Independent Film Channel

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Independent Film Channel

Launched	September 1, 1994
Owned by	Rainbow Media
Slogan	tv, uncut.
Sister channel(s)	AMC, WE
Website	IFC.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 550
Dish Network	Channel 131
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 385
Comcast	Channels May Vary
Time Warner Cable	Channels May Vary
Charter	Channels May Vary
Cox Cable	Channels May Vary
Cablevision	Channel 83

The Independent Film Channel (IFC), launched on September 1, 1994, is a American digital cable channel showing independent films, unedited and without commercials. It also features documentaries, foreign films, award shows, and programs related to independent film. It is owned by Rainbow Media.

1 Programming
2 Business operations
3 Original documentaries
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Programming

IFC claims more obscure programming than its competitor the Sundance Channel.^{[citation needed]}

IFC has theme months, featuring movies in a particular genre. June 2005 was "Pulp Indie" month, each October is "Indie Screams" month (independent horror films), one month in 2006 was "gay cinema" month, etc.

IFC Grindhouse shows an exploitation film that may have played in grindhouse theaters in the 1970s and 1980s. A "warning" precedes the show, playing up the exploitation, in a false appeal to please NOT watch the movie about to be shown. The warning may include cautions that the film has no redeeming value, those with heart conditions should not watch, the curtains and blinds should be drawn to prevent being sued by passersby, etc. IFC Grindhouse has shown the films Ginger Snaps (2000), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Creepshow (1982), Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), Graveyard Of Honor (1975), Female Trouble (1974), Polyester (1981), Quiet Cool (1986), Mean Streets (1973), Tapeheads (1988), Brotherhood of Death (1976), and Boogie Nights (1997).

In 2006, IFC launched two original programs: The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman and The Business. In 2008, The Whitest Kids U' Know moved to IFC from the Fuse network. IFC is producing Framed in a tie-in with Reebok.

IFC recently acquired The Comedy Series Wilfred. Episodes Can be seen Here:http://www.ifc.com/wilfred

IFC recently acquired Young American Bodies, A Chicago based series. Seasons 1 &2 can currently be viewed and Season three starts May 27th. Episodes can seen here http://www.ifc.com/youngamericanbodies

[edit] Business operations

In 2005 IFC opened IFC Center, a movie theater for independent film in New York.

IFC partnered with retailer Target in 2005 to promote indie films, both in Target stores and on IFC. Originally titled "IFC Cinema Red", the promotion was rebranded "The Spotlight" in 2007.^[1]

IFC Media Lab "provides filmmakers a destination for posting their independent films online, offers viewers the chance to watch and vote on those films, and places the top, viewer-ranked films on IFC's air in a national broadcast and beyond."

IFC's related company IFC Films has entered into several ventures in new distribution models for Video on Demand (VOD) and DVDs.

[edit] Original documentaries

This Film Is Not Yet Rated - a controversial exposé on the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings system.
The Bridge - an account of suicides at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Indie Sex - a mini-series by award-winning filmmakers Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg.
Darkon - the real-life adventures of an unusual group of weekend "warrior knights," fantasy role-playing gamers whose live action "battleground" is modern-day Baltimore, Maryland, re-imagined as a make-believe medieval world named Darkon.
Does Your Soul Have a Cold - a look into the impact of exporting American definitions of depression and the use of antidepressants to the ancient culture of Japan in the last five years.