EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have launched Artists Equity Independent Pictures, a new banner dedicated to platforming emerging filmmakers in the indie space. • Early projects include “A Woman in the Sun,” a family drama starring Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton that marks the directorial debut of "Nyad" screenwriter Julia Cox. •• Jennifer Westin, SVP, creative affairs and production, will lead day-to-day supervision of the AEIP slate under the guidance of Amy Baer, Artists Equity’s president of film and television. “We owe much of our careers to independent cinema, so we’re keenly aware of its enormous role in discovering and refining talent,” said Affleck and Damon, Artists Equity’s CEO and chief content officer, respectively. “Artists Equity Independent Pictures is a way for us to empower rising voices with real potential, broaden the type of stories we’re telling and serve an audience that continues to express a growing desire for high-quality independent films.” variety.com/2026/film/news/b…

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity Launches New Indie Banner: Artists Equity Independent Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news/b…