Avatar Films was founded in 1997  as a theatrical boutique distributor, releasing films under their own label, and partnering with other distributors and independent filmmakers to handle their theatrical releases and marketing campaigns.

Films that Avatar Films has released independently include KANDAHAR, NICO AND DANI, DIVINE INTERVENTION, ZERO DAY, AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE ART OF AMALIA, and MC5: A TRUE TESTIMONIAL, generating most of the theatrical trailers and other marketing materials in-house.

Avatar Films has also provided theatrical trailers for other distributors’ releases, including WHO IS HARRY NILSSON, HEADSHOT, BRONX OBAMA, AIN’T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH, ARMADILLO, EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS, THE REVISIONARIES, THE WOODMANS, KISS THE WATER and many others.

Among the companies Avatar Films has partnered with on theatrical releases include Screen Media, Abramorama, WellGo, GoDigital, Dark Star Pictures, Kino Lorber, Alive Mind, Cinetic Media, Variance Films, Amplify Releasing, FilmsWeLike, Millenium Pictures, Starz Digital, Blue Harbor Entertainment, Rooster Teeth, Gravitas Ventures, Palisades Tartan, as well as working with independent filmmakers directly.

A short list of notable releases Avatar Films has worked on the theatrical releases include Terry Gilliam’s THE ZERO THEOREM, KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER, DOGTOOTH, IP MAN 3, THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS, THE ASSASSIN, 5 BROKEN CAMERAS, AJAMI, WINNEBAGO MAN, GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING, POETRY and THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION trilogy.

Film releases range from Video-On-Demand Day & Date theatrical releases to platform releases that have grossed over 1 million dollars and played in over 200 theaters simultaneously, as well as a number of industry award season-qualifying releases.