A group of entertainment professionals has established a new motion picture company that will finance and distribute up to 12 low-budget movies a year.

A group of entertainment professionals has established a new motion picture company that will finance and distribute up to 12 low-budget movies a year.

Two industry veterans, undeterred by the deep downturn, launch DF Indie Studios with a goal of making and distributing 10 to 12 small-budget movies a year.

Entertainment finance and business development team Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher have launched DF Indie Studios, a talent-friendly enterprise with guaranteed US distribution.

DF Indie Studios, founded by marketing and finance consultants Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher, is stepping into the void left by Hollywood studios to produce independent films that cost little and can earn a lot.

Ted Hope, Ira Deutchman, Jennifer Fox, Glen Basner, Scott Free and even Tilda Swinton are among the notable film industry names aligned with a major independent film venture being unveiled Monday.

Financing vets promise producer- and investor-friendly firm.

Amid a capital drought, a new studio announces bold plans.