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
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. It focuses on international
genre film Genre film may refer to:
* A film conforming to a well-defined film genre
* Genre Films, aka Kinberg Genre, a television and film production company
* ''Genre'' (1996 film), a live-action/animated short by Don Hertzfeldt
See also
* Genre, the ge ...
s, including ''
The Raid: Redemption'', ''
The Raid 2'' and ''
On the Job''.
According to an article from
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
, XYZ Films has licensed more than 200 films since 2009.
It has produced a handful of
Netflix original films
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The following are lists of Netflix original films by year:
Lists
*List of Netflix original films (2015–2017)
*List of Netflix original films (2018)
*List of Netflix original films (2019)
*List of Netflix original films (2020)
*Lis ...
, including
''Apostle'' (2018),
''The Night Comes For Us'' (2015), and
''I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore'' (2017), among others.
History
XYZ Films was founded by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin, and Nick Spicer, who met at the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...
.
All had worked previously in the industry. Todd Brown, editor-in-chief of film website
Twitch Film
Screen Anarchy, previously known as Twitch Film or Twitch, is a Canadian English-language website featuring news and reviews of mainly international, independent and cult films. The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown. In addition to films, ...
, joined after they invested there.
Early deals included one with
Time Inc. that did not produce any projects but raised their profile. Believing the market in the US to be too small, they invested in international
genre films.
''
The Raid: Redemption'', an Indonesian action film that was produced on a budget of around $1 million, grossed over $14 million worldwide. They partnered with French film distributor
Celluloid Dreams
Celluloid Dreams is a French film production and distribution company that also operates as an international sales company. Additionally, the company runs a video on-demand platform, The Auteurs, in conjunction with The Criterion Collection. C ...
in 2010,
and, in 2013, they expanded beyond North American sales into international sales. XYZ limits budgets to keep costs down, then markets films to genre fans based on its reputation.
XYZ said they focus on commercial films that still take risks.
In 2015, they partnered with distributor Abbolita Films.
In October 2017, XYZ Films founders Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer were listed in
Variety's New Leaders in Film featured profile.
Their 2017 film
''I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore'' was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Drama at the
2017 Sundance Film Festival
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to January 29, 2017. The first lineup of competition films was announced November 30, 2016.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – ''I Don't Feel at ...
.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
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2008 establishments in California
Film production companies of the United States