Indies see hopeful signs in VOD debuts

Over at Variety, Dave McNary has the latest article examining the growing trend of specialty VOD releases. McNary chats with IFC and Magnolia about the increasing trend, and growing business, found in the realm of straight-to-VOD or day-and-date for VOD/theatrical. Currently, IFC has the titles Summer Hours and Pontypool available on cable VOD. Magnolia has Surveillance and The Girlfriend Experience. From McNary’s article:

Pessimists see trouble ahead with collapsing traditional distribution windows in this way. Optimists note that while the films and their grosses are relatively modest, the implications are huge for specialty films and indies—and even small-scale studio offerings fighting to hold onto screens in an increasingly competitive market.

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