Distrify and The D-Word announce strategic partnership

We love the idea that the audience can interact with (and hopefully buy) a film rightaway as soon as they come across the embedded trailer anywhere on the web: on your own site, a blog, a news article, social media, and now also on The D-Word.

Here's an example from yesterday's presentation in Edinburgh: BEING SOLD is being sold exclusively on Distrify.

Here's the first example of a Distrify player embedded in a film profile on The D-Word: naturally, it's Peter Gerard's. :-)

http://www.d-word.com/documentary/1-Just-to-Get-a-Rep

Professional members can add their films on The D-Word by going to
http://www.d-word.com/documentary/new

You can then paste your Distrify URL as trailer, just like a YouTube or Vimeo trailer.

In the near future, you'll be able to transfer your film profile from Distrify to The D-Word and vice versa by simply clicking a button.

If you’re new to Distrify and selling your films online, watch this quick and simple screencast by Andy Green which shows you how to upload your film and start sharing it with the Distrify video player and online shop.

Here's an example how a Distrify player can be integrated into a tab on a Facebook page . I made TO BE A NATION AGAIN some 12 years ago, but recent political developments in Scotland have made the film highly topical again. Given I own the online rights, I simply uploaded it on Distrify and made it available to everyone. :-)

Distrify's Andy Green and Peter Gerard will join us in this discussion topic from time to time, answering questions and discussing ideas.

The Distrify widget can not only be used for rental streaming or download-to-own. It can process orders for DVDs or merchandise (with fulfilment of the order still being up to the user), or it can be used to sell cinema tickets online. Here's an example of the player in use at the Edinburgh International Film Festival: http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/2011/project-nim

I already mentioned that a Distrify player can be embedded into a Facebook page. Here's a video that shows you how to do it.

OK, enough for now – over to you – what do you think?

Well, simple question: How much do the filmmakers get paid for each download (assuming they own the film, and not a distributor?) How much does distrify get?

Distrify takes 30% of the price YOU set (or 27.5% if an affiliate is involved). See http://distrify.com/pricing

Looking at yesterday's premiere of BEING SOLD, they're offering various packages between €3.49 for SD streaming and €14.99 for Bluray plus streaming. You can see their choices here but you can define your own.

looks amazing! very excited to see how it works out. great work everyone! reminds me of music players that are working with Facebook and other sites like Reverbnation. love all the info about the film on the player.

It's a really user and filmmaker friendly widget that is EXTREMELY exciting. F*ck the middlemen!!!

Hello! I'm Phil Hawkins, director of BEING SOLD. I thought I'd join in the discussion. If you have any questions about Distrify from a filmmaker's perspective drop me a tweet @philmblog

We have uploaded a documentary to the player called "How did they shoot a feature film in two days?". I hope you'll all enjoy it.

You can also re-watch the discussion about Distrify, The D-Word & Being Sold at http://www.beingsoldthemovie.com/live/ (click on videos and you'll be able to watch it on demand).

Cheers!

Thanks for dropping in, Phil. As we were able to witness, you already got quite a few sales during your launch. Could you share which of your 'products' of BEING SOLD are selling best?

Doug, while I know what you mean, I think 'middlemen' will remain very important people. Distrify can be a great outlet for distributors and other third-party rights holders, too. It's also an essential tool for the new generation of 'producers of marketing & distribution' (as Jon Reiss calls them).

The fanciest player won't help filmmakers if they fail to identify their target audiences and to keep these audiences 'entertained' over longer periods of time, far beyond the actual film. In the past, it was all too easy to blame broadcasters for not letting you reach your perceived audience. Under the new model, it's entirely up to you to figure out where to find the audience, and their judgement may well be as brutal as the one of that commissioning editor...

The D-Word may actually become one of the new middlemen once we've added enough Distrify widgets as well as editorial content and promotional options. Our community has the potential to be one of the key places where people watch independent documentaries.

I guess you're referring to Distrify's affiliate scheme which gives everyone who shares the trailer a small share of the resulting sales. That's a brilliant plan indeed.

Aha. A master stroke.

Great stuff guys, indeed, they are a-changing...

Thanks guys. James, can we quote you on this?

Sure.

We should also point out that Distrify supports geo-blocking which will be useful if you don't hold the streaming or download rights to all territories.

Depending on which number is smaller, you can easily define the territories that are allowed or the ones that are blocked.

So go and upload your films! What's keeping you...? :-)

I just wrote a blog post about distrify. <http://danielmcguire.com/?page_id=82>

Distrify might want to adopt this as a slogan:

"Promote with Youtube, Profit with Distrify."

Well said, Daniel.

I'm just coming from an intense day with DIY/web/hybrid distribution guru Jon Reiss (Think Outside the Box Office) who said to the Distrify team: "You guys really are on top of it!" His Edinburgh audience was equally impressed.