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resource place. BETA Click on a topic area to expand. If you see something that interests you, simply click on its logo to be taken to that website.

We are also very proud to announce ResourcePlace, a new addition to distripedia™, our suite of online educational services for filmmakers.

We have Sheri Candler to thank for the inspiration and most of the initial content, and we're working on adding more commentary to help contextualize the information and distinguish the resources. Please keep in mind it's still very much in beta and hence a work-in-progress.

Marketing/Distribution Information Sites

Distributor Report Card (The Film Collaborative)

Distributor ReportCard™ gives filmmakers and producers a chance to SCHOOL THE DISTRIBUTORS. Write reviews, share your experiences and learn from other filmmakers' successes or mistakes.

The Film Collaborative

The Film Collaborators

Filmmaking Stuff

Make, market and sell your film without the middleman. Filmmaking Stuff offers resources for independent filmmakers.

Film Specific

Stacey Parks' site. More traditional distribution-focused.

Sheri Candler Marketing and Publicity

Social network marketing guru/strategist. Committed to DIY.

Jon Reiss

Author of Think Outside the Box Office and Distribution and Marketing Strategist. Helps filmmakers connect films with audiences.

UK Film Council Case Studies

UK Film Council Statistical Yearbook

UK Film Council Statistic Release Calendar

Online Digital/Streaming Non-Exclusive Distribution

TFC’s motto is “be everywhere.” Your film should be in every digital store that is viable and reaching audiences/consumers. And you are your own brand and hopefully engaging audiences directly, so backend your own site(s) and social networking pages too. These services will help you do that. And for more broad digital distribution in terms of mainstream platforms (such as iTunes, Netflix and Hulu) please see the Digital Distribution—Aggregation to Mainstream Platforms section below.

Big Star

Curated cross-platform platform. Niche and festival focused lately.

Blip.tv

Platform focused on web series.

Constellation

Constellation, an online movie theater where audiences watch films together and and attend live Q&A's with VIP hosts–such as filmmakers, actors, or other notables associated with the films.

Distribber

Flat fee. Works through Premiere Digital

Distrify

Streaming on website and Facebook and with affiliate program

Dynamo Player

streaming on website and Facebook

Eggup

Download worldwide off your site. Geo-filtering possible.

Fans Of Film

A DIY platform.

The Film Collaborative

Direct digital

FlickLaunch

Platform focused on social interaction online.

Indieflix

Aggregator (though not always direct) and platform. Handles shorts and has a "festival-in-a-box" initiative.

Inmoo

Platform

Maxcast

Helps you share your videos online in an effective and high quality manner.

Mubi

A digital platform for pedigree art house film. Worldwide but mostly in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Open Film

Streaming platform for shorts and features.

Premiere Digital

Prescreen

Direct opt-in email DIY digital distribution window pre regular digital Distro.

Quiver

TubeMogul

Simplifies delivery video (including Trailers) for maximizing branding and advertising. Will need the Pro level service for commercial content.

Tunecore

Turn your site into a store for worldwide distribution of all media. Implementation is work-intensive.

VODO

Monetize your film by giving it away for free.

Social Apps, Shopping Carts, Direct-to-Fan Marketing, Online Deal-Offer Sites

Fanbridge

Groupees

Groupees are 24- and 48-hour exclusive flash sales on new releases from hot indie artists, award-winning video games and other entertainment products.

Topspin Media

Wildfire

Online Advertising Services

This category is just for services related to online ads. We will add a traditional advertising agency category.

Admob

Smartphone/Mobile Advertising

Deliver Your Audience

Facebook ads

Google Adwords

Google Content Network

Jivox

Online video advertising

Filmmaking Resources

British Council

Chris Jones Blog

Filmmaker Magazine

Indie Mogul

MicroFilmmaker Magazine

Digital Content Producer

Roberta Munroe

Short Film

Trigger Street Labs

Workbook Project

Crowdfunding and Micropayment Resources

Crowdrise

Flattr

IndieGoGo

International

Kachingle

Kickstarter

U.S. Only

Pozible

Australia

Pozible

Rockethub

U.S. and Canada

Tips and Guidance for Crowdfunding

Coffee and Celluloid

Craigmod

Crowdfunders Bible

Hope for Film

Jennifer Fox's Guest Posting about "The First 6 Tips For Launching A Six-Figure Kickstarter Campaign"

John T. Trigonis

Joke and Biagio

King is a Fink

Julie Keck & Jessica King

Microfilmmaker Magazine

Sheri Candler's Blog

Live Event, Theatrical, "Service Deal" Release Services

Area23a Movie Events

Balcony Booking and Releasing

They book certain theatres and can release beyond that.

Brave New Theaters

Cinedigm

Emerging Cinemas

The Film Collaborative

Floating Cinema (London)

Free Style Releasing

Good Screenings

Indie Screenings

List of microcinemas in the US

Portobello Pop Up Cinema (London Microcinema)

Quad Cinemas Four Wall Select

Rangelife Entertainment

Screenings Services Group

ScreenVision

Variance Films

Film Festival Resources

Fest21

Festival Focus

FilmFestivalLounge

Short Film Depot

Shorts

Ultimate Film Fest

Withoutabox

Financial Information and Box Office Analytics

Baseline Intelligence

Box Office Mojo

Film Profit

Film Proposals

Jeff Steele's Film Closings

Louise Levison, "Filmmakers and Financing"

Business Plans for Independents

The Numbers

Screenline

Press Release Distribution, EPKs, Press Kits, Gifting

24-7 Press Release

Box.net

Dropbox

EPK TV

MDS West

PitchEngine

PRLog

PR Newswire

Shoot Publicity Wire

Trailer Distribution Services, Trailer/Video Content Sites

Brightcove

Daily Motion

Film Trailer.com (Europe/UK)

GodTube (for Christian content)

iTunes Movie Trailers

free to submit but restrictions apply, go to trailers@mac.com

Metacafe

Trailer Addict

TrailerSpy

TubeMogul

Simplifies delivery video (including Trailers) for maximizing branding and advertising. Will need the Pro level service for commercial content.

Veoh

Vimeo

Yahoo! Video

YouTube

Filmmaker Networking Sites

Adventist Filmmakers

For Christian filmmakers

Cinefile

The Collaborators

The Film Collaborative's "Facebook-for-Filmmakers". You can also access it via TFC's website on the Distripedia page,

FansOfFilm.com

Female Filmmaking Collective on Facebook

Filmmaker's Alliance

IndieProducer.net

Linkedin groups

Associated Producers Worldwide, Film and Television Professionals, Producers Network, Indie Film Producers and Directors

Massify

Reel Ladies

Shooting People

Twitter Tools

Contax.io

Lets you search your followers by location, other tags.

Hootsuite

Listorious

Find lists of people around a topic.

MentiomMapp

Traces mentions on Twitter.

Oneforty.com

A site for an array of Twitter tools. Acquired by HubSpot.

PeerIndex

Allows you to see influence/friends using Twitter handles.

Tweetdeck

Tweetreach

Measures the reach of your tweets.

Tweetwally

Twellow

Directory of Twitter accounts.

Twit Faxo

Twitter research.

Twitpump

Twittergrader

Facebook Tools

Booshaka

app to identify your most active Facebook fans

Edgerank checker

Lets you see how well your posts are reaching your fans.

Facebook Developers

Introduction to social plugins

Facebook Insights

Fanbridge

Pagemodo

for making free, easy welcome pages

Touchgraph

Vitrue

evaluate the worth of your FB page

Wildfire Apps

For contests and promotions

YourOpenBook.org

type in a keyword and see who is talking about it, connect with them

Social Media Analytic Tools (low cost)

Export.ly

RowFeeder

SocialMention

Sprout Social

Social Media Analytic Tools (costly but more comprehensive)

Alterian

Radian6

Sysomos

Vocus

Cloud-based marketing and PR software

Influencer Identification Tools

eCairn

Klout

mBlast

Monitoring and Understanding Online Behavior (to be used in combination with apps)

Kontagent

Tools to Identify How Influential and Professional a Blog or Website is and its Ranking

Alexa

Blog Grader

Quantcast

Technorati

Tools to Gauge One's Online Presence

Pixability

Online Video Grader.

Website Grader

HTML Email Services (low cost)

AWeber

Blue Sky Factory

Constant Contact

iContact

Mad Mimi

MailChimp

Transmedia Resources

Giant Mice (Brooke Thompson)

Seize the Media (Lance Weiler)

Sub genre (Brian Newman)

Transmedia Storyteller (Rob Pratten)

Transmythology (Simon Pulman)

You Suck at Transmedia (Christy Dena)

Other Helpful Plugins and Tools for your Website

AddThis

Attention Wizard

Dynamo Video on Facebook using iFrames

Facebook Connect

Feedjit

Tripline

Social Network Applications (Build Your Own Community)

BuddyPress

for Wordpress sites

Kit Digital

Formerly KickApps

Mzinga

Onesite

Socialengine

SocialGo

Zerista

for mobile communities

Marketing Gurus, Social Media Resources, Media Futurists

Brian Solis

Buzz Machine by Jeff Jarvis

Chris Brogan

Clay Shirky

Gerd Leonhard

Media Futurist

Larry Lessig

Sally Hogshead

Seth Godin's Blog

Social Media Examiner

SocialTimes.com

Unmarketing

Steve Stratten's blog.

Content Development Tools for Use on Engagement Pages

Google Alerts

Highbeam.com

RSS feeds

Evaluation of Online Presence

Addict-o-matic

Google Analytics

Vizibility

Online Identity Calculator. Tip: Log out of Google mail first.

Website Grader

Digital Distribution – Aggregation to Mainstream Platforms

It is important when doing digital distribution to mainstream platforms that one knows the terms that one’s aggregator has with the platforms and also if the aggregator goes through a middleman or two. This is especially important with regard to Cable VOD, but also in terms of negotiating an SVOD license/deal. Of course one wants to also compare fees and marketing support.

Distribber

The Film Collaborative

Direct digital

Gravitas

Might Entertainment

They work with Lionsgate (though just 1 fee), very selective leaning toward commercial.

New Video

SnagFilms

E&O Insurance Providers

Lee Krugman, Krugman Associates Inc.

TFC members receive a discount but prices vary and are based pending the budget and other variables.

Momentous Insurance Brokerage, Inc.

TFC members receive a discount but prices vary and are based pending the budget and other variables.

Grassroots Marketing Services

These are service providers for grassroots marketing outreach (beyond social network marketing).

Brigade Marketing

Cultural Front Productions

David Magdael & Associates

An indie publicity firm with a good grasp on grassroots marketing.

Film Sprout

Film Sprout handles both community / event theatrical and also grassroots marketing/outreach.

Ginsberg/Libby

They are more focused on social media side of grassroots marketing.

IndieMarketing

The Film Collaborative

The Film Collaborative also does grassroots marketing along with its other services. Our for-profit, New American Vision, also handles grassroots outreach for Film Society of Lincoln Center, AFI Fest, Los Angeles Film Festival, sometimes Roadside Attractions, among others.

Grassroots Educational/Event Theatrical

We were not sure quite what to call this category but it's meant to address services that book films with organizations and work in a more grassroots and event oriented manner. We have another category devoted to strictly educational/institutional distribution.

Film Sprout

Grassroots and community distribution for independent documentaries.

Traditional Advertising Agencies

These are companies who buy ads, traditional print ads and of course now also online too. We're starting with just a couple companies but will add more soon.