is designed to develop less commercial, more character driven films, is owned by Sony Pictures. Similarly Fox Searchlight is a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.
In addition to these higher profile independent studios, other smaller productions companies produce independent films every year. These smaller companies try for releasing their films regionally to the theatres or for additional financing and resources to distribute, advertise and exhibit their project on a national scale. However, due to the advanced technology, high quality digital film equipments available at the consumer level, independent filmmakers are no longer dependent on major studios to provide them with the tools they need to produce a film. Even with the help of non-linear editing and other software available post production has also been simplified.
One major obstacle in