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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">independent films</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>independent filmmakers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>motion pictures</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>film, independent</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>films, independent</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>independent film</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Motion pictures created by independent filmmakers, without financial backing from a major studio and with generally a greater degree of artistic control in the hands of the filmmakers than is the case with studio films.  Major studio distribution systems may handle their release to theaters. ]]></note></mads>