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Warner Independent Pictures. Warner Independent Pictures was an independent film division of the American film studio Warner Bros. Entertainment. Established on August 7, 2003, its first release was 2004's Before Sunset, the sequel to the 1995 film Before Sunrise. The division financed, produced, acquired and distributed feature films largely ...
Aug 8, 2024 · Background. Warner Independent Pictures was the indie-movie arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment established on August 7, 2003 to produce and distribute independent film and documentary releases. After New Line Cinema became a subsidiary of Warner Bros., Time Warner announced they were shutting down both WIP and Picturehouse (the indie film ...
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Warner Independent Pictures was the specialty division of film studio Warner Bros. Entertainment. Established in August 2003, its first release was 2004's Before Sunset. The division financed, produced, acquired and distributed feature films largely budgeted under $20 million.
The use of independent in its name is not literal, as it is a division of Warner Bros., itself a division of media conglomerate Time Warner. Mark Gill was the division's first President. After a controversial departure, Gill was replaced by former Warner Bros. production executive Polly Cohen served as President of this division until fall 2008 when the company was officially shut down. While well-versed in big-budget motion picture production, it was widely believed Ms. Cohen did not have strong enough backgrounds in independent film, or in the marketing/publicity aspects of film distribution to hold that role. This led to a lackluster slate and output, after a successful initial run under Gill.
Warner Independent Pictures was a specialty division of Warner Bros. that produced and distributed low-budget films from 2003 to 2008. It was shut down along with New Line Cinema's Picturehouse after Time Warner merged the two studios.
Warner Independent Pictures Filmography. An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Warner Independent Pictures animated films (1 P) Pages in category "Warner Independent Pictures films" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Warner Independent Pictures was the specialty division of film studio Warner Bros. Entertainment. Established in August 1995, its first release was 2004's Before Sunset. The division financed, produced, acquired and distributed feature films largely budgeted under $20 million. The use of independent in its name is not literal, as it is a division of Warner Bros., itself a division of media ...
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Warner Independent Pictures was an independent film division of Warner Bros. Entertainment from 2003 to 2008. It produced and distributed films with budgets under $20 million, such as Before Sunset, March of the Penguins, and Slumdog Millionaire.
