Many indie festival films struggle to get distribution. Alamo Drafthouse is trying to change that.

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Set us as preferred Dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a new initiative to show unreleased independent films that had successful festival runs, a move that comes as specialty films have struggled to gain distribution.The Alamo Exclusives program, announced Wednesday, will give limited theatrical runs to films that showed at festivals including Sundance, the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Festival and South by Southwest festival, as well as Alamo’s own Fantastic Fest.The idea is to help showcase films that received critical acclaim, but did not secure distribution or acquisition deals.The chain will not acquire these films, but instead will enter into agreements with filmmakers to exhibit their films on Alamo Drafthouse screens.

By showing these films to audiences on the big screen, these films could get the momentum they need for further opportunities.Hollywood Inc.

The El Segundo-based Cosm operates three venues — at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, as well as in Dallas and Atlanta.The program’s first film will be the documentary “Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt,” which debuted last year at South by Southwest and chronicles the history of the punk rock band.The film will be shown in Alamo Drafthouse theaters for a limited time later this summer.The Austin-based chain, which is owned by Sony Pictures, has a long history of curating indie films for its audiences, giving Alamo Drafthouse confidence that its viewers want to see these kinds of movies, company chief executive Michael Kustermann said in a statement.“Time and again, they’ve shown they’ll come out to support bold, original films when given the opportunity,” he said.The new Alamo Exclusives “gives us another way to champion filmmaker-driven films that deserve to be discovered and connect th...