Kino Lorber, a leading name in independent film distribution for over 45 years, is expanding Kino Film Collection with its own direct-to-consumer streaming service with apps for Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV and Roku.
Following a successful launch last November in the U.S. on Prime Video Channels, where it will remain available, the service will now also be available as a standalone streaming service for $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year after a 7-day free trial. The Collection features hundreds of films from Kino Lorber’s expansive library of more than 4,000 titles, many now streaming for the first time, along with new releases fresh from theaters and festivals.
In commemoration of its May expansion, Kino Film Collection shines a spotlight on projects and auteurs showcased at the Cannes Film Festival. This curated assortment encompasses early contributions from luminaries such as Yorgos Lanthimos, Jia Zhangke, and Ken Loach, as well as recent festival standouts like the Cannes award-winning and Oscar®-nominated film Four Daughters (Golden Eye Award), directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, and Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Caméra d’Or), helmed by writer-director Pham Tien An.
“The Cannes Film Festival is the beating heart of cinema, and there’s no better place to share the news about this expansion of Kino Film Collection to our own direct-to-consumer streaming service for North American film lovers,” said Richard Lorber, Chairman and CEO of Kino Lorber. “Cannes and the Kino Film Collection are so intertwined because we share a love and appreciation of great films, and we’re very proud to feature so many works that first screened at Cannes among our Collection of the classics of tomorrow and the best of cinema past.”
“It’s been gratifying to see how audiences have enthusiastically embraced our channel on Amazon Prime Video. We’ve been encouraged by the passion, loyalty and curiosity of our subscribers,” said Lisa Schwartz, Chief Revenue Officer, Kino Lorber. “The expansion to direct to consumer is the next natural, and important, step for us as we continue to ensure the Kino Film Collection is a bastion of film curation for New Release and Catalogue films as well as film preservation.”
This month, Kino Film Collection highlights a special row of Cannes Favorites featuring dozens of films with Cannes roots from across the service, including:
- BACURAU (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles)
- BEANPOLE (Kantemir Balagov)
- FOUR DAUGHTERS (Kaouther Ben Hania) – Oscar® nominee
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL (Pham Tien An)
- KINETTA (Yorgos Lanthimos)
- MEPHISTO (István Szabó) – Oscar® winner
- MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (Jia Zhangke)
- NEPTUNE FROST (Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams)
- THE SACRIFICE (Andrei Tarkovsky)
- THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (Tran Anh Hung) – Oscar® nominee
- SORRY WE MISSED YOU (Ken Loach)
- SWEET BEAN (Naomi Kawase)
- A TOUCH OF SIN (Jia Zhangke)
- UNDERGROUND (Emir Kusturica) – Palme d'Or Winner
- WINTER SLEEP (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) – Palme d'Or Winner
Other Kino Film Collection highlights include:
- BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (Richard Press)
- THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Robert Wiene)
- THE CONFORMIST (Bernardo Bertolucci)
- FIRE AT SEA (Gianfranco Rosi) – Oscar® nominee
- GANJA & HESS (Bill Gunn)
- GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMI (Sophie Fiennes)
- A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (Ana Lily Amirpour)
- HOLD ME TIGHT (Mathieu Amalric)
- METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang)
- MILLENNIUM MAMBO (Hou Hsiao-Hsien)
- NOSFERATU (F.W. Murnau)
- POISON (Todd Haynes)
- SCRAPPER (Charlotte Regan)
- SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME (Chloe Zhao)
- TAXI (Jafar Panahi)
The Kino Film Collection is updated weekly with regular streaming premieres of acclaimed films directly from theaters and festivals, alongside curated treasures from the Kino Lorber library. Start your 7-day free trial today!