Tim Gray

TIM GRAY gets excited about both God and The Godfather. His devotion to film and to his faith has urged him to find new, creative ways of combining the two for over 30 years. Always forward-thinking, he streamed the first major Christian event over the internet with Mark Cuban, a RadioShack phone, and a sign overhead reading, "Don't Hang Up!". Since then, he's been part of many other firsts, including negotiating the first religious program on E! Entertainment and launching the first Faith in Film panel at Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and 2016 to standing-room-only crowds. Last Fall, Tim received the only invitation extended to an American to speak on a panel about film distribution at the Chinese International Film Congress in Beijing. With a background in the church and in marketing, Tim launched his company, Gray INC, in 2004, focusing on the marketing and distribution of faith and family content. The company partners with content creators to help reach their target audience using every form of media: TV, Digital, and Film. Gray INC. represents many of the largest churches and nonprofits around the world and distributes faith and family films and programs in over 150 countries, working with platforms and networks including Discovery Channel, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, CNBC Europe, and Z TV (the largest network in India). When Tim's not working, traveling, or spending time with his wife and 6 (!) children, he's either shopping for new board shorts or looking up the latest box office numbers to impress his kids.

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