| Industry | Independent film |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Bingham Ray Jeff Lipsky |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Sold to USA Networks and merged with Gramercy Pictures, Interscope Communications and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Successor | USA Films (1999–2002) Focus Features (2002–present) |
| Owner | Seagram (1997–1999) |
| Parent | Universal Pictures (1997–1999) |
| Subsidiaries | Rogue Pictures |
October Films was a major U.S. independent film production company[1] and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky as a means of distributing the 1990 film Life Is Sweet.
A series of mergers and acquisitions began when Universal Pictures (then a division of the Seagram Company) bought a majority stake in October Films in 1997.[2] Universal then sold its shares to Barry Diller in 1999, who renamed the company USA Films and merged it with Interscope Communications and Gramercy Pictures.[3] Vivendi then acquired USA Films, who in 2002 acquired Good Machine and merged it with USA Films, forming Focus Features.
- ^ "Are the U.S.A.'s Independent Films a Distinct National Cinema?". TheFilmJournal.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (1997-05-01). "Universal Says It Will Acquire October Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Interscope Communications". Audiovisual Identity Database. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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