Gamechanger Films is an American company that finances
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is film production, produced outside the Major film studios, major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independ ...
s directed by women.
History
Gamechanger Films was founded in 2013 by Julie Parker Benello,
Dan Cogan
Dan Cogan is an American film producer. He has produced multiple documentary films including ''The Queen of Versailles'' (2012), ''How to Survive a Plague'' (2012), ''The Hunting Ground'' (2015), ''Icarus'' (2017), ''Won't You Be My Neighbor'' (2 ...
,
Geralyn Dreyfous
Geralyn White Dreyfous is an American film producer. She has produced multiple documentary and narrative films focusing on social justice issues including ''The Invisible War'' (2012), ''The Square (2013 film), The Square'' (2013), ''The Hunting ...
, Wendy Ettinger.
Mynette Louie was the President,
Derek Nguyen was the Director of Operations & Creative Affairs, and
Mary Jane Skalski is the senior adviser. Louie and Nguyen departed to start their own company, The Population, in 2019. Brenda Robinson is a new partner in Gamechanger Films 2.0, which is led by
Effie T. Brown.
Films funded must be directed or co-directed by a woman, but they may be of any genre. Films do not need to be focused on females or female-centric topics. They support films of a budget of $2 million or less. Funding was raised by Chicken & Egg Pictures and Impact Partners and comes from equity investors. Gamechanger Films is for-profit. Louie said that their goal "is to finance films that are critically and commercially viable". As a result of this, they do not fund
experimental
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non-narrative films. In 2014, they established a $2500 grant for female directors who screen their films at
South by Southwest
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.
Films financed
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Land Ho!
''Land Ho!'' is a 2014 adventure comedy film, co-written and co-directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz. The film made its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. It also screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, ...
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* ''
The Invitation''
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* '' Addicted to Fresno''
* '' Lovesong''
* '' Buster's Mal Heart''
* ''The Strange Ones''
* ''Hunting Season'' (''Temporada de Caza'')
* '']The Long Dumb Road
''The Long Dumb Road'' is a 2018 American road trip comedy film written, directed and produced by Hannah Fidell and co-written by Carson D. Mell. It stars Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, Taissa Farmiga, Grace Gummer, Casey Wilson, Pamela Reed, ...
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* ''The Tale
''The Tale'' is a 2018 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox (documentary filmmaker), Jennifer Fox and starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Common ...
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* '' Nancy''
* '' Passing''
References
External links
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Film production companies of the United States
Entertainment companies established in 2013
2013 establishments in New York (state)
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