AGFA announces theatrical distribution of PHANTASM, BUBBA HO-TEP, and more
American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, is excited to announce a theatrical partnership with genre icon Don Coscarelli. AGFA will distribute restorations of Don Coscarelli's PHANTASM, PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD, PHANTASM... Read More
AGFA + Shaw Brothers Studio team up for theatrical distribution
American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, is excited to announce a theatrical partnership with Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers Studio. AGFA will distribute thirty new restorations from the Shaw vaults to theaters in 2018.... Read More
Kier-La Janisse joins the AGFA advisory board
We are incredibly honored to welcome genre film superhero Kier-La Janisse to the AGFA advisory board. If we wrote 52,000 words about the importance of Kier-La Janisse’s influence, it still wouldn’t be enough. From her tireless work as a film... Read More
BAT PUSSY Blu-ray will be released on November 14 — banned by Amazon!
PRE-ORDER BAT PUSSY ON BLU-RAY NOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ro-AbBycI AGFA and Something Weird are excited to announce an November 14, 2017 release date for the BAT PUSSY Blu-ray. BAT PUSSY is the second release of dozens in this partnership, following THE ZODIAC... Read More
Frank Henenlotter joins the AGFA advisory board
We are beyond honored to welcome Frank Henenlotter -- the seminal filmmaker behind BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER, BRAIN DAMAGE, and many more -- to the AGFA advisory board. Frank Henenlotter is a national treasure. His movies are unsettling, hilarious, and jam-packed... Read More
Lisa Petrucci joins the AGFA advisory board
We are extremely honored to welcome exploitation film savior Lisa Petrucci to the AGFA advisory board. It has been said that you should never meet your heroes, because they might turn out to be jerks. Whoever said that has never... Read More
Zack Carlson and Lars Nilsen join the AGFA advisory board
We are incredibly honored to welcome genre film superheroes Zack Carlson and Lars Nilsen to the AGFA advisory board. It’s not easy to rescue film prints from dumpsters, rat nests, and the Pacific ocean. So when Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim... Read More
EFFECTS Blu-ray will be released on August 22
PRE-ORDER EFFECTS BLU-RAY NOW! AGFA is excited to announce details for the EFFECTS Blu-ray, which will be released on August 22! Cobbled together with loose change by George Romero’s friends, EFFECTS is a mesmerizing D.I.Y. frightmare that no one talks... Read More
THE ZODIAC KILLER Blu-ray will be released on July 25
PRE-ORDER THE ZODIAC KILLER BLU-RAY NOW! AGFA is happy to announce details for THE ZODIAC KILLER Blu-ray, which will be released on July 25! This is the first title of dozens in our collaboration with Something Weird Video following a... Read More
Anna Biller joins the AGFA advisory board
We are beyond honored to welcome Anna Biller, the filmmaker behind VIVA and THE LOVE WITCH, to the AGFA advisory board. At the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), we believe that genre films should rule the world. But we can’t... Read More