Larry Frenzel

CEO / Producer

Larry graduated from UCLA Film School and worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1970‘s, prior to becoming an attorney. He is currently a producer, screenwriter, and entertainment lawyer with extensive legal, business, and creative experience in motion picture development, production, and distribution. He founded Birchwood Pictures in 2009, “to produce and distribute independent films that provoke thought and instill hope through moving, redemptive and entertaining stories.”

Larry’s producing credits include: The Forge (co-producer), the Kendrick Brothers’ latest feature (for release in August 2024) about a successful businessman who mentors a fatherless high school grad who has no future plans; Lifemark (associate producer), a Kendrick Brothers’ feature inspired by an incredible true story that celebrates the gift of life and adoption (theatrically released in 2022); Courageous Legacy (associate producer) marks the 10th anniversary of Courageous with new scenes and a new ending that revisits the original characters 10 years later (distributed by Sony’s Affirm Films and Provident Films, theatrically released in 2021); Show Me The Father (associate producer), the Kendrick Brothers’ first feature-length documentary, examines the roles of fathers in today’s society (distributed by Affirm Films, theatrically released in 2021), Overcomer (associate producer), an inspiring Kendrick Brothers’ theatrical feature (distributed by Affirm Films and Provident Films, released in 2019); War Room (associate producer), #1 box office hit in 2015, produced by the Kendrick Brothers (distributed by Sony Pictures [TriStar Pictures and Affirm Films] and Provident Films); To Write Love On Her Arms (executive producer), the dramatic origin story of the organization with that name, produced by Two Streets Entertainment in association with Birchwood Pictures (distributed by Sony Pictures, released in 2015); Grace Unplugged (producer), a Coram Deo Studios production in association with Birchwood Pictures (distributed by Lionsgate and theatrically released by Roadside Attractions in 2013); Courageous (associate producer), the fourth film from the successful Sherwood Pictures/Kendrick Brothers franchise (distributed by Sony Tristar Pictures, Affirm Films and Provident Films, released in 2011); The Lightkeepers (producer), a romantic comedy set on Cape Cod in 1912, starring Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner (2010); and Illustra Media/La Mirada Films documentaries (executive producer), including The Privileged Planet, Prophecies of the Passion, Darwin’s Dilemma, The Case for a Creator, The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith.

Larry was previously a principal and CEO of Carmel Entertainment Group, LLC, which he co-founded in 2003. Feature films produced in association with Carmel Entertainment and/or for which Carmel Entertainment procured distribution include: Flywheel (Sherwood Pictures, Provident Films), Facing the Giants (Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sherwood Pictures, Provident Films, Carmel Entertainment), Fireproof (Sony-Affirm Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sherwood Pictures, Provident Films and Carmel Entertainment), Faith Like Potatoes (Sony-Affirm Films), No Greater Love (Lionsgate), and Secret of the Cave (First Look Studios). Carmel Entertainment also procured distribution and broadcast licensing for several documentaries, including, The Case for a Creator (Illustra Media/Lionsgate), The Case for Christ (La Mirada Films/Lionsgate), The Case for Faith (La Mirada Films/Lionsgate), Dear Francis (Chronicle Project/Showtime) and the Drive Thru History series (Coldwater Media/A&E Networks).