#film-distribution

#film-distribution

When "No Other Land" won the Oscar for best documentary this year, the victory should have ensured worldwide release. Instead, the film about the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank failed to secure a US distributor. The filmmakers, a collective of Israeli and Palestinian activists, eventually self-released. The US screenings faced protests and political pushback, but the movie played to sold-out houses and earned more than $2 million at the box office.

It's been a while since Kodak launched a new film, and even longer since it actually distributed its own. But the company caught people by surprise yesterday when it announced two new film products - Kodacolor 100 and Kodacolor 200. Just as important, it announced that it would be distributing them itself, rather than going through Kodak Alaris, which has handled distribution since the company split following bankruptcy proceedings in 2012.

Maxime Cottray states that the US market for foreign language films is a tough environment, traditionally catering mainly to art house audiences in coastal regions.