THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL THE MACHINA TRILOGY Prepared for: Robin Smith, Director Prepared by: Amy Banks, Producer 5 April 2020 Proposal number: 000-001 THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objective Distribute the feature documentary The Machina Trilogy by Robin Smith via a variety of platforms including; Film Festivals, Screenings in both independent and chain cinemas and securing a distribution world rights deal either online or through a commissioning deal with an online distributor. Goals 1. To be included in at least 5 film festivals both in and out of competition to build an audience and a high success rate for future deals with cinemas and distributors. 2. Achieve 5 sell out screenings at Independent UK cinemas with an average seating of 200 - 250 or alternatively sign a deal with a cinema chain with a longevity of securing a post distribution deal. 3. Secure a distribution deal for DVD and digital download or through an online streaming service - Film Markets will be invaluable in this area. 4. Secure a commissioning deal for future original documentary films including Parts 2 & 3 of Machina. Solution Distribute the feature documentary The Machina Trilogy to the UK and International film market. Project Outline In order to have a successful run of the feature documentary The Machina Trilogy we must take advantage of the USP of a technology informative documentary that has been created and entice new audiences to explore this niche area to further help the development process of Part 2 & 3 of the documentary trilogy and open the market up to technology informative documentaries. An IMDB Listing will be created based on the credits of the feature documentary in addition to a visual treatment, look book and trailer for use as a marketing tool. • Relevant Film Festivals and Documentary Festivals will be entered into with the desire to screen worldwide, achieve recognition, accolades and be considered or succeed in obtaining cash prizes for the film. • Independent screenings across the UK will be contacted to screen the film apart of documentary and educational programmes. Further the film will be targeted as an informative documentary with a focus on technology and information. • Create a DCP, screener and marketing materials to use in securing a distribution deal with an independent distributor. (Keep in mind that multiple deals may be done due to territories if the world wide rights are not bought). Alternatively a distribution deal will be done with an online streaming service. • If the feature is successful with any of the above we would look to use the film as a platform to secure a commissioning deal for future documentaries in the UK with a public funder or online streaming service. THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL MARKETING MARKETING DETAILS & DOCUMENTS An IMDB listing will be created for the film, in addition to a visual treatment/look book. (For festivals this will resemble a shorter document with posters and behind the scene photographs in an EPK). Social media pages including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook will be created in conjunction with the film in order to promote the film at festivals, cinemas and for the use of market sales. (All marketing can be shared via a Dropbox file.) 1. IMDB Listing to be created. 2. Visual Treatment/Look Book to include the following information: Film Synopsis, The Logline, Documentary Structure - a brief summary of each section including images. PART 1: - PART 2: - PART 3: & PART 4: Speakers/Narration, Directors Statement, Production Crew - biographies of your key crew, Mood Board, Target Audience. 3. Social Media pages and handles created across all sites including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube where behind the scenes interviews can be viewed. 4. Posters to be created as visual files and stored until printing or other uses for when materials are required. BUDGET Budget to reflect proposed funds for Marketing subheading Description Quantity Unit Price Cost IMDB Pro Listing (monthly subscription) 12 £ 15 £ 182 Visual Treatment & EPK Documents 1 £ 25 £ 25 Social Media Updates 1 £ 25 £ 25 Posters (Designed & Printing) 2 £ 50 £ 100 Total £ 332 THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL FILM & DOCUMENTARY FESTIVALS FILM & DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL DETAILS Below is listed a number of film and documentary festivals that the feature documentary would be eligible. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM, NT Awards include Best Feature-Length Documentary, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best First Appearance, Best Creative use of Archive. Film to be submitted via IDFA website - Earlybird Deadline at the beginning of May 2020. Pricing TBD. DOC NYV, USA Viewfinders competition for International Competition for Documentary Films. Film to be submitted via FilmFreeway - May 2020. SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, USA Slamdace accepts films in every genre on any topic from every country around the world. Spotligting low-budget Narrative and Documentary Features by first-time directors. Features included in Documentary - Directed by 1st Time, Documentary Features Director(s), Budget under $1 million with all non-fiction genres, subjects and forms welcome. Submissions open in May 2020with early deadline closing in July 2020 FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, USA Independent documentary film festival in the US. Film to be submitted directly through Full Frame Fest Website with the Early Deadline proposed for mid September 2020. YAMAGATA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, JP 15 films selected for the International Competition. The next edition of the YIDFF is scheduled to take place in October 2021. Call for entries to start in the late Summer 2020. THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, USA One of the oldest documentary film festivals in the world and is an Academy qualifying festival. Awards presented are for Best International Documentary Feature and the Audience Award. Films to be submitted via FilmFreeway the late deadline June 2020. JI HLAVA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, CZR A significant European festival of artistic and critically reflective documentary work. Opus Bonum is a competition section for documentary films all around the world with prize for Best World Documentary Film. A Testimony of Knowledge is a competition section offering a new definition of scientific documentary. Film to be submitted via the film festivals website by May 2020. DOC LEIPZIG, GR One of the oldest documentary festivals of the world that takes place every year. Looking for films rethinking traditional concepts or inventing new ones. Films to be submitted through the 3/3/2020 pathway and directly through their website. MUNICH INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, GR Outstanding national and international documentaries which have neither been on general release in cinemas in Germany nor shown on television in Germany nor made freely accessible on an online platform. Submission deadline December 2020 - film to be submitted via the online form of the festivals website. DOKUFEST FILM FESTIVAL, KO International Documentary and Short Film Festival is the largest film festival in Kosovo. Awards include Best Feature Documentary, Audience Award and Truth Award. Submissions open November 2020 for 2021 - film to be submitted via FilmFreeway. MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FIML FESTIVAL, CAN Focused on auteur documentaries on all formats and topics. The Montreal international Documentary Festival presents the best reality-based films including the works of established directors and new talents alike. The festival hands out 11 awards selected by juries comprised of industry professionals. Submissions now open, deadline May 2020 - film to be submitted via online form. THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST FILM FESTIVAL, UK Combines a non-competitive festival which is open to the public with a conference restricted to professionals. For competition nomination the festival gives priority to World Premieres and secondarily International and European Premieres. Awards include Grand Jury Award, Interactive Award, Tim Hetherington Award presented by Dogwoof and Audience Award Feature. Submissions to be made through Eventival - film submissions open from October 2020. HOT DOC CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL, CAN The largest documentary festival in North America, the event taking place in Toronto. Competition programs for feature films include international Spectrum - recognised as a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards in the Documentary Features. Submissions to be made through online form directly through the website - Submissions open Mid/Late 2020. Further Film festivals will be considered based on the success of those selected above. BUDGET Budget to reflect proposed funds for Film and Documentary film festivals subheading Description Quantity Unit Price Cost INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 45 £ 45 AMSTERDAM DOC NYV 1 £ 77 £ 77 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 48 £ 48 FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 45 £ 45 YAMAGATA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM 1 £ 50 £ 50 FESTIVAL HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 57 £ 57 JI HLAVA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM 1 £ 18 £ 18 FESTIVAL DOC LEIPZIG 1 £ 35 £ 35 MUNICH INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY 1 £ 38 £ 38 DOKUFEST FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 14 £ 14 THE MACHINA TRILOGY - DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL Description Quantity Unit Price Cost MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FIML 1 £ 45 £ 45 FESTIVAL SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST FILM FESTIVAL 1 £ 72 £ 72 HOT