Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity has launched Artists Equity Independent Pictures, a new banner dedicated to platforming emerging filmmakers in the indie space, Variety can exclusively reveal.
\n\nJennifer Westin, SVP, creative affairs and production, will lead day-to-day supervision of the AEIP slate under the guidance of Amy Baer, Artists Equity’s president of film and television.
\n\n“We owe much of our careers to independent cinema, so we’re keenly aware of its enormous role in discovering and refining talent,” said Affleck and Damon, Artists Equity’s CEO and chief content officer, respectively. “Artists Equity Independent Pictures is a way for us to empower rising voices with real potential, broaden the type of stories we’re telling and serve an audience that continues to express a growing desire for high-quality independent films.”
\n\nBacked by an independent theatrical film fund, AEIP’s early projects include “A Woman in the Sun,” the directorial debut of “Nyad” screenwriter Julia Cox. Cast members for the family drama include Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton. Another project on the AEIP slate is “Downriver” from director Sam Jones and screenwriter Carl Hiaasen. AEIP and Hungry Bull Productions are producing alongside Seth Caplan, Dori Rath, Hungry Bull Productions’ Joseph Restaino…
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