The Cinema Guild
The Cinema Guild Inc. was established by Philip and Mary-Ann Hobel, producers known for their work in documentaries and features, including the film Tender Mercies.
Since 1968, the Cinema Guild has been a distributor of both documentary and fiction films, 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. The company released its first Blu-ray, Marwencol, in 2011.
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, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
The distributor has also worked with such U.S.-based independent filmmakers as Andrew Bujalski, Jem Cohen, and Matthew Porterfield.Releases
