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Bikes vs Cars has now screened more than 1000 times in 60+ countries
It has been purchased on VOD in 69 countries
And it has played at festivals in 40+ countries
Outreach Strategy• Kickstarter campaign
– 2000+ backers, from 50+ countries– 90,000 USD– Generated press/early interest in the film
• Social Media: – 5000+ Twitter followers– 12,000 Facebook likes– 1,500 Instagram followers
• Press Releases, Newsletters, Targeted emails
Traditional Distribution• International distributor: Autlook Filmsales
• US: Kino Lorber
• Canada: Kino Smith
• Germany: Mindjazz
• Brazil: Maria Farinha Filmes
• Mexico: Ambulante
• Sweden: Folkets Bio
• Latin America: Alexandra Galvis
Distribution cont.• Moving Docs:
– UK (Scottish Documentary Institute)– Poland (Against Gravity)– Italy (Doc /It)– Spain (Docs Barcelona/Parallel 40)– Portugal (Apordoc)– Greece/Cyprus (Cinedoc/Anemon)– Norway/Sweden (Doc Lounge)
• Swedish Institute• Vimeo• TUGG
Alternative Distribution
• France: Fédération française des Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB)
• Russia: Let’s Bike It• Indonesia: Bike 2 Work
Collaborations through distributors:• Germany: Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club
(ADFC)• Italy: Bike Italia
Festival Strategy
• World, Regional, National, etc. premieres– Swedish Premiere: Tempo, Stockholm– World Premiere: SXSW, Austin, Texas
• Fee waivers • Without A Box, Film Freeway• Translations• Screening Fees
Screening Fees: Variables
• Festival prestige• Premiere status• Number of screenings• Venue Size• Expected attendance• Ticketed or non-ticketed event• Festival’s budget
Screening Fees
• National Premiere: 400 – 600 euros• Ticketed and large: 350-500 euros• Ticketed and small: 250-350• Free and large: 250-400• Free and small: 200-300• Lowest: 100• Competition: free
• Multiple screenings: 100-150 euros/screening
Tips
• Be flexible“Typically, for a screening of this size, we ask for a screening fee of 350 euros, however, we’re always willing to work around different budgets. Can you tell me what fee you’d be able to accommodate?”
• Ask early