11 response about ThinkFilm in Trouble? »

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   Gerry
   Bus 174
   Primer
   5×2
   Half Nelson
   Lake of Fire

   impeccable taste, I’m like you Marina, ThinkFilm is credentials for quality.

   Comment by rot — May 13, 2008
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   No big loss. Small indies like this fold all the time. Their slates are all acquisitions anyway and will now just get bought by someone else. (How long does ‘Then She Found Me’ or ‘Taxi To The Dark Side’ play fests without getting picked up?)

   New Line going down? Now that’s a major calamity that will adversely effect everyone who reads this site and all cinephiles the world over. RIP NLC.

   Comment by roman — May 13, 2008
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   @Marina Was Thinkfilm the candian distributor, that after being bought out by american interests forced the start of Mongrel Media?

   Comment by Colleeny — May 13, 2008
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   No. Mongrel has been around for much longer than that but the expansion of Mongrel from the DVD market to also include theatrical distribution may have had something to do with ThinkFilm’s move to the US.

   Comment by Marina Antunes — May 13, 2008
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   I like both Mongrel and Thinkfilm. Sad that the niche business doesn’t seem to have much of a place in the theatre any more. Seems like it’s DVD or direct download for most of these…outside of festivals that is. There is a reason for the growth of festivals over the past few years. Increasingly it is the best place to see niche stuff and as a bonus, usually cast/crew do a Q&A or discussion afterwards.

   Comment by Kurt — May 13, 2008
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   Note that Warner Independent Pictures (Good Night And Good Luck, Funny Games US, A Scanner Darkly) and Picture House (Pan’s Labyrinth, King of Kong, La Vie en Rose) were both shuttered by Warner Brothers earlier.

   A bad time for Indie Distribs (and the Print Critics that champion this type of niche film to the masses) for sure.

   Comment by Kurt Halfyard — May 14, 2008
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   More problems for ThinkFilm

   Comment by Marina Antunes — May 29, 2008
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   The problem with the indie distributors is they buy films ‘they’ like rather than what ‘the public’ likes.

   They need to hire people who have the ‘populist touch’.

   It’s that simple.

   Comment by Movie Fan — June 24, 2008
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    I’m not sure about that Movie Fan, mostly because I tend to like what ThinkFilm distributes *because* it’s stuff I’d likely not get to see or even hear about otherwise. I think there’s a place for indie distributors alongside the big studios because they’re 1) distributing different films and 2) catering to a different audience.

    If we want the “populist touch”, just look at WB or Paramount or any of the other major distributors.

    Comment by Marina Antunes — June 25, 2008
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    I am reasonably sure that their operation will indeed be shutting down unfortunately and I expect with a whole lot of filmmakers/producers NOT getting paid. Indie biz is a tough one indeed, even when one is “at the top of their game”.

    Comment by Jack — July 15, 2008

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