PEF Virtual <> Tim League

​From Alamo Drafthouse to Metro Cinema: A Founder's Journey

​A fireside chat with Tim League

​Tim League founded Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and led it as CEO for years. The chain changed moviegoing by pairing repertory programming and special events with in-theater dining, bars, and from-scratch kitchens. Under his leadership, Alamo was named "Coolest Movie Theater in the World" by Wired, "Best Theater in America" by Entertainment Weekly, and "Best Theater Ever" by Time.

​He has kept building ever since. He co-founded NEON (the distributor behind ANORA, PARASITE, I, TONYA, and LONGLEGS), Mondo, Mutant, Fantastic Fest, and the American Genre Film Archive. Today he is founder and CEO of Metro Cinema, a private cinema concept that opened in Manhattan in fall 2025.

​In this session, Tim walks through the Alamo Drafthouse story and his CEO journey, then takes live Q&A from members.

​What we'll cover:

• ​Building a category-defining consumer brand in a legacy industry

• ​The CEO journey: scaling the company, and what it taught him

• ​Building again: NEON, Mondo, Fantastic Fest, and now Metro Cinema

• ​Live Q&A