IFC Films is rebranding to Independent Film Company (IFC) with a new logo and a renamed parent, IFC Entertainment Group, taking on a higher profile within AMC Networks.
The 25-year-old New York-based distributor also revealed a new a customized audio logo created by Adam “Adrock” Horovitz of the Beastie Boys.
IFC Entertainment Group — previously the AMC Networks Entertainment Group — formalizes the integrated structure of AMC Networks’ four distinct film verticals helmed by Scott Shooman, including Independent Film Company, IFC Center, RLJE, and the premiere horror streamer Shudder. The brands will continue to operate with a “synergistic” approach acros the AMC Networks ecosystem.
“IFC Films is synonymous with taste and terrific curation. With our brand refresh, we are taking the storied foundation of quality, filmmaker first cinema and giving it a fresh face for the evolving filmgoing audience,” said Shooman. “We are also proud to establish IFC Entertainment Group to further identify how our distinct brand voices cohesively integrate under one roof, showcasing the breadth of our reach, all built on 25 years of delivering the best in independent filmmaking.”
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The new chapter for the IFC Entertainment Group comes after a successful 2024 including the critically acclaimed box office darling Late Night With The Devil, Oddity, The Taste of Things, In A Violent Nature, Ghostlight and Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated Memoir of a Snail.
Upcoming 2025 titles include Eli Craig’s Clown In A Cornfield, Sean Byrne’s thriller Dangerous Animals, recently announced for Cannes Director’s Fortnight, as well as a continued push for specialty titles such as Jay Duplass’s SXSW Audience Award-winning film The Baltimorons.
Publicly traded AMC Networks includes AMC+, Shudder and Acorn TV, as well as networks AMC, BBC America, Sundance, We TV, Allblk and HDive, and AMC Networks International.
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