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Also known as The Playlist, indiewire.com

IndieWire is a film industry and film criticism website that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, although its coverage has grown to "include all aspects of Hollywood and the expanding universes of TV and streaming". IndieWire is part of Penske Media Corporation.

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IndieWire
Website.logo
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Logo used since 2016
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Screenshot of IndieWire website showing headlines, latest news, and the Best of 2024 section
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Screenshot of the website in December 2024
Website.editor
Dana Harris-Bridson
Website.type
Independent filmmaking news
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Optional
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English
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All rights reserved. Use permitted with copyright notice intact.
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Penske Media Corporation
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Newsletter: Website:
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Online

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IndieWire – The Voice of Creative Independence

IndieWire is an online publication covering film, TV, and digital news, reviews, and interviews for passionate fans and industry insiders.

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3074
inception
1996-01-01
social media followers
800998
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  • History
  • Description
  • Reception
  • IndieWire honors
  • Critics poll
  • References
  • External links

IndieWire is a film industry and film criticism website that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, although its coverage has grown to "include all aspects of Hollywood and the expanding universes of TV and streaming". IndieWire is part of Penske Media Corporation.

==History== thumb|Former logo used until 2016 The original IndieWire newsletter launched on July 15, 1996, billing itself as "the daily news service for independent film". Following in the footsteps of various web- and AOL-based editorial ventures, IndieWire was launched as a free daily email publication in the summer of 1996 by New York- and Los Angeles-based filmmakers and writers Eugene Hernandez, Mark Rabinowitz, Cheri Barner, Roberto A. Quezada, and Mark L. Feinsod.

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