October Films
| Industry | Independent film |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Bingham Ray Jeff Lipsky |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Sold to USA Networks and merged with Gramercy Pictures, Interscope Communications and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Successor | USA Films Focus Features |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Parent | Universal Studios (1997–1999) |
| Subsidiaries | Rogue Pictures |
October Films, Inc. was a major U.S. independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky as a means of distributing the 1990 film Life Is Sweet.
A series of mergers and acquisitions began when Universal Studios (then a division of the Seagram Company) bought a majority stake in October Films in 1997. In 1999, Universal sold its shares to Barry Diller, who renamed the company USA Films and merged it with Interscope Communications and Gramercy Pictures. Vivendi then acquired USA Films, which acquired Good Machine in 2002 and merged it with USA Films, forming Focus Features.