Variance Films is a privately held film distribution company founded in 2008 that uses an innovative model of self-distribution combined with select elements of traditional theatrical distribution to allow filmmakers to achieve quality theatrical releases for their films. Variance Films is notable in that they do not require filmmakers to sign over any rights to their films, instead partnering with filmmakers to ensure their film gets the proper theatrical release, while allowing them to keep their DVD,
video on demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typica ...
, television, and international rights.
In 2014 it was announced that
GoDigital and Variance Films would be merging and forming the distribution company
Amplify. In 2019, Variance extracted itself from the arrangement and relaunched as a standalone company.
Theatrical film distribution list
2000s
;2008
* ''
Walking on Dead Fish'' (September 19)
* ''
Smother'' (September 26)
;2009
* ''
Nursery University'' (April 24)
* ''
White on Rice'' (September 11)
* ''
Blind Date'' (September 25)
* ''
Adventures of Power'' (October 9 NYC, October 16 LA)
* ''
Passport to Love'' (October 9)
* ''
Until The Light Takes Us'' (December 4)
2010s
;2010
* ''
After The Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United'' (May 21)
* ''
The Lottery'' (June 11)
* ''
Spoken Word
Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an oral tradition, ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetic ...
'' (July 23)
* ''
Fool For Love'' (September 10)
* ''
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (October 27)
* ''
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench'' (November 5)
;2011
* ''
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'' (January 28)
* ''
Clash (Bẫy Rồng)'' (March 11)
* ''
American: The Bill Hicks Story'' (April 8)
* ''
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'' (April 22)
* ''Battle of the Brides (Co Dau Dai Chien)'' (May 6)
* ''
How To Live Forever'' (May 13)
* ''General Orders No. 9'' (June 24)
* ''Littlerock'' (August 12)
* ''
Amigo'' (August 19)
* ''
Shaolin'' (September 9)
* ''The Weird World of Blowfly'' (September 16)
* ''
1911
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* January 3
** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
'' (October 7)
* ''
Elevate'' (October 21)
* ''
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' (November 11)
* ''Addiction Incorporated'' (December 14)
;2012
* ''
Let the Bullets Fly'' (March 2)
* ''
The Trouble With Bliss
''The Trouble with Bliss'' (formerly titled ''East Fifth Bliss'') is an American Independent film, indie comedy film directed by Michael Knowles and starring Michael C. Hall, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda, and Lucy Liu. It was released on ...
'' (March 23)
* ''
Hit So Hard'' (April 13)
* ''
The Perfect Family'' (May 4)
* ''
Red Hook Summer'' (August 10)
* ''
Head Games'' (September 21)
* ''
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom'' (October 12)
* ''
Tai Chi 0'' (October 26)
;2013
* ''
Sound City'' (February 1)
* ''
The End of Love'' (March 1st)
* ''
Hunky Dory'' (March 22)
* ''
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'' (April 26)
* ''
The History of Future Folk
Future Folk is a New York City-based folk music comedy duo. Founded as a live act in 2004, the duo includes the characters General Trius (Nils d'Aulaire) and The Mighty Kevin (Jay Klaitz).
Career
After co-starring in an Off-off-Broadway musica ...
'' (May 31) Featuring Folk Band ''
Future Folk''
* ''
Terms and Conditions May Apply
''Terms and Conditions May Apply'' is a 2013 documentary film that addresses how corporations and the government utilize the information that users provide when agreeing to browse a website, install an application, or purchase goods online. In the ...
''(July 12)
* ''
Drug War ''(July 26)
* ''American Made Movie'' (August 30)
* ''
God Loves Uganda ''(October 11)
* ''
Go For Sisters ''(November 8)
;2014
* ''
It Felt Like Love'' (May 21)
* ''The Retrieval'' (April 2)
* ''
Elena'' (May 30)
* ''
Citizen Koch
''Citizen Koch'' is a 2013 film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, concerning the political influence of American plutocrats on the political process following the US Supreme Court decision in ''Citizens United v. FEC'' which grant ...
'' (June 6)
* ''
Test
Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:
* Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities
Arts and entertainment
* ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film
* ''Test'' (2014 film) ...
'' (June 6)
* ''
Closed Curtain'' (July 9)
* ''
Video Games: The Movie'' (July 15)
2020s
;2022
* ''
RRR'' (2022)
;2023
* ''
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'' (sub-distribution for
AMC Theaters) (2023)
;2024
* ''
Breathe'' (April 26)
* ''
Devara'' (September 27)
;2025
* ''
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
'' (May 2)
References
External links
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Mass media companies based in New York City
Mass media companies established in 2008
Film production companies of the United States
Film distributors of the United States
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