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We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational and marketing advice and advocacy to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences.
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THE FILM COLLABORATIVE achieves 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 dramatically contracted, 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.
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By providing advising and advocacy, non-theatrical distribution, DIY theatricals, grassroots/community outreach, low-cost publicity and graphic design, and aggregation and marketing for digital platforms, THE FILM COLLABORATIVE re-establishes a crumbling link between independent filmmakers and underserved audiences.
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the latest from our blog…
- Dec. 27: Our newest blog post is all about the letter "D": Distribution, DYI, and Dynamo Player.
- Nov. 17: Read abut New World Distribution in the Old World, which is about just that, digital distribution in Europe.
- Nov 7: TIPS ON PLATFORMS AND SERVICES FOR SELLING YOUR FILM WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL.
- Oct. 24: A Legal tips post by Cherie Song (Entertainment & Real Estate Attorney & TFC Legal Counsel) on indieWIRE. There will be more of these to come.
- Oct. 10: Digital Distribution Tips: Better Safe than Sorry.
- Also check out a new blog post by Jeffrey Winter on the Selling Your Film blog: Micro-Budget films and their distribution.
recent news.
We are also very proud to announce ResourcePlace, a new addition to distripedia™, our suite of online educational services for filmmakers.
We have Sheri Candler to thank for the inspiration and most of the initial content, and we're working on adding more commentary to help contextualize the information and distinguish the resources. Please keep in mind it's still very much in beta and hence a work-in-progress.
NOW AVAILABLE…OUR NEW CASE STUDY BOOK: SELLING YOUR FILM WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL presented by Prescreen is a series of case studies that dive deep into the real numbers and real details of independent film distribution. It is co-authored by The Film Collaborative (Orly Ravid & Jeffrey Winter, co-executive directors), Jon Reiss (author of Think Outside the Box Offce), and Sheri Candler (Social Networking Marketing Strategist). Go to sellingyourfilm.com for more info.
Congratulations to WEEKEND and WE WERE HERE for making indieWIRE’s fall “The 30 Must-See Indies” list.
Orly Ravid and The Film Collaborative listed as one of Ted Hope’s 2010 Brave Thinkers Of Indie Film.
The Film Collaborative partnering with Palm Springs International Film Festival for a Foreign Language Oscar® Initiative! Click here for details on this exciting endeavor.
Check out our new moving logo that will henceforth play before all our theatrical releases and their trailers. It’s currently playing before the UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE) trailer on our films page, on iTunes Movie Trailers and on our official UNDERTOW site. Thanks to Alain Hain and Jason Mills of Fine Young Man Productions for their great work!
For the latest TFC news, be sure to follow our social networking sites.
TFC on location.
- TFC will be part of a Distribution Panel at Slamdance on Wednesday, January 25.
- TFC is at Sundance 2012!
- TFC was in Amsterdam to attend and present at IDFA.
- TFC was invited to participate in the 2011 Distribution Forum at the Lone Star International Film Festival in Fort Worth, TX.
- TFC was invited to the Rio De Jainero International Film Festival from Oct. 5-12.
- TFC was a juror and on the Demystifying Distribution panel at Local Sightings Film Festival at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle.
- TFC was on a panel at the World Film Festival entitled, “The Next Frontier: Independent Film and the Arrival of Non-Traditional, Alternative Distribution” on August 24, 2011 in Montreal.
testimonials.
Read what our clients are saying about us! Visit our testimonials page.
newsletter.
Read our most recent monthly newsletters:
- Holiday Greetings from The Film Collaborative
- They Call it Myanmar
- Jamie and Jessie are Not Together
- Vito
- November 2011 #2: ResourcePlace, Selling Your Film in Europe
- November 2011 #1: Em, An African Election
- October 2011 #2: AFM 2011, We Were Here, Weekend, How to Start Your Own Country
- October 2011 #1: New Blog Posts, DIY Days Party, New Films Opening and on VOD
- September 2011, #2: Prescreen, More New Releases, The Book is Out
- September 2011: New Theatrical Releases: We Were Here, Weekend, Shut Up Little Man!, Something’s Gonna Live
- August 2011: Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul
- July 2011: Hit So Hard, The Wise Kids, The Custom Mary, Captive Beauty
- June 2011: An African Election • Busong • The Wise Kids • Vacation! • Woman’s Picture
- YouTube Rental Channel Launch
- May 2011: Leave It on the Floor • August • Weekend
- Revenge of the Electric Car
- April 2011: We Were Here, Weekend, Shut Up Little Man!
- March 2011: TFC Clients on DVD and Digital
- SXSW 2011 (Weekend)
- European Film Market 2011 (Hawi)
- Berlinale 2011 (We Were Here)
- Sundance/Berlinale 2011 (Lord Byron)
- Sundance 2011 (Shut Up Litle Man!)
You can sign up to receive it electronically by clicking here.
press.
TFC has gotten more industry press! Visit our press page for recent articles and interviews.
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.
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Interact with the Filmmaking Community, find like-minded filmmakers, ask questions, post an event, share a video, and more.
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