Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced that the Company has acquired Fandor, one of the leading global independent film subscription streaming services. Called “The Netflix for Indie Film” by The Wall Street Journal and “A streaming rabbit hole worth falling down” by The New York Times, Fandor has been delighting film-loving audiences around the world for more than a decade, with its catalog of over 4,600 film titles from more than 400 global and diverse partner film companies. Fandor’s acclaimed film offerings range from high-quality studio classics to festival favorites to essential award-winning foreign cinema features.
As part of this new purchase, Cinedigm “plans on ramping up new and existing content partnerships with distribution partners from around the globe to make Fandor the preeminent destination for emerging global voices”. Cinedigm will also be relaunching Fandor’s own film publication, Keyframe, which shuttered in late 2018. Phil Hopkins, President of Cinedigm’s Film Detective division, will oversee both Fandor and Keyframe . We had the opportunity to discuss with Phil Hopkin to know more about this acquisition and the future of Fandor.