Andrew Karpen, Bleecker Street Founder and Respected Independent Film Executive , Dies at 59

Andrew Karpen, a widely respected film executive and founder of Bleecker Street Films, died on Monday. He was 59. Karpen, an easygoing fixture of the indie film scene, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in 2024. Before launching Bleecker Street in 2014, Karpen previously served as co-CEO of Focus Features for more than […]