OCN Distribution To Expand Their Physical Media Supremacy With New Partner Labels In 2023

OCN Distribution, the sister company of the beloved boutique home entertainment label Vinegar Syndrome who has brought us favorites from Yellow Veil Pictures, Utopia, Music Box Films and more in recent months, has announced plans to expand their roster of Partner Labels in 2023. The new offerings this year thus far has already been robust with the addition of labels like the Australian based Umbrella and the US based XYZ Films and The Film Desk. This fall, fans will get to delight in two new labels: IFC Films and Art Label.

Bringing IFC Films into the OCN family has apparently been years in the making, and we think the wait will be worth it as we are set to get new extras packed upgrades of select titles, including some previously only released on DVD, alongside future UHD upgrades and new to home video releases. While we love IFC Films, their Blu-Ray releases have been relatively paltry when it comes to special features, and we have a laundry list of titles that never made it to Blu-Ray in the first place. With Greta Gerwig in the spotlight with Barbie, now seems like the perfect time for an HD upgrade for both Hannah Takes The Stairs and Nights and Weekends.

The first IFC Films release will land in December’s Partner’s Only month and its director, Alex Ross Perry, (all signs point to Queen of Earth – and we are stoked) had the following to say about working with OCN on the release:

“The work being done by OCN is invaluable when it comes to creating essential physical media home video releases of films that might otherwise not be given the luxury treatment. IFC’s catalog is nearly unparalleled when it comes to crucial and significant independent cinema over the past few decades. The possibilities of this partnership are endless, and I am flattered that my previous work with OCN on the definitive Her Smell blu-ray (read our glowing review here) – and their desire to release more of my films – has played a small role in building this relationship”.

Also launching in December’s Partner’s Only month will be brand new imprint Art Label, run by Warren Xian, formerly of Culture Shock Releasing which will operate without Xian going forward. As many OCN fans are aware, Culture Shock Releasing will be parting ways with OCN this summer and will seek alternative means of distribution. Xian had the following to say about staying with OCN and forming his own label:

“With Art Label, I am excited to broaden the horizons of what I was doing with Culture Shock Releasing. We will be expanding beyond horror and exploitation into past and present art house cinema, from the deep fringe to the well known. Working with OCN has been very liberating, allowing me to focus my energy on acquiring more titles and gathering more bonus material for each release, and I am delighted to be continuing that relationship.”

Both of these developments are so exciting for fans of physical media. It is always a positive sign when we are getting more options for great work to make it into the world, not less. We will be counting down the days until we see what exactly both of these labels have to offer, but until then we will have month after month of exciting new releases from the OCN Partner Labels which run the range of cinema offerings. You can currently view the full slate of Partner Label Releases here.

Are you excited for this new line of physical media releases? Let us know in the comments or over on Twitter.

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