FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES WITHOUT AGENTS OR AGGREGATORS, DIRECT CONTACT
Film production without marketing and distribution can be frustrating and devastating, there's no joy derived when films produced are stored in computers, getting them to target audience and for return on invested budget is both primary and secondary motive of every Filmmaker.
Several reasons account why many filmmakers become short of distribution Strategies and opportunities for finish works, reasons may vary from little or no market survey, targeting wrong distribution channels, pitching to channels that has no interest in the type of work produce or complete lack of distribution Strategies and companies for their films.
On our previous article 👉Produce films and independently distribute details are highlighted to effectively carry out production and distribution independently, in this article, we will be looking at several distribution companies independent filmmakers can reach out to without an aggregator 👉A SMART LINK
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1. Aquatic Films(UK)
Aquatic Films is an international sales company for documentaries. They work with independent producers helping them to reach foreign audiences through sales on the international market.
Their interest focuses on current affairs and arts & culture titles. Among recent titles, They have an inspirational road-movie called Romantic Road (a film by Oliver McGarvey) and an epic family saga revolving around the mystery of stolen children, called My Mother’s Lost children (a film by Danny Ben-Moshe). For more information, please email silvia@aquaticfilms.net.
2.Autlook Film Sales(AUSTRIA)
Based in Vienna and New York, Autlook Filmsales is one of the leading sales agents for feature documentaries and doc series. Since 2006 Autlook has been building a strong and varied network of partners including digital platforms, theatrical distributors, broadcasters and festivals.
Their team offers a full spectrum of distribution, in-house, customized sales and festival strategies that help maximize revenues, audience engagement and fosters filmmakers’ careers. Selection titles include: OF FATHERS AND SONS by Talal Derki, TIME TRIAL by Finlay Pretsell, OVER THE LIMIT by Marta Prus and THE ART OF MUSEUMS, They prefer to be contacted by filmmakers during production stage.For more information, please contact the Autlook Film Sales team
3.Cat&Docs(FRANCE)
CAT&Docs represents a catalogue of hand-picked documentaries with international potential. Their catalogue includes Oscar Nominated & Oscar Winners documentaries, Winners from Major Film Festivals (Sundance, Berlin, IDFA, Locarno, Visions du Réel, etc.) : WHICH WAY HOME, LAST TRAIN HOME,PLANET OF SNAIL,5 BROKEN CAMERAS,OF MEN AND WAR, CITIZENFOUR,SONITA,THE GOOD POSTMAN,COMMUNION,THE POETESS, CAMERA PERSON to name a few.
CAT&Docs participates in the various markets (MIPDOC, MIPTV, MIPCOM, Sunny Side of the Docs) and most important festivals (Sundance, Berlinale, CPH:Dox, Hot Docs, Tribeca, Cannes, Sheffield, TIFF, Dok Leipzig, IDFA etc.)
CAT&Docs works with producers to create effective festival strategies to launch their films and presents appropriate films to the festival selection. CAT&Docs handles all rights and catters to theatrical distributors, broadcasters as well as VOD/SVOD platforms.
Cat&Docs gets involved at any stage depending on the project and its uniqueness.For more information, please email info@catndocs.com.
4.Cinephil(ISRAEL)
Cinephil is an international sales and advisory firm, which has a strong reputation for securing international distribution, broadcasting and financing deals for documentaries from all over the world on behalf of film producers and directors.
Titles include: The Silence of Others (Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar), The Cleaners (Moritz Riesewieck, Hans Block), Latifa (Olivier Peyon, Cyril Brody), The Distant Barking of Dogs (Simon Lereng Wilmont), and the Jewish Underground (Shai Gal).For more information, please email info@cinephil.com
5.Deckert Distribution(GERMANY)
Deckert Distribution is a world sales company for documentaries and stands for excellent, director-led, award-winning films. They distribute creative documentaries from around the globe for which we see a potential on the international market.
The films on their catalogue are very diverse in style and content, but they all have one thing in common: With the main to make the connection between a film and its viewers, via TV as well as within the festival circuit.
In general they have a strong interest in social topics, political issues, history, ecology and in films from / about Russia and Eastern Europe. Loving films that carry a strong signature by its author. They distribute theatrical and TV documentaries.For more information, please email info@deckert-distribution.com
6. Doc & Film International(FRANCE)
Created by a pool of producers in 1996, Doc & Film International had been very active in selling TV-documentaries. In 2008, Daniela Elstner joined Doc & Film as head of the company and shareholder. Since then, They have been expanding the activities to international sales of feature films and feature length documentaries, working with directors from all over the world.
Doc & Film International deals with a catalogue of more than 800 titles. We are attending all major markets and festivals around the globe in order to ensure maximum international exposure for our films. Backed by a worldwide network of theatrical distributors, broadcasters and digital platforms, we give all our films the best chance to reach the audience.
Documentaries include Pierre Cardin biopic (in production), Ryuichi Sakamoto:Coda (Venice 2017), Amal (Idfa 2017), Dead souls by Wang Bing (Cannes 2018). We are looking for passionate, audacious new filmmakers & producers to work with.
They acquire between 10 to 15 new documentaries per year. Programmes can be at the production stage or completed One-offs (52' / feature docs), series, and in the following genres: current affairs, pop culture (fashion, music), arts & culture, social issues/human interest. We look for strong stories about our contemporary world.For more information, please email doc@docandfilm.com
7.DR Sales(DENMARK)
DR Sales is the largest international distributor in Scandinavia, distributing an array of different, high quality programmes on a world wide basis. The programmes are produced by DR as well as by independent film companies and range within the genres of documentary, drama, children & youth and music & arts.
Documentary themes range from society, anthropology, history, current affairs and politics, music, arts, travel and adventure, arts & culture, nature & wildlife, and politics.For more information, contact the team at drsales@dr.dk
8.Fremantle Media International(UK)
With production units throughout their global offices, Fremantle is one of the biggest creators, producers and distributors of television programming in the world. As well as their own production teams they have an unrivalled network of production companies and labels on the ground in over 30 territories.For more information, please contact the Fremantle team
9.Go2 Films(ISRAEL)
Go2Films specializes in distribution, marketing and co-production of top Israeli docs, fiction films and TV series as well as international films with Jewish related contents. They welcome films that expand peoples minds and hearts.
Also work with filmmakers to design a distribution & marketing strategy tailored specifically for their film, making sure that each film reaches its audiences worldwide. Over the years, they have developed personal long-term relationships with important buyers, broadcasters, film festivals, educational institutions and digital platforms around the globe.
They keep seeking innovative ways to make films reach the viewers in the ever-changing world of film distribution. Taking 15-20 films a year and prefer to be contacted when you have a strong trailer based on a good proposal.
Titles/most successful titles include: Unsettling, Joe's Violin (Nominated for Academy Awards 2017), Death in the Terminal, Remember Baghdad, The Wonderful Kingdom of Papa Alaev.For more information, contact us at info@go2films.com
10. Illumina Films(THE NETHERLANDS)
Ilumina Films is a boutique sales company based in Amsterdam and has been in business for 18 years. It seeks documentaries that reflect and further deepen subjects seen in the news or are part of the international discussion.
They are particularly looking for interesting characters and cultures in far away places who are making change or caught up in change taking place around them. Illumina Films looks for about 4-5 new documentaries a year of lengths from 30 minutes and up. Recent titles are:
The Guardians, Tessa Moran, Ben Crosbie ; Daughters of the Curved Moon, Sophie Dia Pergum,Miranda Yap; The Faces We Lost, Piotr Cieplak; A Stranger Came to Town, Thomas Vroege. Anyone who has something that could work, via email at info@illuminafilms.nl.
11.Java Films(FRANCE)
Founded in 2005, Java Films is one of Europe’s leading independent documentary specialist sales agents,based in Paris with an office in London and a representative in Spain. looking for strong stories with international appeal, especially current affairs investigations, They take on around 4 films a year at development stage for production support but for most films they like to see a rough cut before making a decision. Contact is made by via email to rebecca@javafilms.tv
12.Louise Rosen Ltd(USA)
Louise has been working in independent media for over 25 years, committed to supporting impactful, progressive work. Serves as an editorial and business consultant providing project review and strategies for fundraising, distribution and festival planning.
Also acts as an international distributor across a range of outlets and platforms, and producer and sales agent for financing and distribution. She seeks early-stage, authored projects covering the arts, history, social issues, and science. projects have included Oscar, Emmy, FIPRESCI, Teddy, Sundance and other award-winning films.
Titles include Killing for Love (released by IFC Films/Sundance Selects December 2017, now streaming on Hulu), Eva Hesse (premiere film in the 2018/19 season of PBS “American Masters”), Prodigal Sons, and The Music Instinct, among others. Submissions with brief description/status can be sent via email to louise@louiserosenltd.com.
13.Met Film(UK)
Part of MetFilm Group, MetFilm Sales is a new agency specializing in sales of high-end single documentaries and series. MetFilm Sales was set up by Head of Sales & Acquisitions Vesna Cudic, who joined MetFilm from Dogwoof in 2017.
MetFilm Sales slate includes a Sundance 2018 award winner OUR NEW PRESIDENT by Maxim Pozdorovkin, BISBEE ’17 (Sundance 2018) by Robert Green, THE OSLO DIARIES (Sundance ’18) by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan, and the acclaimed Tribeca ’18 documentary THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED by Assia Boundaoui.
In addition to completed titles, MetFilm Sales works closely with the filmmakers helping them finance their films through pre-sales. The pre-slate includes LAST BREATH, AFTER A REVOLUTION, LEFTOVER WOMEN, and THE ANIMATED LIFE OF OLIVER SACKS, all of which are currently in production. For more information, please email sales@metfilm.co.uk
14.Rise and Shine Worlds Sales(Germany)
Rise and Shine World Sales is an international sales agency for outstanding award-winning documentary films. They operate on a boutique size level, currently taking a maximum of fifteen handpicked films per year.
Often, these documentaries are debut films by talented directors and usually feature topics that can target clearly identifiable audiences. Each film we select is special to us. We care for each title and do everything to see it “rise and shine”. For more information, please email info@riseandshine-berlin.de.
15.Sideways Film(UK)
Sideways Film is a documentary sales agency with offices in London and Barcelona. They take on twelve documentaries / series each year for world sales. They generally partner on narrative documentaries and journalistic programmes / series.
They love narrative documentaries that take into hidden worlds with incredible access, memorable characters and real story telling; films with flair that can touch wide audiences. In journalistic documentaries or series, They are looking for titles that cover entirely new ground, or are perhaps counter intuitive across current affairs, investigative, social issues, science and tech, and beyond. Contacted as early as possible
16.SND Films(The Netherlands)
International boutique sales agency of fiction, animation and some doc short films and (feature/hour length) documentaries since 1994. Repping a various range of films and attending most major markets and festivals around the world. Exclusive agent for many famous directors, like Bill Plympton's shorts, Paul Driessen and many others.
Academy Award ® "La Femme et le TGV" (fiction) and Student Academy Award winner "Life Smartphone" has been the latest acquisitions, as well as the short documentaries "Half a Life" , "Obon" and the feature "Also Life is an Art - The Case Max Emden". SND is mostly looking for documentaries that are Arts & Culture related, as well as LGBTQ docs that are entertaining and have a 'light' character.
They take about 5 docs a year (and 25 shorts in general) and prefer to be contacted during development or when finished. For more information, please email info@sndfilms.co
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