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    You can now watch the Video Replays of TFC Distribution Days, a two-day virtual conference that was presented in collaboration with Sundance Institute and Film Independent and sponsored by the Golden Globe Foundation.

  • Distribution Advocates Podcast Episodes 1 and 6 are now LIVE!!

    Episode 1 features TFC Founder and Co-ED Orly Ravid, where she, and others, demystify the role of sales agents, and explore one filmmaker’s journey in finding distribution without one! Listen below or click here for more info and the full transcript. Episode 6 also features Orly Ravid, where she, and others, examine current system of distribution, and what can happen to filmmakers when a distribution company fails. Listen below or click here for more info and the full transcript.

TFC congratulates our clients with projects that are contenders for top awards this year!

Peabody Award Winners

(Winners Announced; Ceremony on June 9, 2024)

ALL THAT BREATHES

WHILE WE WATCHED

(Also Nominated: THE ETERNAL MEMORYETERNAL SPRINGHIDDEN LETTERS)

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

(Ceremony took place on Feb. 25, 2024)

THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY — John Cassavetes Award

JOONAM — director Sierra Urich, Truer Than Fiction Award

Oscar® Nominations

(Ceremony took place on Mar. 10, 2024)

MTV Documentary Films’ THE ETERNAL MEMORY — Documentary Feature Film

MTV Documentary Films’ LAST SONG FROM KABUL — Documentary Short Film

MTV Documentary Films’ THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING — Documentary Short Film

RED, WHITE AND BLUE — Live Action Short Film

See our clients’ previous awards and nominations.

  • Orly Ravid will be giving a Distribution Masterclass at TLV Fest in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2024.
  • Jeffrey Winter will be on a panel entitled What is queer cinema? A community conversation at the Independent Film Exhibition Conference (IND/EX) in Chicago on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 11:45am.
  • Jeffrey Winter and Kathy Susca will be @ the Independent Film Exhibition Conference (IND/EX), June 25-28, 2024, in Chicago.
  • David Averbach and Jeffrey Winter will be @ Frameline48, June 19-29, 2024, in San Francisco. Jeffrey will be on a panel on Frameline Industry Day, Monday, June 24, 2024.
  • Lynnette Gryseels will on the Reality Check Workshop: The Future of Funding at DC/DOX, June 15, 2024, in Washington, DC.
  • Orly Ravid will be on the jury at the Discovery Days Lab at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, June 9, in Los Angeles.
  • Jeffrey Winter and David Averbach will be at the Tribeca Festival, June 5-16, 2024, in NYC.
  • Lynnette Gryseels was interviewed by D-Word co-host Erica Ginsberg about Fiscal Sponsorship on May 31, 2024. Watch the replay here.
  • Orly Ravid was @ the Cannes Film Festival, May 18-21, 2024.
  • The whole TFC team attended TFC's Distribution Days virtually, May 2-3, 2024.
  • Lynnette Gryseels was @ Hot Docs in Toronto, April 25-May 2, 2024.

See where else we’ve been.

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  • May 2024
    TFC On Location, TFC Distribution Days Replay, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!
  • April 2024
    TFC On Location, TFC Distribution Days, Getting Real Party, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!
  • March 2024
    Oscar Nominees, TFC On Location, New Case Studies, New ReportCard, Contribute to ResourcePlace, Tuba Thieves Theatrical, Beyond the Aggressives, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!
  • January 2024
    TFC On Location, Awards & Nominations, New ReportCard, Contribute to ResourcePlace, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!

See all more of our recent newsletters here.