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AC Independent Boss Nick Shumaker Talks One Year of Anonymous Content’s Sales and Finance Arm and Repping Five Films at Sundance (EXCLUSIVE)
AC Independent is celebrating its first anniversary with five movies playing at Sundance, including 'Kneecap.'
On the eve of Sundance Film Festival’s kickoff, Nick Shumaker — the New York-based boss of AC Independent, the sales and finance division of Anonymous Content (“Spotlight”) — is feeling celebratory. Shumaker, a former agent at UTA, talked to Variety about the company’s international DNA, his hopes for the theatrical market and optimism about the resilience of independent film — as illustrated by the success of “The Boy and the Heron,” which just scored a BAFTA nom, as well as Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall.” The territorial success of discovery films like “Aftersun” are as important as the mini-major independents like “Poor Things,” “Saltburn” and “Past Lives.” It’s great to see films like “Anatomy of a Fall” and “Zone of Interest” continue to find theatrical audiences around the world, while seeing boutique companies like GKIDS reach new box office heights, while new players like Mubi expand their theatrical interests.
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