[PAR] [TLE] Fox Searchlight Pictures [SEP] Fox Searchlight Pictures is an American film distribution company within the Fox Entertainment Group, a sister company of the larger Fox studio 20th Century Fox, all owned by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.  It specializes in North American distribution of independent and British films alongside dramedy and horror films as well as art-house and foreign films and is sometimes also involved in the financing of these films.  As is the case with Fox's television unit, all copyright notices of programming produced by a Fox-related company (with some exceptions) bear the copyright of the overall film studio, i.e. "© (respective year) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation". [PAR] [TLE] Whip It (film) [SEP] Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy-drama film written by Shauna Cross, based on her novel "Derby Girl".  The film is directed and co-produced (with Barry Mendel) by Drew Barrymore in her directorial debut.  It stars Ellen Page as a teenager from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team.  It also stars Barrymore, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Carlo Alban, Landon Pigg in his feature-film debut, Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Zoë Bell, Eve, Andrew Wilson, Juliette Lewis and Ari Graynor.  The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009 and was theatrically released on October 2, 2009 in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
[PAR] [TLE] Fox Searchlight Pictures [ SEP ] Fox Searchlight Pictures is an American film distribution company within the Fox Entertainment Group , a sister company of the larger Fox studio 20th Century Fox , all owned by Rupert Murdoch 's 21st Century Fox . It specializes in North American distribution of independent and British films alongside dramedy and horror films as well as art - house and foreign films and is sometimes also involved in the financing of these films . As is the case with Fox 's television unit , all copyright notices of programming produced by a Fox - related company ( with some exceptions ) bear the copyright of the overall film studio , i.e. " © ( respective year ) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation " . [PAR] [TLE] Whip It ( film ) [ SEP ] Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy - drama film written by Shauna Cross , based on her novel " Derby Girl " . The film is directed and co - produced ( with Barry Mendel ) by Drew Barrymore in her directorial debut . It stars Ellen Page as a teenager from the fictional town of Bodeen , Texas , who joins a roller derby team . It also stars Barrymore , Alia Shawkat , Marcia Gay Harden , Daniel Stern , Carlo Alban , Landon Pigg in his feature - film debut , Jimmy Fallon , Kristen Wiig , Zoë Bell , Eve , Andrew Wilson , Juliette Lewis and Ari Graynor . The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13 , 2009 and was theatrically released on October 2 , 2009 in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures .
Whip It was released by a film distribution company that specializes in the distribution of independent and British films as well as what kind of films?
Whip It was released by a film distribution company that specializes in the distribution of independent and British films as well as what kind of films ?
dramedy and horror
dramedy and horror