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Doc makers look at distributing in new, multimedia landscape

At Hot Docs, a new way of selling distribution rights has emerged from the deal-makers in attendance. Purported to be a response to cool receptions from distributors this year, it was suggested that prodcos would offer up their productions to an individual company in piecemeal form, such as television rights only, and sell film distribution rights to another company, rather than just selling a whole package of rights encompassing different media.

May 6, 2009

At Hot Docs, a new way of selling distribution rights has emerged from the deal-makers in attendance. Purported to be a response to cool receptions from distributors this year, it was suggested that prodcos would offer up their productions to an individual company in piecemeal form, such as television rights only, and sell film distribution rights to another company, rather than just selling a whole package of rights encompassing different media.