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Drafthouse Films
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm distribution
Founded2010; 13 years ago (2010)
FounderTim League
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Tim League, Nick Savva
OwnerNick Savva (CEO)
ParentGiant Pictures

Drafthouse Films is a 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 has acquired the Drafthouse Films label. Nick Savva became the new Drafthouse Films CEO, while Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League serves as chairman of the acquired company. Drafthouse Films' first two acquisitions under new management are Nr. 10, directed by Alex van Warmerdam, and Masking Threshold, a psychological horror pic from director Johannes Grenzfurthner.[3][4]

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Tim League

Tim League

Tim League is an American entrepreneur and film producer based in Austin, Texas. He is the founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain and the founder of the film distribution company Drafthouse Films, where League has produced films including The ABCs of Death. He is also the co-founder of genre film festival Fantastic Fest, the entertainment merchandise entity Mondo, and the film distribution and production company Neon.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the movie, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiquette.

Bullhead (film)

Bullhead (film)

Bullhead is a 2011 Belgian crime film written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam and starring Matthias Schoenaerts. The film is about the prohibited use of growth hormones on cattle by farmers with ties to organised crime "hormone mafia", and tells the story of Jacky Vanmarsenille, a young Limburgish farmer, who is approached by his veterinarian to make a deal with a West-Flemish beef trader. But the murder of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky's past, set in motion a chain of events with far-reaching consequences.

The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing is a 2012 documentary film about individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966. The film is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, and co-directed by Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian. A co-production between Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom, it is presented by Final Cut for Real in Denmark and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, with Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Joram ten Brink and Andre Singer in executive producer roles. It is a Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) project of the University of Westminster.

The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence

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Giant Pictures

Giant Pictures

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Nr. 10

Nr. 10

Nr. 10 is a Dutch feature film by Alex van Warmerdam. The film had its national theatrical release on 30 September 2021, on the closing night of the Netherlands Film Festival. That same evening, the film was scheduled to premiere in another one-hundred cinemas across the Netherlands.

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Alex van Warmerdam

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Masking Threshold (film)

Masking Threshold (film)

Masking Threshold is a 2021 English-language Austrian horror film directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner, and produced by art group monochrom.

Johannes Grenzfurthner

Johannes Grenzfurthner

Johannes Grenzfurthner is an Austrian artist, filmmaker, writer, actor, curator, theatre director, performer and lecturer. Grenzfurthner is the founder, conceiver and artistic director of monochrom, an international art and theory group and film production company. Most of his artworks are labeled monochrom.

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Graceland is a 2012 Filipino drama film directed and written by Roy Morales. The film premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released on April 26, 2013, in the Philippines. It was also screened in the US, earning $20,791 after a month of its release.

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A Band Called Death

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A Field in England

A Field in England

A Field in England is a 2013 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set during the mid-17th-century English Civil War. The film was released on 5 July 2013 on multiple platforms simultaneously, including cinemas, home media and video on demand. It was also broadcast on Film4 on the day of its release.

Cheap Thrills (film)

Cheap Thrills (film)

Cheap Thrills is a 2013 American black comedy thriller film directed by E. L. Katz in his directorial debut. It starts Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Ethan Embry and David Koechner. The film follows two friends competing in a series of challenges worth different amounts of money given by a rich couple. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 8, 2013, and was acquired by Drafthouse Films and Snoot Entertainment. It was released on March 21, 2014, in the United States. Cheap Thrills received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box-office bomb, grossing $59,424 against a $100,000 budget.

Borgman (film)

Borgman (film)

Borgman is a 2013 Dutch psychological thriller drama film directed by Alex van Warmerdam. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Source: "Drafthouse Films", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 1st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafthouse_Films.

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References
  1. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2012: Full List". ABC News. January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Oscars: The nominees' list". CNN. January 16, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Drafthouse Films Sells to Giant Pictures, Sets Nick Savva as CEO". Variety. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. ^ "Drafthouse Films Label Sold to Giant Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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