IFC, Lionsgate Ink Licensing Agreement

SANTA MONICA, January 30:
IFC has concluded a deal to add a package of 70 Lionsgate feature films to its
existing library.

The agreement includes
films such as the critically acclaimed drama Away From Her, Bug, Slow Burn, Fierce People and Right at Your Door, nearly all of which will make their first
free-television premiere on IFC following their exhibition on Showtime. Other
Lionsgate titles included in the package are Crash, Lord of War and Hard Candy, as well as the horror offerings Hostel, the Saw franchise, House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, among
others.

The deal also includes
films from Lionsgate’s 12,000-title library, as well as the libraries of sister
companies StudioCanal, Roadside Attractions—which Lionsgate has a
40-percent investment in—and After Dark Films.

"Lionsgate has an
exceptionally deep roster of both prestige and edgy genre product that is
ideally suited to IFC's distinctive trademark programming," said
Lionsgate’s executive VP of television sales, Rand Stoll. "This package of
films highlights the diversity of our slate as well as the breadth and scope of
IFC's lineup. We are delighted to provide a showcase for Away From Her and the other films in this package to be seen by
a broader audience, and the deal underscores our commitment to monetize fully
all of our product at all levels of box office performance."

"This new partnership
with Lionsgate allows us to continue to curate television's best film library
well into the future,” said Evan Shapiro, the executive VP and general manager
of IFC. “Lionsgate's original, daring and award-winning films perfectly align
with our uncut brand, with characters and stories that speak to our mandate to
be the voice of independent culture. We are proud to offer this slate of
distinctive films to IFC's educated, discriminating and influential viewers,
and to help the films reach new audiences across the country."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski