Cinesouq Is Democratizing Film Distribution Worldwide

July 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Cinesouq helps filmmakers market and license their motion pictures to the entertainment industry worldwide.

Cinesouq's official mission is to help independent filmmakers overcome the challenges related to the marketing and distribution of their filmed properties, to succeed and profit from their works utilizing the power of the internet and its vast possibilities, and to fortify our commitment to keeping the spirit of the independent filmmaking alive throughout the globe.

The independent film industry is facing growing challenges in today’s marketplace. The world economy, piracy, the shrinking of the DVD market, the decreasing advances from the domestic and international territories, and the costs associated with releasing films have made it difficult for independent films to find distribution.

Even when the major studios overwhelm the market, there’s still a chance for truly independent cinema… That chance is Cinesouq.

Cinesouq is a unique new publicity, marketing, and sales tool created for independent filmmakers by respected independent film producer and sales agent, Tony Kandah.

Cinesouq is designed to operate as the first Filmmaker-based Social Media Network, where entertainment industry professionals can reach out to one another in search of publicity and distribution for their works.

Forward-thinking Kandah launched Cinesouq in 2010, as The World's Online Film Market, to face the growing challenges and fulfill distribution needs of the independent film world, by giving new films the opportunity to be screened (in their entirety) to distributors, sales agents, producer's reps, and key entertainment executives everywhere in order to create "buzz", and find distribution.

HOW IT WORKS

FILMMAKERS:

1. Register with Cinesouq
2. Create your own FREE unique Profile page, with your bio, resume, and awards (public) and contact info (private)
3. Submit and upload your film's information: trailer, synopsis, cast and crew, key art and stills, reviews, and festival selections ($9.99 per month)
4. Enter all available rights and pricing per territory for your title
5. Pay related fees
6. Instantly publish your title to go live for buyers/distributors, sales agents, and producer's reps to see
7. If you choose to have your full length screener available, please send a DVD screener of your film to our offices (Recommended)
8. Cinesouq will encode, watermark, and upload your film to our servers ($199 one-time charge)
9. Your entire film will be available for private screening purposes within 72 hours of receipt
10. Cinesouq will give you an additional 20 Screening Tokens monthly - you may issue those to sales agents, producer's reps for representation, and for licensing to buyers/distributors, who are not registered with Cinesouq, and invite them to screen your film
11. You are now ready to market your film to anyone you desire, utilizing Cinesouq's unique platform and extensive community
12. Cinesouq markets your film in a weekly newsletter to Distributors, Sales Agents, and producer's reps worldwide
13. Cinesouq offers you relevant information on film distribution, and film delivery
14. We provide with you extensive contact information for distributors, sales agents, and producers' reps
15. Use your private chatbox to communicate and negotiate directly with all interested parties
16. If you receive an offer from a distributor, you can utiliuze our sample contracts and delivery checklists to help you close the deal
17. All of the tools are now in your hands to market and distribute your program globally


What else?

When closing a deal, you may choose to have Cinesouq act on your behalf to draft the contracts, collect the license fees, deliver the picture to the buyer, and get you paid. A flat fee of $500 applies, for this service per contract, excluding bank wire transfer fees or credit card processing fees.

Note: A 10% transaction fee is applied for each sale to a distributor achieved through Cinesouq.

BUYERS:

1. Register, and list your company for FREE
2. Cinesouq processes your application to grant you accreditation
3. You gain full access to Cinesouq
4. Check available rights for titles that interest you
5. Review title info, watch trailers and screen full-length programs instantly
6. View pricing info for titles and make offers
7. Deal with the seller directly, or have the Filmmaker bring in Cinesouq to be the liaison
8. Seller or Cinesouq drafts and execute contract
9. You submit license fees
10. Seller or Cinesouq manufactures deliverables, and forwards all required materials to you
11. You have a 30 day inspection period to approve the video masters


AGENTS:

1. Register, and list your company for FREE
2. Gain access to viewing any and all of the titles on Cinesouq
3. To watch full-length screeners, and make offers for acquisitions, you need to contact the filmmaker to be invited to screen their title
4. Find new clients and films to represent
5. If you choose to have a client's work placed on Cinesouq, set up a Filmmaker page.
6. Upload your client's title information, trailer, cast and crew, key art and stills and for each title ($9.99 monthly per title)
7. If you choose to have your full length screener available, please send a DVD screener of your film to our offices (Recommended)
8. Cinesouq will capture, encode, watermark, and upload your full-length screener ($199 one-time charge)
9. Any registered and accredited buyer/distributor on Cinesouq can screen your clients' films on an unlimited basis and make offers
10. Cinesouq will issue you an additional 20 views per month, included in the "Filmmaker plan"


Note: A 10% transaction fee is applied for each sale to a distributor achieved through Cinesouq.

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Cinesouq is a service provided by Hollywood Wizard†, a company which for the past 7 years has been serving the worldwide distribution needs of independent filmmakers and licensing films for buyers all over the globe. Utilizing years of market research and field experience, the company has developed a truly filmmaker-friendly program to bring multiple sales tools online to the independent film world.

† Hollywood Wizard is a member of The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA). Tony Kandah, the President of Hollywood Wizard and the founder of Cinesouq, serves on The IFTA Board of Directors.