canadian equivalent see ifc canadian tv channel . ifc launched september 1 1994 owned by amc networks picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan always on slightly off country united states language english broadcast area nationwide formerly called independent film channel 1994 2014 sister channel s amc sundancetv we tv bbc america website ifc.com availability satellite directv 333 hd sd dish network 133 hd sd cable time warner cable 627 hd sd xfinity 280 hd 503 sd 744 hd available on most u.s. cable providers check local listings for channel numbers iptv verizon fios 734 hd 234 sd at & t u verse 797 sd 1797 hd streaming media ifc watch now sling tv internet protocol television playstation vue internet protocol television ifc an initialism of the network s former name the independent film channel is an american cable and satellite television network that is owned by amc networks . programming on the channel includes both original and acquired series and fan favorite films that are always on slightly off . as of february 2015 approximately 73 333 000 american households 63 % of households with television receive ifc . 1 in march 2015 dish tv s sling tv announced it would soon begin making amc channels available to cord cutters including amc bbc america ifc sundancetv and we tv . 2 3 4 contents 1 history 1.1 original focus on independent films 1.2 format change 1.2.1 2012 dish network carriage dispute 2 current programming 2.1 scripted 2.2 award shows 2.3 acquired 3 future programming 4 former programming 4.1 documentaries 4.2 scripted 4.3 unscripted 4.4 anime 4.5 programming blocks 4.6 acquired 5 other services 5.1 ifc hd 5.2 ifc free 5.3 ifc films 5.4 ifc.com 5.4.1 web series 5.4.2 blogs 6 international version 6.1 canada 7 references 8 external links history edit ifc logo used from 2001 to 2010 ; still used on ifc canada . original focus on independent films edit this section needs expansion with information on the history of the independent film channel . you can help by adding to it . may 2010 the channel debuted on september 1 1994 under the ownership of rainbow media a subsidiary of cablevision systems corporation ; ifc originated as a spin off of then sibling channel bravo which focused at that time on a wider variety of programming than ifc including arts related programming . the independent film channel originally operated as a commercial free service with films being shown without interruption . in 2005 ifc opened the ifc center a movie theater for independent film in new york city . 5 in 2008 ifc launched its media lab studios a section of its website on which users can enter ifc sponsored film contests and can view others films . numerous contests are run simultaneously each with a different focus and guidelines for entries and are presented by ifc and another sponsor . recent contest sponsors include scion absolut vodka and red bull . in 2008 rainbow media acquired competing independent film service sundance channel from robert redford and showtime networks . 6 format change edit logo from 2010 to 2014 by the mid 2000s ifc began shifting away from running only independent films ; original and acquired television series began to be incorporated within the channel s programming inventory . in march 2010 ifc unveiled a newly redesigned logo and a new slogan always on . slightly off which reflects ifc s shift from merely airing independent films to also airing cult television series and specials with an indie flavor and sensibility . 7 around this time ifc became an advertiser supported service and started commercial advertisements between programs . theatrically released feature films many of whom amc holds television rights to also became part of ifc s schedule . on december 8 2010 ifc began airing commercials within its programming a move that sparked controversy among its viewers . 8 9 along with this ifc began to censor its programming . most notably the whitest kids u know had profanity bleeped and nudity blurred . in addition all sex scenes from movies that featured nudity were now edited out . despite continuing to air advertisements during its programming ifc largely reversed its censorship practices and started to air r rated movies and tv ma rated series uncensored . the channel would publicly trumpet this fact in 2012 by releasing ads featuring showings of back to back blocks of movies like the friday the 13th film series highlighting the nudity and gore . 10 however episodes of some programs rated tv 14 are still censored . 11 on july 1 2011 rainbow media was spun off from cablevision into a separate company which was renamed amc networks . 12 the name ifc is now an orphan initialism . on january 9 2014 network general manager jennifer caserta announced the name independent film channel has been legally retired ... starting today ifc is legally ifc . 13 beginning in may the ifc logo which was used since 2010 was rendered in 3 d. 14 2012 dish network carriage dispute edit main article amc networks dish network carriage dispute current programming edit scripted edit the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret 2010 2012 2016 portlandia 2011 comedy bang bang 2012 documentary now 2015 award shows edit independent spirit awards 1994 acquired edit m a s h soap the monkees that 70s show future programming edit stan against evil 2016 15 16 17 brockmire 2017 15 18 todd barth can help you 19 former programming edit documentaries edit at the death house door darkon goth cruise heavy load indie sex new world order scripted edit benders 2015 the birthday boys 2013 2014 bollywood hero 2009 bullet in the face 2012 the business 2006 2007 the festival 2005 fishing with john 1991 food party 2009 2010 garfunkel and oates 2014 get hit 2008 gigi does it 2015 greg the bunny 2005 2006 hopeless pictures 2005 maron 2013 2016 the minor accomplishments of jackie woodman 2006 2007 onion news network 2011 out there 2013 the spoils of babylon 2014 the spoils before dying 2015 the whitest kids u know 2008 2011 z rock 2008 2009 unscripted edit 360 sessions 2010 bunk 2012 dinner for five 2001 2005 dinner with the band 2009 2010 film school 2004 framed 2007 the henry rollins show 2004 2007 henry rollins uncut 2007 2009 the ifc media project 2008 2010 rhett & link commercial kings 2011 split screen 1997 2001 ultimate film fanatic 2004 2005 whisker wars 2011 2012 young broke & beautiful 2011 anime edit basilisk gunslinger girl hell girl samurai 7 speed grapher witchblade programming blocks edit ifc grindhouse comedy death ray acquired edit action arrested development batman the ben stiller show dead set dilbert freaks and geeks ideal the it crowd the jon dore television show the kids in the hall death comes to town the larry sanders show malcolm in the middle modern toss monty python almost the truth lawyers cut monty python s flying circus mr. show the three stooges undeclared wilfred the wrong door other services edit ifc hd edit ifc hd is a high definition simulcast feed of ifc that broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format . ifc hd is available on time warner cable comcast cablevision verizon fios cox communications directv charter communications dish network at & t u verse optimum and several other major cable providers . ifc free edit ifc operates a video on demand television service called ifc free which is available at no additional charge to digital cable and satellite subscribers . ifc free offers program content available in standard or high definition consisting of independent and theatrically released feature films and original programs including premieres of ifc programs before their initial broadcast on the linear television channel . ifc films edit amc networks operates an independent film studio ifc films which launched in 2001 and produces independent films for theatrical release . ifc films has entered into several ventures in new distribution models for video on demand vod and dvds . the company has released over 600 films . ifc.com edit ifc s website ifc.com features blogs and news about film music and politics in addition to content about ifc s series documentaries and programming . the site also features exclusive web content consisting of a variety of original web series . web series edit cutting ties 20 dead & lonely 21 four eyed monsters 22 funnel of darkness 23 get hit 24 getting away with murder 25 good morning internet 26 lunchbox 27 like so many things 28 the mary van note show 29 the stagg party 30 the unclothed man in the 35th century a.d. 31 trapped in the closet 32 pushing twilight 33 young american bodies 34 blogs edit ifc news 35 ifc now 36 international version edit canada edit main article ifc canadian tv channel the canadian version of the independent film channel launched on august 15 2001 under the ownership of salter street films under a brand licensing agreement with rainbow media . alliance atlantis acquired the channel in december 2001 through its purchase of salter street films . 37 on january 18 2008 38 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media 39 acquired control of ifc through its purchase of alliance atlantis broadcasting assets which were placed in a trust in august 2007 . 40 on october 27 2010 ifc canada s ownership changed again through shaw communications acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 41 42 as with its u.s. namesake the channel originally focused almost exclusively on smaller independent films . however ifc canada has broadened its programming focus to include more mainstream films from large production studios as the u.s. channel has done . it has also de emphasized the use of the full independent film channel name instead using the ifc acronym possibly due to the decrease in the number of independent films on its schedule . as of 2014 none of ifc s original programming has aired on this channel . rival broadcaster bell media currently owns exclusive rights to their shows and has aired them on their various networks including the movie network and muchmusic . 43 references edit seidman robert february 22 2015 . list of how many homes each cable network is in as of february 2015 . tv by the numbers . zap2it . retrieved march 14 2015 . newman jared march 4 2015 . sling tv bulks up base package with amc and ifc . techhive . newman jared january 30 2015 . sling tv brings back the linear video element that other cord cutting services lack but could use some polish and a few more features . techhive . paul ian paul february 9 2015 . sling tv s web based live television opens to all cord cutters adds amc to lineup . meehan peter october 19 2005 . just off the aisle at the movies . the new york times . rainbow buys sundance channel variety may 7 2008 john dempsey dade hayes faq mobile app android . ifc . ifc s corporatespeak is insufficient response to showing ads during movies . democracy soup . payne bob december 13 2010 . is ifc selling out channel runs commercials now irking viewers . the seattle times . retrieved july 3 2011 . the many faces of friday the 13th s jason voorhees ifc ifc now stands for interrupted film channel . moviefanfare . amc networks goes public with hot shows and analysts looking for a sale deadline new york july 1 2011 . the deadline team . ifc officially changes name to ifc deadline . deadline . ifc branding . gretel . retrieved may 17 2014 . a b littleton cynthia february 22 2016 . ifc orders comedy series brockmire stan against evil from hank azaria dana gould . variety.com . retrieved february 22 2016 . andreeva