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'''Automat Pictures''' is an American film and television [[production company]] based in [[Los Angeles]], focusing on the production of [[independent film]]s, original television programming, [[press kit|EPK]], and [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] added value. It was founded in 2000 by director-producer [[Jeffrey Schwarz]]. Both have worked with [[New Line Cinema]] on several of their projects as DVD producers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Peter |title=An Army of Lovers: Inside the Inspirational Documentary 'Vito' |url=https://scriptmag.com/features/an-army-of-lovers-inside-the-inspirational-documentary-vito |website=Script Magazine |publisher=[[Active Interest Media]] |access-date=October 13, 2021 |date=August 2, 2012 |language=en-us}}</ref>
'''Automat Pictures''' is an American film and television [[production company]] based in [[Los Angeles]], focusing on the production of [[independent film]]s, original television programming, [[press kit|EPK]], and [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] added value. It was founded in 2000 by producer/director [[Jeffrey Schwarz]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Peter |title=An Army of Lovers: Inside the Inspirational Documentary 'Vito' |url=https://scriptmag.com/features/an-army-of-lovers-inside-the-inspirational-documentary-vito |website=Script Magazine |publisher=[[Active Interest Media]] |access-date=October 13, 2021 |date=August 2, 2012 |language=en-us}}</ref>


== History and production ==
== History and production ==
Automat was founded in 2000 by producers [[Jeffrey Schwarz]] and Laura Nix. The first film produced on DVD for [[New Line Cinema]] was ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Horn |first1=Steven |title=Interview with Jeffrey Schwarz: DVD Producer |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/02/interview-with-jeffrey-schwarz-dvd-producer |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |date=July 2, 2003 |language=en}}</ref>

Some notable DVD releases produced by Schwarz through Automat include ''[[Raging Bull]]'', ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]], [[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]], [[This Is Spinal Tap]], [[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]], [[A Nightmare on Elm Street]], [[Rent (film)|Rent]], [[Menace II Society]], [[When Harry Met Sally...]], [[Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose]], [[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]], [[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]], [[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]], [[Basic Instinct]], [[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray]], [[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]],'' and all six films in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' franchise.

Automat's first independent documentary, ''[[Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story]]'', featuring cult filmmaker [[William Castle]], won the [[American Film Institute Awards#2007|Audience Award]] at the [[American Film Institute]]'s AFI Fest in 2007, and won multiple awards around the country.<ref name="IDA">{{cite web |title=Festival Focus: AFI Fest 2007 |url=https://www.documentary.org/feature/festival-focus-afi-fest-2007 |website=[[International Documentary Association]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |language=en |date=April 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Koehler |first1=Robert |title=Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/spine-tingler-the-william-castle-story-1200554393/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |date=20 November 2007}}</ref> It was released on DVD by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] in 2009; Automat released a special-edition DVD in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Turek |first1=Ryan |title=DVD Art for The William Castle Collection |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/pb_article_type/714529-dvd-art-for-the-william-castle-collection |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |date=August 17, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barton |first1=Steve |title=Automat Pictures Announces SPINE TINGLER! The William Castle Story Special Edition DVD |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/24315/automat-pictures-announces-spine-tingler-the-william-castle-story-special-edition-dvd/ |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> After that Automat shifted its focus to feature film production.

== Films ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:130px;"| Release date
! Film
! Producers
! Distribution by
! Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story]]'' || [[Jeffrey Schwarz]] || || Won the Audience Award at the [[American Film Institute]] Fest in 2007<ref name="IDA" />
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon]]'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, Sonja Nelson || [[TLA Releasing]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vito (film)|Vito]]'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, [[Bryan Singer]] || [[First Run Features]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[I Am Divine]]'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, Jon Glover, [[Lance Robertson]], Lotti Pharriss Knowles || [[Wolfe Video]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Tab Hunter Confidential]]'' || [[Allan Glaser]] || [[The Film Collaborative]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Fabulous Allan Carr]]'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, John Boccardo || ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Boulevard! A Hollywood Story]]'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, John Boccardo || ||
|-
| TBA || ''Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls'' || Jeffrey Schwarz, Lotti Pharriss Knowles || || in-production
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:48, 2 April 2022

Automat Pictures
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderJeffrey Schwarz
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
United States
Key people
Jeffrey Schwarz
(President & CEO)
Services
Websitewww.automatpictures.com

Automat Pictures is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, focusing on the production of independent films, original television programming, EPK, and Blu-ray and DVD added value. It was founded in 2000 by producer/director Jeffrey Schwarz.[1]

History and production

References

  1. ^ Hanson, Peter (August 2, 2012). "An Army of Lovers: Inside the Inspirational Documentary 'Vito'". Script Magazine. Active Interest Media. Retrieved October 13, 2021.


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