Drafthouse Films

{{Short description|Film distribution company based in Austin, Texas}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Drafthouse Films

| logo = File:Drafthouse Films logo.png

| type = Private

| founder = Tim League

| foundation = {{start date and age|2010}}

| location_city = Austin, Texas

| location_country = United States

| key_people = Tim League, Nick Savva

| industry = Film distribution

| products =

| owner = Nick Savva (CEO)

| parent = Giant Pictures

}}

Drafthouse Films is an independent film distribution company based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2010 by Tim League, who had previously founded the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. Drafthouse has released a variety of films since its inception.

History

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 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.{{Cite web|date=2022-03-09|title=Drafthouse Films Sells to Giant Pictures, Sets Nick Savva as CEO|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/drafthouse-films-giant-pictures-1235199895/|access-date=2022-03-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2022-03-09|title=Drafthouse Films Label Sold to Giant Pictures|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/drafthouse-films-label-sold-to-giant-pictures-1235107765/|access-date=2022-03-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}

Releases

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Accolades

Its third release, Bullhead, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/2012-oscar-nominees-full-list/story?id=15427892|title=Oscar Nominations 2012: Full List|work=ABC News|date=January 24, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/showbiz/2014-oscar-nominations-list/|title=2014 Oscars: The nominees' list |work=CNN|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=May 11, 2015}}

See also

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