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{{short description|American independent film distributor}} {{Distinguish|Zeitgeist (film series)|Zeitgeist (company)}} {{Advert|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = Zeitgeist Films | logo = Zeitgeist films logo.jpeg | logo_caption = Zeitgeist Films logo | type = Privately held company | founded = {{Start date|1988|06}} | founders = [[Nancy Gerstman]]<br />[[Emily Russo]] | location_city = New York City | location_country = United States | key_people = Adrian Curry<br /> | industry = Film distribution | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | website = [http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/ zeitgeistfilms.com] | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Zeitgeist Films''' is a [[New York, New York|New York]]-based distribution company founded in 1988 which acquires and distributes films from the U.S. and around the world.<ref>{{cite web|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=A Summer Blockbuster Alternative|author=Scott, A. O.|authorlink=A. O. Scott|date=June 22, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/movies/26zeitgeist.html}}</ref> In 2017, Zeitgeist entered into a multi-year strategic alliance with film distributor [[Kino International (company)|Kino Lorber.]] Zeitgeist has distributed early films by directors such as [[Todd Haynes]], [[Christopher Nolan]], [[François Ozon|Francois Ozon]], [[Laura Poitras]], [[Atom Egoyan]], and [[Brothers Quay|the Quay Brothers.]] Their catalog also includes filmmakers such as [[Margarethe von Trotta|Marguerite von Trotta]], [[Ken Loach]], [[Guy Maddin]], [[Derek Jarman]], [[Nuri Bilge Ceylan]], [[Peter Greenaway]], [[Yvonne Rainer]], [[Andrey Zvyagintsev|Andrei Zyvagintsev]], [[Astra Taylor]], and [[Raoul Peck]]. Previous Zeitgeist Films releases in association with Kino Lorber include Ken Loach's [[Sorry We Missed You]], Ric Burns’ [[Oliver Sacks: His Own Life]], and M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity. Five Zeitgeist films have been nominated for [[Academy Awards]], of which ''[[Nowhere in Africa]]'' (2001) won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeitgeistfilms.com/about|title=About Zeitgeist Films|website=zeitgeistfilms.com}}</ref> Their films have been featured in various film festivals including [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], [[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]], [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]], and [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam|IDFA]] in Amsterdam. The [[Museum of Modern Art]] honored Zeitgeist with a month-long, 20th anniversary retrospective of their films in 2008. Founders Russo and Gerstman received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art House Convergence in 2020.
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