When Olive Films relocates to St. Charles from Richland, Washington in late November, Facets Multimedia, which has enjoyed a quarter-century status as the area’s premiere art film distributor, will be looking at a new kid on the block.
The fast-emerging international distributor of eclectic and hard-to-find cinema also will provide local filmmakers a potential outlet for DVD distribution of their indie films.
Owned by Farhad Arshad and his wife, Chicago native Jennifer Bonino, Olive Films will operate from offices and warehouse in a new 2,000-sq. ft. facility currently under construction.
Initially they will employ five; three of their present staffers will also move to Chicago.
A temporary storage-only facility will serve for extra space until future expansion plans are realized. Their near-future plans also include a public-accessible retail and a theatre in downtown St. Charles.
