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Dear Collaborators,
This month, we celebrate our films old and new, with a flurry of member updates, including a few EMMY NOMINATIONS and AWARDS/GRANTS, a filmmaker reception at Outfest next week, as well as our usual blog post updates and news that you may have missed.
All best,
— The Film Collaborative
New Blog Posts
Marketing your film via social media is not free! We can’t think of a better person to explain why than our Director of Digital Marketing, Sheri Candler, who has recently posted a five-part series on social media basics for filmmakers, which highlights the most used platforms: Basics •
Myths •
Facebook •
Twitter •
YouTube.
Orly Ravid was quoted last month in Indiewire about the harmful side-effects of guarding information. We consistently suggest to filmmakers that they gauge their expectations against how well similar films have performed, but until the folks collecting the money are more forthcoming, we find staff member Bryan Glick’s blogs, which track both TFC films as well as those at every major film market, a very good start. Read about TFC Documentaries and TFC Narrative Films, as well as a Distribution Report from Cannes films from 2012.
TFC Filmmaker Reception @ Outfest 2013
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We are thrilled to be working with so many high caliber films at Outfest this year. From selections from Sundance to Berlin to SXSW to Tribeca and beyond, we are proud to honor our TFC filmmakers @ Outfest 2013 with a reception on Wednesday, July 17 at 5:30pm in the DGA Atrium. Please join us for drinks and light refreshments to celebrate these films and to ask our staff about TFC’s latest initiatives: fiscal sponsorship, digital distribution, and TFC Legal™.
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TFC On Location
TFC’s Director of Digital Marketing, Sheri Candler, will be in Atlanta on July 27 for a workshop on how to plan the marketing and distribution of your work. More information on that session here.
Member News
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In a surprise turn-of-events even we didn’t see coming, Jonathan Lisecki’s GAYBY soared to the top of iTunes last week, hitting #1 on iTunes’ indie charts, #3 on their comedy charts, and #5 overall—above such titles as “Silver Lining's Playbook” and “Django Unchained.” You go, Jonathan! Read more about it here. |
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Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee’s ELEMENTAL is winding down an eight-city theatrical release, with Tugg screenings and numerous one-off events still slated to come. To catch ELEMENTAL in the theaters, go to here. |
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Pratibha Pamar’s ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH documentary had its UK TV premiere on BBC FOUR this week. Find complete program info here. Catch it if you are in the UK! Note: BBC iPlayers only work in the UK right now, but plans to change that are in the works according to their website. |
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Congratulations to John Alan Simon and Elizabeth Karr for their successful Kickstarter campaign raising $92,267 (goal was $85,000) towards theatrical release of the film!!! Check out the successful campaign here and watch for news of the theatrical release at radiofreealbemuth.com. |
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Congratulations to the filmmakers of THE NEW BLACK, directed by Yoruba Richen, for the film’s recent Festival awards—winner of the Audience Award at AFI DOCS presented by Audi (formerly Silver Docs), and winner of the Audience Award for Best Doc at Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The film also recently played at the Los Angeles Film Festival. |
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Kalyanee Mam’s A RIVER CHANGES COURSE just launched a Grassroots Outreach Campaign called ‘CHANGING THE COURSE’ to bring the film to 60 villages and universities across Cambodia over the next 12 months. Through these screenings, they’re engaging the Cambodian people in dialogue and empowering them to change the course of Cambodia’s future. Join the campaign and take action today! |
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Marta Cunningham’s VALENTINE ROAD, which just won the Outstanding Documentary Feature Award at Framline: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, will have theatrical release in NYC and Los Angeles, and airdates on HBO announced soon. Check for forthcoming details at valentineroaddocumentary.com. |
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Congratulations to Jeffrey Schwarz for his mulitple News and Documentary Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Historical Programming—Long Form and for Outstanding Research for VITO’s broadcast on HBO through HBO Documentary Films. VITO will finally hit iTunes later this month. |
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Congratulations to David Weissman for his News and Documentary Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Historical Programming—Long Form for WE WERE HERE’s broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens. |
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Congratulations to A FIERCE GREEN FIRE for receiving a Sundance Institute Grant for Audience Engagement which will support work with environmental groups large and small as they mobilize and build grassroots campaigns. |
News You May Have Missed
- For niche documentaries, it is imperative to get your film in front of the right audience, not just the right film festival. This case study shows how one indie producer made the effort to screen her film to those who would be the most excited to see it as a lead in to her theatrical release.
- If social change is the goal of your film, non theatrical screening tours can be the best way to get your film to its audience. But building relationships and planning well in advance for such a tour is essential in order to see success. Here’s how one film pulled it off.
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