Screen Anarchy, previously known as Twitch Film or Twitch, is a Canadian English-language website featuring news and reviews of mainly international,

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cult film A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage ...

s. The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown. In addition to films, the website covers various film festivals from Sundance,

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and the

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. They partnered with Instinctive Film in 2011 to found Interactor, a

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site, and with Indiegogo in 2013. Brown is a partner at

XYZ Films XYZ Films is an American film production and sales company founded in 2008 by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer, and is based in Los Angeles. It focuses on international genre films, including '' The Raid: Redemption'', '' The Raid 2'' ...

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'' credits Twitch Film as helping to popularize the production company's films. Brad Miska of

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wrote that Twitch "...quickly established itself as the online world’s leading source for international, independent, cult, arthouse and genre film news, review and discussion." He also wrote: "Over the years I have become increasingly impressed by what Todd Brown has done with Twitch Film, he has cornered the market for all edgy international releases and has given life to foreign films that might never have seen the light here in the States."

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has linked to ''Twitch Film'' pages on multiple occasions and

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quoted a Twitch editor among its list of "critics" at its appearance at Sundance 2010. Screen Anarchy has a large body of writers who reside in most major film markets in the world, including the

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Key personnel

* Todd Brown - Founder and Editor * Peter Martin - Managing Editor * Andrew Mack - Editor, News * Ard Vijn - Editor, Europe * Benjamin Umstead - Editor, U.S. * J. Hurtado - Editor, U.S. * James Marsh - Editor, Asia * Kwenton Bellette - Editor, Australia * Michelle "Izzy" Galgana - Editor, U.S. * Ryland Aldrich - Editor, Festivals * Shelagh Rowan-Legg - Editor, Canada * Christopher Bourne - Featured Critic * Diva Vélez - Featured Contributor * Dustin Chang - Featured Critic * Jim Tudor - Featured Critic

References

External links

* Canadian film websites English-language websites Magazines established in 2004 {{website-stub