IFC Films

Background: IFC Films is the film unit of American television channel IFC, who at the time of the studio's founding was known as Independent Film Channel. The studio was originally formed by Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. On July 1, 2011, Rainbow Media was spun-off to become AMC Networks Inc. While the studio released its first films in 1999 and 2001, they did not use a logo until the release of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

1st Logo (April 19, 2002-March 7, 2020)
Nickname : "Projector"

Logo : On a black background, several lights turn on and spin around in the left-center of the screen. The lights eventually pool together to reveal the 2001 IFC logo, which consists of the bold text "IFC" with part of the top of "I" cut out, next to "Films" (In 2010, IFC redesigned their logo, although this logo remains in use with no changes). The lights flash all over the screen, then move to the right and disappear slowly.

FX/SFX : The lights forming the logo.

Music/Sounds : A gritty series of guitar notes, played alongside film projector noises.

Availability : Common. Seen on every film from the company starting with My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Theatrical & TV prints; The home media releases omits it, although the tail end of the music is heard at the very beginning before the Gold Circle Films logo on its DVD print). Also seen on the 2002 MGM DVD release of Spring Forward, the company's first film, which was originally produced in 1999 and released in 2000, and the 2005 Paramount DVD of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, while the screener VHS leaves it off (it is unknown if the 2014 Blackened Recordings DVD and Blu-ray reissues contain it). It was also seen on DVD/Blu-ray releases of the Sundance Select releases.

2nd Logo (September 11, 2019-)
Nickname : "IFC Filmstrip"

Logo : On a black background, we see a filmstrip going down. We move into "IFC" and "Films". We zoom out to see the same logo as before.

FX/SFX : The filmstrip moving and the logo zooming.

Music/Sounds : Same as before.

Availability : TBA.