Production company Artists Equity, co-founded by actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, has announced the launch of a new banner, Artists Equity Independent Pictures, dedicated to promoting emerging filmmakers.

Affleck and Damon commented 'Artists Equity Independent Pictures is a way for us to empower rising voices with real potential, broaden the type of stories we're telling and serve an audience that continues to express a growing desire for high-quality independent films'.