ABOUT IFC ENTERTAINMENT
A leader in the independent film industry, IFC Entertainment consists of multiple brands that are devoted to bringing the best of specialty films to the largest possible audience: IFC Films, IFC Festival Direct, IFC Productions and the IFC Center.
IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent and foreign films with a unique day and date distribution model, “IFC In Theaters,” that makes films available to a national audience by releasing them simultaneously in theaters as well as on cable’s On Demand platform, reaching 50 million homes. ‘IFC in Theaters’ is available nationwide in standard definition and also offered in high definition on Cablevision and Comcast. IFC Festival Direct features a wide selection of titles acquired from major international film festivals and initially offers them exclusively through On Demand. IFC Productions is a feature film production company that provides financing for select independent film projects. IFC Center is a three screen, state-of-the-art cinema with luxurious seating and HD digital and 35mm projection that shows art-house films in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village. IFC Entertainment’s companies are subsidiaries of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.
IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent and foreign films.
IFC Films’ unique day and date distribution model, IFC In Theaters, makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them simultaneously in theaters as well as on cable’s On Demand platform.
Select IFC Films are also available through iTunes and Amazon Unbox.
Notable IFC Films releases include: Oscar®-nominated films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Y Tu Mamá También, After the Wedding and Transamerica, a co-release with The Weinstein Company; Golden Globe®-nominated Gomorrah, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, a co-release with Fellowship Adventure Group and Lions Gate Films, which at the time of its release was one of the top grossing documentaries of all time.
IFC Festival Direct features a wide selection of titles acquired from major international film festivals and initially offers them exclusively through On Demand.
IFC Productions is a feature film production company that provides financing for select independent film projects. Credits include Academy Award®-winning Boys Don’t Cry and Night Listener with Toni Collette.
The IFC Center, the ultimate entertainment space for New Yorkers seeking out the best in independent film, opened in June 2005 in the historic Waverly theater. After a four-year renovation, the new complex features:
- Three state-of-the-art cinemas with luxurious seating, and High-Def digital and 35mm projection
- New independent foreign, and documentary features
- Weekend Classics – Fridays-Sundays at 11AM
- Waverly Midnights – cult movies Fridays and Saturdays at midnight
- Short Attention Span Cinema – short films screening before every feature
- Posteritati Gallery at IFC Center – exhibitions of vintage movie posters from around the globe
- Organic popcorn with real, natural butter at our concession stand.
The theaters are available for special events. For information, visit IFCcenter.com
IFC is the first and only network dedicated to independent film and related programming, 24 hours a day, uncut and uncensored. Operating under the mantra ‘always, uncut,’ IFC presents feature-length films, thought-provoking original documentaries such as At the Death House Door and Heavy Load, shorts, animated series, original series such as the sketch comedy The Whitest Kids U’ Know and the new comedy series Z Rock as well as television’s most comprehensive independent film library. The network also offers some of the most innovative original series exclusively for the web, including the 2008 Webby nominee Getting Away with Murder and a new comedy web series Wilfred, launching in May 2008. Providing a voice for independent thought not found anywhere else on television, IFC broadens the audience for independent film and supports the independent film community through its exclusive live coverage of notable film events like the Independent Spirit Awards and the Cannes Film Festival. The network’s On Demand offering, IFC Free, gives audiences the opportunity to watch premieres of all of IFC’s original series in HD before they air on the linear network.
