘Big Bear’ Comedy from first-time feature director Joey Kern, with a planned day-and-date release September 22. It will be the first U.S. theatrical release for Blue Fox’s recently launched distribution banner. Big Bear was written by Kern, who also stars with Pablo Schreiber (American Gods), Adam Brody (The O.C.), Tyler Labine (Deadbeat), Zachary Knighton (Happy Endings) and Toby Huss (Halt and Catch Fire).
DICK WOLF FINANCES THE SUPER
Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment is partnering with Tom Thayer and Fortress Features’ Patrick Rizzotti and Brett Forbes to produce The Super, with production just getting underway in New York. Written by Black Swan scribe John J. McLaughlin and directed by The Good Neighbor‘s Stephan Rick in his U.S. debut, the film stars Chicago PD’s Patrick Flueger and Val Kilmer, with Mattea Marie Conforti, Taylor Richardson, Paul Ben-Victor, Yul Vazquez, Louisa Krause and Okierete Onaodowan co-starring.
‘THE NEIGHBOR’ FROM SAW WRITERS
Bloody Disgusting received first word that Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have quietly completed production on their latest genre offering, a crime thriller that reunited them with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizotti, and star Josh Stewart.
CONSULTING
FILM & TV DEVELOPMENT
Crossroad provides customized advisory and consulting programs for filmmakers in order to take your project to the next level.
Focus on development:
Treatment
Screenplay
Trailer
Pitch Deck
Contract Consulting
Phone Consulting
Brand Integration
FINANCING
Crossroad Management and strategic partners have considerable film finance experience and direct financing relationships, having arranged financing for 50+ projects with budgets in excess of $100MM.
Focus on film finance structure:
Tax Credit Loans
Pre-Sales
Debt Financing
Equity
Advisory
DISTRIBUTION
Crossroad specializes in the international sale in both highly commercial critically acclaimed films. We customize a pathway for our clients based on our indepth knowledge and direct relationships with both domestic and international buyers.
Focus on Distribution:
Digital
Domestic
International
Theatrical
Branded Content