XYZ Films

XYZ Films

https://www.xyzfilms.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/xyz-films/

XYZ Films, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, functions as a tier 2 media tech buyer. Founded in 2013 with approximately 30 employees, the company reported $15.9M in revenue as of 2023. The company specializes in content rights, operating as a motion pictures and film company.

Revenue

Founded

2013

Headcount

23

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

XYZ Films co-founder Nate Bolotin on March 16, 2026, discussed the score for the SXSW film “He Bled Neon,” noting aspirations for a memorable musical component for audiences. Previously, on January 20, 2026, Independent Film Company and Shudder acquired Natalie Erika James’ supernatural body horror film “Saccharine” from XYZ Films ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. This follows the December 9, 2025, news that international broadcasters, including Canal+, BeTV, and Lionsgate Play, secured the Finnish crime thriller series “Conflict,” a 6×60’ series co-produced by XYZ Films and Backman & Hoderoff for MTV Finland, which explores the possibility of a proxy war in Europe. Earlier, on December 3, 2025, Todd Brown of XYZ Films participated in a panel discussion at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF), where experts evaluated the current and future state of Indonesian cinema, addressing its volatile market and distribution requirements.

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Mar

16th

2026

14:37

Zhu and Joe Trapanese Explain How They Crafted the Dark, Propulsive Score for SXSW Film ‘He Bled Neon’

When director Drew Kirsch and producer Nate Bolotin began conceptualizing the film “He Bled Neon,” they knew they needed a score that elevated its dark tone. “We had aspirations of grandeur, but we wanted to give audiences not just a film they remember, but a score and songs they remember,” says Bolotin, co-founder of XYZ Films.

Mar

5th

2026

08:11

How to Watch Osiris (2025) from Anywhere

Here’s everything you need to know about the Osiris movie and how you can watch or stream it online. Osiris (2025) Synopsis Osiris is a 2025 movie that follows a team of Special Forces soldiers who are abducted during a military operation and taken aboard a massive alien spacecraft where they must fight to survive against a deadly extraterrestrial species.

Jan

20th

2026

12:22

Independent Film Company and Shudder Acquire Natalie Erika James’ Supernatural Body Horror “Saccharine” From XYZ Films Ahead of Sundance Premiere

Download Hi-Res Stills HERE NEW YORK, NY – January 20, 2026 – Independent Film Company and Shudder announced today that they have acquired Natalie Erika James’ supernatural body horror SACCHARINE from XYZ Films ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Dec

9th

2025

12:35

Canal+, BeTV, Lionsgate Play join int’l buyers of Finnish thriller Conflict

Canal+, BeTV, Lionsgate Play join int’l buyers of Finnish thriller Conflict International broadcasters have picked up new Finnish crime thriller series Conflict following its premiere on MTV Finland. Co-created and produced by Andrei Alén and Aku Louhimies (Unknown Soldier, Rebellion, Inheritance) and produced by Backman & Hoderoff and XYZ Films for MTV Finland, Conflict (6×60’) explores the possibility of a proxy war breaking out in Europe.

Dec

3rd

2025

13:49

Industry Leaders Discuss Indonesia’s Volatile Box Office, Talent Growth, and the Future of Distribution at JAFF

Industry experts at JAFF discuss Indonesian cinema’s volatile market, the need for new storytelling voices, and the urgent restructuring required to support sustainable theatrical and international... At the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Patrick Frater brought together two key voices to evaluate the current and future state of Indonesian cinema: Todd Brown of XYZ Films and filmmaker-entrepreneur Angga Dwimas Sasongko, CEO of Visinema.

Asian Movie Pulse

Nov

13th

2025

10:01

“Skynet Cinema” or Savior? Inside Indie Film’s AI Reckoning

A few years ago, the idea that a feature could be generated — written, shot and “acted” — largely by artificial intelligence felt like science fiction. Now, OpenAI’s Sora 2 can spit out hyper-real video from a prompt, “AI talent” like Tilly Norwood is courting representation, and the entire industry feels like one update away from apocalypse.

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug

15th

2025

13:30

Artificial Intelligence

AI technology could make dubbing foreign films easier

In the US, interest in foreign films is often limited by the language barrier. Los Angeles–based XYZ Films recently dubbed the Swedish movie Watch the Skies into English using artificial intelligence and screened it in 110 AMC theaters.

Aug

15th

2025

04:20

Artificial Intelligence

Will AI make language dubbing easy for film and TV?

Technology Reporter Swedish movie Watch the Skies was dubbed into English using AI Finding international films that might appeal to the US market is an important part of the work XYZ Films. Maxime Cottray is the chief operating officer at the Los Angeles-based independent studio.

Aug

14th

2025

17:31

Artificial Intelligence

Will AI make language dubbing easy for film and TV?

Finding international films that might appeal to the US market is an important part of the work XYZ Films. Maxime Cottray is the chief operating officer at the Los Angeles-based independent studio. He says the US market has always been tough for foreign language films.

May

16th

2025

17:30

Japanese Horror ‘Never After Dark’ Acquired by XYZ Films From ‘House of Ninjas’ Team (EXCLUSIVE)

XYZ Films has acquired worldwide sales rights outside of Japan for “Never After Dark,” a supernatural horror feature that recently wrapped production under Tokyo-based production company Signal181. The deal was revealed at the Cannes market. The indie studio continues its push into international genre fare by executive producing and handling sales for this Japanese-language horror film.

May

12th

2025

18:30

XYZ Films Promotes Pip Ngo & Alex Williams

EXCLUSIVE: Indie film studio XYZ Films has promoted Pip Ngo to Executive Vice President of Sales and Acquisitions, promoting Alex Williams to Director of Acquisitions and Development. Both will continue to be based in Los Angeles.

Deadline Hollywood

May

10th

2025

20:16

Corporate Restructuring

Cinecittà Rolls Forward With Big Plans and Big Shoots

The vital flow of Hollywood productions has returned at full strength to Rome’s Cinecittà soundstages, which has been undergoing a radical overhaul that is transforming the iconic facilities into state-of-the-art studios for the digital age. Shooting recently wrapped on the U.S. sci-fi thriller “White Mars,” toplining Luke Newton (“Bridgerton”) and Lucy Hale (“Pretty Little Liars”) and co-financed by XYZ Films and Singularity Ent.

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