AMC Bets on Indie Films With Leawood Films Distribution Arm
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AMC Entertainment is launching Leawood Films, a new distribution label to release and market small- and mid-budget indie titles on its screens and with other theater owners, aiming to complement studios rather than compete. The venture is genre-agnostic and will not target big tentpoles; it will honor a minimum 45-day theatrical window before PVOD and 90 days before SVOD. The slate is not set yet and releases aren’t expected before 2027–2028. Veteran execs Toby Emmerich, Ricky Strauss, and Kyle Davies are advising, with HQ in Los Angeles and Leawood, Kansas.
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