Andrew Karpen Dies: Bleecker Street Media Founder And CEO Was 59
Andrew Karpen Dies: Bleecker Street Media Founder And CEO Was 59
Bleecker Street Media founder and CEO Andrew Karpen has died at age 59 from glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Bleecker Street Media founder and CEO Andrew Karpen died Monday from glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer that upended his life when it was discovered in January 2024. He was 59.
Andrew Karpen Dies: Bleecker Street Media Founder And CEO Was 59
Bleecker Street Media founder and CEO Andrew Karpen has died at age 59 from glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.

Karpen has been a fixture in the independent film space for decades and went from co-CEO of Focus Features to form Bleecker Street Media in 2014. Bleecker has released more than 75 films since then, theatrical releases across all genres. That includes films from auteurs like Steven Soderbergh (Logan Lucky), Debra Granik (Leave No Trace), and Oscar-nominated films including Captain Fantastic and Trumbo. He was known as the epitome of class; an executive you could look in the eye and trust what he told you. He turned 59 on April 18.