We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational and marketing services to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences.


THE FILM COLLABORATIVE will achieve these goals without ever needing to own or exploit a filmmaker’s intellectual property rights, opening up a new landscape of distribution opportunities free of extraneous middlemen and unfair contract terms, and drawing heavily upon the promise of new media/digital distribution and the power of viral and social networking.

In today’s marketplace, the traditional avenues of distribution for independent and art house distribution have largely collapsed, leaving thousands of filmmakers without a way to bring their films to market.

As a result, there is a dire need for a service-oriented agency to step in to educate and empower filmmakers to reach out to audiences directly, to network with each other and trade vital experiences and marketing assets, and to master the tools of emerging DIY and new media opportunities.


By providing services geared towards educational consultation, low fee or commission-only sales support, non-theatrical distribution, DIY theatricals, grassroots/community outreach, low-cost publicity, and aggregation and marketing for digital platforms, THE FILM COLLABORATIVE will re-establish a crumbling link between independent filmmakers and underserved audiences.

THE FILM COLLABORATIVE
is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Federal 501(c)(3) status is pending IRS final review.


Questions? Feel free to contact us.


Read what our clients are saying about us! Visit our testimonials page.


Read our most recent monthly newsletter: July 2010 (Outfest). You can sign up to receive it electronically by clicking here.


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We've set up THREE external sites to help filmmakers navigate through the minefield that is film distribution and digital distribution.

  • Our Digital Distribution Guide provides an overview and insight into the myriad of digital platforms out there. You'll need to join TFC to access this guide.
  • The TFC Blog, written by our resident distribution maven Orly Ravid, focuses on what's new in distribution & the digital distribution world.
  • Our newest forum, which we're calling Distributor ReportCard™. It's your chance to SCHOOL THE DISTRIBUTORS! This wiki (free account required to post comments, and accounts are anonymous by default) provides a space to write reviews, share your experiences and learn from other filmmakers' and producers' successes or mistakes.

Click here to learn more.


Click here to be a part of our “Facebook for Filmmakers” network!

Interact with the Filmmaking Community, find like-minded filmmakers, ask questions, post an event, share a video, and more.


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