XYZ Films

Company type	Private
Industry	Film
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008) inLos Angeles,California, United States
Founders	Aram Tertzakian Nate Bolotin Nick Spicer
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California , United States
Services	Film production, sales and distribution
Website	xyzfilms.com

XYZ Films is an American independent film production and sales company founded in 2008 by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer,^[1][2] and is based inLos Angeles. It focuses on internationalgenre films, includingThe Raid: Redemption,The Raid 2, andOn the Job.

According to an article fromVariety, XYZ Films has licensed more than 200 films since 2009.^[3] It has produced a handful ofNetflix original films, includingApostle (2018),The Night Comes For Us (2018), andI Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore (2017), among others.

XYZ Films was founded by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin, and Nick Spicer, who met at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.^[2] All had worked previously in the industry. Todd Brown, editor-in-chief of film websiteTwitch Film, joined after they invested there.^[4] Early deals included one withTime Inc. that did not produce any projects but raised their profile. Believing the market in the US to be too small, they invested in internationalgenre films.

The Raid: Redemption, an Indonesian action film that was produced on a budget of around $1 million, grossed over $14 million worldwide.^[5] They partnered with French film distributorCelluloid Dreams in 2010,^[4] and, in 2013, they expanded beyond North American sales into international sales.^[6] XYZ limits budgets to keep costs down, then markets films to genre fans based on its reputation.^[7] XYZ said they focus on commercial films that still take risks.^[8] In 2015, they partnered with distributor Abbolita Films.^[9]

In October 2017, XYZ Films founders Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer were listed inVariety's New Leaders in Film featured profile.^[3] Their 2017 filmI Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Drama at the2017 Sundance Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023, XYZ announced the creation of the New Visions label for speculative fiction and horror films by new and emerging directors.^[10] The first film to premiere as a New Visions release wasZarrar Kahn'sIn Flames.^[10]

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