A24: The New Voices of Film
A24: The Saviors of Film A24. They were the legends behind Ex Machina, the directorial debut of Alex Garland. Then came Hereditary, A24's highest grossing movie and calling card for Ari Aster. The Lighthouse followed not too long after and it might just be one of the best films of the last decade. Of course, there are so many more amazing films that A24 is behind, but the message is clear: these guys really know what a good movie is. A Little Bit Of Background On A24 So A24 was founded in 2012 by three guys named David Fenkel (co-founder of Oscilloscope), Daniel Katz (who led the film finance at Guggenheim Partners), and John Hodges (who was the Head of Production at Big Beach). Their goal was to, "share movies from a distinctive point of view". The name, A24, actually comes from a motorway in Italy that Katz drove on when he was in Italy. Strangely enough, the A24 motorway is actually quite revered in the Italian film industry. The Business Model I think that the busine...