First Run Features is an independent film distribution company based in New York City. First Run was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers in order to advance the distribution of independent film. Today First Run is one of the largest theatrical and home video distributors in the United States, releasing 12 to 15 films a year in theatres nationwide and 50 to 60 videos and DVDs annually.

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  • First Run Features is an independent film distribution company based in New York City. First Run was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers in order to advance the distribution of independent film. Today First Run is one of the largest theatrical and home video distributors in the United States, releasing 12 to 15 films a year in theatres nationwide and 50 to 60 videos and DVDs annually. First Run distributes a large number of documentaries in addition to foreign films, including many films about GLBT issues, Jewish experience and political and human rights issues. First Run is the American distributor for films by Monika Treut, Michael Sporn, and Radley Metzger, in addition to many others. Among the films First Run distributes in the US are the Up Series, For the Bible Tells Me So, A Jihad for Love, Alice, Moving Midway, and Save Me. Many of the films First Run Features has distributed have been endorsed by Human Rights Watch. First Run works in collaboration with HRW to bring films dealing with human rights issues to a wider audience. First Run also has a distribution partnership with the Global Film Initiative for the North American market, and distributes a number of GFI's Global Lens Series films in North America annually. First Run is also an American distributor for several Deutsche-Film Aktiengesellschaft post-World War II titles. The DEFA titles First Run distributes include several East German Red Westerns, including The Sons of Great Bear, several science fiction titles, and dramas set in East Germany.
  • First Run Features is een onafhankelijke filmproducent, opgericht in 1979 door een groep van filmmakers om de distributie van gespecialiseerde films te verbeteren. Al snel na de oprichting kreeg First Run een reputatie voor het creëren van controversieel materiaal in de fictie en non-fictie filmsectoren. First Run is een van de grootste onafhankelijke producenten uit de Verenigde Staten en bezit een grote catalogus van gespecialiseerde films. Per jaar brengt de filmproducent 12 tot 15 films uit en introduceert 40 tot 50 films per jaar op DVD en video.
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  • First Run Features is an independent film distribution company based in New York City. First Run was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers in order to advance the distribution of independent film. Today First Run is one of the largest theatrical and home video distributors in the United States, releasing 12 to 15 films a year in theatres nationwide and 50 to 60 videos and DVDs annually.
  • First Run Features is een onafhankelijke filmproducent, opgericht in 1979 door een groep van filmmakers om de distributie van gespecialiseerde films te verbeteren. Al snel na de oprichting kreeg First Run een reputatie voor het creëren van controversieel materiaal in de fictie en non-fictie filmsectoren. First Run is een van de grootste onafhankelijke producenten uit de Verenigde Staten en bezit een grote catalogus van gespecialiseerde films.
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  • First Run Features
  • First Run Features
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