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\nAlamo Drafthouse is launching a distribution program that\u2019s designed to showcase film festival releases that never scored distribution. <\/p>\n

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\n\tThrough Alamo Exclusives, the dine-in cinema will offer limited runs of titles that weren\u2019t acquired from festivals including Sundance, SWSW, Tribeca, TIFF, Cannes, Berlin and its own genre-focused Fantastic Fest. The company\u2019s hope is creating a platform for well-received movies that don\u2019t necessarily fit the traditional theatrical model. Post-pandemic, it\u2019s been a challenging time for independent cinema, which has resulted in recent films leaving festivals without a buyer. Drafthouse plans to work directly with filmmakers to bring their movies to audiences nationwide, providing marketing support and big-screen exposure.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFrom the very beginning, Alamo Drafthouse has championed independent film and built strong relationships with filmmakers because we know our audiences value discovering great cinema,\u201d says Michael Kustermann, CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. \u201cTime and again, they\u2019ve shown they\u2019ll come out to support bold, original films when given the opportunity. \u2018Alamo Exclusives\u2019 is a natural extension of that. It gives us another way to champion filmmaker-driven films that deserve to be discovered and connect them with the wider Alamo Drafthouse audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlamo Exclusives will launch with the SXSW documentary \u201cButthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt.\u201d The film, which chronicles the Austin-based punk band, will receive an exclusive theatrical engagement across Alamo Drafthouse locations nationwide late this summer.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cToo many incredible films premiere at festivals and then never receive the theatrical life they deserve,\u201d says Lisa Dreyer, director of Fantastic Fest and Film Innovation. \u201cWe are actively searching for films across all genres, from horror to comedy, to everything in-between, to champion in this new, exciting way. We\u2019re thrilled to launch the program with \u2018Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt,\u2019 a film that\u2019s bold, entertaining, unapologetically original, and deeply connected to Austin\u2019s creative DNA. We couldn\u2019t imagine a better film to kick off this new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlamo Exclusive builds on the company\u2019s existing efforts to platform all kinds of movies, not just the biggest blockbusters. Alamo Drafthouse already pads out the release calendar with repertory programming, special events and exclusive engagements. They also have Drafthouse Recommends, a distinction that comes with a stamp of approval from the movie fans who program the chain\u2019s slate.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI love that Alamo audiences are passionate moviegoers who genuinely embrace great documentaries and independent cinema,\u201d says \u201cButthole Surfers\u201d director Tom Stern. \u201cKnowing this film will be experienced on big screens by that kind of audience makes this release especially meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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