Split Screen (TV series)
{{Infobox television
| image = SplitScreenposter.jpg
| image_size = 180
| creator = {{ubl|John Pierson|Janet Pierson}}
| presenter =
| starring =
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Dean Silvers|Marlen Hecht}}
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = Grainy Pictures
| country = United States
| network = IFC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1997|3|10}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2001|4|2}}
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 66
}}
Split Screen is a television series that originally aired from 1997 to 2001 on IFC.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/indies-find-a-voice-on-cable-film-show-1116676344/|title=Indies find a voice on cable film show|first1=Holly|last1=Willis|date=July 24, 1997}}
Summary
The series focused on independent filmmaking in America and was hosted by John Pierson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/23/tv/signoff-guardian-angel-of-film-indies.html|title=SIGNOFF; Guardian Angel of Film Indies|first=Warren|last=Berger|date=August 23, 1998|via=NYTimes.com}}
Split Screen featured segments from many notable filmmakers, actors, and actresses including: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Buck Henry, Wes Anderson, Steve Buscemi, Harmony Korine, John Waters, Atom Egoyan, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Richard Linklater, Errol Morris, Miranda July, and William H. Macy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.grainypictures.com/splitscreen2/about.html|title=Grainy Pictures: About Split Screen|website=www.grainypictures.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/1999/12/decade-the-decade-according-to-john-pierson-parts-1-2-81912/|title=DECADE: The Decade According to John Pierson, Parts 1 & 2|date=December 15, 1999}}[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5279-atom-egoyan-on-split-screen Atom Egoyan on Split Screen|Current|The Criterion Collection]
Legacy
The Blair Witch Project first received notoriety as a segment on Split Screen.{{cite web |url=http://www.mischiefmarketing.com/witch/blair_snippets/Pierson1.htm |title=Pierson Fooled |access-date=2011-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426021719/http://www.mischiefmarketing.com/witch/blair_snippets/Pierson1.htm |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}
It has been picked up by The Criterion Collection for their new online-only channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4418-split-screen|title=Split Screen|website=The Criterion Collection}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0238807}}
- [https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/john-pierson-introduces-split-screen Official series trailer]
{{IFC programming}}
Category:1997 American television series debuts