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Argot Pictures was founded by Jim Browne in the fall of 2005.

Jim Browne has been programming and producing film and video projects in New York City for over 20 years. As a film programmer, he got his start (1989-1993) with the experimental film series, REEL TIME at Performance Space 122. After leaving P.S. 122, he started a touring film series called The People's Cinema. These programs often mixed live music with short films, programmed around specific themes.These shows played around New York City, and in venues in Chicago, San Francisco, Dublin, Ireland, Belgrade, Budapest and beyond.

He was the general manager and programmer for the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in the East Village of New York City. In 2004, he produced and programmed the film component of the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues & Ideas, a city wide cultural festival around NYC. He conceived and produced the Films To See Before You Vote Tour, a "film festival in a box" that traveled to 14 states before the 2004 presidential election. He is the former Director of Theatrical Distribution for Plexifilm. He was a Programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival from 2006-2010. He has recently been named Programmer for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
He is a graduate of Bard College.

Blandine Mercier-McGovern handles marketing and promotion. She joined Argot Pictures in the summer of 2009. Blandine’s film career has involved working on feature films in New York, Los Angeles, and Paris. She was a pre-screener for the 2010 & 2011 Tribeca Film Festivals. She is the curator of Ciné Barbès, Barbès' new film series starting in January 2012.
She holds a Masters degree in Film Studies from Sorbonne- Nouvelle and a certificate in Business & Management of Entertainment from UCLA Extension.