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DISTRIBUTION

Looking for great distribution for your feature film or series?

You deserve to earn 80% of the revenue generated by your film.  We never charge expenses. We pay you and give you detailed reports from the first dollar earned. We provide excellent marketing, resources and you will belong to a private community of filmmakers ready to support you and your film.  We are a real, live company with an office in Los Angeles and enjoy global partnerships that will ensure you get the most exposure for your film. We are very selective and only take films that we know our platform partners will want.

 

SUBMIT NOW and if we offer you distribution, we will be there to support you on your journey.

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Indie Rights has been in business since 2000 and is a full service, global distributor with direct relationships to major distribution outlets.  Based on the experience of it's founders, Linda Nelson and Michael Madison, the need for a new type of distribution for truly independent films is evident.  Thousands of great independent films are made each year and never find an audience.  They play at film festivals all over the world and are never discovered by the sales agents and distributors that frequent only the top tier festivals such as Sundance, Toronto  and Cannes.  These festivals used to be filled with fresh original voices from new talent, but now act as marketing vehicles for "classic divisions" of major studios or showcases for already established actors, directors and producers.  Film Markets like AFM and Cannes are too costly and complex for most independent filmmakers to attend, but Indie Rights attends AFM and Cannes as an Exhibitor and can represent your film to international buyers.  We are also members of IFTA, the International Film and Television Alliance, the primary global distributors trade association. 

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Our global distribution contract is filmmaker-friendly, returning 80% of all revenue earned to the filmmaker. We charge no up-front fees or expenses, provide transparent quarterly reporting  and we work with all our filmmakers to educate them about the use of the most innovative marketing and social media tools available for marketing independent film.  We also support a private group of filmmakers that are committed to supporting each other. 

 

CLICK HERE to see our list of deliverables.

Indie Rights FAQS

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  • We pay our filmmakers 80% of all revenue from the first dollar earned.

  • We never charge expenses.

  • We pay quarterly.

  • We give detailed reports quarterly.

  • We are not an internet startup

  • We have no investors.  

  • We have no debt.

  • We pay the following market expenses: Cannes Film Market, American Film Market.

  • We have built a powerful, private community of Indie Rights filmmakers, who support each other with reviews, case studies, company news and marketing tips.

  • We actively market our films on social media.

  • We actively market our films in the top Buyer databases like Cinando and The film catalog.

  • We encode and deliver our films directly to each platform, outlet or buyer.

  • We publish a new catalog of our films twice annually.

  • We never give our movies away for free.  It may be free to the public, but we are getting paid by the platform/advertisers.

  • There is no guarantee that every distribution outlet will accept your film. Platforms are curated. 

  • We do not finance films.

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Where do we distribute?

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  • Limited Theatrical - available for select films

  • Cable - Time Warner, Comcast, DirectTV, Dish

  • TV - Streaming Hybrids - PlutoTV, YouTube TV, Sling

  • UHD/4K - Roku, FandangoNow, Samsung, TCL, LG and other SmartTVs

  • Retail DVD/Bluray - Walmart, Target, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, FYE, Amazon and forty other Online retailers

  • TVOD (Paid Transactional) - Amazon, Google Play, Fandango At Home, Hoopla, Vimeo, iTunes

  • SVOD (Subscription) - Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube Red, ConTV, Dove, Urbanflix, Netflix (for films with names)

  • AVOD (Ad-supported) - Hulu, TubiTV,  Docurama, PlutoTV, ROKU Channel, Freevee, Youtube, Future Today

  • International Sales - We have an Exhibitors Office at AFM and Cannes and have established relationships with foreign buyers.  We distribute our films in more than 100 territories globally. Current titles available for buyers can be seen on Cinando or The Film Catalog.

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