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Neon, Searchlight Pictures, MK2 & Film4 Execs Talk Indie Film B.O. Optimism: “We’re Coming Out Of The Trench” – Zurich Summit


"I feel we're coming out of this trench, internationally and domestically, in the U.S," said Searchlight Pictures Head of International Rebecca Kearey

The pandemic and Hollywood strikes battered box office for independent cinema is turning a corner, distribution execs told a panel at the Zurich summit industry conflab on Saturday. He also pointed to a raft of indie titles that had delivered strong grosses over the summer such as Wicked Little Letters for Sony Picture Classics, Thelma for Magnolia and Late Night With The Devil for IFC Films. Kearey said Searchlight Pictures’ decision to board the film was based on its long-time relationship with Film4, positive past experience on Lanthimos’s The Favourite, which grossed $95.6M worldwide, and the script.

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