October Films facts for kids
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| Industry | Independent film |
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| Fate | Sold to USA Networks and merged with Gramercy Pictures, Interscope Communications and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Successor | USA Films Focus Features |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Bingham Ray Jeff Lipsky |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Headquarters |
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| Parent | Universal Studios (1997–1999) |
| Subsidiaries | Rogue Pictures |
October Films, Inc. was an important American company that made and distributed movies. It was started in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky. Their first goal was to help distribute the 1990 movie Life Is Sweet.
October Films was known for supporting "independent films." These are movies made outside of the big Hollywood studios. They often have unique stories and are made with smaller budgets.
Over time, October Films went through several changes. In 1997, a large movie company called Universal Studios bought most of October Films. Then, in 1999, Universal sold its share to Barry Diller. He changed the company's name to USA Films. USA Films then joined with other film companies like Interscope Communications and Gramercy Pictures. Later, in 2002, USA Films merged with another company called Good Machine to create a new company called Focus Features.
Movies by October Films
October Films helped bring many interesting movies to audiences. Here are some of the films they were involved with:
Movies from the 1990s
| Release Date | Film Title |
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| October 25, 1991 | Life Is Sweet |
| August 21, 1992 | The Living End |
| September 4, 1992 | The Tune |
| June 25, 1993 | Chain of Desire |
| October 8, 1993 | Ruby in Paradise |
| February 11, 1994 | The Cement Garden |
| March 30, 1994 | Cronos |
| May 6, 1994 | Kika |
| August 19, 1994 | Killing Zoe |
| September 1, 1995 | Nadja |
| November 10, 1995 | The Kingdom |
| November 17, 1995 | When Night Is Falling |
| December 7, 1995 | Man with a Gun |
| April 26, 1996 | Cemetery Man |
| May 10, 1996 | Someone Else's America |
| June 18, 1996 | Haunted |
| August 14, 1996 | Small Faces |
| August 21, 1996 | Girls Town |
| September 27, 1996 | Secrets & Lies |
| November 1, 1996 | The Funeral |
| November 13, 1996 | Breaking the Waves |
| February 21, 1997 | Lost Highway |
| April 18, 1997 | Traveller |
| August 8, 1997 | Career Girls |
| October 8, 1997 | Year of the Horse |
| November 14, 1997 | Kiss or Kill |
| February 20, 1998 | The Apostle |
| May 1, 1998 | Still Breathing |
| May 6, 1998 | The Kingdom II |
| June 12, 1998 | High Art |
| August 7, 1998 | Safe Men |
| September 18, 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries |
| October 9, 1998 | The Celebration |
| January 15, 1999 | Hilary and Jackie |
| February 5, 1999 | The Last Days |
| April 2, 1999 | Cookie's Fortune |
| April 30, 1999 | Three Seasons |
| June 18, 1999 | The Phantom of the Opera |
| July 9, 1999 | Autumn Tale |
| August 27, 1999 | The Muse |
| September 10, 1999 | Black Cat, White Cat |
| September 17, 1999 | Sugar Town |
| September 24, 1999 | Lucie Aubrac |
| November 5, 1999 | Rosetta |
| December 15, 1999 | Topsy-Turvy |
Movies from the 2000s
| Release Date | Film Title |
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| March 3, 2000 | Agnes Browne |
| March 10, 2000 | Condo Painting |
| April 28, 2000 | The Idiots |
| May 5, 2000 | Up at the Villa |
| May 26, 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret |
| June 21, 2000 | Boricua's Bond |
| August 30, 2000 | Alice and Martin |
| October 20, 2000 | A Room for Romeo Brass |
| October 20, 2000 | Cherry Falls |
| March 2, 2001 | Series 7: The Contenders |
| April 27, 2001 | One Night at McCool's |
| June 8, 2001 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? |
| August 10, 2001 | Session 9 |
External links
- October Films at IMDb
- Focus Features
- October Films UK
