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{{Short description|Canadian film review website}}

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| url = {{URL|screenanarchy.com}}<br>{{URL|twitchfilm.com}}

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| type = Film news, [[film criticism]]

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| type language = Film news, [[film criticism]]English

| language registration = English

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| ownerauthor = Todd Brown

| author launch_date = ToddSeptember Brown2004

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'''Screen AnarchyScreenAnarchy''', previously known as '''Twitch Film''' or '''Twitch''', is a Canadian English-language website featuring news and reviews of mainly international, [[independent film|independent]] and [[cult film]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://screenanarchy.com/about/|publisher=Screen AnarchyScreenAnarchy|accessdateaccess-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown. In addition to films, the website covers various film festivals from [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]] and [[Fantasia Festival|Fantasia]] to [[Sitges Film Festival|Sitges]], [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] and the [[Berlinale]]. They partnered with Instinctive Film in 2011 to found Interactor, a [[crowd funding]] and [[viral marketing]] site,<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://variety.com/2011/biz/news/duo-pact-on-interactor-1118033899/|title=Duo pact on Interactor|last=Punter|first=Jennie|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2011-03-14|accessdateaccess-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> and with [[Indiegogo]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://variety.com/2014/film/news/indiegogo-pact-canadian-film-centre-1201299781/|title=Toronto: Indiegogo Pacts With Canadian Film Centre (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Punter|first=Jennie|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2014-09-07|accessdateaccess-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> Brown is a partner at [[XYZ Films]], and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' credits Twitch Film as helping to popularize the production company's films.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://variety.com/2012/film/news/xyz-films-quartet-hits-it-big-with-overseas-raid-1118063023/|title=XYZ Films: Quartet hits it big with overseas 'Raid'|last=Longwell|first=Todd|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2012-12-05|accessdateaccess-date=2016-03-14}}</ref>

Brad Miska of [[Bloody Disgusting]] wrote that Twitch "...quickly established itself as the online world’sworld's leading source for international, independent, cult, arthouse and genre film news, review and discussion."<ref name="bdn" /> He also wrote: "Over the years I have become increasingly impressed by what Todd Brown has done with Twitch Film, he has cornered the market for all edgy international releases and has given life to foreign films that might never have seen the light here in the [[United States|States]]."<ref name="bdn">{{cite news|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11427|title=TwitchFilm and Bloody-Disgusting Team-Up!|last=Miska|first=Brad |date=February 29, 2008|work=Bloody-Disgusting News|accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2010}}</ref> [[Ain't It Cool News]] has linked to ''Twitch Film'' pages on multiple occasions and [[UGO.com]] quoted a Twitch editor among its list of "critics" onat theits appearance at Sundance 2010.<ref name="ugo-froze">{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/movies/frozen-reviews-trapped-on-a-ski-lift |title=Frozen Reviews Trapped on a Ski Lift |last=Abrams |first=Simon |date=January 27, 2010 |work=UGO.COM |accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2010 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131090441/http://www.ugo.com:80/movies/frozen-reviews-trapped-on-a-ski-lift |archivedatearchive-date=31 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="aint1">{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/21074|title=Twitchfilm|date=August 23, 2005|work=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|publisher=[[Harry Knowles]]|accessdateaccess-date=October 1, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="aint2">{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/20632|title=TwitchFilm|date=July 3, 2005|work=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|publisher=[[Harry Knowles]]|accessdateaccess-date=October 1, 2010}}</ref>

Screen AnarchyScreenAnarchy has a large body of writers who reside in most major film markets in the world, including the [[United States]], Canada, [[ChinaCanada]], [[Hong Kong]], [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Australia]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Voices|website=Screenanarchy.com|url=http://screenanarchy.com/globalvoices/}}</ref>

==Key personnel==

* Todd Brown - Founder and Editor

* Peter Martin - Managing editorEditor

* RylandAndrew AldrichMack - Festivals Editor, News

* JamesArd MarshVijn - Asian Editor, Europe

* BenBenjamin Umstead - Editor, U.S. Editor

* BrianJ. ClarkeHurtado - Editor-at-Large, U.S.

* AndrewJames MackMarsh - Associate Editor, NewsAsia

* ArdKwenton VijnBellette - Associate Editor, FeaturesAustralia

* Michelle "Izzy" Galgana - Editor, U.S.

* Chase Whale - Featured Film Critic

* Ryland Aldrich - Editor, Festivals

* Jason Gorber - Featured Film Critic

* Shelagh Rowan-Legg - Editor, Canada

* JimChristopher TudorBourne - Featured Film Critic

* Diva Vélez - Featured Contributor

* JasonDustin GorberChang - Featured Film Critic

* ChaseJim WhaleTudor - Featured Film Critic

==References==

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==External links==

*{{official website|http://screenanarchy.com}}

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