The regional alliance is founded by former Film at Lincoln Center president Lesli Klainberg, who tapped Third Industry Strategies' Allason Leitz to serve as the initiative's director. Indie exhibition is in a difficult place: Audiences are hungry for independent cinema , but the economics for arthouse cinemas, let alone filmmakers and distributors, may be in as challenging a place as they’ve ever been. Now, a new regional alliance in New York City hopes to bolster indie exhibition, with some