A new way to watch great docos
Home » Blog » Hazel Murray » A new way to watch great docosThe launch of Good Screenings comes as a pleasant and sensible surprise in the world of film. Good Screenings provides a way for the small-time enthusiast, organisation or campaigner to show and share the best documentaries on offer.
Film Reels. Image via Lorelei @ Flickr.
How annoying is it when a stimulating, informative and generally captivating documentary comes out in a film festival and, for some reason or another, you manage to miss it … only to find it then disappears into the ether of non-blockbuster movies, never to be seen again?
On many occasion have I found myself scanning and re-scanning the film festival/documentary/foreign film section of the video store in search of a gem that I missed at the cinema.
Well do not fret because things are beginning to change. The good people at Good Screenings, managed by the UK's Channel 4 BRITDOC foundation, have devised a cunning plan. Described as "experts in brokering new partnerships between film and foundations, brands and broadcasters", Good Screenings allow anyone, anywhere in the world to buy a license to screen such films as McLibel, Age of Stupid or The End of the Line.
If that wasn't good enough, they also allow you to keep the profits for your campaign or cause!
The fees are calculated according to who you are, where you will be screening and how many viewers you will have. The profits from licenses goes firstly to the documentary makers, then to the BRITDOC foundation to provide funding for more documentaries.
Good Screenings provides an avenue for small budget films to continue being distributed well after their film festival debut (or whatever it happens to be), help campaigners raise money for their cause, as well as feed into a loop that allows more films like these to be made.
Fri April 09, 2010 @ 10:29 PM
