Matt Dentler, head of content at Cinetic Rights Management-FilmBuff is headed to iTunes where he will be the Indie Film Partner Manager. He will relocate from New York to Los Angeles where he’ll take up the position beginning February 13 according to an email Dentler sent to clients. The move could signal a potentially significant shift for iTunes which has a studio-heavy roster. Dentler, a former head of the SXSW Film Festival before joining entertainment lawyer-producer John Sloss’ FilmBuff, has significant reach in the indie film scene. Dentler, who worked at CRM/FilmBuff for four years, declined to comment on his departure or his new position when reached by Deadline. His final day at the digital distribution outlet is February 10th.


Apple becomes a more important partner every day… Good choice by them, he knows the landscape.
Interesting. I could be wrong, but it appears that iTunes could be moving in the content-producing business. Doesn’t exactly surprise me with Netflix, Yahoo and Hulu doing the same, but it is interesting if it happens to be the case.
Everyone is leaving Cinetic as fast as they can…
Interesting…care to say why?
Filmbuff is a joke. Hopefully he’ll fare better in LA.
As above…care to say why they’re a joke?
Matt’s been a hero of mine since I was in high school in Austin. He did an incredible job transforming SXSW film into what it’s become, and was great as the head of content for FilmBuff/Cinetic. Can’t wait to see what he does now over at iTunes. Congrats, Matt!! Best of luck.