Deaf Crocodile's mission is restoring and releasing independent, lost/unseen and world cinema with a focus on animation, LGBT+ films, genre cinema, and the work of underrepresented filmmakers.

Founded in 2013 as an expansion of the mission of the critically-acclaimed short film distribution wing, The World According To Shorts, Big World Pictures is dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States.

A film and soundtrack distribution company dedicated to the release of the most unique filmmaking voices and musical scores from around the world. Founded in 2020 by Elijah Drenner, Lysa Le, and George Schmalz.

Music Box Films is dedicated to curating a diverse repertoire of films and television from around the world. In partnership with the iconic Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier independent cinema, it is our mission to engage audiences with exciting alternatives to mainstream entertainment.

OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES is an NYC-based feature film distribution company. They distribute unique, independently produced films in theaters, on TV, DVD, internationally, and via osmosis.

Based in New York City, The Cinema Guild is a distributor of independent, foreign and documentary films.

The company was founded by Philip and Mary-Ann Hobel, producers known for their work in documentaries and features, including Tender Mercies, winner of two Academy Awards.

First Run Features was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers to advance the distribution of independent film. Under the leadership of the late film pioneer, Fran Spielman, First Run Features quickly gained a reputation for its controversial catalog of daring documentaries and fiction films. To...

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a federal cultural agency within the portfolio of the Canadian Heritage Department. Initially known as the National Film Commission, it was created by an act of Parliament in 1939. Its mandate, as set forth in the National Film Act, 1950, is “to produce ...

From cutting-edge documentaries that give depth to today’s headlines to smart, stunning films that push artistic and intellectual boundaries in all genres, Women Make Movies (WMM), a non-profit feminist social enterprise based in New York, is the world’s leading distributor of independent films b...

Sparking democracy through documentary since 1966, Kartemquin is a collaborative community that empowers documentary makers who create stories that foster a more engaged and just society.

Kartemquin's films have received four Academy Award® nominations, and won six Emmys® and three Peabody Award...

The BFI is the UK’s lead organization for film, television and the moving image. It is a cultural charity that restores and distributes films across the globe. It cares for the BFI National Archive, one of the most significant film and television archive in the world.

dGenerate Films distributes contemporary independent film from mainland China to audiences worldwide. We are dedicated to procuring and promoting visionary content, fueled by transformative social change and digital innovation.

dGenerate Films combines pioneering relationships in China with next...

Founded in 2015. Dedicated to releasing LGBTQ & Coming-of-Age films with an artistic edge.

GKIDS is the producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding 12 Best Animated Feature Oscar® nominations. GKIDS recently launched ANIMATION IS FILM, an annual LA-based film festival that embraces the...

Kino Lorber, Inc. was founded in 2009 by industry veterans Donald Krim and Richard Lorber. Combining the staffs, libraries and resources of Kino International, Lorber Films and Alive Mind Cinema, Kino Lorber has quickly become new leader in distributing the finest Art-house and International film...

Yellow Veil Pictures is a NY/LA based worldwide film sales and distribution company. Focusing on boundary pushing genre cinema, we seek to highlight emergent filmmakers who exist on the cusp of commercial, arthouse cinema.

KimStim is a Brooklyn-based, full-service distribution company dedicated to the release of exceptional independent, foreign, and documentary film. Founded in 2000 by Mika Kimoto and Ian Stimler, KimStim brings to North American audiences selected films from around the world gleaned from the most ...

Sentient. Art. Film is a creative distribution initiative.​

At a time when five companies control the vast majority of US media and entertainment, and distrust of the media is at an all-time high, consumers are hungry for truly independent media and contextualizing content. A leading source of revolutionary entertainment and news, Means TV is a worker-coo...

Founded in 2002, PRAGDA is a film company and cultural initiative devoted to programming, promoting, distributing, and exhibiting films from Spain and Latin America. In addition to being one of the most important and innovative promoters of Spanish cinema in the United States, PRAGDA’s growing ca...

Frameline’s mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts nonprofit, Frameline’s programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the Bay Area and around the world.

Established in 2009 with the goal of connecting content holders to emerging video-on-demand (VOD) opportunities, Syndicado has grown into a full-service distribution and sales company. Since our inception we have launched over 5000 hours of film and television programming across all key VOD outle...

The Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) was founded in 1972 with the goal of using filmmaking as a tool to catalyze, inform, and empower communities. From humble beginnings (DCTV's first educational projects operated from the back of a dilapidated mail truck), fifty years later DCTV has g...

Distrib Films US is a tasteful and leading distributor of high-quality French and foreign films in the United States.