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Revision as of 05:43, 11 November 2010
| The IFC Films logo | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Parent | Rainbow Media Holdings LLC |
| Website | http://www.ifcfilms.com/ |
IFC Films is an American film distribution company based in New York, owned by Rainbow Media. It distributes independent films and documentaries.
Releases
IFC Films first release was a drama in 1999, Spring Forward, directed by Tom Gilroy. Over a hundred releases have followed, including:
- Y Tu Mamá También (* Casa de los Babys (2002) – by John Sayles
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) – by Joel Zwick
- Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980, restored 2002) – by Connie Campbell
- XX/XY (2002) – by Austin Chick
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984, restored 2003) – by John Sayles
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) – by Michael Moore
- Land Of Plenty (2004) – by Wim Wenders
- Nobody Knows (2004) – by Hirokazu Koreeda
- Touching the Void (2004) – by Kevin Macdonald
- Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) – by Miranda July
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) – by Rebecca Miller
- Transamerica (2005) – by Duncan Tucker
- Sherrybaby (2006) – by Laurie Collyer
- Wordplay (2006) - by Patrick Creadon
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2007) – by Jeff Garlin
- Mister Lonely (2007) – by Harmony Korine
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008) – by Cristian Mungiu
- Paranoid Park (2008) – by Gus Van Sant
- Mad Detective (2008) – by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai
- Home Movie (2008) - by Christopher Denham
- Che (2008) – by Steven Soderbergh
- Flame & Citron (2008) - by Ole Christian Madsen
- The Wild Man of the Navidad (2009) – by Duane Graves and Justin Meeks
- Dead Snow (2009) – by Tommy Wirkola
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) – by Werner Herzog
- The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010) - by Tom Six
Future releases include:
- Americanese (2009) – by Eric Byler, adapted from a novel by Shawn Wong
- Antichrist (2009) – by Lars von Trier
- The Disappeared (TBA) – by Johnny Kevorkian[1]
- Vincere (March 19, 2010) – by Marco Bellocchio
- We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay)[2]
- The Killer Inside Me - by Michael Winterbottom
- Life During Wartime - by Todd Solondz
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams – by Werner Herzog
- The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)[1] (2011) - By Tom Six
Video on Demand (VOD) and DVD
IFC has several ventures in video on demand (VOD), available through cable television pay-per-view, Apple iTunes, and Blockbuster's Movielink.
IFC First Take
IFC First Take, launched in 2006, combines a limited theatrical release with availability the same day by VOD. The films show in IFC's New York theater IFC Center, and well as other theaters that may participate. Landmark Theatres were the first outside theaters announced.[3]
Date-and-date vs. release windowing
Traditionally, in the United States, theatrical movies are released with windows separating the theatrical run, then airline and paid hotel showings, then DVD release, then pay-per-view cable, then premium cable, also called pay TV HBO, etc.), then broadcast and basic cable.[4][5][6][7] VOD services, starting with the first legal one, Movielink, generally gained the rights to the same window as pay-per-view. This put them after the DVD release. Making VOD release simultaneous with DVD is called day-and-date, or collapsing the window.
IFC First Take goes further, with day-and-date meaning simultaneous theatrical release and VOD, though DVD may come months later. For instance, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With came out on First Take in September 2007. The full retail DVD release occurred on April 15, 2008, though Blockbuster's "exclusive" rental was made available in March 2008.
In a March 2008 panel discussion, IFC Film's Arianna Bocco stated that all its films would be released through First Take.[8]
Initial releases
Films initially distributed by IFC First Take included:
- CSA: The Confederate States of America (2004) - a mockumentary by Kevin Willmott.
- American Gun (2005) - by Aric Avelino.
- I Am a Sex Addict (2005) - by Caveh Zahedi.
- The Russian Dolls (2005) - by Cédric Klapisch.
- Sorry, Haters (2005) - by Jeff Stanzler.
- Three Times (2005) - by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
IFC Festival Direct
IFC Festival Direct, announced in 2008, is VOD distribution for films not slated for theatrical release in the United States.[9] Non-theatrical films are known as straight-to-video, but the idea of Festival Direct and other new models is to remove the stigma of that term.
Initial releases
The first films scheduled for IFC Festival Direct were:
- Jar City (2006) - by Baltasar Kormákur, an adaption of a novel by Arnaldur Indriðason.
- It's a Free World... (2007) - by Ken Loach.
- Beautiful Ohio (2006) - by Chad Lowe.
- Puffball (2007) - by Nicolas Roeg .
- Good Time Max (2007) - by James Franco.
Apple iTunes
In 2006 IFC Films began distributing some films to Apple iTunes. The first batch were thirteen films with nominations in the Independent Spirit Awards.[10]
Exclusive deal with Blockbuster
In March 2008, IFC Films and Blockbuster agreed to a distribution deal giving Blockbuster an exclusive 60-day VOD and DVD rental window, attempting to shut out its competitor Netflix. A similar deal in late 2006 between Blockbuster, Genius Products and The Weinstein Company had been partially thwarted when Netflix and other retailers were able to buy DVDs via wholesale "sell-through". Netflix then rented the DVDs under the legal first-sale doctine. Netflix often had titles available on the same day as Blockbuster. The new agreement with IFC Films had stricter terms, preventing any retail sale during the 60-day window, as well making a claim to exclusive "physical rental distribution rights" for three years. IFC Films receives in-store promotion in Blockbuster retail locations.[11][12] Genius Products also distributes retail DVDs for IFC Films, but it is not clear whether the previous agreement covered those DVDs. Blockbuster's VOD service is its recently acquired Movielink.
Critics such as RogerEbert.com editor Jim Emerson feared the deal would limit the proper distribution of IFC Film's movies, since Blockbuster has in the past avoided uncut NC-17 films.[13]
References
- ^ "IFC Films Acquires The Disappeared". BD Horror News. Bloody-Disgusting. February 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ IFC Midnight Scores Mexican Cannibal Flick 'We Are What We Are'!
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"Park City '06 Biz Daily". Indiewire. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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Grover, Ron (2005-10-18). "Movie Moguls Need to Face the Music". Business Week. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
Hollywood's [using an] increasingly outdated "windows" business model, in which studios first sell their flicks to theaters, then release them on DVD, and finally license them for TV. Movies are currently available for download somewhere between DVD and TV... [S]ources say that studios are contemplating whether to begin releasing some of their films 'day-and-date,' meaning they would be simultaneously available on DVD and for downloading.
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Olsen, Stefanie (2004-09-08). "Picture imperfect for Netflix, TiVo". CNET News. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Monster That Ate Hollywood: now playing...and playing...and playing..." Frontline. November 2001. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "The Monster That Ate Hollywood: Interview: Larry Gerbrandt". Frontline. September 2001. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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"IFP - Alternative Models of Distribution". The Film Panel Notetaker. 2008-03-14. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
'Is the FirstTake model being used for every IFC film now?' Bocco: 'Yes. We're now in 50 million homes for VOD. We just made a deal with Blockbuster. It's been really successful. Why go backwards to a traditional model? We have a lot of these "Mumblecore" movies. They embrace this model. I see a generational difference in filmmakers. Even someone like Gus Van Sant is all for it.'
- ^ Hayes, Dade (2008-01-14). "IFC adds VOD label". Variety. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Marsal, Katie (2007-02-22). "IFC helps grow Apple's iTunes film catalog". Apple Insider. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (2008-03-05). "Blockbuster gets exclusive window on IFC titles". Video Business. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "IFC Entertainment and BLOCKBUSTER Sign Two-Year Exclusive Rental Deal" (Press release). IFC. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Emerosn, Jim (2008-03-05). "IFC signs pact with devil - Blockbuster". Scanners. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.