Comments on: Disney/Miramax Downsizing = Bad News For Indie Films

By: The End of Miramax - Screen Rant

The End of Miramax - Screen Rant — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:17:53 +0000

[...] it is with a teary eye that I report that our ominous warnings have come to pass, and Miramax Films is now [...]

By: Corran Horn

Corran Horn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:19 +0000

As a fan of Miramax, I am saddened by this. Still, THE DEBT will give them a chance to go out with a bang.

By: Seanithan

Seanithan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:23:53 +0000

I usually love anything Miramax puts out. This is somewhat upsetting.

By: the old man

the old man — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:59:14 +0000

Capitalism at work, deal with it! :p

By: Ross Miller

Ross Miller — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:48:51 +0000

@Darren seeley,

Yes, you’re right, there is other indie distributors out there, but as the worried filmmakers are saying, it’s a bad sign because Miramax has always been “there” to pick up films from Sundance and other fests. If Miramax fades away, it won’t mean “no indie films” but I’m sure there will a notable effect of some kind.

By: Brodie_Bruce

Brodie_Bruce — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:24:06 +0000

this makes me sad.
clerks got its break Via Miramax.
sad day

By: Darren seeley

Darren seeley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:05:21 +0000

“Well, to the average movie goer it may not seem like a big deal, but down the road it means less and less smaller films will see the light of day. Some filmmakers are already very upset about the downward changes at Miramax, because they see it as less likely for films to be picked up at Sundance next January.”

That may in fact be the case, however, why is everyone so quick to count out other distributors? Look at Overture, for example. Didn’t they pick up Sunshine Cleaning from the 2008 Sundance FF and released that charmer earlier this year?
My point here is that there are other studios and distributors. Even if Miramax fades off into the sunset, there will be other studios that will crop up, seeing the need for smaller films in the market.