Susan Jackson, born and raised in the UK, and has over twenty years experience in film and television, holding executive positions at The Samuel Goldwyn Company, BBC, Viacom, Sony and BMG (Bertelsmann.)

In 1999 Ms. Jackson left the corporate world and launched Turtles Crossing, LLC, an independent feature film sales and marketing company, based in Malibu, California. Turtles Crossing sells films to the studios, DVD distributors and major television networks. To date the company also has Executive Produced ten films, including the indie hit Cabin Fever, the upcoming 2007 Freestyle Releasing theatrical release Borderland (with Sean Astin) and Spring Fever (Cabin Fever II) which is currently in post-production and will be released by Lionsgate in 08.

Freestyle Releasing, LLC was started in 2004 with partner Mark Borde as a domestic theatrical distribution company. Freestyle releases the films of several clients and partners, including After Dark (An American Haunting - $18m box office, 8 Films To Die For - Horror Fest - $2.5m box office over 5 day weekend, Yari Film Group (The Illusionist - $40m box office). In addition, Freestyle performs distribution services for major production companies and independent producers of commercial films who have chosen to go the non-studio distribution route. Freestyle teams with several P&A funds to provide P&A and ancillary deals for producers to support anything from a specialty platform release on 50 screens to a wide release of over 2500 screens.

Ms. Jackson’s newest venture, Freestyle Home Entertainment, Inc. formed in 2005, arranges DVD distribution through Universal Music and Lionsgate.