2010 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21 - 31, Park City)

The Film Collaborative will be getting some great press announcements for our launch. Look for articles in Filmmaker Magazine, Variety, IndieWIRE, and others, appearing in the first half of the Festival!

The Collaborative will be handling Worldwide Festivals for the Sundance World Competition feature UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE) by Javier Fuentes-Léon. This haunting and romantic ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside is unlike any other film you've ever seen! For more details on the film, click here.

The Collaborative will also be working with the Sundance environmental documentary GASLAND, a shocking environmental revelation about the downside of natural gas drilling. Featured in the NYTimes in recent weeks. Go here to find more about the film.

Following Sundance, we're right on to the

Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 11 - 21)

The Film Collaborative will be handling WORLD SALES and FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION for the following two Panorama Features:

THE OWLS, directed by Cheryl Dunye, written by Sarah Schulman, and starring Guinevere Turner and Lisa Gornick, an experimental thriller/film noir about four “Older-Wiser-Lesbians.” Click here for more information.

BEAUTIFUL DARLING. An amazing documentary about the Life and Times of Andy Warhol Superstar Candy Darling. Featuring interviews with an impressive list of star-studded downtown New York art world celebrities…click here to find out who’s on the list.

Additional Film Consulting Clients

In addition, we are now consulting with the 2009 SXSW Award Winner MADE IN CHINA and ADVENTURES OF POWER.

And of course…there are many more exciting announcements to come!

Complimentary Services and Membership

The Film Collaborative offers a range of complimentary and fee-based services for FILMMAKERS LIKE YOU. Below are just some of the many ways we can service and support your DISTRIBUTION NEEDS…

• Sign up for our mailing list (if someone forwarded this newsletter to you).
• Sign up for our "Facebook for Filmmakers" social networking site. Create your own profile and network with other indie filmmakers in our filmmaking community.
• Read our Digital Distribution Guide. The place to go learn more about the digital platforms available to filmmakers. Updated Monthly! And for a limited time, it's complimentary to non-members.
• Read Orly Ravid's BLOG on Digital Distribution. Orly is a wizard at navigating the wild wild west of digital distribution…she has many years of experience at micro-analyzing distribution deals, so you'll definitely want to stay informed! You can even choose to be notified when new posts are added by following her blog on Facebook.
• Become a Facebook Fan. This is an easy way to get the word out to all your friends.
• Follow us on Twitter. We'll be tweeting about our Sundance experience from Park City!
• And lastly, and most importantly, you can become a member of THE FILM COLLABORATIVE. We offer tiered membership levels with a range of services and educational benefits to help you move forward with your filmmaking goals. It very well may be the best investment in your career that you can possibly make…and it’s extremely affordable to almost anyone! Our introductory membership rates are good until March 15. To find out which level membership is right for you, click here.