Distribution vets Emily Woodburne ( IFC and Zeitgeist), Bridget Stokes (IFC Films) and Vicky Wight (Artistic License) have joined forces and have created a new distribution company BEV Pictures. The films to be released by the company will focus on a slate of films that will use grass-roots networking and online marketing.
BEV Pictures joins Zeitgeist Films as only the second female owned distribution company.
First film up is Pressure Cooker which won awards at the LA Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival and the Portland International Film Festival. The film focuses on culinary arts teacher Wilma Stephenson and her high school students at Northeast Philadelphia’s Frankford High School.
Doc is directed by Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker and was produced by Participant Media. Pressure Cooker will open in NY on May 27th and in LA on June 5th.
Woodburne, Stokes & Wight Launch BEV Pictures, Pick “Pressure Cooker” (IndieWIRE)
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This is good news. Hopefully they’ll produce woman-lead films as well. Still waiting for the Fempire to start up their prod. company soon, too….. *crosses fingers*