Drafthouse Films
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Film distribution |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tim League |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tim League, Nick Savva |
| Owner | Nick Savva (CEO) |
| Parent | Giant Pictures |
Drafthouse Films is an independent film distribution company based in Austin, Texas which releases "provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world". It was founded in 2010 by Tim League, who had previously founded the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. Drafthouse Films has released a variety of films since its inception.
Its third release, Bullhead, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] Its fourteenth release, The Act of Killing, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, as was its sequel The Look of Silence.[2]
In March 2022, it was announced that digital distributor Giant Pictures had acquired the Drafthouse Films label. Nick Savva became the new Drafthouse Films CEO, with Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League serving as chairman of the acquired company. Drafthouse Films' first two acquisitions under its new management were Nr. 10, directed by Alex van Warmerdam, and Masking Threshold, a psychological horror pic from director Johannes Grenzfurthner.[3][4]
Releases
[edit]- Four Lions (2010)
- Comin' at Ya! (1981, re-released in 2012)
- The FP (2012)
- Bullhead (2012)
- Klown (2012)
- Trailer War (2012)
- The Ambassador (2012)
- Miami Connection (1987, re-released in 2012)
- Wake in Fright (1971, re-released in 2012)
- The ABCs of Death (2013)
- Wrong (2013)
- Graceland (2013)
- Pietà (2013)
- A Band Called Death (2013)
- I Declare War (2013)
- The Act of Killing (2013)
- The Visitor (1979, re-released in 2013)
- Ms. 45 (1981, re-released in 2013)
- A Field in England (2014)
- Cheap Thrills (2014)
- The Final Member (2014)
- Borgman (2014)
- Nothing Bad Can Happen (2014)
- Mood Indigo (2014)
- The Dog (2014)
- The Congress (2014)
- 20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
- Fishing Without Nets (2014)
- The Overnighters (2014)
- Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2014)
- R100 (2014)
- Amira & Sam (2015)
- ABCs of Death 2 (2015)
- Spring (2015)
- The Connection (2015)
- The Keeping Room (2015)
- Dangerous Men (2005, re-released in 2015)
- The World of Kanako (2015)
- The Look of Silence (2015)
- The Tribe (2015)
- The Invitation (2015)
- Roar (1981, re-released in 2015)
- Klown Forever (2015)
- Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2016)
- Men & Chicken (2015)
- The Greasy Strangler (2016)
- We Are X (2016)
- ABCs of Death 2.5 (2016)
- Jallikattu (2021)
- Nr. 10 (2021)
- Masking Threshold (2021)
- Chop & Steele (2023)
- A Life on the Farm (2023)
- The YouTube Effect (2023)
- Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2023)
- Mister Organ (2023)
- Everyone Will Burn (2023) [5]
- Kim's Video (2024)
- Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2024)
- Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (1979, re-released in 2024)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2012: Full List". ABC News. January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oscars: The nominees' list". CNN. January 16, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ "Drafthouse Films Sells to Giant Pictures, Sets Nick Savva as CEO". Variety. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Drafthouse Films Label Sold to Giant Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Drafthouse Films Buys 'Mister Organ,' 'The YouTube Effect,' 'Everyone Will Burn' (EXCLUSIVE)". 16 May 2023.
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