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| Industry | Film distribution |
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| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Philip Hobel Mary-Ann Hobel |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Products | Motion pictures, DVDs, Blu-rays |
| Website | http://www.cinemaguild.com |
The Cinema Guild Inc. is an American film distribution company. It was established by Philip Hobel and Mary-Ann Hobel, producers known for their work in documentaries and features, including the film Tender Mercies .
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Since 1968, the Cinema Guild has been a distributor of both documentary and fiction films (narrative features and shorts), offering distribution in all markets, including educational, non-theatrical, theatrical, television, cable, internet, and home video.
The Cinema Guild launched its own home video brand in March 2009. [1] The company released its first Blu-ray, Marwencol , in 2011. [2]
Internationally acclaimed filmmakers who have released films through the Cinema Guild include Claire Denis, Jacques Rivette, Agnès Varda, Pedro Costa, Béla Tarr, Hong Sang-soo, Alexander Sokurov, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Kazik Radwanski. [3]
The distributor has also worked with such U.S.-based independent filmmakers as Andrew Bujalski, Jem Cohen, Paul Devlin, and Matthew Porterfield.
