Chris Horton joined Gravitas Ventures in 2022 to lead FAST channel content strategy. He is an accomplished entertainment executive with expertise in film distribution, marketing, and acquisitions. Horton spent nearly a decade at the Sundance Institute, where he founded and led the innovative Creative Distribution Initiative. At Sundance, Horton worked with hundreds of filmmakers to market and release their work under a pioneering self-distribution model. Notable films include Columbus, BURN, Thunder Road, and Unrest. In 2013, he was named one of the film industry’s 30 leading innovators inIndiewire’s inaugural Influencers List. He previously worked at FilmBuff as head of acquisitions (first employee) and worked in sales for Cinetic Media. He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife and two children.