Established by Ernst "Etchie" Stroh and his wife Yael at the Cannes Film Festival of 1992, Moonstone Entertainment has become one of the world’s leading independent film producers and distributors, known for films of high quality and commercial success. A cornerstone to Moonstone's achievements has been the close relationships Etchie enjoys with distributors worldwide, as well as his connections to respected filmmakers.

In 1996, Moonstone Entertainment transformed from a sales agency into a production, financing and distribution company for theatrical-quality films with over 40 films in its library today. Some of Moonstone’s films and Etchie’s credit as a producer include:

AFTERGLOW produced with Robert Altman and directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Nick Nolte and Julie Christie (in a role that captured a 1998 Academy Award nomination for Best Actress), COOKIES FORTUNE, another Moonstone/Altman collaboration directed by Altman and starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell and Charles Dutton, DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA directed by Michael Radford (IL POSTINO) with Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly and Sandra Oh. Etchie's relationship with Mike Figgis (LEAVING LAS VEGAS) has resulted in two films so far: MISS JULIE starring Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullen and HOTEL a visually innovative and provocative dark comedy with an ensemble cast including David Schwimmer, Rhys Ifans, Salma Hayek, Saffron Burrows, Burt Reynolds, Lucy Liu and many others.

THE PROMISE marks the latest collaboration with Director Chen Kaige and Producer Chen Hong. THE PROMISE, which is the largest production ever mounted in China, was the Chinese Official Submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2006 Academy Awards and garnered a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Film in 2006. Since THE PROMISE, Moonstone has forged new relationships while continuing its long-standing partnerships with some of Hollywood's top directors.

In 2008, Moonstone signed a multiple picture production deal with Luxembourg's Delux Studios (MERCHANT OF VENICE, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING); director Mike Figgis's suspense thriller SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF will be the joint-venture's maiden production, while acclaimed filmmaker Amos Gitai's SVENGALI is scheduled to follow. Other projects currently in pre-production include the Stephen King adaptation FROM A BUICK 8 (directed by Tobe Hooper), the Joyce Carol Oates adaptation VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY (directed by Harold Becker, starring Samuel Jackson), and Julien Temple's GUN GIRL, a gangster action movie centering around Al Capone. Projects for Golden Globe-winner Chen Kaige (FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE) and acclaimed director Peter Medak are currently in early development.