Split Screen (TV series)

Split Screen
Created by John Pierson
Janet Pierson
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 66
Production
Executive producer(s) Dean Silvers
Marlen Hecht
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Grainy Pictures
Release
Original network IFC
Original release March 10, 1997 –
April 2, 2001

Split Screen was a television series that originally aired from 1997 to 2001 on IFC.[1] The series focused on independent filmmaking in America and was hosted by John Pierson.[2] Split Screen featured segments from many notable filmmakers, actors, and actresses including: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Buck Henry, Wes Anderson, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Richard Linklater, Errol Morris, Miranda July, and William H. Macy.[3][4]

The Blair Witch Project first received notoriety as a segment on Split Screen.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116676344
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/23/tv/signoff-guardian-angel-of-film-indies.html
  3. ↑ http://www.grainypictures.com/splitscreen2/about.html
  4. ↑ http://www.indiewire.com/article/decade_the_decade_according_to_john_pierson_parts_1_2#
  5. ↑ http://www.mischiefmarketing.com/witch/blair_snippets/Pierson1.htm
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