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Affleck & Damon Launch Indie Film Fund
7 Oct
Summary
- Production company founded a new division for emerging filmmakers.
- An independent film fund will support new talent and stories.
- Julia Cox's directorial debut and Sam Jones' feature are early projects.
Artists Equity, co-founded by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, has established Artists Equity Independent Pictures (AEIP). This new division is dedicated to releasing films from emerging filmmakers, a move driven by the founders' appreciation for independent cinema's role in discovering talent.
AEIP will operate with an independent film fund, guided by a model that is both creatively ambitious and fiscally prudent. Jennifer Westin, SVP of Creative Affairs and Production, will oversee the division's slate, reporting to Amy Baer, president of film and television for Artists Equity.
Among the initial projects under development are "A Woman in the Sun," the directorial debut of Julia Cox, starring Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek. Additionally, AEIP is developing "Downriver," the scripted feature debut of Sam Jones, co-written by Carl Hiaasen.
