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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 . contents 1 history 2 festival distribution 3 theatrical distribution 4 sales and business negotiation 5 educational services 6 references 7 external links history edit 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 edit 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 current slate includes 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 . theatrical distribution edit in late 2010 the film collaborative spearheaded the theatrical release of javier fuentes le n 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 begain 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 . sales and business negotiation edit in 2011 the film collaborative helped negotiate a deal for andrew haigh s weekend 2011 film . 11 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 . 12 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 . 13 14 educational services edit 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 . references edit new non profit aims to rep & support indie films . indiewire . january 28 2010 . . the numbers http www.the numbers.com movie born to fly elizabeth streb vs gravity . missing or empty title help i am divine website . indie spirit nominee evolution of a criminal is provocative must see doc debut . indiewire . the dissolve . review easygoing enjoyable tab hunter confidential accurately reflects its star . los angeles times . review t error documentary follows an informant in an f.b.i. inquiry . new york times . film review requiem for the american dream . variety . review in hooligan sparrow a chinese activist s hair raising defiance of the state . the new york times . landfill harmonic set for multi platform us launch . screen daily . retrieved 5 july 2016 . sundance selects takes north american rights and multiple foreign rights to andrew haigh s weekend . amc networks . landfill harmonic set for multi platform us launch . screen daily . film collaborative launches lgbt initiative for distribution . screen daily . landfill harmonic theatrical release . screen daily . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the film collaborative & oldid 743524977 categories non profit organizations based in los angelesfilm distributors of the united statesorganizations established in 2010hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from july 2015articles needing additional references from july 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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