Ryan Harrington, formerly of A&E IndieFilms and currently with the Tribeca Gucci Doc Fund, has been tapped to lead a new division of online indie film hub IndiePix that will consolidate the company's efforts in film production and distribution. In heading up IndiePix Studios, Harrington will seek film projects for the company to invest in while building a support structure for IndiePix titles that will carry through production to distribution and sales. (Full disclosure: IndiePix sponsors this blog's festival coverage and is a partner in the Cinema Eye Honors.)
Among the first films to come out of IndiePix Studios will be THE END OF AMERICA, a new film by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (co-directors of THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT and THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK), and 21 BELOW, from first-time filmmaker Samantha Buck. indieWIRE's Brian Brooks has more.
Last week, IndiePix was announced as one of several distributors to partner with fledgling online documentary website SnagFilms, offering IndiePix titles for free viewing on the new site.
The IndiePix Studios unveil comes on the heels of word yesterday that Cinetic Media, the dominant indie film sales entity headed by John Sloss, was adding to its services by launching a multi-million film fund. This just months after Cinetic hired former SXSW producer Matt Dentler to spearhead a new digital-rights management division of the company.
Both moves signal that indie film companies are increasingly looking to become full service entities, rather than focus on just one element of the production or distribution process.
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