The Film Collaborative

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The Film Collaborative
Company type Non-profit organization
Industry Film Distribution
Founded2010
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Products Independent Film
Website http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/

The Film Collaborative (TFC) is the first non-profit, full-service provider dedicated to the distribution of independent film, including narrative features and documentaries. Based in Los Angeles, The Film Collaborative services filmmakers worldwide by providing distribution guidance and support as well as theatrical, film festival and digital distribution of art house, independent and world cinema.

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History

Launched in 2010, The Film Collaborative is a service-oriented, educational organization aimed at encouraging and enabling independent filmmakers to forge their own brands and directly reach audiences with their work. [1] TFC educates filmmakers about marketing and distribution options with the objective to eliminate unnecessary middlemen and break away from the restrictive contract terms that are prevalent in the film industry so that creators, rather than corporations, may profit from their own work. An ardent advocate of new media/digital distribution, TFC encourages filmmakers to use the global reach of the internet for digital marketing and forging an ongoing relationship with their audiences.

Festival Distribution

In 2010, TFC did festival distribution for films such as Eyes Wide Open, The Owls, Florent, A Small Act, The Adults in the Room, How to Start Your Own Country, An African Election and Undertow.

TFC's 2011 slate included August, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, Facing Mirrors, Hit So Hard, The Invisible War, I Want Your Love, Leave It on the Floor, Mosquita y Mari, Revenge of the Electric Car, Shut Up Little Man!, Some Guy Who Kills People, Vito, Weekend, We Were Here and The Wise Kids.

TFC's 2012 slate included A Fierce Green Fire, Interior. Leather Bar., Jobriath A.D. , The New Black, A River Changes Course, Gayby, A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951, Taking a Chance on God, Trans, United in Anger and Valley of Saints.

TFC's 2013 slate included I am Divine, Born This Way, G.B.F., Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, The Happy Sad, Kink, Pit Stop and Valentine Road.

TFC's 2014 slate included Appropriate Behavior, Born to Fly, Boy Meets Girl, Cesar's Last Fast, Five Star, The Immortalists, Kidnapped For Christ, Out in the Night, Regarding Susan Sontag, Song From the Forest, (T)ERROR, To Be Takei and The Year We Thought About Love.

TFC's 2015 slate included All About E, All Eyes and Ears, The Amina Profile, The Armor of Light, The Bad Kids, The Hunting Ground, I Promise You Anarchy, Landfill Harmonic, Naz & Maalik, The New Man, Out to Win, Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, Racing Extinction, The Royal Road, Salero, Seed Money, Tab Hunter Confidential, Those People, Uncle Howard and While You Weren't Looking.

TFC's 2016 slate included AWOL, Boone, Cameraperson, Equal Means Equal, Forever Pure, Hooligan Sparrow, Hunky Dory, Icaros, Jewel's Catch One, The Last Laugh, Maya Angelou And Still I Rise, Out Run, A Song For You, Tower, Untouchable and Women Who Kill.

Slate

Film Year Director World premiere Major awards Distribution / Services Genre Notes
Hooligan Sparrow 2016Nanfu WangSundanceBest Social Impact Film, Documentary Feature (Greenwich International Film Festival), Spirit Award, Peabody Award [2] Festivals, theatricalDocumentary
195 Lewis2017 Chanelle Aponte Pearson RotterdamU.S. Grand Jury Prize—Narrative Special Mention Film (Outfest)FestivalsEpisodic
After Louie2017Vincent GagliostroBFI FlareFestivalsNarrative
All the Rage2017Michael Galinsky, David Beilinson, Suki HawleyDOC NYCTheatricalDocumentary
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong2017Jason HeadleyFestivalsNarrative
Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall2017Katherine Fairfax WrightSXSWFestivalsDocumentary
Bending the Arc2017Kief Davidson, Pedro KosSundanceBest Documentary (Greenwich) [3] FestivalsDocumentary
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson 2017David FranceTribeca2017 Programming Award for Freedom—David France and Victoria Cruz (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
ELIÁN2017Tim Golden, Ross McDonnellTribecaFestivals, TheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017Jeffrey SchwarzSeattleFestivalsDocumentary
The Feels2017Jenée LaMarqueSeattle InternationalU.S. Narrative Jury Prize, Best Actress—Ever Mainard (Outfest)FestivalsNarrative
A Good American 2017Friedrich MoserCPH:DOX / DOC NYCTheatricalDocumentary
I Dream in Another Language2017Ernesto ContrerasSundanceAudience Award: World Cinema Dramatic (Sundance) [4] FestivalsDocumentaryFilmRise
Legion of Brothers2017Greg BarkerSundanceTheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
The Light of the Moon [5] 2017Jessica M. ThompsonSXSWAudience Award, Narrative Feature (SXSW) [6] Festivals, theatricalNarrative
More Art Upstairs2017Jody Hassett SanchezHot DocsSalesDocumentary
Motherland [7] 2017Ramona S. DiazSundanceWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Commanding Vision (Sundance) [8] Festivals, theatricalDocumentary
No Man's Land2017David ByarsTribecaFestivalsDocumentary
The Opposition2017Hollie FiferIDFAFestivalsDocumentary
Pornocracy2017OvidieSXSWFestivalsDocumentary
Quest2017Jonathan OlshefskiSundanceGrand Jury Prizes (Full Frame, RiverRun, Dallas, Ashland), Human Rights Award (Full Frame), Honorable Mention (Cleveland) [9] FestivalsDocumentary
The Reagan Show2017Pacho Velez, Sierra PettengillTribecaTheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
Romeo Is Bleeding [10] 2017Jason ZeldesSan Francisco InternationalWinner of over 20 Film Festival AwardsTheatricalDocumentary
Score 2017Matt SchraderHamptons InternationalThe Music Movies Award (Cleveland International) [11] TheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
Signature Move2017Jennifer ReederSXSWU.S. Grand Jury Prize—Best Narrative Feature Film: Jennifer Reeder (Outfest)FestivalsNarrative
Small Talk2017Hui-chen HuangGolden Horse Film Festival, BerlinaleTeddy Award (Berlinale) [12] FestivalsDocumentary
A Suitable Girl2017 Sarita Khurana, Smriti MundhraTribecaAlbert Maysles New Documentary Director Award (Tribeca) [13] FestivalsDocumentary
Supergirl2017Jessie AurittHamptons InternationalFestivalsDocumentaryFilmRise
Sylvio2017Albert Birney, Kentucker Audley SXSWSalesNarrative
True Conviction2017Jamie MeltzerTribecaSpecial Jury Mention, Best Documentary Feature (Tribeca) [14] FestivalsDocumentary
Unrest 2017Jennifer BreaSundanceU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Editing (Sundance), Audience Award (RiverRun International), Grand Jury Prize (Nashville) [15] FestivalsDocumentary
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017Jennifer M. KrootSXSWAudience Award Winner, Documentary Spotlight (SXSW), Best Documentary Jury Winner (Outshine Miami), Audience Award (Nashville) [16] Festivals, Theatrical, Sales, DigitalDocumentary
What Lies Upstream2017Cullen HobackSlamdanceFestivalsDocumentary
Women Who Kill [17] [18] 2017, 2016Ingrid JungermannTribecaBest Screenplay (Outfest)Theatrical, FestivalsNarrative
1985 2018Yen TanSXSWFestivalsNarrative
306 Hollywood2018Elan + Jonathan BogarínSundanceFestivalsDocumentary
93Queen2018Paula EiseltHotDocsFestivalsDocumentary
Angels Are Made of Light 2018James LongleyTIFFFestivalsNarrative
Cherry Grove Stories2018Michael FisherFestivalsNarrative
Crime + Punishment2018Stephen MaingSundanceU.S. Doc Special Jury Award For Social Impact Filmmaking (Sundance)FestivalsDocumentary
The Devil We Know2018Stephanie Soechtig, Jeremy SeifertSundanceBest Call2Action Film (Boulder International)FestivalsDocumentary
Do You Trust This Computer? 2018Chris_PaineIREN Audience AwardFestivalsDocumentary
Dykes, Camera, Action!2018Caroline BerlerEmerging Talent Award: Caroline Berler (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
Edie Windsor: To A More Perfect Union2018Donna ZaccaroFestivalsDocumentary
Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life 2018Jeff KaufmanTribecaAudience Award—Best Documentary (Out CT), Jury Award—Best Documentary (Out CT), Festival Award for Best Documentary (FilmOut San Diego), Programming Award: Freedom Award—Terrence McNally (Film Out San Diego)Festivals, SalesDocumentary
Freelancers Anonymous2018Sonia SebastianFestivalsNarrative
Ideal Home2018Andrew FlemingFestivalsNarrative
Instructions on Parting2018Amy JenkinsBest Documentary (Athens International Film + Video)FestivalsDocumentary
The Judge2018Erika CohnTorontoAudience Award (CUFF.Docs)FestivalsDocumentary
Jules of Light and Dark2018Daniel LaabsFestivalsNarrative
Living Proof2018Matt EmbryTorontoAudience Award, Best Alberta Feature (Calgary)FestivalsDocumentary
Making Montgomery Clift2018Robert Clift, Hillary DemmonFestivals, SalesDocumentary
Man Made2018T CooperBest Documentary Jury Award (Atlanta), Best Documentary Feature (Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival), Best Documentary Feature Audience Award and Fox Inclusion Feature Award (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
Mapplethorpe 2018Ondi TimonerTribecaFestivalsNarrative
A Moment in the Reeds 2017Mikko MakelaBFI LondonFestivals, Digital, SalesNarrative
Punk Voyage2018Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P PassiFestivals, DigitalDocumentary
Rx: Early Detection2018Cathy Chermol SchrijverSundanceFestivalsDocumentary
Shakedown2018Leilah WeinraubBerlinFestivalsDocumentary
the T2018Deven Casey, Bea Cordelia, Daniel KyriFestivalsEpisodic
TransMilitary2018Gabriel Silverman, Fiona DawsonSXSWAudience Award, Documentary Competition (SXSW); Grand Jury Award (Florida Film Festival); Special Mention (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
Tucked2018Jamie PattersonBest Narrative Audience Award and International Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
White Rabbit2018Daryl WeinSundanceFestivalsNarrative
Wild Nights with Emily 2018Madeleine OlnekSXSWGuggenheim Fellowship, U.S. In Progress Award (Champs- Elysees), Best Narrative Film and Best Screenplay (Q Films Long Beach), Audience Award Best Film (Shout Alabama), Jury Humanitarian Award (Honolulu Rainbow), Best Narrative Film (Out Here Now Kansas City), Best Narrative Feature (Tied- Tampa Bay International GLFF), Festival Favorite (Palm Springs LGBT), Best Actress- Molly Shannon- Jury Award (Out on film, Atlanta LGBT FF), Best Director (Runner-up)- Madeleine Olnek- Jury Award (Out on film, Atlanta LGBT FF)Festivals, SalesNarrative
A Girl from Mogadishu 2019Mary McGuckianEdinburgh Int'lFestivals, Global Impact VODNarrativeShowtime
Almost Love 2019Mike DoyleInside Out Toronto, Frameline, OutfestFestivalsNarrativeVertical Entertainment / Netflix
Always in Season2019Jacqueline OliveSundanceU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency (Sundance)Festivals, Community ConversationsDocumentary
Artifishal2019Josh "Bones" MurphyTribecaFestivalsDocumentary
Buoyancy 2019Rodd RathjenBerlinPrize of the Ecumenical Jury – Panorama (Berlin)Fiscal SponsorshipNarrativeKino Lorber
Carlos Almaraz2019Elsa Flores Almaraz, Richard MontoyaPalm Springs InternationalFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryNetflix
Changing the Game 2019Michael BarnettTribecaAT&T Audience Award—Best Documentary (Frameline43)Festivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryHulu
Drag Kids 2019Megan WennbergFestivalsDocumentaryGravitas
The Euphoria of Being2019Réka SzabóLocarnoGrand Prize of the Critics' Week (Locarno), Human Rights Award (Sarajevo)FestivalsDocumentary
The Garden Left Behind 2019Flavio AlvesSXSWAudience Award—Visions (SXSW), Audience Award—Narrative Feature (Wicked Queer Boston), Audience Award for Best Feature Narrative (Translations), Best of the Fest (Bentonville), Best Drama Feature Jury Award (North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival), Best Supporting Performance—Miriam Cruz, Best Lead Performance—Carlie Guevara, and Best Director—Flavio Alves (North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival), Grand Jury Prize—New Director's Feature (Nashville), Audience Award (Louisville LGBT), Richard Propes' Social Impact Award for Best Narrative Film (Heartland), QueerScope Prize (Hamburg LGBT)FestivalsNarrativeDark Star
Gay Chorus Deep South 2019David Charles RodriguesTribecaGLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, Audience Award—Documentary (Tribeca), Audience Award for Best Documentary and Best Music Documentary (NorthwestFest), Audience Award—Best Documentary (Pink Apple Zurich)FestivalsDocumentaryMTV Films
He Dreams of Giants 2019Keith Fulton, Lou PepeAFI FEST, DOC NYCBest UK Feature (Raindance)FestivalsDocumentary
Midnight Traveler 2019Hassan FaziliSundanceWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for No Borders (Sundance), Special Mention, Panorama Jury Prize (Berlinale), Second Place, Panorama Audience Award (Berlinale), Special Mention, Peace Prize (Berlinale), Best International Feature (Doc Edge New Zealand), Best of Fest (Doc Edge New Zealand)Festivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryOscilloscope
Mr. Toilet 2019Lily ZepedaHot DocsStudent Choice Awards (Hot Docs)FestivalsDocumentaryJourneyman
Our Time Machine2019Yang Sun, S. Leo ChiangTribecaBest Cinematography—Documentary (Tribeca), Grand Jury Award—International Documentary Feature (Los Angeles Asian Pacific), Best Documentary (CAAMFest), Best International Director: S. Leo Chiang & Yang Sun (Doc Edge New Zealand), All In The Family (Doc Edge New Zealand), Jury Award for Best Documentary (Indie Street), Jury Award for Best Documentary (Pordenone Docs Fest)FestivalsDocumentaryPassion River
The River and the Wall2019Ben MastersSXSWFestivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryGravitas
Test Pattern2019Shatara Michelle FordBest Female Lead Nominee, Best First Feature Nominee, Best First Screenplay Nominee (Film Independent Spirit Awards)Fiscal SponsorshipNarrativeFilm Movement
Unsettled2019Tom ShepardSFFILMAudience Award for Documentary Feature (TLVFest), Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary (Outfest), Award of Excellence Special Mention: Documentary Feature, Award of Merit Special Mention: Cinematography, and Award of Excellence: LGBT (Impact Doc Awards)FestivalsDocumentary
Vision Portraits2019Rodney EvansSXSWOutstanding Documentary Jury Award (Frameline43)FestivalsDocumentary
Women, War & Peace II2019Eimhear O'Neill, Gini Reticker, Geeta Gandbhir, Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyPBS SeriesFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryPBS
Ahead of the Curve 2020Jen RaininFrameline, OutfestAudience Award—Best Documentary (aGLIFF)Festivals, Fiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryWolfe
At the Ready2020Maisie CrowSundanceFestivalsDocumentaryGravitas
Breaking Fast 2020Mike MosallamCinequestFestivalsNarrativeVertical
Cicada 2020Matthew FiferBFI LondonFestivalsNarrativeStrand
Cured 2020Bennett Singer, Patrick SammonOutfestAT&T Audience Award: Best Documentary (Frameline44), Audience Award for Documentary Feature (Newfest)Festivals, Community ConversationsDocumentary
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen 2020Sam FederSundanceFestivalsDocumentaryNetflix
First Vote2020Yi ChenFestivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryC35 Films
Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections 2020Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels, Sarah TealeHBO Max OriginalFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryHBO
Landfall2020Cecilia AldarondoTribecaNominee, Truer Than Fiction, Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021Festivals, Community ConversationsDocumentary
Missing in Brooks County 2020Lisa Molomot, Jeff BemissHot Springs DocumentaryFestivalsDocumentaryGiant Pictures
Mogul Mowgli 2020Bassam TariqBerlinFiscal SponsorshipNarrativeStrand
My Darling Vivian 2020Matt RiddlehooverSXSWFestivalsDocumentaryGiant Pictures
No Ordinary Man 2020Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase JoyntToronto Int'lBest Canadian Film (Inside Out Toronto)FestivalsDocumentaryOscilloscope
On The Record 2020Kirby Dick, Amy ZieringSundanceFestivalsDocumentaryHBO
P.S. Burn This Letter Please 2020Michael Seligman, Jennifer TiexieraTribecaFestivalsDocumentaryDiscovery+
Red Heaven2020Lauren DeFilippo, Katherine GorringeSXSWFestivalsDocumentaryUtopia
Rock Camp: The Movie 2020Doug BlushCleveland Int'lFestivalsDocumentaryGravitas
The Dilemma of Desire2020Maria FinitzoSXSWFestivalsDocumentaryUtopia
The Magnitude of All Things 2020Jennifer AbbottVancouver International, IDFAFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryNational Film Board of Canada
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Unnecessary Sequel 2020Joel Bakan, Jennifer AbbottToronto Int'lFestivalsDocumentary
The Weight of Gold2020Brett RapkinHBO Max OriginalFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryHBO
Through the Night 2020Loira LimbalTribecaFestivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryPBS
Welcome to Chechnya 2020David FranceSundanceU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: Tyler H. Walk (Sundance), Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary (Berlin), Teddy ACTIVIST Award (Berlin)FestivalsDocumentaryHBO
White Noise2020Daniel LombrosoFestivals, Community ConversationsDocumentaryThe Atlantic
Women in Blue 2020Deirdre FishelTribecaFestivals, Community ConversationsDocumentary
18 1⁄22021Dan MirvishWoodstockFiscal SponsorshipNarrative
2 Timers2021Tim Aslin, Shane CibellaPasadena Int'lFiscal SponsorshipNarrative
Bitterbrush2021Emelie MahdavianTelurideFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryMagnolia Pictures
BOULEVARD! A Hollywood Story 2021Jeffrey SchwarzOutfestFestivals, SalesDocumentaryPassion River
Building a Bridge2021Evan Mascagni, Shannon PostTribecaFestivalsDocumentaryAMC Plus Documentaries
End of the Line2021Shannon KringSundanceFestivalsDocumentary
Firebird 2021Peeter RebaneBFI FlareFestivalsNarrativeLionsgate
Gemmel & Tim2021Michiel ThomasOutfestFestivals, SalesDocumentaryPassion River
It's Not a Burden2021Michelle BoyanerFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryGravitas
Like a Rolling Stone2021Suzanne KaiTribecaFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryNetflix
Mission Joy 2021Louie Psihoyos, Peggy CallahanTribecaFestivals, Global Impact VODDocumentaryGiant Pictures
My Name Is Lopez2021P. David Ebersole, Todd HughesAmDocs, Palm Springs Int'lFiscal SponsorshipDocumentaryCinedigm
No Straight Lines2021Vivian KleimanTribecaFestivalsDocumentary
Not Going Quietly 2021Nicholas BruckmanSXSWAudience Award Winner—Documentary Feature (SXSW); Special Jury Recognition—Humanity in Social Action, Documentary Feature (SXSW)FestivalsDocumentaryGreenwich Entertainment
Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break2021Nick GillespieSXSWFinal Draft Screenwriters Award (SXSW)FestivalsNarrative
See You Then 2021Mari WalkerSXSWFestivalsNarrativeBreaking Glass Pictures
Son of Monarchs 2021Alexis GambisSundanceAlfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize (Sundance), Grand Jury Prize / New American Competition (Seattle International)FestivalsNarrative
Storm Lake 2021Jerry Risius, Beth LevisonFull FrameFestivalsDocumentaryPBS
Swan Song 2021Todd StephensSXSWFestivalsNarrativeMagnolia
The Story of Looking2021Mark CousinsSheffield DOC/FESTClosing Night (Sheffield)Fiscal SponsorshipDocumentary
Tigre Gente2021Elizabeth UngerTribecaFestivalsDocumentary
Try Harder 2021Debbie LumSundanceFestivalsDocumentaryGreenwich Entertainment

Educational Tools

In 2011, TFC launched a free suite of online resources for filmmakers called Distripedia and have been expanding it ever since. Distripedia includes ResourcePlace, the Digital Distribution Guide, TFC Case Studies, the TFC Blog, [Distributor ReportCard] and the :20 in '22 interview series. The Digital Distribution Guide is a platform-focused listing of digital streaming platforms across the globe. It also provides links to platform-specific news items dating back to 2010. Analytical film distribution TFC Case Studies, which are released on an ongoing basis, highlight the distribution journeys of a variety of films—those of different genres, subject matters, levels of success, etc.—and cover topics ranging from sales agents, distributors, and self-distribution to reaching an online audience, creating impact campaigns with calls-to-action, and being pigeonholed in one's film niche. ResourcePlace provides a wide array of online services on topics that are essential to today's filmmaker. The Film Collaborate maintains this list of vendors and services via recommendations from filmmakers and other industry folks and/or our own first-hand experience with them. The TFC Blog, written by the TFC staff and a select industry guest writers, focuses on what's new in distribution and the digital distribution world. Topics include educational distribution, blockchain, digital strategy, fair use, and more. Distributor ReportCard, which will ultimately include at least 40 forthcoming distributors, is a "Zagat"-like guide anonymously collates filmmakers' real experiences with distribution companies, in their own words. It gives filmmakers the opportunity to learn from their fellow filmmakers, allowing them to understand and avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional distribution, while simultaneously helping them choose the best fit for their film. The short video interview series, entitled :20 in '22, features members of the TFC team as they engage in informal 20-minute chats with filmmakers, programmers, distributors, exhibitors, distribution experts, and other industry professionals on pressing film-distribution-related topics in these tumultuous and unpredictable times.

Consultation Services

TFC offers distribution and marketing education to independent filmmakers seeking to reach traditionally underserved audiences. Via its membership and digital distribution programs, TFC guides filmmakers through the distribution process and helps them develop a custom strategy suitable for their film.

Fiscal Sponsorship

In 2012, TFC launched a Fiscal Sponsorship program, enabling filmmakers to contract with TFC to extend tax-exempt status to their specific projects, rather than attempting to secure tax-exempt status on their own.

Collaborative Releasing

In late 2010, The Film Collaborative spearheaded the theatrical release of Javier Fuentes-León's ghostly love story Undertow (Contracorriente), which was Peru's Official Selection to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film that year. In 2012, they released Jonathan Lisecki's alternative parenting romantic comedy-drama Gayby and Aurora Guerrero's coming-of-age film Mosquita y Mari.

In 2014, The Film Collaborative's theatrical releases included Switzerland's Official Selection to the 2015 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, The Circle (Der Kreis), Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity, [19] Catherine Gund's documentary about the life and work of choreographer and action architect Elizabeth Streb, LGBT film historiographer-director Jeffrey Schwarz's I am Divine, [20] about the international drag superstar and John Waters' leading lady Divine, Darius Clark Monroe's Evolution of a Criminal [21] and The Hand that Feeds. [22]

In 2015, The Film Collaborative's theatrical releases included Jeffrey Schwarz's Tab Hunter Confidential, [23] Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe's (T)ERROR, [24] which won the Special Jury Award for Breakout First Feature at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. TFC also released Parvez Sharma's A Sinner in Mecca, Song from the Forest, and 1971, which focuses on a break-in of an FBI office that occurred that year in Media, Pennsylvania to steal over 1000 classified documents.

Requiem for the American Dream, featuring famed historian Noam Chomsky, began its release on January 29, 2016. [25] TFC released Nanfu Wang's documentary about a Chinese activist, entitled Hooligan Sparrow, on July 22, 2016. [26] The Film Collaborative, along with Emerging Pictures, will handle theatrical distribution for Landfill Harmonic (2016). [27] The film will open theatrically in North America on September 9, 2016. TFC partnered with Gravitas Ventures to release For the Love of Spock theatrically on Sept. 9, 2016.

In November 2016, The Film Collaborative launched Collaborative Releasing as a new distribution initiative that combines film sales and licensing with a hybrid release plan. [28] TFC also rebranded its Theatrical Releasing services under the Collaborative Releasing umbrella.

Collaborative Releasing handled the 2018 North American theatrical release of The Song of Sway Lake, directed by Ari Gold.

Sales and Business Negotiation

In 2011, The Film Collaborative helped negotiate a deal for Andrew Haigh's Weekend. [29] In 2012, TFC launched a new foreign sales initiative for LGBT titles with Peccadillo (UK), Outplay (France), Pro-Fun (Germany), ABC/Cinemien (Benelux) to share resources and launch films simultaneously in multiple territories when possible to maximize awareness and limit piracy. [30] In 2016, The Film Collaborative was a key player in orchestrating a splits right deal for the film Landfill Harmonic involving Vimeo (Digital), HBO Latino (Television), Tugg (Educational) and FilmRise (DVD). [31] [32]

Recent Press

Filmmaker Magazine, November 4, 2022 "We Had Made This Film Against All Odds... Why Not Take On This Last Chapter of the Film's Journey Ourselves?": You Resemble Me Producer Elizabeth Woodward on Embracing Self-Distribution

Screen Daily, November 23, 2016 At the Film Bazaar in Goa, India, Orly Ravid from The Film Collaborative advises filmmakers to use grassroots outreach and social media marketing.

Variety, November 14, 2016 The Film Collaborative Launches Collaborative Releasing


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