The Film Collaborative

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.

The Film Collaborative
TypeNon-profit organization
IndustryFilm Distribution
Founded2010
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
ProductsIndependent Film
Websitehttp://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/

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.

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,[2] 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,[3] about the international drag superstar and John Waters' leading lady Divine, Darius Clark Monroe's Evolution of a Criminal[4] and The Hand that Feeds.[5]

In 2015, The Film Collaborative's theatrical releases included Jeffrey Schwarz's Tab Hunter Confidential,[6] Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe's (T)ERROR,[7] 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.[8] TFC released Nanfu Wang's documentary about a Chinese activist, entitled Hooligan Sparrow, on July 22, 2016.[9] The Film Collaborative, along with Emerging Pictures, will handle theatrical distribution for Landfill Harmonic (2016).[10] 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.[11] 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.

Slate
Film Year Director World Premiere Major Awards Distribution / Services Genre Notes
Hooligan_Sparrow2016Nanfu WangSundanceBest Social Impact Film, Documentary Feature (Greenwich International Film Festival), Spirit Award, Peabody Award[12]Festivals, TheatricalDocumentary
195 Lewis2017Chanelle Aponte PearsonRotterdamU.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)[13]FestivalsDocumentary
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson2017David 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 American2017Friedrich MoserCPH:DOX / DOC NYCTheatricalDocumentary
I Dream in Another Language2017Ernesto ContrerasSundanceAudience Award: World Cinema Dramatic (Sundance)[14]FestivalsDocumentaryFilmRise
Legion of Brothers2017Greg BarkerSundanceTheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
The Light of the Moon[15]2017Jessica M. ThompsonSXSWAudience Award, Narrative Feature (SXSW)[16]Festivals, TheatricalNarrative
More Art Upstairs2017Jody Hassett SanchezHot DocsSalesDocumentary
Motherland[17]2017Ramona S. DiazSundanceWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Commanding Vision (Sundance)[18]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)[19]FestivalsDocumentary
The Reagan Show2017Pacho Velez, Sierra PettengillTribecaTheatricalDocumentaryGravitas
Romeo Is Bleeding[20]2017Jason ZeldesSan Francisco InternationalWinner of over 20 Film Festival AwardsTheatricalDocumentary
Score2017Matt SchraderHamptons InternationalThe Music Movies Award (Cleveland International)[21]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)[22]FestivalsDocumentary
A Suitable Girl2017Sarita Khurana, Smriti MundhraTribecaAlbert Maysles New Documentary Director Award (Tribeca)[23]FestivalsDocumentary
Supergirl2017Jessie AurittHamptons InternationalFestivalsDocumentaryFilmRise
Sylvio2017Albert Birney, Kentucker AudleySXSWSalesNarrative
True Conviction2017Jamie MeltzerTribecaSpecial Jury Mention, Best Documentary Feature (Tribeca)[24]FestivalsDocumentary
Unrest2017Jennifer BreaSundanceU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Editing (Sundance), Audience Award (RiverRun International), Grand Jury Prize (Nashville)[25]FestivalsDocumentary
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017Jennifer M. KrootSXSWAudience Award Winner, Documentary Spotlight (SXSW), Best Documentary Jury Winner (Outshine Miami), Audience Award (Nashville)[26]Festivals, Theatrical, Sales, DigitalDocumentary
What Lies Upstream2017Cullen HobackSlamdanceFestivalsDocumentary
Women Who Kill[27][28]2017, 2016Ingrid JungermannTribecaBest Screenplay (Outfest)Theatrical, FestivalsNarrative
1985_(film)2018Yen_TanSXSWFestivalsNarrative
306 Hollywood2018SundanceFestivalsDocumentary
93Queen2018FestivalsDocumentary
Angels_Are_Made_of_Light2018James_Longley_(filmmaker)FestivalsNarrative
Cherry Grove Stories2018FestivalsNarrative
Crime + Punishment2018SundanceU.S. Doc Special Jury Award For Social Impact Filmmaking (Sundance)FestivalsDocumentary
The Devil We Know2018SundanceBest Call2Action Film (Boulder International)FestivalsDocumentary
Do You Trust This Computer?2018Chris_PaineIREN Audience AwardFestivalsDocumentary
Dykes, Camera, Action!2018Emerging Talent Award: Caroline Berler (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
Edie Windsor2018FestivalsDocumentary
Terrence_McNally:_Every_Act_of_Life2018TribecaAudience 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 Anonymous2018FestivalsNarrative
Ideal Home2018FestivalsNarrative
Instructions on Parting2018Best Documentary (Athens International Film + Video)FestivalsDocumentary
The Judge2018TorontoAudience Award (CUFF.Docs)FestivalsDocumentary
Jules of Light and Dark2018FestivalsNarrative
Living Proof2018TorontoAudience Award, Best Alberta Feature (Calgary)FestivalsDocumentary
Making Montgomery Clift2018Festivals, SalesDocumentary
Man Made2018Best 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_(film)2018Ondi_TimonerTribecaFestivalsNarrative
A_Moment_in_the_Reeds2018Festivals, Digital, SalesNarrative
Punk Voyage2018Festivals, DigitalDocumentary
Rx: Early Detection2018SundanceFestivalsDocumentary
Shakedown2018BerlinFestivalsDocumentary
the T2018FestivalsEpisodic
TransMilitary2018SXSWAudience Award, Documentary Competition (SXSW); Grand Jury Award (Florida Film Festival); Special Mention (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
Tucked2018Best Narrative Audience Award and International Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize (Outfest)FestivalsDocumentary
White Rabbit2018SundanceFestivalsNarrative
Wild_Nights_with_Emily2018Madeleine_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

Sales and Business Negotiation

In 2011, The Film Collaborative helped negotiate a deal for Andrew Haigh's Weekend (2011 film).[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

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

Educational 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. 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.

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