Alamo Drafthouse Launches Distribution Program to Screen Unreleased Film Festival Movies in Theaters

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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Alamo Drafthouse is launching a distribution program that’s designed to showcase film festival releases that never scored distribution.

Through Alamo Exclusives, the dine-in cinema will offer limited runs of titles that weren’t acquired from festivals including Sundance, SWSW, Tribeca, TIFF, Cannes, Berlin and its own genre-focused Fantastic Fest. The company’s hope is creating a platform for well-received movies that don’t necessarily fit the traditional theatrical model. Post-pandemic, it’s 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.

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