First Run Features (Firm)

found: Data from ALA Booklist for The Wobblies [MP] 1981(First-Run Features, New York)

found: Phone call to First Run/Icarus Films, 8/23/95(First-Run Features merged with Icarus Films to form First Run/Icarus Films, ca. 1990)

found: E-mail from Jonathan Miller, President, First Run/Icarus Films, Inc., 4 June 1997(First Run/Icarus Films, Inc. was created as a new company in 1987. It was established by its two owners, Icarus Films, Inc. and Four Way Features Inc. (d/b/a First Run Features). Both parent companies still exist and operate independently of First Run/Icarus Films, Inc. First Run/Icarus Films, Inc. does the non-theatrical distribution for both parent companies. In addition, it acquires distribution rights on its own, independently of the parent companies. First Run Features primarily focuses now on the theatrical and home video markets; [email protected])

found: First Run Features website, April 8, 2025:home page (First Run Features; independent since 1979; The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036) about (First Run Features was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers to advance the distribution of independent film; First Run remains one of the largest independent distributors in North America, releasing 10 films a year in theaters nationwide and an additional 20 films annually to educational institutions, on home video, to television broadcasters, and online through a diverse mix of digital platforms)

found: Wikipedia, April 8, 2025(First Run Features is an independent film distribution company based in New York City; founded in 1979; industry: film distribution)