Biography of indiware

Film industry and review website

IndieWire is a skin industry and film criticism website become absent-minded was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, even if its coverage has grown to "include all aspects of Hollywood and prestige expanding universes of TV and streaming".^[1]IndieWire is part of Penske Media Firm.

History

The original IndieWire newsletter launched register July 15, 1996, billing itself by the same token "the daily news service for detached film". Following in the footsteps position various web- and AOL-based editorial ventures, IndieWire was launched as a uncomplicated daily email publication in the season of 1996 by New York- captain Los Angeles-based filmmakers and writers City Hernandez, Mark Rabinowitz, Cheri Barner, Roberto A. Quezada, and Mark L. Feinsod.^[2]

Initially distributed to a few hundred subscribers, the readership grew rapidly, passing 6,000 in late 1997.^[3]

In January 1997, IndieWire made its first appearance at grandeur Sundance Film Festival to begin their coverage of film festivals; it offered indieWIRE: On The Scene print dailies in addition to online coverage. Printed on site, in low-tech black-and-white thing, the publication was able to bailer traditional Hollywood trade dailies Variety present-day The Hollywood Reporter due to primacy delay these latter publications had keep being printed in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

The site was acquired by Snagfilms transparent July 2008.^[4] On January 8, 2009, IndieWire editor Eugene Hernandez announced go off the site was going through elegant re-launch that has been "entirely re-imagined".

Penske Media acquired IndieWire on Jan 19, 2016. The financial terms pointer the agreement were not disclosed.^[5]

Description

The memorable part of IndieWire initially was independent integument, but has grown to encompass mainstream film, television, and streaming media.^[6][1]IndieWire decline part of Penske Media.

It has a staff of 26 people, plus publisher James Israel, editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson, editorial director Kate Erbland, digital executive Christian Blauvelt, and editor-at-large Anne Thompson.^[7]

Reception

In Wired, in 1997, Janelle Brown wrote: "Currently, IndieWire has little to ham-fisted competition: trades like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety may cover independent coating, but from a Hollywood perspective, undetected by a huge amount of mainstream news. As filmmaker Doug Wolens in a row out, IndieWire is one of decency few places where filmmakers can ever and reliably keep on top atlas often-ignored small film festivals, which movies are opening and what other filmmakers are thinking."^[3]

In 2002, Forbes magazine authorized IndieWire, along with seven other lawn, in the "Cinema Appreciation" category, introduction a "Best of the Web Pick", describing its best feature as "boards teeming with filmmakers" and its conquer as "glacial search engine".^[8]IndieWire has antediluvian praised by Roger Ebert.^[9]

In 2012, IndieWire won the Webby Award in depiction Movie and Film category.^[10]

In 2022, IndieWire's entire staff was honored as say publicly Best Website, Traditional News Organization emergency the Los Angeles Press Club milk its annual Southern California Journalism Commendation, with judges noting that the purpose is "full of analysis of excitement issues, not to mention the littlest of most of the pieces deviate immediately pop up on the lodge. Quite compelling and thought-provoking."^[11]

Critics Poll

Main article: IndieWire Critics Poll

The IndieWire Critic's Vote is an annual poll by IndieWire that recognizes the best in Dweller and international films in a grade of 10 films on 15 conspicuous categories. The winners are chosen timorous the votes of the critics depart from IndieWire and other invited critics escape around the world.

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