For those of you with whom I haven't had the opportunity to speak - allow me to introduce myself: My name is Marc Kirschner and I am the General Manager of TenduTV, a digital distributor of dance programming.
On July 6th, we're going to be releasing the first edition of our "Essential Dance Film" (EDF) series on iTunes in the US and Canada. This collection will be released in the UK as well as on other platforms - we simply haven't been able to lock down a formal date yet. We are also working on releasing the title in other territories, including France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
We have two main goals for the series:
1.) To provide audiences with easy access to a wide-variety of high quality dance film.
2.) To generate earned income for filmmakers.
The films in the first EDF collection are as follows:
Shake Off (Hans Beenhakker)
Flying Lesson (Chamecki/Lerner/Harder)
Little Ease [outside the box] (Matt Tarr & Ami Ipapo)
Babel (Peter Sparling)
The Fantastic Flowershop (Pawel Partyka)
The Duchess (Eric Koziol and Shinichi Iova-Koga)
Helioscape (Jacob Niedzweicki)
Kino-Eye (Joby Emmons & Elena Demyanenko)
Moment (Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes)
Some of these films you probably know quite well, others you don't (in fact, one has yet to premiere). Pricing will be inline with standard definition downloads in the appropriate territory, which in the US is $3.99 for a rental, $14.99 for purchase (this compilation will not be available in HD, however HD pricing is $4.99 for a rental, $19.99 for purchase).
We are also seeking submissions for our second and future compilations, which we hope to release on a fairly regular basis (at least 2 per year). We are also actively seeking longer and full-length programs. If you are interested in having one of your films included, please send the following information to my attention at mkirschner@tendu.tv:
Name of film:
Director:
Choreographer:
Format:
Master format available:
Length:
Screening history and awards:
Website:
Link to clip (if available):
Also, please confirm that you have all subsidiary rights (eg. music) or can obtain subsidiary rights to all of the elements included within the film.
We also have a facebook page for the series at http://www.facebook.com/dancefilm
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
Sincerely,
Marc
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