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IndieWire
Logo used since 2016
Type of site
Independent filmmaking news
Available inEnglish
OwnerPenske Media Corporation
URLindiewire.com
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedNewsletter: 15 July 1996;27 years ago(1996-07-15)
Website: January 12, 1998;26 years ago(1998-01-12)
Current statusOnline
Content license
All rights reserved. Use permitted with copyright notice intact.

IndieWireis afilm industryandfilm criticismwebsite that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantlyindependent film,although its coverage has grown to "include all aspects of Hollywood and the expanding universes of TV and streaming".[1]IndieWire is part ofPenske Media.

History

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Former logo used until 2016

The original IndieWire newsletter launched on July 15, 1996, billing itself as "the daily news service forindependent film".Following in the footsteps of various web- andAOL-based editorial ventures, IndieWire was launched as a free daily email publication in the summer of 1996 by New York- and Los Angeles-based filmmakers and writersEugene 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 theSundance Film Festivalto begin their coverage of film festivals; it offeredindieWIRE: On The Sceneprint dailies in addition to online coverage. Printed on site, in low-tech black-and-white style, the publication was able to scoop traditional Hollywood trade dailiesVarietyandThe Hollywood Reporterdue to the delay these latter publications had for being printed in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

The site was acquired bySnagfilmsin July 2008.[4]On January 8, 2009, IndieWire editor Eugene Hernandez announced that the site was going through a re-launch that has been "entirely re-imagined".

Penske Mediaacquired IndieWire on January 19, 2016. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.[5]

Description

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The focus of IndieWire initially was independent film, but has grown to encompass mainstream film, television, and streaming media.[6][1]IndieWire is part ofPenske Media.

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

Reception

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InWired,in 1997, Janelle Brown wrote: "Currently, IndieWire has little to no competition: trades likeThe Hollywood ReporterandVarietymay cover independent film, but from a Hollywood perspective, hidden by a huge amount of mainstream news. As filmmaker Doug Wolens points out, IndieWire is one of the few places where filmmakers can consistently and reliably keep on top of often-ignored small film festivals, which films are opening and what other filmmakers are thinking. "[3]

In 2002,Forbesmagazine recognized IndieWire, along with seven other entrants, in the "Cinema Appreciation" category, as a "Best of the Web Pick", describing its best feature as "boards teeming with filmmakers" and its worst as "glacial search engine".[8]IndieWire has been praised byRoger Ebert.[9]

In 2012, IndieWire won theWebby Awardin the Movie and Film category.[10]

In 2022, IndieWire's entire staff was honored as the Best Website, Traditional News Organization by theLos Angeles Press Clubat its annual Southern California Journalism Awards, with judges noting that the site is "full of analysis of entertainment issues, not to mention the depth of most of the pieces that immediately pop up on the site. Quite compelling and thought-provoking."[11]

Critics Poll

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Main article:IndieWire Critics Poll

The IndieWire Critic's Poll is an annual poll by IndieWire that recognizes the best in American and international films in a ranking of 10 films on 15 different categories. The winners are chosen by the votes of the critics from IndieWire and other invited critics from around the world.

References

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  1. ^ab"About Us".IndieWire.May 25, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on August 16, 2022.RetrievedJuly 7,2022.
  2. ^"Indiewire at 10 and Counting".July 15, 2006.Archivedfrom the original on June 4, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 10,2010.(Press release)
  3. ^abBrown, Janelle (December 22, 1997)."Indie Film News Service No Longer Free".Wired.Archivedfrom the original on October 24, 2012.RetrievedMay 22,2011.
  4. ^Goldstein, Gregg (July 16, 2008)."SnagFilms acquires IndieWire".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on December 11, 2019.RetrievedDecember 11,2019.
  5. ^"Penske Media Acquires Indiewire".Variety.January 19, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2020.RetrievedDecember 11,2017.
  6. ^"About IndieWire".indiewire.com.Penske Media Corporation. May 25, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on February 6, 2021.RetrievedDecember 11,2019.
  7. ^"IndieWire Masthead".IndieWire.April 10, 2024.Archivedfrom the original on March 9, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 28,2021.
  8. ^"Forbes Best of the Web - IndieWire".Forbes.March 25, 2002. Archived fromthe originalon February 17, 2012.RetrievedMay 21,2010.
  9. ^Ebert, Roger(June 1999)."Rule of Thumb: Best Indie Crossroads".Yahoo Internet Life - Summer Movies Guide.5(6). ZDNet. Archived fromthe originalon November 13, 1999.RetrievedMay 22,2011.
  10. ^"Webby Awards 2012".Archivedfrom the original on January 16, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 15,2018.
  11. ^"WINNERS: 64th SoCal Journalism Awards Contest"(PDF).Secureservercdn.net.Archived(PDF)from the original on June 27, 2022.RetrievedJuly 16,2022.
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