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Drafthouse Films

Film distribution company based in Austin, Texas

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. In its own words, Drafthouse produces "provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films", several of which have become cult classics.

01History

Drafthouse films was founded in 2010 by Tim League as the in-house distribution arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The first film to be distributed by Drafthouse was Four Lions in 2010. Like the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's brand, Drafthouse Films became associated with stylistically unique and sometimes bizarre films, some of which have become cult classics.

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 Tim League as chairman of the acquired company.

02Releases

03Accolades

Its third release, Bullhead, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 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.

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