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Distribber is an on demand distribution company connected to the venerable crowdsourcing company Indiegogo. Distribber offers 100% revenue – meaning a one-time fee, rather than a revenue share, which ultimately can come out to much less (depending on the volume of sales).

Important details:

What does it cost me?

iTunes:

If you are delivering just one standard definition (SD) film to iTunes, there is a one-time charge of $1295, which covers all the encoding, chapter breaking, tagging, and general caretaking that we’ll do to usher your film to full iTunes compliance and placement in the iTunes store.
After that, there is a flat annual service fee of $79 per film. The first year’s service fee is included in your $1295.

For high definition (HD) delivery, the charge is $1595.

Hulu:

If you are also using Distribber to access iTunes, placement on Hulu costs an additional $399. Hulu by itself costs $750.

Amazon VOD:

For a limited time, if you sign up to use Distribber.com for iTunes distribution, you may add Amazon Video On Demand ABSOLUTELY FREE. Otherwise, the one-time charge is $95.

Netflix Watch Instantly:

If you are also using Distribber to access iTunes, placement on Netflix Watch Instantly costs an additional $250 for SD and $395 for HD. Netflix Watch Instantly by itself costs $595 for SD and $795 for HD. The fee includes negotiating a streaming license for your film and handling delivery.

Filmmaker Direct (Cable/Satellite/Telco VOD):

Submission is $249, which for a limited time is waived, so submission is now FREE. If your film is accepted, the charge is $5000 for guaranteed placement in a minimum of 80% of nationwide VOD households. Note that this service is not right for you if you do not have a good sense of the existing demand for your film. This deal works best for rightsholders who have already had some success with a title on VOD, are producing similar style/quality content for a similar audience, and want to retain more of their upside. If you think this could be right for you, please contact CEO Adam Chapnick directly to discuss: adam [at] distribber.com .

If you have multiple films, contact us for discount info.

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Does my film get accepted automatically?

Amazon VOD: Yes
iTunes: No
Hulu: No
Netflix Watch Instantly: No
Cable/Satellite/Telco VOD: No

Our track record is extremely good for getting film and TV content onto iTunes. We have great relationships with all the platforms, but some are more picky than others.
Start by submitting your film’s information in the form on the Distribber homepage (you get your money back if you are declined, minus a $39 processing fee), and we’ll let you know within two weeks (often within a couple of days). Then, once your film is accepted, you can begin the deliverables process.

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What are the acceptance guidelines?

GENERAL

While there are some rare exceptions, your film must:

• Be no racier than an MPAA R rating (if you don’t have an actual rating, you know what an R means)
• Be longer than 60 minutes
• Be available on a high-resolution master (like DigiBeta) or as a Pro Res 422 HQ file (SD can be transferred via FTP).
• Have a trailer in the same aspect ratio as your master
• Have poster art available as a .jpeg or .tiff file without a credit block, URL, or pricing info on it
• Have some bragging rights (e.g. festival selection, awards, stars, name producers/directors, good reviews, timely subject matter)

Your film must NOT

• Be pornographic
• Be waiting to clear any licenses (music or any other)
• Be a home movie
• Be an instructional video

NETFLIX WATCH INSTANTLY

To receive an offer from Netflix for their Watch Instantly service, your film must already be available in Netflix’s database. That is, if you search for your title on www.netflix.com, it is either already available on DVD, or if not, it appears as available to “Save” for the future.

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