Drafthouse Films is an independent film distribution company based in
Austin, Texas
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. It was founded in 2010 by
Tim League, who had previously founded the
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the film, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiq ...
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
Johannes Grenzfurthner (; born 1975 in Vienna) is an Austrian artist, filmmaker, writer, actor, curator, theatre director, performer and lecturer. Grenzfurthner is the founder, conceiver and artistic director of ''monochrom'', an international ar ...
.
Releases
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Four Lions'' (2010)
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Comin' at Ya!'' (1981, re-released in 2012)
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The FP'' (2012)
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Bullhead'' (2012)
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Klown'' (2012)
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Trailer War'' (2012)
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The Ambassador'' (2012)
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Miami Connection'' (1987, re-released in 2012)
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Wake in Fright'' (1971, re-released in 2012)
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The ABCs of Death'' (2013)
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Wrong
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'' (2013)
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Graceland'' (2013)
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Pietà'' (2013)
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A Band Called Death'' (2013)
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I Declare War'' (2013)
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The Act of Killing'' (2013)
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The Visitor'' (1979, re-released in 2013)
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Ms. 45'' (1981, re-released in 2013)
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A Field in England'' (2014)
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Cheap Thrills'' (2014)
*''The Final Member'' (2014)
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Borgman'' (2014)
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Nothing Bad Can Happen'' (2014)
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Mood Indigo'' (2014)
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The Dog'' (2014)
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The Congress'' (2014)
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20,000 Days on Earth'' (2014)
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Fishing Without Nets'' (2014)
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The Overnighters'' (2014)
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Why Don't You Play in Hell?'' (2014)
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R100'' (2014)
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Amira & Sam'' (2015)
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ABCs of Death 2'' (2015)
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Spring'' (2015)
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The Connection'' (2015)
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The Keeping Room'' (2015)
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Dangerous Men'' (2005, re-released in 2015)
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The World of Kanako'' (2015)
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The Look of Silence'' (2015)
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The Tribe'' (2015)
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The Invitation'' (2015)
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Roar'' (1981, re-released in 2015)
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Klown Forever'' (2015)
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Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'' (2016)
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Men & Chicken'' (2015)
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The Greasy Strangler'' (2016)
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We Are X'' (2016)
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ABCs of Death 2.5'' (2016)
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Jallikattu'' (2021)
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Nr. 10'' (2021)
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Masking Threshold'' (2021)
* ''Chop & Steele'' (2023)
* ''A Life on the Farm'' (2023)
* ''
The YouTube Effect'' (2023)
* ''Once Upon a Time in Uganda'' (2023)
* ''
Mister Organ'' (2023)
* ''
Everyone Will Burn'' (2023)
* ''
Kim's Video'' (2023)
* ''
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'' (2024)
* ''
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut'' (1979, re-released in 2024)
Accolades
Its third release, ''
Bullhead'', was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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. Its fourteenth release, ''
The Act of Killing'', was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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, as was its sequel ''
The Look of Silence''.
See also
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Neon
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List of companies based in Austin, Texas
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RiffTrax
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
2010 establishments in Texas
Companies based in Austin, Texas
Mass media companies established in 2010
Film distributors of the United States
2022 mergers and acquisitions