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Byron M. Jones (Byron Jones) is a Christian movie producer<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=EXgH-b4qxxMC&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=byron-jones-movie-christian&source=bl&ots=bhavYQxXRn&sig=6Cr2qdpuDJPQTqeDC218eYosw0c&hl=en&ei=A06uSsqhPJP6MbnS7PIN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref> and managing partner of Pure Flix Entertainment<ref>http://www.movieguide.org/dvd-releases/8/9900/a-greater-yes-the-amy-newhouse-story</ref>.

==Cloud Ted==

Jones started his career as Cloud Ten's VP of Entertainment<ref>http://messages.movies.yahoo.com/Movies/Films/threadview?m=tm&bn=12172484-hv1804383520f0&tid=254&mid=254&tof=10&frt=2</ref>, bringing movies such as Left Behind to the forefront of the industry (LEFT BEHIND was the #1 selling video in
America its first week of release, beating out Toy Story 2 and The
Green Mile)<ref>http://messages.movies.yahoo.com/Movies/Films/threadview?m=tm&bn=12172484-hv1804383520f0&tid=254&mid=254&tof=10&frt=2</ref><ref>http://christianfilmnews.com/1102/left-behind-2/</ref>

Byron began his career in marketing at Cloud Ten Pictures in 1997, where he headed up the sales and marketing departments during the release of the best selling Christian films such as Apocalypse, Revelation, Tribulation and Judgment, helping to develop international recognition and demand for quality Christian Movies.<ref>http://www.willowcreekmarketing.com/CastnCrew</ref>. Byron maintained this position until January of 2002<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/byron-jones/10/68a/1a3</ref>

While with Cloud Ten, Billboard Magazine quoted Byron as saying "There are 170 Million Americans who go to church every Sunday, most of these people want to see an edgy action movie without all the other stuff"<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=oxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA69&lpg=RA1-PA69&dq=byron+jones+cloud+ten&source=bl&ots=Ozl7ZeSebh&sig=QzwU3va3a1D8Vf3yBMnf1WKNu6Y&hl=en&ei=9FCuSvztMYbiMLfX1fIN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=byron%20jones%20cloud%20ten&f=false</ref>.

==Garden City Pictures==
Canadian Christianity ran a story on Jones talking about the new studio that he would start in Niagara Falls Canada "Our plan is not to bring Christianity to Hollywood, but to bring Hollywood-quality productions to the church," explains Byron Jones, president of Garden City Pictures.<ref>http://www.canadianchristianity.com/cgi-bin/na.cgi?nationalupdates/031127studio</ref>

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