IFC Films Moves Output Deal To AMC+; Streamer Launches Friday Night Movie Slate With ‘Clean’

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Another major film distributor’s output is staying within the corporate ecosystem with a pact at the sibling streamer. AMC Networks-owned IFC Films has signed Pay 1 (post-theater window) output deal with AMC+ as part of AMC Networks’ efforts to boost its flagship streaming platform.Beginning May 6, AMC+ is launching Friday night movie night, featuring a new feature direct from theaters, every Friday, from IFC Films, IFC Midnight, RLJE Films and Shudder, all sister businesses of the streamer.

The films will be available on AMC+ 90 days after their theatrical release and, in some cases, day and date with their premiere in theaters.The initiative kicks off May 6 with crime drama Clean, starring Adrien Brody and RZA, followed by revenge thriller Catch the Fair One on May 13, Riley Stearns’ Sundance pic Dual, starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul on May 20, and The Banquet, from Shudder and IFC Midnight, on May 27.

The last Friday of the month will be branded “The Final Friday” and devoted to a new horror film from Shudder, which will also continue to acquire select titles in partnership with IFC Films and RLJE Films.IFC Films’ pay-cable output deal had been at Showtime for a long time, with Hulu joining in 2018 to take post-theatrical streaming rights.AMC+ is launching the movie night after getting a viewership spike when it introduced theatrical movies on the platform last year.

It is the result of a new agreement with AMC Networks Film Group, comprised of IFC Films, IFC Midnight and RLJE Films, through which AMC+ will be the exclusive streaming home of the company’s full slate of films following theatrical and digital distribution, 90 days after release.IFC Films and its sister businesses with AMC Networks bought a total of