Netflix streams IFC films
DIGITAL: Thin Blue Line, Return of the Secaucus Seven among titles
By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 11/20/2009
NOV. 20 | DIGITAL: IFC Entertainment will deliver 53 of its titles through Netflix’s streaming service, including Errol Morris documentaries The Thin Blue Line and Gates of Heaven and Christopher Nolan’s first feature Following, among other films.
Netflix’s streaming service is offered to subscribers with unlimited plans for viewing on computers and Netflix-enabled Blu-ray Disc players, videogame consoles and other set-top devices.
Other IFC films set for Netflix streaming include The Brother From Another Planet, Return of Secaucus Seven, Nights and Weekends, When Will I Be Loved and Angela. A batch of foreign films also will be offered, including Brothers, Gabrielle, Nobody Knows, Together, Dans Paris, Sex is Comedy, Solo Con Tu Pareja, The Intended and Three Times.
Additional documentaries are Brother’s Keeper and So Goes the Nation.
"Netflix has always championed independent cinema and has creatively built audiences for films in this genre, and we’re excited to give their customers instant access to this wide-ranging collection of independent film,” said Lisa Schwartz, executive VP at IFC Entertainment. “Our top priority is to make independent film available to a wider audience, and this partnership further underscores that commitment."
Robert Kyncl, VP of content acquisition at Netflix, added, “Partnering with IFC Films gives us the opportunity to expand the number of quality films that our subscribers can watch instantly. This deal reinforces our commitment to bringing diversity to the library and properties like this collection of titles bring us closer to that goal.”
