Rule makers: THR's Indie Power 50

January 18, 2007 What a candidate has achieved during the past 12 months -- including the boxoffice performance and awards potential of projects on which he or she has worked; A candidate's track record and overall standing within the independent community; Each candidate's position within his or her company; A candidate's access to financing and distribution; Force of personality: how much impact a candidate has in his or her corner of the indie arena. For the purposes of this list, "independent" is defined as specialty fare made and/or distributed outside the major studios on budgets less than $15 million; the executives, producers and financiers featured here deal almost exclusively in this type of filmed product. He's a gentleman in a business that can demand cutthroat ruthlessness, and he also has a knack for selecting projects across every genre that connect with audiences and critics.

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